20 movies like Dark Was the Night, ordered by similarity : Wildling(2018), Awaiting(2015), The Keeping Hours(2017), A Quiet Place(2018), Blood on Her Name(2019), Us(2019), Mischief Night(2013), Artik(2019), Scott Turow's Innocent(2011), Hereditary(2018), It(2017), Mom and Dad(2017) ...
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2014
98 Minutes
Kevin Durand Lukas Haas Bianca Kajlich Nick Damici Sabina Gadecki Steve Agee Heath Freeman Billy Paterson
logger sheriff deputy townsperson monster father brutal dark disturbing frightening gripping uneasy woods united states small town church forest unexplained phenomenon curse missing persons
An evil is unleashed in a small town when a logging company sets up shop in the neighboring woods.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA
2018
93 Minutes
Liv Tyler Brad Dourif Bel Powley James LeGros Mike Faist Collin-Kelly Sordelet Troy Ruptash Arlo Mertz Aviva Winick
teen girl father fictitious character monster sheriff son bleak brooding dark disturbing eerie somber tense rural community woods school attic cave forest captivity
A blossoming teenager uncovers the dark secret behind her traumatic childhood.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
UK
2015
95 Minutes
Diana Vickers Tony Curran Rupert Hill Peter Woodward Adrian Bouchet Sophie Lovell Anderson
lawyer father daughter fiancée accident victim man bleak brutal intense suspenseful creepy dark house woods hideout horror accident father/daughter relationship murder tradition
Deep in the English moors, a sociopath preys on innocent people, until one day his secrets are finally revealed and an inevitable confrontation is at hand.
Horror, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Lee Pace Carrie Coon Anna Diop Ray Baker Jane Daly Cliff Chamberlain Julian LaTourelle Ruby Moncrieff-Karten Lylah Raye Acosta
lawyer father estranged wife son ghost tense somber sad frightening engaging dark chilling family home death horror reunion forgiveness supernatural grief mystery
10 years after the death of their son, a divorced couple are suddenly reunited by supernatural events that offer them a chance at forgiveness.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Emily Blunt John Krasinski Millicent Simmonds Noah Jupe Cade Woodward Leon Russom Rhoda Pell Evangelina Cavoli
man woman child monster alien son bleak dark eerie intense frightening farmhouse woods abandoned town house basement silo monsters survival a cappella
In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2019
85 Minutes
Bethany Anne Lind Will Patton Elisabeth Röhm Jared Ivers Jimmy Gonzales Chandler Head Tony Vaughn Joshua Mikel Bryant Carroll
dead person family murderer father son bleak chilling dark gripping united states crime scene accidental death cover-up guilt escape mystery sacrifice 2010s
A woman's panicked decision to cover up an accidental killing spins out of control when her conscience demands she return the dead man's body to his family.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Japan|USA
2019
116 Minutes
Lupita Nyong'o Winston Duke Elisabeth Moss Tim Heidecker Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Anna Diop Evan Alex Shahadi Wright Joseph Madison Curry Cali Sheldon Noelle Sheldon
husband son daughter masked man stranger uneasy frightening creepy gory brutal chilling beach beach house car woods bedroom living room home invasion survival family
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
USA
2013
87 Minutes
Ally Walker Richard Riehle Charlie O'Connell Erica Leerhsen Daniel Hugh Kelly Stephanie Erb Noell Coet Adam C. Edwards Shannon Makhanian Ian Bamberg
young girl father orphan blind girl killer psychopath creepy disturbing dark suspenseful thrilling intense united states countryside country house village small town intruders psychopath halloween
Young Emily Walton, who has suffered from psychosomatic blindness ever since the car accident that took her mother's life, must summon every instinct at her disposal to protect herself and her loved ones from a mysterious intruder.
Horror
USA
2019
78 Minutes
Chase Williamson Jerry G. Angelo Lauren Ashley Carter Matt Mercer David Robbins Gavin White Kari White Cyrus Dodson-Sands
serial killer father son mysterious man bleak brutal dark disturbing frightening gripping united states crime scene warehouse murder father/son relationship serial murders fear deviant behavior growing up mystery
A comic book obsessed serial killer teaches his son how to get away with a series of brutal murders until the boy befriends a mysterious man who threatens to expose everything.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2011
90 Minutes
Bill Pullman Marcia Gay Harden Alfred Molina Richard Schiff Callard Harris Mariana Klaveno Tahmoh Penikett
judge son wife tense disturbing dark bleak courtroom house town illinois trial murder affair father/son relationship fall mystery 2010s
After a judge (Bill Pullman) is accused of murdering his wife, an affair from his past threatens to destroy his defense.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
127 Minutes
Toni Collette Gabriel Byrne Alex Wolff Ann Dowd Milly Shapiro Mallory Bechtel Brock McKinney Christy Summerhays
art gallerist mother daughter son husband thrilling suspenseful gory frightening profound fascinating art gallery haunted house woods mysterious past legacy horror mysterious deaths family secrets darkness
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
135 Minutes
Jaeden Martell Jeremy Ray Taylor Sophia Lillis Finn Wolfhard Chosen Jacobs Jack Dylan Grazer Wyatt Oleff Bill Skarsgård Nicholas Hamilton Jake Sim Logan Thompson
clown victim killer child friend sibling brooding chilling disturbing frightening suspenseful uneasy derry, maine sewer house school woods horror monsters evil
An estranged family gathers together in New York City for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
Horror, Comedy
USA|UK
2017
123 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Selma Blair Anne Winters Zackary Arthur Olivia Crocicchia George Griffith Samantha Lemole Bishop Stevens Theresa Cook Brionne Davis Joseph D. Reitman
father daughter son mother sibling crazy person chilling disturbing frightening unrestrained outlandish small town united states home school paranormal strange behavior violence fighting death
A teenage girl and her younger brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origin causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2006
83 Minutes
Roger Lloyd-Pack Leo Bill Kate Fahy Sarah Ball Neil Conrich Richard Wills-Cotton Alan Perrin Richard Syms
husband wife son nurse aristocrat father emotional tense frightening england countryside estate family dysfunction mental disability illness aristocracy financial troubles father/son relationship sacrifice discovery
A descent into Hell is triggered when "Ex-Lord" Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London to find a way to pay for the medical treatments for his wife Nancy. ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain|Mexico
2007
105 Minutes
Belén Rueda Fernando Cayo Geraldine Chaplin Montserrat Carulla Mabel Rivera Andrés Gertrúdix Roger Príncep Edgar Vivar
orphan husband son mother ghost old woman suspenseful emotional striking frightening spain orphanage haunted house beach shed cave orphans illness disappearance parenthood
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada|Mexico
2019
111 Minutes
Zoe Colletti Michael Garza Gabriel Rush Austin Abrams Dean Norris Gil Bellows Austin Zajur Natalie Ganzhorn Lorraine Toussaint Kathleen Pollard Deborah Pollitt
teenager ghost friend police officer monster dark creepy gripping frightening uneasy thrilling school house classroom field police station barn ghosts paranormal events escape
On Halloween 1968, Stella and her two friends meet a mysterious drifter, Ramón, and uncover a sinister notebook of stories.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Sci-Fi
Canada
2016
104 Minutes
Aden Young Camille Sullivan Julia Sarah Stone Ben Cotton Max Chadburn Alison Araya Maxwell Haynes Kurt Ostlund Eugene Lipinski Nickolas Baric Linda Darlow
factory worker daughter estranged father somber bleak brooding dark melancholy gritty town abandonment missing persons invisibility horror discovery escape 2010s
A man who abandoned his family now risks everything to find his missing daughter, including exposing the secret that he is becoming invisible.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
95 Minutes
Lin Shaye Michael Welch Melissa Bolona Spencer Locke Tony Todd Kaiwi Lyman Jonathan Daniel Brown Jean Elie
grieving mother son dead person spirit bleak creepy dark disturbing frightening shocking family home death of father grief spirit world mystery 2010s
After the death of his father, Aaron returns home to help his grief-stricken mother and to confront his past. Going through his dad's belongings, he comes across a mysterious item that is more than it seems.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Australia|Canada
2014
93 Minutes
Essie Davis Daniel Henshall Noah Wiseman Hayley McElhinney Barbara West Cathy Adamek Benjamin Winspear Craig Behenna
widow son monster intense somber thrilling shocking suspenseful brutal house child's room bedroom depression children's book monsters mother/son relationship fear horror films transformation mystery
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Ireland|UK
2011
90 Minutes
Eva Birthistle Aidan Gillen Dan Gordon Ruth McCabe Timothy Spall Ella Connolly Amelia Crowley Brian Gleeson
mother father daughter dog village elder dark eerie emotional shocking thrilling rural community car house woods yard northern ireland death of a child paganism ritual grief
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
UK
2018
115 Minutes
Natalie Portman Jennifer Jason Leigh Gina Rodriguez Tessa Thompson Tuva Novotny Oscar Isaac Benedict Wong David Gyasi Sonoya Mizuno John Schwab
biologist soldier husband monster creature scientist creepy dark uneasy frightening thrilling base camp house woods forest secret location cabin creatures mutation saving the planet
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.