20 movies like The Killing of a Sacred Deer, ordered by similarity : Unfriended(2014), Haunt(2014), Mischief Night(2013), It Comes at Night(2017), Ma(2019), Halloween(2018), You're Next(2011), Estranged(2015), The Babadook(2014), Phoenix Forgotten(2017), A Dark Song(2016), The Prodigy(2019) ...
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Ireland|UK|USA
2017
121 Minutes
Bill Camp Raffey Cassidy Denise Dal Vera Colin Farrell Barry Keoghan Nicole Kidman Alicia Silverstone Sunny Suljic Ming Wang Barry G. Bernson Herb Caillouet
surgeon mother child teen boy teen girl dead person dark creepy disturbing emotional tense uneasy suburb hospital house revenge mysterious illness psychology vendetta death of father
Steven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Russia
2014
83 Minutes
Shelley Hennig Moses Storm Renee Olstead William Peltz Jacob Wysocki Courtney Halverson Heather Sossaman Matthew Bohrer Mickey River Cal Barnes
teen boy teen girl dead person mother father friend brooding creepy frightening eerie party park kitchen bedroom house bathroom death suicide reputation revenge
A group of online chat room friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2014
86 Minutes
Harrison Gilbertson Liana Liberato Jacki Weaver Ione Skye Danielle Chuchran Jan Broberg Jarrod Phillips Sebastian Michael Barr
teenager neighbor father mother demon supernatural being disturbing shocking thrilling dark somber raw haunted house neighborhood garden chamber haunted houses dark secrets supernatural horror
An introvert teen befriends his new neighbor, and together the couple begin to explore the haunted house that his family has just purchased.
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, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
97 Minutes
Joel Edgerton Christopher Abbott Carmen Ejogo Riley Keough Kelvin Harrison Jr. Griffin Robert Faulkner David Pendleton Chase Joliet Mick O'Rourke
husband wife son refugee mother survivor bleak brooding creepy disturbing tense thrilling house woods basement forest home disease evil spirits mysterious illness
Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son. Then a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Japan
2019
99 Minutes
Octavia Spencer Diana Silvers Juliette Lewis McKaley Miller Corey Fogelmanis Gianni Paolo Dante Brown Tanyell Waivers Dominic Burgess Heather Marie Pate Tate Taylor
middle-aged woman teen girl teen boy classmate creepy dark intense frightening basement high school restaurant house obsession revenge party torture adventure underdog transformation rivalry
A lonely woman befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them party at her house. Just when the kids think their luck couldn't get any better, things start happening that make them question the intention of their host.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Other
USA|UK
2018
106 Minutes
Jamie Lee Curtis Judy Greer Andi Matichak Will Patton Virginia Gardner Nick Castle Haluk Bilginer James Jude Courtney Miles Robbins Dylan Arnold Drew Scheid
victim serial killer murderer rival psychopath creepy uneasy tense gory gripping thrilling haddonfield, ill. house forest mental institution suburb bus murder escape revenge
Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
2011
94 Minutes
Sharni Vinson Nicholas Tucci Wendy Glenn A.J. Bowen Joe Swanberg Sarah Myers Amy Seimetz Rob Moran Barbara Crampton Ti West Larry Fessenden
mother father son daughter murderer husband creepy unrestrained disturbing family estate country house murderous rampage family dysfunction survival home invasion pursuit rescue revenge 2010s
Members of an estranged, upper-class family must pull together to repel home invaders who are disguised in animal masks and trying to kill them.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
UK
2015
101 Minutes
James Cosmo Craig Conway Bob Duff James Lance Amy Manson Eileen Nicholas Faye McLoughlin Nora-Jane Noone Simon Quarterman Joy Sanders
disabled girl boyfriend mother estranged father estranged brother sister chilling dark disturbing tense suspenseful creepy family home england family secrets horror memory loss childhood terror uncertainty
A woman returns home to her estranged family after a near-fatal accident, but begins to suspect something is not right.
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.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2017
87 Minutes
Florence Hartigan Chelsea Lopez Justin Matthews Luke Spencer Roberts Jeanine Jackson Cyd Strittmatter
teenager teen boy teen girl mother dark creepy disturbing gripping desert phoenix small town cave house strange happenings mysterious illness disappearance aliens adventure discovery mystery
Two decades after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition.
Horror, Drama
Ireland|UK
2016
100 Minutes
Catherine Walker Steve Oram Mark Huberman Susan Loughnane
occultist grieving mother dead person bleak brooding chilling creepy dark disturbing eerie frightening outlandish shocking solemn tense wales countryside abandoned house revenge occult
A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2019
92 Minutes
Taylor Schilling Jackson Robert Scott Peter Mooney Colm Feore Paul Fauteux Brittany Allen Olunike Adeliyi Elisa Moolecherry Paula Boudreau Mark Sparks Michael Dyson
son mother father demon expert dark uneasy creepy brooding chilling house nursery laboratory bathtub school classroom possession parent/child relationship supernatural demonic possession
A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2015
81 Minutes
Reese Mishler Chris Lofing Pfeifer Brown Ryan Shoos Cassidy Gifford Travis Cluff Price Morgan David Herrera Gannon Del Fierro Mackie Burt Adrian Salas
student spirit teen boy teen girl teacher friend creepy dark intense school auditorium stage locker room bathroom classroom revenge accident hanging survival terror
20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but soon discover that some things are better left alone.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
2016
97 Minutes
Kate Bosworth Thomas Jane Annabeth Gish Dash Mihok Jacob Tremblay Jay Karnes Lance E. Nichols Kyla Deaver Hunter Wenzel
foster child mother father dead person creature family member dark creepy intense thrilling frightening house store bedroom living room car office loss adoption dreams
A man (Thomas Jane) and his wife (Kate Bosworth) experience the wondrous dreams and terrifying nightmares of their 8-year-old foster son (Jacob Tremblay).
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
Chile
2014
93 Minutes
Lorenza Izzo Ariel Levy Aaron Burns Cristobal Tapia Montt Luis Gnecco Nicolás Durán Alessandra Guerzoni Pablo Vila
drifter teenager thug lieutenant single mother somber brutal creepy frightening gory suspenseful small town cemetery hospital country road country house chile disease death of brother family
A mysterious man arrives in a small American town seeking his wife, though his presence plunges the community into a bloodbath.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
2015
95 Minutes
Jena Malone Janet McTeer Ed Stoppard Tovah Feldshuh Eliza Madore Glynnis O'Connor Todd Faulkner Allison Guinn
mother father daughter doctor medium creepy dark disturbing gripping intense london manor bedroom united kingdom ghosts mother/daughter relationship sexual repression misogyny love mystery
In the Victorian era, a young wife and her husband go through a difficult time in their marriage after the birth of their child, which is heightened by a mysterious ghost that enters their house.
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, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Japan
2017
104 Minutes
Daniel Kaluuya Allison Williams Catherine Keener Bradley Whitford Caleb Landry Jones Marcus Henderson Betty Gabriel LaKeith Stanfield Stephen Root Lil Rel Howery Ashley LeConte Campbell
african-american girlfriend mother father servant friend creepy dark intense apartment bedroom house yard car forest meeting interracial relationship strange behavior danger survival
A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.