8 Movies like Longlegs to Watch Next
One of the most anticipated horror films of the year, Longlegs, premiered over the weekend and is already a hit at the box office. It is set to amass around $22 million, setting a new box office record for Neon. With an 87% Tomatometer rating, critics and viewers agree that Longlegs is “one of the most unsettling films in years.”
Written and directed by Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter), it stars Maika Monroe (It Follows, Watcher), Blair Underwood (American Crime Story, Quantico), Alicia Witt (I Care a Lot, Dune), and Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario, Renfield). Longlegs follows an FBI agent in pursuit of a serial killer who uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.
If you’re looking for more movies like Longlegs to watch next, here are 8 recommendations.
The Empty Man (2020)
Cast: James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Stephen Root, Ron Canada, Robert Aramayo, Joel Courtney, Evan Jonigkeit, Sasha Frolova, Virginia Kull, Owen Teague, Samantha Logan, Virginia Kull
Synopsis: “After a group of teens from a small Midwestern town begin to mysteriously disappear, the locals believe it is the work of an urban legend known as The Empty Man. As a retired cop investigates and struggles to make sense of the stories, he discovers a secretive group and their attempts to summon a horrific, mystical entity, and soon his life—and the lives of those close to him—are in grave danger.”
Where to watch: Fubo, FX Now
Hellbender (2022)
Cast: Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams, John Adams, Rinzin Thonden, Khenzom
Synopsis: “16-year-old Izzy leads an isolated life on a lonely mountaintop. All she’s learned is from her protective mom and the wilderness that swallows them. Izzy dreams of a live gig, but her mother thinks she’s too sick and mustn’t be around others. Questioning her illness and starved for companionship, Izzy sneaks down the mountain where she befriends brazen Amber. Izzy is in heaven until a cruel drinking game with a live worm unleashes a new kind of hunger.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Hoopla, Shudder
Insomnia (2002)
Cast: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Paul Dooley, Nicky Katt, Jonathan Jackson
Synopsis: “A sleep-deprived detective is sent to a small Alaskan town to investigate the murder of a teenage girl. Forced into a psychological game of cat-and-mouse by the primary suspect, events escalate and the detective finds his own stability dangerously threatened.”
Where to watch: Paramount+
Kill List (2011)
Cast: Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring, Emma Fryer, Harry Simpson, Struan Rodger, Ben Crompton
Synopsis: “Kill List tells the story of an ex-soldier turned contract killer who is plunged into the heart of human darkness. Eight months after a disastrous hit job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, Jay (Neil Maskell) is pressured by his partner Gal (Michael Smiley), into taking a new assignment. As they descend into the bizarre, disturbing world of the contract, Jay’s world begins to unravel until fear and paranoia sending him reeling towards a horrifying point of no return.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Shudder
Malum (2023)
Cast: Jessica Sula, Eric Olson, Candice Coke, Chaney Morrow, Britt George, Clarke Wolfe, Morgan Lennon, Danielle Coyne
Synopsis: “On a search to uncover the mysterious circumstances surrounding her father’s death, a newly appointed police officer, Jessica Loren (Jessica Sula) is assigned to the last shift in a decommissioned police station where a notoriously vicious cult saw their demise years prior. The lone officer at the station, she soon finds herself barraged by terrifying paranormal events, and in the process, is taken on a journey during which she learns the shocking truth behind her family’s entanglement with a demented cult leader. Malum takes the premise of the 2014 festival hit and flips it on its head, thrusting viewers into an unrelenting, adrenaline-fueled, bloody cult nightmare.”
Where to watch: Starz
Mallari (2023)
Cast: Piolo Pascual, Janella Salvador, JC Santos
Synopsis: “A doctor scours his family’s occult history for a way to prevent his fiancee’s death, only to find secrets that link to a series of 19th-century murders.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Sinister (2012)
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Thompson, James Ransone, Michael Hall D’Addario, Clare Foley
Synopsis: “Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.”
Where to watch: Max, Plex
Suspiria (2018)
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Angela Winkler, Ingrid Caven, Chloë Grace Moretz, Elena Fokina, Sylvie Testud, Renée Soutendijk, Christine LeBoutte, Jessica Harper
Synopsis: “A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.”
Where to watch: Freevee, Prime Video
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