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10 Best Movies Like Afraid of the Dark

If you loved Afraid of the Dark, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
On Body and Soul

On Body and Soul

2017★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Afraid of the Dark for fans of Drama & Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled, incredulous, a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange c...

#2
Re-Cut

Re-Cut

2010★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Afraid of the Dark for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When twin girls are found dead in their family’s barn, reality star turned TV-reporter Meredith Phillips and her de-facto camera crew are dispatched to rural Wisconsin to investiga...

#3
Brother 2

Brother 2

2000★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Afraid of the Dark for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hoc...

#4
Re-Elected

Re-Elected

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Afraid of the Dark for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Friends battle former U.S. presidents when they come back from the dead as zombies on the Fourth of July....

#5
(re)kindle

(re)kindle

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Afraid of the Dark for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ana and Helen, two divorced women, were close friends as teenagers. Today, amidst the corona virus pandemic and in quarantine, they get in touch after 20 years via internet. Throug...

#6
Tetro

Tetro

2009★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Afraid of the Dark for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In Buenos Aires, 17-year-old Bennie seeks out his estranged brother Tetro, a once-promising writer haunted by their family’s past. As Bennie uncovers Tetro’s hidden manuscript, old...