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10 Best Movies Like Giving up the Ghost

If you loved Giving up the Ghost, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Jester 2

The Jester 2

2025★ 6.2

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

When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up...

#2
Compulsion

Compulsion

2024★ 6.1

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

Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of ...

#3
Play Dead

Play Dead

2022★ 6.1

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

Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she...

#4
Frank and Penelope

Frank and Penelope

2022★ 7.3

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

A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly...

#5
The Jester

The Jester

2023★ 6.1

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

A malevolent being known as The Jester terrorizes the inhabitants of a small town on Halloween night, including two estranged sisters who must come together to find a way to defeat...

#6
The Possessed

The Possessed

2021★ 6.0

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

A man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same super...

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