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10 Best Movies Like Pay the Ghost

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

#1
The Runner

The Runner

2015★ 4.8

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

In the aftermath of the BP oil spill, an idealistic but imperfect New Orleans politician (Nicolas Cage) finds his plans of restoration unraveling as his own life becomes contaminat...

#2
The Stranger

The Stranger

2014★ 4.7

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

A supernatural thriller, laced by flashbacks, and set in Canada’s North-West, “The Stranger” turns on the mysterious titular figure of Martin, who comes to a small quiet town seeki...

#3
Estranged

Estranged

2015★ 5.3

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

Due to a near-fatal accident that has left her incapacitated and depleted of her long-term memory, a temporarily wheelchair-bound woman returns home after being abroad for six year...

#4
Born to Dance

Born to Dance

2015★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pay the Ghost for fans of Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Coming of age tale told through the eyes of 'Tu', an ambitious young man from Auckland who dreams of being a professional hip-hop dancer....

#5
Snails in the Rain

Snails in the Rain

2013★ 5.7

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

Tel Aviv, Summer 1989. Boaz, a beautiful and alluring linguistics student, receives anonymous, male written love letters, that undermine his sexual identity and interfere on his pe...

#6
The Lion from Estrela

The Lion from Estrela

1947★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pay the Ghost for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Anastácio lives in Lisbon and is fanatic for Sporting CP, one of the city's football teams. When the team travels to face Porto, he follows it with the family, staying in house of ...