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10 Best Movies Like The Awakening

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

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#1
Altitude

Altitude

2010★ 4.7

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

After a mysterious malfunction sends their small plane climbing out of control, a rookie pilot and her four teenage friends find themselves trapped in a deadly showdown with a supe...

#2
The Gatekeepers

The Gatekeepers

2012★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Awakening for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel's intelligence and security agency — speak about their role in Israel's decades-long ...

#3
Fail Safe

Fail Safe

2000★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Awakening for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow....

#4
Cell 213

Cell 213

2011★ 5.1

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

Cocky young attorney Michael Gray finds himself framed for murder when an inmate he is defending violently kills himself during their interview at South River State Penitentiary. N...

#5
Fertile Ground

Fertile Ground

2011★ 4.3

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

Emily and Nate Weaver leave the city for the rural comfort of Nate’s ancestral home in the country. Once there, Emily is plagued by horrifying visions and haunted by the ghosts inh...

#6
The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha

The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha

2005★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Awakening for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A group of young girls are brought up in a college within dark forests and gloomy lakes. Young Hidalla and her friends Irene, Vera, Blanka, Melusine and Rain are brought up in an i...