Movies like The Convent (2000)
The best movies like The Convent (2000) are The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1992), Night of the Demons (1988) and Spirits (1990). If The Convent hooked you with its horror and action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Exorcist (1973)7.8/10 from 9,023 votes
- NewestThey Will Kill You (2026)Released 2026
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1992)
A creature of demonic nature, too hideous to have a name, once again terrorizes the college kids that summoned it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisNight of the Demons (1988)
When partygoers at a deserted funeral home decide to have a séance on Halloween night, they awaken something evil with a thirst for blood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpirits (1990)
A priest, trying to regain his standing in the church after "falling" and sleeping with a woman, teams with a group of ESP experts to investigate a haunted house. It doesn't help that one of the experts is a beautiful young woman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Victor Crowley (2017)
Ten years ago, over forty people were brutally torn to pieces in Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp. Over the past decade, lone survivor Andrew’s claims that local legend Victor Crowley was responsible for the horrific massacre have been met with great controversy. But when a twist of fate puts him back at the scene of the tragedy, Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and Andrew must face the bloodthirsty ghost from his past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlack Past (1989)
Tommy finds a cursed mirror and a diary in an attic in the new house they moved in. The mirror starts to give Tommy horrible and gruesome visions as his crush keeps rising from the dead.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Premutos: The Fallen Angel (1997)
Premutos is the first of the fallen Angels, even before Lucifer. His Goal is to rule the world, the living and the dead. His son should pave the way for him and appears arbitrary throughout human history and is then recognized as some kind of monster. In the present time, a young man living in Germany begins to suffer from visionary flashbacks - of the lives he lived in the past as Premutos' son! He remembers how he appeared in the middle age, when mankind suffered from pestilence and during WWII in Russia. On his (earthly) father's birthday, a case containing some strange old book and a yellow potion is found in their garden, which was hidden by some peasant in 1943, who experimented with witchery in order to re-animate his deceased wife. Whe the young man gets in touch with the book and some of the yellow potion, he mutates into a monster and awakens an army of zombies, ready to bring back the fallen Angel Premutos and to disturb the little birthday party
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
Mary Lou Maloney, Hamilton High's Prom Queen of 1957, is killed during her coronation ceremony due to a prank gone wrong by her jilted boyfriend, Billy Nordham. Thirty years later, teen Vicki Carpenter is in the running for Prom Queen, but accidentally unleashes the vengeful spirit of Mary Lou, who will stop at nothing to be rightfully crowned, even if it means taking Vicki's poor body for a cruise!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOut of the Dark (1988)
A deranged killer wearing a clown mask begins preying on a group of young women working at a phone-sex company.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDemons 2 (1986)
A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Church (1989)
In a Gothic cathedral built on the mass grave of a Teutonic purge, an ancient discovery by the new librarian will release an unholy maelstrom of madness, violence, and demonic vengeance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUncle Sam (1996)
It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisHatchet (2006)
When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hills Run Red (2009)
A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Unholy (1988)
A priest battles a demon that kills sinners in the act of sinning.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Final (2010)
A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Exorcist (1973)
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLaid to Rest (2009)
A young girl wakes up in a casket with a head injury and no memory of her identity. She quickly realizes she was abducted by a serial killer and she must fight to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDemons (1985)
A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFeast III: The Happy Finish (2009)
The survivors are saved by the mysterious prophet who seemingly has the ability to control the beasts. Along the way they get help from a karate expert.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Kiss (1988)
After the death of her mother, a teenage girl is faced with bizarre supernatural occurrences when her mother's estranged sister arrives and begins to infiltrate her and her father's lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
When a young girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisToolbox Murders (2004)
A historic Hollywood hotel houses a supernatural evil. It's been subdued for decades, but when renovations start, a series of murders take place.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisHellbenders (2013)
An exorcism comedy which follows the Order of Hellbound Saints (Brooklyn Parish), a highly secretive and profoundly blasphemous men of God, as they battle demonic forces too terrible to be cast out by traditional Vatican-approved methods.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Shrine (2010)
A group of young journalists investigate a cult said to practice human sacrifice, but their ambitious ways may lead them to becoming the cult's next victims.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDance of the Dead (2008)
On the night of Cosa High's prom, a cemetery next to a power plant unleashes an army of zombies. With their town overrun, an unlikely group of outcasts, geeks, cheerleaders, and bad boys must band together to survive, save their classmates, and stop the undead invasion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisPrince of Darkness (1987)
A priest discovers an ancient canister containing a strange liquid in an abandoned church. When a group of graduate students and scientists are tasked with studying it, they unknowingly unleash an evil force waiting to destroy all of humanity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThey Will Kill You (2026)
A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJennifer's Body (2009)
Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader takes evil to a whole new level after she's possessed by a sinister demon. Now it's up to her best friend to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Demons 2 (1994)
Angela, the hostess from hell, summons her army of teen demons when teenagers from St. Rita's High School decide to party at the haunted Hull House on Halloween.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lair of the White Worm (1988)
When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Convent?
The closest matches to The Convent are The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1992), Night of the Demons (1988) and Spirits (1990). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Convent?
People who watched The Convent most often go on to The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1992), Night of the Demons (1988) and Spirits (1990).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Convent?
The Exorcist (1973), rated 7.8/10 by 9,023 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Convent?
They Will Kill You (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Convent?
Yes: The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1992), Night of the Demons (1988) and Spirits (1990).
How are movies similar to The Convent chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Convent, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.