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Movies like From Within (2008)

The best movies like From Within (2008) are Haunt (2014), Dark Summer (2015) and White Noise 2: The Light (2007). If From Within hooked you with its horror and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Haunt (2014)

    An introverted teen sparks with his new neighbor, and together the couple begins to explore the haunted house that his family has unknowingly just purchased.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror

  2. Dark Summer (2015)

    Follows the tale of a 17-year-old on house arrest for the summer. When his mother is away on business, a horrifying incident occurs, followed by an even more terrifying presence in the house.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror

  3. White Noise 2: The Light (2007)

    A man's family brought back from the verge of death, he then discovers he can identify people who are about to die.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  4. The Dark (2005)

    In an attempt to pull her family together, Adèlle travels with her young daughter Sarah to Wales to visit her father. The morning after they arrive, Sarah mysteriously vanishes in the ocean. Not long after, a little girl bearing a striking resemblance to their missing daughter reveals that she has retuned from the dead — and that Sarah has been taken to the Welsh underworld.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  5. The Deaths of Ian Stone (2008)

    Deaths tells the story of an all-American guy who is murdered each day by horrifying pursuers, only to wake up in slightly different lives to experience the terror of being murdered again.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  6. Wicked Little Things (2006)

    Karen, Sarah, and Emma Tunney are all moving to a small town in Pennsylvania where, unknown to them, in 1913, a horrid mine accident trapped dozens of children alive, underground. But there's a problem. They're still alive.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror

  7. Autopsy (2008)

    Emily Johnson, her boyfriend Bobby and their friends Clare and Jude are recent college grads driving cross-country, taking a last vacation together before they face the "real" world. An accident leaves them hurt and stranded on a lonely Louisiana road. When the ambulance arrives, it whisks them to Mercy Hospital.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  8. Fingerprints (2006)

    Fresh out of rehab, a young woman moves back in with her parents and sister, and soon becomes involved in a mystery that has left people in her town paralyzed.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & horror

  9. The Unborn (2009)

    A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  10. Population 436 (2006)

    A census-taker is sent to investigate why a certain small town has had the same population -- 436 residents -- for the last 100 years.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  11. Seconds Apart (2011)

    Seth and Jonah are twins with a dangerous ability: telekinesis. Things start to spiral out of control as their classmates die in twisted and bizarre ways. Jealousy begins to divide them and soon they can no longer trust each other, leading up to a horrific battle against themselves.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  12. One Missed Call (2008)

    Several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves -- messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery

  13. Unrest (2006)

    A young pathology med student suspects that the spirit of a dead cadaver in the hospital morgue where she works is killing off all those who handle or desecrate the body.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery

  14. Disappearance (2002)

    A family driving through Nevada decides to take some snapshots at an out-of-the-way ghost town named Weaver, and horrible things start happening.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & horror

  15. Across the Hall (2009)

    Convinced that his fiancee is cheating on him, a man follows her to a hotel and calls his best friend to help him avoid a calamity.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery

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  16. Husk (2011)

    A group of friends stranded near a desolate cornfield find shelter in an old farmhouse, though they soon discover the dwelling is the center of a supernatural ritual.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  17. The Shortcut (2009)

    When Derek moves to a new town and discovers a shortcut through the woods to his high school, he learns about a crazy old man who lives near its path: Legend has it that he abducted a group of teenagers years ago. Ignoring the warning, Derek and his friends set out to uncover the dark secret that's buried deep in the woods. But will they survive to tell it?

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & horror

  18. Mulberry Street (2006)

    A deadly infection breaks out in Manhattan, causing humans to devolve into blood-thirsty rat creatures. Six recently evicted tenants must survive the night and protect their downtown apartment building as the city quickly spirals out of control.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror

  19. Solstice (2008)

    While on a summer trip with her friends, Megan begins to feel the presence of Sophie, her twin sister who recently committed suicide.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery

  20. The Children (2008)

    A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery

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  21. Danika (2006)

    Traumatized since childhood by her brother's accidental death, Danika Merrick hallucinates a bank robbery and quits her job. Despite support from her three children and loving husband, Danika continues to experience unnerving visions. She seeks help from therapist Evelyn Harris but pervasive reports of violent incidents involving children make Danika fear for her own family, and she grows increasingly paranoid, worrying she may be going insane.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  22. Pathology (2008)

    Medical student Ted Grey graduates at the top of his class and quickly joins an elite pathology program, whose top students invite him into their circle. There he uncovers a gruesome secret: They play a game in which one tries to commit the perfect, undetectable murder, then the others compete to determine the victim's cause of death.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  23. Deadline (2009)

    A screenwriter travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  24. I Melt with You (2011)

    Former college friends meet up for a reunion that leads them to face the apparent disillusionment that defines their lives. After a week of excessive drug and alcohol abuse, events lead them to contemplate fulfilling a self destructive pact they made when they were young.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller

  25. 100 Feet (2008)

    After Marnie Watson kills her abusive husband in self-defense, she is condemned to house arrest... only to discover that the house is possessed by the enraged and violent spirit of her dead husband.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror

  26. Farm House (2008)

    Stranded in the remote countryside after wrecking their car, a couple seeking to start over discovers that there's no escape from the sins of their past.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  27. The Gravedancers (2006)

    After a night of drunken exploits, Allison, Harris, and Kira are chased and terrorized by the ghosts of a child pyromaniac, an ax murderer, and a rapist.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  28. The Woods (2006)

    In 1965 New England, a troubled girl encounters mysterious happenings in the woods surrounding an isolated girls school that she was sent to by her estranged parents.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & horror

  29. Whisper (2007)

    Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

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  30. Static (2012)

    A couple facing marital problems after losing their child finds their life together further complicated by a mysterious visitor.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like From Within?

The closest matches to From Within are Haunt (2014), Dark Summer (2015) and White Noise 2: The Light (2007). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after From Within?

People who watched From Within most often go on to Haunt (2014), Dark Summer (2015) and White Noise 2: The Light (2007).

What is the highest-rated movie like From Within?

Whisper (2007), rated 6.3/10 by 333 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like From Within?

Dark Summer (2015) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like From Within?

Yes: Haunt (2014), Dark Summer (2015) and White Noise 2: The Light (2007).

How are movies similar to From Within chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside From Within, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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