Movies like Adverse Possession
The best movies like Adverse Possession are No One Gets Out Alive (2021), Crimson Peak (2015) and Burnt Offerings (1976). If Adverse Possession hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Adverse Possession
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Haunting (1963)7.1/10 from 754 votes
- NewestThere's Something Beyond The Hill (2026)Released 2026
No One Gets Out Alive (2021)
An immigrant in search of the American dream is forced to take a room in a boarding house and soon finds herself in a nightmare from which she can't escape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisCrimson Peak (2015)
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBurnt Offerings (1976)
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Boogeyman (2023)
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it’s too late.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Living Dead (1990)
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHouse of Usher (1960)
Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlay Dead (2022)
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 discovers that a sadistic coroner is using the corpses for his sick and twisted business, and when he realises that Chloe still has a pulse, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCastle Freak (1996)
John Reilly discovers that his family's newly inherited castle in Italy is haunted by a relentless, bloodthirsty creature.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBed Rest (2023)
After struggling to start a family, Julie Rivers becomes pregnant and moves into a new home with her husband. She's ordered to mandatory bed rest, and begins seeing ghostly happenings throughout the house.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonster House (2006)
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHider in the House (1989)
A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery (2022)
John Constantine wakes up in the eerie House of Mystery with no recollection of how he got there. Fortunately, Zatanna and his friends are all there. Unfortunately, they have a bad habit of turning into demons and ripping him to shreds, over and over again!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Evil (1978)
Shortly after moving into a dark, brooding mansion, a psychologist and his co-workers are terrorized by a horrible evil being.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Haunting (1963)
Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like this825 Forest Road (2025)
After a family tragedy, Chuck Wilson hopes to start a new life in Ashland Falls with his wife Maria and little sister Elizabeth, but he quickly discovers that the town has a dark history of being haunted by a ghostly woman who drives residents to suicide.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisHannibal (2001)
After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI rival as well as the media.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Dogs (2025)
After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Woman in Black (1989)
A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInsidious: The Last Key (2018)
Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, NM, to investigate a man’s claim of a haunting. Terror soon strikes when Rainier realizes that the house he lives in was her family’s old home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Nun's Curse (2020)
A group of travelers are forced to seek shelter inside an abandoned jail where a notorious nun named Sister Monday had once been assigned and was suspected of murdering prisoners.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Rot (TBA)
The Dreamer finds themselves stuck in a nightmare, consumed by The Rot
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Kienai (2021)
After surveying the ruins of an abandoned building, a man is plagued with an unshakable presence that follows him everywhere.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
There's Something Beyond The Hill (2026)
At a party, a girl tells a group of people an old tale about a boy who encounters a mysterious man carrying a lantern and a picnic basket on a rural road at night—an encounter that precedes strange events and a terrifying meeting.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Carnal Inferno (2026)
The tale of Mark Benway, a boxer who takes a punch that sends him into a world no man wants to go and one that he may never leave.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Milano Murder Mystery (2026)
International detective Gianni Cazzo tackles his toughest case yet after an American tourist becomes a mysterious killer's latest victim.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Meurtre du tableau (2025)
An artist, surrounded by the mess in her studio, struggles with frustration as she tries to find inspiration for her new painting.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Be Mine (2022)
A romantic evening takes an unexpected turn when a terrible secret is revealed.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Vore--A Horror Short (2025)
A young woman brings a friend over for family dinner...
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Shoulders (2026)
On their fifth date, a woman uncovers a dark secret about her seemingly perfect boyfriend.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
lolcow (2026)
A desperate video artist invites a clown over to his home, only to realize he doesn't meet his expectations.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Adverse Possession?
The closest matches to Adverse Possession are No One Gets Out Alive (2021), Crimson Peak (2015) and Burnt Offerings (1976). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Adverse Possession?
Start with No One Gets Out Alive (2021), the closest match to Adverse Possession.
What is the highest-rated movie like Adverse Possession?
The Haunting (1963), rated 7.1/10 by 754 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Adverse Possession?
There's Something Beyond The Hill (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Adverse Possession?
Yes: No One Gets Out Alive (2021), Crimson Peak (2015) and Burnt Offerings (1976).
How are movies similar to Adverse Possession chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Adverse Possession, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.