Movies like Ju-on: The Final Curse (2015)
The best movies like Ju-on: The Final Curse (2015) are Sadako vs. Kayako (2016), We Are Not Alone (2016) and Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000). If Ju-on: The Final Curse hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Conjuring (2013)7.5/10 from 13,294 votes
- NewestDollhouse (2025)Released 2025
- In JapaneseSadako vs. Kayako (2016)Also in Japanese
- Same seriesJu-on: The Beginning of the End (2014)Ju-on (Reboot)
Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)
A girl, Yūri Kurahashi, after watching a cursed videotape together with her friend in a haunted house, becomes trapped in a conflict between the two murderous ghosts: Sadako Yamamura and Kayako Saeki.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisWe Are Not Alone (2016)
A family, Mateo, Monica and eight year old Sofia, move into a house on the outskirts of Lima. From the first night, the girl is haunted by a terrifying being. These harassments become every time more violent and disturbing, and soon enough will require the presence of a priest, who will try to help without imagining the consequences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJu-on: The Curse 2 (2000)
On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to put up for sale, only to cross paths with its resident curse.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSatan's Slaves (2017)
After dying from a strange illness that she suffered for three years, a mother returns home to pick up her children.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJu-on: The Curse (2000)
When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Conjuring (2013)
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOculus (2014)
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSweet Home (1989)
Working on a documentary about infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro, a TV crew filming at his old home come under attack from the ghost of the painter's wife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJu-On: Black Ghost (2009)
The supernatural grudge manifests itself by way of a strange cyst growing in the body of a young woman, slowly draining all life from her in revenge for... what?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisAswang (1994)
A young, unwed, pregnant girl is made an offer she can't refuse. Marry a rich young man with a wealthy estate to please his dying mother, and she'll be well taken care of. What she doesn't know is the family has plans to sacrifice her baby!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Don't Look Up (1996)
A filmmaker and crew slowly go insane after being continually haunted by the ghost of a dead actress.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRing (1995)
In different parts of Tokyo, four young and seemingly healthy people suddenly die of heart failure at exactly the same moment. Reporter Kazuyuki Asakawa decides to investigate the deaths, and discovers that the four had stayed at a rural inn together just a week earlier. At the inn, he comes across a strange video that ends with a message saying that anyone who watches it will die exactly seven days later. Now the clock is ticking for Asakawa. Can he break the curse in time?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJu-on: The Beginning of the End (2014)
A school teacher visits the home of a boy who's been absent from school for a long period of time, unaware of the horrific tragedy which occurred in the boy's household many years ago.
Why it matches: Same series: Ju-on (Reboot) · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShikoku (1999)
Years after moving to Tokyo with her parents, Hinako returns to her hometown in rural Shikoku. She soon learns that her childhood friend, Sayori, died several years ago and that Sayori's mother, who used to perform seances and exorcisms, has gone almost insane with grief. After seeing Sayori's ghost several times during the night, Hinako consults with some local experts on the paranormal and discovers that Sayori's mother has something planned for her daughter...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Dark Water (2002)
A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Tag-Along (2015)
Wei is nowhere to be found one day before his grandma returns from her own strange missing incident. Wei's girlfriend desperately searches for his whereabouts and discovers that a little girl in red followed them before their disappearance. Based on true events and long-circulating urban legend in Taiwan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFatal Frame (2014)
High school student Aya Tsukimori becomes cursed and is unable to leave her school dormitory. Meanwhile, many students begin reporting ghost sightings at the school, while others go missing and are later discovered to have drowned mysteriously. Soon, Aya attempts to communicate with fellow student Michi Kazato, who begins investigating the disappearances of her friends.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Grudge (2019)
After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the mysterious case, only to discover that the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost. Now targeted by the demonic spirits, the detective must do anything to protect herself and her family from harm.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisShutter (2004)
When Jane and Tun run over a girl in a car accident, they speed away immediately from the crime scene. However, Tun, a photographer, soon discovers strange shadows in his photos, which unsettles them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Unseeable (2006)
Set in 1934 Siam, the story involves a young pregnant woman named Nualchan who's searching for her missing husband. She comes to stay in the spooky rural mansion of a widow, Runjuan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVeronica (2017)
In 1991 Madrid, after holding a séance at school, a teen girl minding her younger siblings at home suspects an evil force has entered their apartment.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCarved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007)
Legend holds that 30 years ago, a suburban town was terrorized by the spirit of a woman whose horrid face had been grotesquely disfigured. Roaming the streets wearing a long coat and carrying large scissors, the spirit would approach her young victims and, while removing the mask, ask if she was pretty. The victim’s response would almost always lead to their violent death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSumala (2024)
An evil spirit seeking vengeance returns to plague the town that wronged her sister. Based on a chilling urban legend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Ghost Story of Yotsuya (1959)
This horror tale adapts the Japanese legend about a man who faces the consequences of betraying his wife in order to acquire wealth and power.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJu-On: White Ghost (2009)
An apparitions of a young schoolgirl in a yellow rain hat, a family massacre, and a law student's suicide after he fails his bar exam are linked by the ominous recordings discovered on an audio cassette.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Innocents (1961)
In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNext of Kin (1982)
After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDollhouse (2025)
After losing their child, a mother finds solace in a life-sized ancient doll she finds on the market. When a new daughter enters the family's life, strange things begin to happen and no matter how hard the family tries to get rid of it, the doll always finds its way back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Ju-on: The Final Curse?
The closest matches to Ju-on: The Final Curse are Sadako vs. Kayako (2016), We Are Not Alone (2016) and Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Ju-on: The Final Curse?
People who watched Ju-on: The Final Curse most often go on to Sadako vs. Kayako (2016), We Are Not Alone (2016) and Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000).
What is the highest-rated movie like Ju-on: The Final Curse?
The Conjuring (2013), rated 7.5/10 by 13,294 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Ju-on: The Final Curse?
Dollhouse (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Ju-on: The Final Curse part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Ju-on (Reboot), which includes Ju-on: The Beginning of the End (2014).
Are there Japanese movies like Ju-on: The Final Curse?
Yes: Sadako vs. Kayako (2016), Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000) and Ju-on: The Curse (2000).
How are movies similar to Ju-on: The Final Curse chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ju-on: The Final Curse, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.