Movies like Wake Wood (2011)
The best movies like Wake Wood (2011) are Husk (2011), The Prodigy (2019) and The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014). If Wake Wood hooked you with its drama and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedHereditary (2018)7.3/10 from 9,093 votes
- NewestPrey (2019)Released 2019
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
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Prodigy (2019)
A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014)
40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Atoning (2017)
Vera, Ray, and Sam, a seemingly normal family, are haunted by more than mere ghosts. The lingering horror of their past threatens their ability to function as a loving family until they become enlightened by a mystical encounter. From that moment on, they're thrust into a horror worse than anything they've ever experienced. Personal demons manifest and tear the family apart from the inside out as they come to terms with their past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisChildren of the Corn (1984)
A traveling couple end up in an abandoned Nebraska town inhabited by a cult of murderous children who worship a demon that lives in the local cornfields.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisPrey (2019)
After being put on a supposedly uninhabited island as a form of behavioral rehabilitation, a high school senior finds that he's not alone on the island, and that getting discovered could be deadly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisAudrey Rose (1977)
A man is convinced that 11-year old girl, Ivy, is the reincarnation of his own daughter Audrey Rose, who died in a fiery car accident, along with his wife, two minutes before Ivy was born.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe 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 & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChristina's House (2000)
A teenage girl is plagued by bizarre occurrences and deaths related to her new home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Reaping (2007)
Katherine Morrissey, a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her expertise to debunking religious phenomena. When a series of biblical plagues overrun a small town, Katherine arrives to prove that a supernatural force is not behind the occurrences, but soon finds that science cannot explain what is happening. Instead, she must regain her faith to combat the evil that waits in a Louisiana swamp.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Quiet Ones (2014)
A professor and his students perform a dangerous experiment that causes a young woman to lose her sanity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCase 39 (2009)
In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily assumes custody of Lilith while she looks for a foster family. However, Emily soon finds that dark forces surround the seemingly innocent girl, and the more she tries to protect Lilith, the more horrors she encounters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHereditary (2018)
When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about her ancestry.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSeconds 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisLovely Molly (2011)
A supernatural presence menaces a newlywed couple after they move into the wife's long-abandoned childhood home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisForget Me Not (2009)
It's graduation weekend, and Sandy Channing, the popular class president of her small-town high school, should be enjoying the time of her life. But when her friends start disappearing, Sandy discovers they have unwittingly awakened the vengeful spirit of a girl they wronged long ago. Fighting for her sanity, Sandy must unlock a dark secret from her own past before it's too late.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDevil in the Dark (2017)
When estranged brothers Adam and Clint attempt to reconnect over a week-long hunting trip in remote British Columbia, they find the tables turned by a mysterious presence lurking in the forest. Convinced that they are now besieged by a supernatural presence, the siblings begrudgingly agree on only one thing: they will have to put aside their differences and work together if they plan on making it out these dark woods alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe House on Pine Street (2015)
A psychological horror about a young woman coping with an unwanted pregnancy after moving into a seemingly haunted house.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Visitation (2006)
In Antioch, the former Father Travis Jordan lost his faith on God three years ago when his beloved wife was murdered and the criminals never found. Suddenly, miracles happen in the little town: the son of the newcomer and veterinary Morgan Elliot survives a car accident without a single scratch; Travis's dog Max revives after being buried; a paraplegic walks; a wounded woman and her father with b
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Breed (2006)
Brothers John and Matt have inherited an island cabin from their recently deceased uncle. Along with Matt's girlfriend, Nicki, and other mutual friends, the siblings travel to the cabin for a relaxing weekend getaway. But, not long after arriving, the group is besieged by ravenous dogs. They watch in horror as another vacationer, Luke, is eaten alive. Soon, they discover a training facility where the dogs have been bred to kill.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisBaby Blues (2008)
On a secluded family farm, a mother suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression, forcing the eldest son to protect his sibling from the mother they have always known and loved.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIntruders (2011)
Though no one can see him, Hollow Face lurks in the corners, desperately desiring love but only knowing how to spread fear and hate. He creeps into the life of John Farrow after Farrow’s beloved 12-year-old daughter Mia is assaulted in their home. The line between the real and the imaginary blurs as fissures start to open within the family unit. It seems that no security measure can keep Hollow Face out.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhisper (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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShut In (2016)
A widowed child psychologist lives in an isolated existence in rural New England. When caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSecrets in the Walls (2010)
A single mom and her two daughters move from their cramped Detroit apartment to a large house in the suburbs, but scratching, cries and shadows haunt their new home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisWicked 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisBarricade (2012)
A father's quiet retreat to the woods with his two children turns into a fight for survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hollow Child (2018)
Samantha has lived her whole life in different foster homes. Now living in a small town, she never feels like she quite fits in, even with her own current foster family who might adopt her, or the boy who follows her around doing her classwork. So, it’s perhaps natural that she doesn’t know what to do with a curious tagalong little sister named Olivia. One day, Sam callously ditches Olivia, who wanders off into the woods on her own and disappears.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWendigo (2002)
A family from the city decide to spend a weekend away at a friend's country farmhouse. But a fluke accident sets off a chain of events that alters their lives forever and conjures up the ferocious spirit of the Wendigo.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisExorcismus (2010)
Fifteen-year-old Emma Evans is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don't understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.Life seems to be carrying on as normal, until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits. Her parents are convinced that her problems are either medical or psychological, but when doctors' tests are unable to draw any conclusions, the family is forced to look elsewhere for answers.It all started off as a bit of fun, Emma never really believed it, but the truth is there is something dark and sinister within her, and it won't take long to surface.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Wake Wood?
The closest matches to Wake Wood are Husk (2011), The Prodigy (2019) and The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Wake Wood?
People who watched Wake Wood most often go on to Husk (2011), The Prodigy (2019) and The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014).
What is the highest-rated movie like Wake Wood?
Hereditary (2018), rated 7.3/10 by 9,093 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Wake Wood?
Prey (2019) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Wake Wood?
Yes: Husk (2011), The Prodigy (2019) and The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014).
How are movies similar to Wake Wood chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Wake Wood, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.