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Movies like May the Devil Take You Too (2020)

The best movies like May the Devil Take You Too (2020) are The Entity (1982), Monstrous (2022) and Nocebo (2022). If May the Devil Take You Too 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. The Entity (1982)

    A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery

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  2. Monstrous (2022)

    Laura, traumatized by an abusive relationship, runs away from her former husband with her seven-year-old son Cody. But in their new, idyllic and remote sanctuary, they find they have another, bigger and more terrifying monster to deal with…

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery

  3. Nocebo (2022)

    A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

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  4. Night of the Hunted (2023)

    When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery

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  5. The Other (2025)

    Unable to conceive, a couple seeks to build a family with a young orphan, survivor of tragic childhood. But their act of love turns to horror when they realize the violence in their foster's past has returned to destroy the new family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  6. Daddy's Little Girl (2014)

    After the police find Derek’s daughter brutally murdered on the beach, he vows to make the culprit suffer for his actions, even if that person is ‘part of the family.’ With careful research into the history of torture, Derek prepares himself and his basement for a week of brutal tactics that will make his daughter’s killer feel the pain that he has inflicted upon so many others. In a time when stranger danger is ever present, a single father learns that it’s the ones you trust most who have to be watched the closest.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  7. Vicious (2025)

    When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  8. Bloodline Killer (2024)

    Moira Cole endeavors to rebuild her shattered life after her family's murder at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

  9. Play 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 · both horror & thriller

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  10. You'll Never Find Me (2024)

    Patrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the weather. The longer the night wears on and the more the young woman discovers about Patrick, the more difficult she finds it to leave. Soon she begins to question Patrick’s intentions, while Patrick begins to question his own grip on reality...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  11. Bloodline (2019)

    Evan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

  12. The Infernal Machine (2022)

    Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his bestseller decades earlier. Cogburn's search for who is behind the manipulation and mental torment he encounters leads to an emotional roller-coaster ride full of fear and danger, where things are not always as clear as they seem to be, and where past deeds can have dire consequences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

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  13. The Deliverance (2024)

    Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  14. The Unhealer (2021)

    A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror

  15. Frank and Penelope (2022)

    A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is now worth dying for.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror

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  16. The Inhabitant (2022)

    Like any other teenage girl, Tara is just surviving high school — yet her father and mother seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery

  17. Succubus (2024)

    A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he could have ever imagined.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  18. Blood Punch (2014)

    Milton, a college dropout, was only supposed to cook meth for one day. Broken out of rehab by a brash young woman and her trigger-happy ("ex") boyfriend and driven to a remote cabin the woods, Milton finds himself drawn into a dangerous love triangle gone haywire. The couple's deadpan half-truths spin around Milton like a song on repeat. They seem to read him like an open book, until a mysterious message opens his eyes to his cursed existence. With unlimited ammunition, any hunting tool they could desire, and an ever-growing body count, for what did Milton really sign up?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  19. The 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 · both thriller & horror

  20. Stranger in the Woods (2024)

    Olivia and her friends go on a vacation. After Olivia nearly drowns with a slit wrist in her bathtub after her fiancé's funeral, her friends suspect that she tried to kill herself, but she believes someone attacked her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

  21. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

    A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & mystery

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  22. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

    A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller

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  23. Double Dog Dare: The Pitch (2025)

    Seven years after losing his wife and child to a group of sadistic eleven-year-olds, Paul meticulously plans his brutal revenge against the now-teenage perpetrators. In a tense confrontation, Paul is visited by the ghost of his late wife, Helena, who pleads with him to abandon his violent quest. As Helena tries to convince him of the consequences of vengeance, Paul reveals the dark steps he has already taken in his pursuit of retribution.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & horror

  24. Abduct (2025)

    A woman's peaceful mountain getaway takes a bizarre turn when her boyfriend disappears, and a random naked man shows up claiming to be him.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller

  25. Oldboy (2003)

    With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & mystery

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  26. Freeway (1996)

    Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  27. Cape Fear (1962)

    Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  28. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

    The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

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  29. The Star Chamber (1983)

    As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  30. O Danete (2025)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like May the Devil Take You Too?

The closest matches to May the Devil Take You Too are The Entity (1982), Monstrous (2022) and Nocebo (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after May the Devil Take You Too?

Start with The Entity (1982), the closest match to May the Devil Take You Too.

What is the highest-rated movie like May the Devil Take You Too?

Succubus (2024), rated 8.3/10 by 279 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like May the Devil Take You Too?

O Danete (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to May the Devil Take You Too chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside May the Devil Take You Too, 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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