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Movies Like Midsommar
Midsommar puts its horror in broad daylight, at a remote Swedish festival where every smile seems to hide an agenda and a grieving outsider tries to keep up. Close-knit communities, strange customs and relationships tested far from home run through the titles that follow.
Matched to Midsommar (2019), rated 5/5 by the HorroRated team. Our own picks come first, then the closest matches by director, subgenre and mood.
- Pick
Why it fits
- Our pick if you liked Midsommar
- Paranoia
- Psychological
Streaming on Hulu
Tess and Keith arrive at a Detroit rental for a business trip and find an unexpected passageway in the basement.
PickThe Wicker Man (1973)
1973 · MovieWhy it fits
- Our pick if you liked Midsommar
- Witchcraft
- Folk Horror
- Occult
Streaming on Prime Video, Tubi
Sergeant Howie flies to a remote Scottish island to investigate a missing girl. The islanders are warm, cooperative, and completely evasive about the one thing he came to find.
The Blair Witch Project
1999 · MovieWhy it fits
- Our pick if you liked Midsommar
- Witchcraft
- Folk Horror
- Slow Burn
Streaming on HBO Max
Three film students go into the Maryland woods to document a local legend. Only the footage comes back out.
The Ritual
2017 · MovieWhy it fits
- Our pick if you liked Midsommar
- Witchcraft
- Folk Horror
- Dream Horror
Streaming on Netflix
Four men take a memorial hike through the Scandinavian wilderness and find a shortcut through forest that has been maintaining its own agenda.
PickHereditary
2018 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paired with Midsommar in our reviews
- Also from Ari Aster
- A24
- Occult
Streaming on Prime Video, HBO Max, Hulu
Annie's mother has just died, and the grief in the Graham household turns out to be the least of what's coming for this family. Something has been arranged for them long before anyone realized it.
PickRosemary's Baby
1968 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paired with Midsommar in our reviews
- Witchcraft
- Paranoia
- Occult
Streaming on Paramount+, AMC+
Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse move into a storied Manhattan apartment building and their charming elderly neighbors take an unusually strong interest in Rosemary's pregnancy.
PickThe Love Witch
2016 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paired with Midsommar in our reviews
- Witchcraft
- Folk Horror
- Occult
Streaming on Peacock, Tubi
Elaine is a modern-day witch who uses spells and potions to make men fall in love with her. The men keep ending up dead, which isn't exactly what she had in mind.
Suspiria (2018)
2018 · MovieWhy it fits
- Witchcraft
- Folk Horror
- Dream Horror
Streaming on Prime Video
Susie Bannion arrives at the Markos Dance Company in 1977 Berlin during a period of political upheaval and rises through the ranks.
PickSpeak No Evil
2024 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paranoia
- Dream Horror
- Slow Burn
James and Louise accept Ben and Karin's invitation to their rural Danish home for a weekend that the hosts have been planning very carefully.
PickUntil Dawn
2025 · MovieWhy it fits
- Witchcraft
- Folk Horror
- Isolation
Streaming on Netflix
The Until Dawn film places a new group in the mountain setting from the game and uses the butterfly effect mechanic as narrative structure.