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Movies Like The Ring
The Ring starts with a cursed videotape and a ticking clock, then sends journalist Rachel Keller racing to learn where the tape came from. Investigation and ghost story blend the same way in this list, with curses that spread and deadlines that keep counting down.
Matched to The Ring (2002), rated 3/5 by the HorroRated team. Our own picks come first, then the closest matches by director, subgenre and mood.
Why it fits
- Our pick if you liked The Ring
- Also from Gore Verbinski
- Psychological
Streaming on Prime Video
Lockhart arrives at a Swiss Alpine wellness clinic to retrieve an executive and ends up treated as a patient while the facility's history and methods reveal themselves.
PickSmile
2022 · MovieWhy it fits
- Our pick if you liked The Ring
- Curse
- Supernatural
- Psychological
Streaming on Paramount+
Dr. Rose Cotter encounters a patient mid-psychotic episode involving a smiling figure and after the patient's suicide, the same experience transfers to her.
PickSinister
2012 · MovieWhy it fits
- Our pick if you liked The Ring
- Supernatural
- Psychological
Streaming on Hulu, Peacock
Ellison Oswalt moves his family into a house where murders occurred and finds a box of Super 8 home movies in the attic documenting deaths across decades.
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
2026 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paired with The Ring in our reviews
- Curse
- Supernatural
Streaming on HBO Max
Lee Cronin's The Mummy brings the Evil Dead Rise sensibility to Universal Monster territory: practical effects, real dread, and a formal confidence that distinguishes it from previous attempts at the property.
PickDon't Move
2024 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paired with The Ring in our reviews
- Psychological
Streaming on Netflix
Sofia is injected with a paralyzing drug and must survive a night in a cabin with the man who abducted her, conscious but unable to move or speak.
PickCandyman (1992)
1992 · MovieWhy it fits
- Urban Legend
- Supernatural
- Psychological
Streaming on Prime Video, Peacock
Helen Lyle is researching urban legends and decides to test one by saying a name into a mirror five times. The legend shows up.
PickObsession
2026 · MovieWhy it fits
- Curse
- Supernatural
- Psychological
Streaming on Peacock
Two people's dynamic has moved past what either of them can manage. The film documents the escalation with an interest in the psychology of fixation rather than the mechanics of violence.
The Curse of La Llorona
2019 · MovieWhy it fits
- Curse
- Ghost Story
- Supernatural
Streaming on HBO Max
Anna Garcia investigates a custody case connected to La Llorona and finds herself and her children targeted by the weeping figure.
The Houses October Built
2014 · MovieWhy it fits
- Curse
- Ghost Story
- Supernatural
Streaming on AMC+, Tubi
A group of friends tours a series of extreme haunted attractions during Halloween and documents the experience on camera.
PickNosferatu
2024 · MovieWhy it fits
- Ghost Story
- Supernatural
- Psychological
Streaming on Hulu
Thomas Hutter travels to Transylvania to complete a real estate transaction with Count Orlok. The consequences follow him home to Wisborg and his wife Ellen.