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2016 · Movie · your starting pointIf Lights Out is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like Lights Out, ranked
1. Dark Awakening (2014)
A family's move triggers the same escalating paranormal torment, with a priest unraveling generational trauma tied to one parent's hidden past, mirroring the inherited supernatural curse and protective sibling dynamic.
2. The Dread (2007)
The sibling bond fractured by inherited supernatural horror drives both films, as each protagonist must confront a malevolent darkness tied to their family's past while protecting a vulnerable brother from forces that blur the line between psychological trauma and genuine haunting.
3. Never Let Go (2024)
Both films center on a protective figure shielding loved ones from a malevolent supernatural force, but Never Let Go intensifies the claustrophobia by trapping its family indoors with an unseen threat that preys on doubt and isolation rather than darkness.
4. The Wailing (2024)
The Wailing uses interconnected timelines and maternal legacy to build dread, channeling the same suffocating sense of inherited supernatural curse that drives Lights Out's investigation into familial trauma.
5. Insidious (2010)
James Wan's mastery of atmospheric dread and jump scares that exploit light and shadow transforms a family's descent into the supernatural with the same visceral intensity you felt watching entities exploit darkness.
7. Dark Skies (2013)
This sci-fi horror explores similar family trauma through escalating home invasion, where a protective instinct to shield children from an otherworldly threat drives the narrative tension that defines Lights Out's core emotional stakes.
8. The Black-Eyed Children (2025)
Director David F. Sandberg crafts intimate supernatural horror through a family's perspective, just as this film anchors its dread in a lone protagonist confronting inexplicable disappearances that blur the line between protection and terror.
Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll pick the one for you.