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2013 · Movie · your starting pointIf Mama is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like Mama, ranked
1. Hidden In The Woods (2012)
The feral bond between traumatized siblings and their protective yet destructive supernatural presence mirrors the psychological grip of familial abuse, with both films using isolated cabins as pressure cookers for inescapable horror.
2. Bring Her Back (2025)
The intimate terror of traumatized siblings trapped with a malevolent caretaker in an isolated setting echoes Mama's exploration of how childhood loss warps family bonds into something deeply unsettling.
3. The Boogeyman (2023)
This film centers on a malevolent supernatural force targeting vulnerable sisters in their own home, with the same slow-burn dread and maternal tragedy that drives the original's haunting atmosphere.
4. Marrowbone (2017)
Guillermo del Toro's atmospheric dread permeates both films as traumatized siblings barricade themselves against a malevolent force that blurs the line between supernatural threat and psychological manifestation of their shattered childhoods.
5. Awake in the Woods (2015)
The film's isolation in a remote forest setting creates the same suffocating dread as a maternal entity's inescapable grip, trapping its protagonist in psychological horror fueled by an unknown woodland force.
6. Behind You (2020)
The demonic entity's possessive attachment to the sisters mirrors Mama's exploration of how supernatural forces exploit familial bonds to maintain control over their victims.
7. Gone (2012)
The bond between sisters fractures under psychological strain when past trauma resurfaces to threaten their fragile new beginning.
8. Never Let Go (2024)
Guillermo del Toro's atmospheric direction and the claustrophobic tension between maternal protection and supernatural threat create the same haunting dread that lingers long after the credits roll.
Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll pick the one for you.