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2019 · Movie · R · your starting pointIf Midsommar is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like Midsommar, ranked
1. The Ritual (2017)
The forest's ancient dread unfolds through the same deliberate visual language and exploration of grief-stricken protagonists confronting primal horror in isolation that defines Ari Aster's work.
2. The Secret (2008)
Ari Aster's methodical dread returns through an isolated Nordic setting where outsiders confront a deceptively serene community harboring ritualistic violence beneath its veneer of hospitality.
3. Get Away (2024)
The claustrophobic dread of celebrating with strangers in an isolated Scandinavian setting returns here, but this time Ari Aster's methodical unease gives way to darkly comic gore as a family discovers their hosts' genuinely monstrous traditions.
5. Antichrist (2009)
Lars von Trier's unflinching exploration of grief morphing into psychological horror through isolation and symbolic landscape mirrors Ari Aster's method of weaponizing natural settings and emotional trauma into visceral dread.
6. The Secret (English Burn-In) (2008)
Ari Aster's assured control of daylight dread and folk-horror isolation returns here, as tourists discover that a seemingly idyllic Swedish getaway masks something far more sinister lurking within the local population.
7. Conjuring The Dead (2014)
Ari Aster's exploration of isolation within tight-knit communities returns here as a Welsh village's cheerful facade masks ritualistic darkness that preys on newcomers seeking refuge.
8. Saga (English Burn-In) (2016)
Ari Aster's methodical dread finds a counterpart in Saga's relentless folk-horror atmosphere, where Scandinavian mythology and isolated woodland settings transform pastoral beauty into something fundamentally corrupted and inescapable.
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