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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 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.
2. 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.
3. Hollow (2011)
Ari Aster's meticulous control of daylit dread returns here as folklore and isolation transform a rural retreat into psychological entrapment, where curiosity about local legends becomes the mechanism for mounting supernatural terror.
4. 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. Summerween (2026)
The film's use of a festive community gathering as a facade for ritualistic horror and the protagonist's emotional vulnerability being weaponized by those around her creates the same suffocating dread.
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