Movies Like The Amityville Horror (1979)

The Amityville Horror is a 1979 horror film from Stuart Rosenberg with a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Amityville II: The Possession and Amityville 3-D.

Horror

Amityville II: The Possession

1982

Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville and are immediately plagued by a string of paranormal experiences. When the abusive Anthony wrongly places the blame on their children, Dolores recruits a local Catholic priest to exorcise the house.

5.7

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Amityville 3-D

1983

To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys the place and settles in to write his first novel.

4.6

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Amityville: The Evil Escapes

1989

After moving into their matriarch's gothic seaside mansion, the Evans family soon becomes host to an uninvited demonic force in the form of a mysterious lamp that once resided in the Amityville house.

4.5

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The Amityville Curse

1990

After purchasing a property in Amityville, New York, Debbie and her husband invite three of their closest friends to help renovate. Immediately uneasy in her new surroundings, she begins experiencing shockingly vivid nightmares.

4.0

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Amityville 1992: It's About Time

1992

A hot-shot architect returns home from his latest business trip with a surprise: an ornate old clock rescued out of a soon-to-be-demolished mansion in Amityville, New York, that brings about a seemingly unstoppable demonic force.

4.7

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Amityville: A New Generation

1993

Keyes, a successful photographer who lives at the border of Skid Row, notices a homeless man with a strange old mirror. Immediately struck by it for reasons he cannot explain, he convinces the man to sell it to him, soon behaving in increasingly erratic and unhinged ways.

4.2

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Amityville: Dollhouse

1996

Bill Martin has just finished construction on a picturesque new home for his family, but unknown to him, the previously barren property was once the site of the infamous Amityville murder house, which contains demonic entities with murderous sights on the family.

4.5

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The Amityville Horror

2005

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Dutch colonial mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

6.1

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Amityville: The Awakening

2017

Belle, her little sister, and her comatose twin brother move into a new house with their single mother in order to save money to help pay for her brother's expensive healthcare. But when strange phenomena begin to occur including the miraculous recovery of her brother, Belle begins to suspect her mother isn't telling her everything and soon learns they moved into the infamous Amityville house.

5.3

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#10

Pet Sematary

1989

After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.

6.6

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#11

Poltergeist

1982

The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

7.2

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#12

The Exorcist: Believer

2023

Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior reminiscent of the MacNeil possession fifty years prior.

5.8

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#13

The Exorcist

1973

When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

7.7

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#14

Insidious

2011

A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

The Entity

1982

Carla Moran is raped and attacked by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist, Dr. Phil Sneiderman, believes the events stem from childhood psychological trauma, while Carla becomes increasingly convinced something supernatural is at play.

6.7

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#16

Night of the Living Dead

1968

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

7.6

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#17

The Fly

1986

When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

7.4

MagicScore

#18

Demon House

2019

Mass hysteria breaks-out over an alleged demonic possession in an Indiana home. Zak Bagans then buys the house, sight unseen, over the phone. He and his crew soon become the next victims of the most documented case of demonic possession in US history.

5.2

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#19

Marley & Me

2008

A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

Mirrors

2008

An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

6.3

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Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Amityville Horror?

The top films similar to The Amityville Horror by MovieMagicScore are Amityville II: The Possession (5.7), Amityville 3-D (4.6), Amityville: The Evil Escapes (4.5). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Amityville Horror worth watching?

The Amityville Horror holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10 from 982 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Amityville Horror?

The Amityville Horror (1979) is a horror film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Amityville Horror?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more horror recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Amityville Horror

This ranked list pairs The Amityville Horror (1979), a horror film from Stuart Rosenberg, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of James Brolin take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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