Movies Like Sadako 3D (2012)

Sadako 3D is a 2012 horror film from Tsutomu Hanabusa with a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Ring and The Spiral.

Horror

Ring

1998

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

7.1

MagicScore

The Spiral

1998

A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.

5.3

MagicScore

Ring 2

1999

While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her boyfriend’s son, Yoichi, starts to develop the same psychic abilities as Sadako, Takano must find a way to keep the boy and herself from becoming the next victims.

5.8

MagicScore

Ring 0

2000

Taking place thirty years before the events of Ringu, Ringu 0 provides the shocking background story of how the girl on the video became a deadly, vengeful spirit.

6.1

MagicScore

Sadako 3D 2

2013

Five years have passed since the events of Sadako 3D. Akane is pregnant with a child with her boyfriend Takenori. However, Akane dies after giving birth to her daughter. When Takenori's sister Fuko takes up the task of caring for Akane's daughter, the infamous cursed video resurfaces. During her investigation, Fuko learns about the legend of Sadako's daughter...

4.8

MagicScore

Sadako vs. Kayako

2016

A girl, Yūri Kurahashi, after watching a cursed videotape together with her friend in a haunted house, becomes trapped in a conflict between the two murderous ghosts: Sadako Yamamura and Kayako Saeki

5.6

MagicScore

Sadako

2019

A psychologist connects her missing brother to the strange case of a mysterious little girl believed to be Sadako reincarnated.

5.9

MagicScore

Sadako DX

2022

Ayaka Ichijo is a graduate student with an IQ of 200 who tries to investigate the strange deaths happening nationwide after people supposedly watched a cursed video and her younger sister also did the same out of curiosity.

4.5

MagicScore

Antrum

2018

Rumored to have been lost, Antrum appears as a cursed film from the 1970s. Viewers are warned to proceed with caution. It’s said to be a story about a young boy and girl who enter the forest in an attempt to save the soul of their recently deceased pet. They journey to “The Antrum,” the very spot the devil landed after being cast out of heaven. There, the children begin to dig a hole to hell.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.

8.5

MagicScore

#11

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

1959

Ilias dresses himself in a police uniform as part of a complex burglary plot. Unfortunately for him, the impostor officer is called to assist in the investigation of a real crime. The other officers involved in this case treat him as a colleague, and he is forced to play along in hopes that his cover is not blown.

7.7

MagicScore

#12

Corpse Bride

2005

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.

7.6

MagicScore

#13

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.

7.6

MagicScore

#14

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.

7.4

MagicScore

#15

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Donkey Skin

1970

A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

The Lord of the Rings

1978

Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices. But it won't be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-earth of evil.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Pepe El Toro

1953

The simple life and the values of loyalty and solidarity of the poor people in the environment of professional boxing, is the plot of this film, where Pepe el Toro shows the effort and tragedies that are experienced in this profession.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

Closing the Ring

2007

During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love with one of them, Teddy. In modern-day Belfast, a man named Jimmy endeavors to return a ring found in the wreckage of a crashed plane. He travels to Michigan, where the grown Ethel Ann, who married another man after Teddy was killed in battle, now lives. Ethel Ann must decide whether to go with Jimmy to meet the soldier who last saw Teddy alive.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Expend4bles

2023

Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table. But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to give “new blood” a whole new meaning.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Sadako 3D?

The top films similar to Sadako 3D by MovieMagicScore are Ring (7.1), The Spiral (5.3), Ring 2 (5.8). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Sadako 3D worth watching?

Sadako 3D holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10 from 97 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Sadako 3D?

Sadako 3D (2012) is a horror film directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, starring Satomi Ishihara, Koji Seto, Yusuke Yamamoto.

Where can I find more recommendations like Sadako 3D?

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 Sadako 3D

This ranked list pairs Sadako 3D (2012), a horror film from Tsutomu Hanabusa, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Satomi Ishihara 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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