Movies Like Pulse 3 (2008)

Pulse 3 is a 2008 horror, thriller film from Joel Soisson with a MovieMagicScore of 4.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Pulse and Pulse 2: Afterlife.

Horror Thriller

Pulse

2006

When the dead discover a means to contact the living through electronic devices, cellphones and computers become open gateways to monstrosities and destruction.

5.1

MagicScore

Pulse 2: Afterlife

2008

The world has been reshaped by the invasion of ghosts via the wireless internet. Cities are deserted, technology has been destroyed and the few remaining human beings eschew anything electrical in order to avoid a confrontation with the soulless ghosts that now wander the planet. Most of the ghosts are doomed to a repetitive loop of something they did while they were still despairing humans (a man repeatedly hangs himself, for example), but there are some ghosts so locked in denial, they do not know they are dead. They continue to haunt their homes, wrapped in fear that their souls will soon be torn from them.

4.3

MagicScore

The Peacemaker

1997

When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is a crack Special Forces Colonel.

6.0

MagicScore

The Cassandra Crossing

1976

Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.

6.2

MagicScore

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988

Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.

6.2

MagicScore

Bloody Moon

1981

After being released from a mental asylum, a disfigured man becomes obsessed with a student at his sister’s boarding school while grappling with his dark past.

4.9

MagicScore

The Woman in the Window

1944

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

7.4

MagicScore

Timecrimes

2007

A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.

7.0

MagicScore

Inside

2007

Scarred for life after a harrowing near-death experience, emotionally fragile mother-to-be Sarah is still struggling to come to terms with her loss. Overcome with silent grief, Sarah now seeks solace in work; however, she is on a collision course with sheer terror when a knock at the door in the dead of night chills her bones to the marrow. Now, the raven-haired, late-night visitor in black wants something precious from Sarah, and will stop at nothing to get it.

6.8

MagicScore

#10

Mayhem

2017

A virus spreads through an office complex causing white collar workers to act out their worst impulses.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Torture Garden

1967

Five people visit a fairground sideshow run by the sinister Dr. Diabolo. Having shown them a handful of haunted-house-style attractions, he promises them a genuinely scary experience if they will pay extra.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

The Ghost Train

1941

Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.

6.0

MagicScore

#13

Backtrack

2015

Troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers a horrifying secret that all of his patients share, he is put on a course that takes him back to the small hometown he fled years ago. There he confronts his demons and unravels a mystery 20 years in the making.

5.8

MagicScore

#14

Manhunter

1986

FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a new killer.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

The Swarm

1978

Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.

5.0

MagicScore

#16

Dog Soldiers

2002

A band of soldiers is dispatched to war games deep in the woods. When they stumble across a rival team slaughtered in camp, they realize they're not alone.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Wolf Man

2025

With his marriage fraying, Blake persuades his wife Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit his remote childhood home in rural Oregon. As they arrive at the farmhouse in the dead of night, they're attacked by an unseen animal and barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. But as the night stretches on, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable.

6.3

MagicScore

#18

The Wolf of Snow Hollow

2020

Terror grips a small mountain town as bodies are discovered after each full moon. Losing sleep, raising a teenage daughter, and caring for his ailing father, officer Marshall struggles to remind himself there's no such thing as werewolves.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

Doctor X

1932

A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.

6.0

MagicScore

#20

Blood Moon

2021

When Esme and her ten-year-old son, Luna move to a small desert town looking for a fresh start, they attract all the wrong kinds of attention. Esme must battle to protect her son and a terrifying secret before the next full moon reveals all.

6.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Pulse 3?

The top films similar to Pulse 3 by MovieMagicScore are Pulse (5.1), Pulse 2: Afterlife (4.3), The Peacemaker (6.0). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Pulse 3 worth watching?

Pulse 3 holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.5/10 from 73 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Pulse 3?

Pulse 3 (2008) is a horror, thriller film directed by Joel Soisson, starring Rider Strong, Noureen DeWulf, Karley Scott Collins.

Where can I find more recommendations like Pulse 3?

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About movies like Pulse 3

This ranked list pairs Pulse 3 (2008), a horror and thriller film from Joel Soisson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Rider Strong 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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