Movies Like Oculus (2013)

Oculus is a 2013 horror film from Mike Flanagan with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Conjuring: Last Rites and Nightwish.

Horror

The Conjuring: Last Rites

2025

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

7.0

MagicScore

Nightwish

1989

A professor and four graduate students journey to a crumbling mansion to investigate paranormal activity and must battle ghosts, aliens and satanic entities.

4.8

MagicScore

Thir13en Ghosts

2001

Arthur and his two children inherit his uncle's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to twelve ghosts. When the family, accompanied by a nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine 'designed by the Devil and powered by the dead' to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by a ghost hunter and his rival, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.

6.3

MagicScore

Don't Look Now

1973

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

6.9

MagicScore

Images

1972

While holidaying in Ireland, a pregnant children's author finds her mental state becoming increasingly unstable, resulting in paranoia, hallucinations, and visions of a doppelgänger.

6.8

MagicScore

Bigger Than Life

1956

A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.

7.2

MagicScore

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

6.7

MagicScore

Good Boy

2025

A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most.

6.6

MagicScore

Mama

2013

Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

The Deep House

2021

While diving in a remote French lake, a couple of YouTubers who specialise in underwater exploration videos discover a house submerged in the deep waters. What was initially a unique finding soon turns into a nightmare when they discover that the house was the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously, they realise the worst is yet to come: they are not alone in the house.

6.0

MagicScore

#11

And Now the Screaming Starts!

1973

In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of husband Charles Fengriffen. The bride, Catherine, falls victim to a curse placed by a wronged servant on the Fengriffen family and all its descendants.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

Sinister 2

2015

A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.

5.9

MagicScore

#13

Dead Birds

2005

Towards the end of the Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers hole up on an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank, and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.

5.7

MagicScore

#14

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death

2014

40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant.

5.3

MagicScore

#15

The Hearse

1980

A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt’s house in a small Californian town, and is harassed by unfriendly locals and a mysterious hearse.

5.2

MagicScore

#16

The Haunting of Alice D

2014

In the late 1890s the Davenport House was a famous and successful brothel, until a young prostitute named Alice killed herself there. After her death, the brothel became haunted by Alice's ghost, and was eventually abandoned. More than a century later, the old structure is renovated into a beautiful mansion. It is still rumored to inhabit the ghost of Alice. Despite this, the new owner; the rich and arrogant heir to the Davenport fortune, decides to throw a wild party for his first night in the house.

4.8

MagicScore

#17

Spirit Trap

2005

When five young students move into an old unoccupied mansion an inexplicable chain of events is set into motion as a mysterious spirit clock begins to tick again. As the story unfolds, revealing each student's dark secrets, the boundary between the real world and the afterlife is no longer clear. Will they find a way to escape or will they be trapped with the spirits forever?

4.1

MagicScore

#18

Night of Dark Shadows

1971

Recently married, Quentin and Tracy Collins have just moved into Collinwood, a New England estate that has long been in the Collins family and which Quentin has just inherited. They soon find themselves plagued by spirits of past residents.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

Presence

2025

A couple and their children move into a seemingly normal suburban home. When strange events occur, they begin to believe there is something else in the house with them. The presence is about to disrupt their lives in unimaginable ways.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Beetlejuice

1988

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Oculus?

The top films similar to Oculus by MovieMagicScore are The Conjuring: Last Rites (7.0), Nightwish (4.8), Thir13en Ghosts (6.3). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Oculus worth watching?

Oculus holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 3,078 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Oculus?

Oculus (2013) is a horror film directed by Mike Flanagan, starring Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff.

Where can I find more recommendations like Oculus?

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 Oculus

This ranked list pairs Oculus (2013), a horror film from Mike Flanagan, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Karen Gillan 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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