Movies Like The Grudge 3 (2009)

The Grudge 3 is a 2009 horror, mystery, thriller film from Toby Wilkins with a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Grudge and The Grudge 2.

Horror Mystery Thriller

The Grudge

2004

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

5.9

MagicScore

The Grudge 2

2006

A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong, and strange things begin happening in a Chicago apartment building.

5.6

MagicScore

The Uninvited

1944

A brother and sister move into an old seaside house that has been abandoned for many years on the Cornwellian coast. They soon discover that it is haunted by the ghost of the mother of their neighbor's granddaughter, with whom the brother has fallen in love.

6.9

MagicScore

Hosts

2020

On Christmas Eve, an innocent couple become hosts to a malicious entity. Throughout the night they terrorise a family of five in unimaginably violent and disturbing ways.

5.0

MagicScore

Hereditary

2018

Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.

7.3

MagicScore

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

MagicScore

Inland Empire

2006

When actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces.

7.0

MagicScore

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

MagicScore

Crimson Peak

2015

In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

Full Circle

1978

After the death of her daughter, wealthy housewife Julia Lofting abruptly leaves her husband and moves into an old Victorian home in London to re-start her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

The Haunted Palace

1963

A warlock burned at the stake comes back and takes over the body of his great grandson to take his revenge on the descendents of the villages that burned him.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Dead Silence

2007

Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. Destined to find out the truth, Jamie goes to the town of Raven's Fair, where Shaw used to perform and is buried. But Jamie is in for more than he expected.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

An Angel for Satan

1966

At the end of the 19th century, in a little Italian village by a lake an old statue is recovered. Soon a series of crimes start and the superstitious people of the village believe that the statue carries an ancient malediction.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

The Crow: Salvation

2000

Alex Corvis, a man wrongly executed for the murder of his girlfriend, returns from the dead and sets out to find the real killer.

5.5

MagicScore

#15

Crypt of the Vampire

1964

Count Karnstein sends for a doctor to help his sick daughter Laura. Her nurse believes she is possessed by the spirit of a dead ancestor, Carmilla. A young woman becomes intrigued by the mysterious deaths surrounding Laura after a carriage accident outside the castle forces her to stay. They become close friends until Laura becomes convinced the spirit of Carmilla is forcing her to kill.

4.9

MagicScore

#16

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

Witchery

1988

A student and her photographer boyfriend visit an island off of Massachusetts to research a hotel supposedly haunted by a witch.

5.0

MagicScore

#18

Don't Look at the Demon

2022

A spiritual medium leads a paranormal investigative TV crew to a haunted home only to discover that the evil spirit she’s facing holds the key to her troubled past.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

A Haunted House 2

2014

After exorcising the demons of his ex, Malcolm starts afresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

A Haunted House

2013

Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters for help in this spoof of all the "found-footage/documentary style" films released in recent years.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Grudge 3?

The top films similar to The Grudge 3 by MovieMagicScore are The Grudge (5.9), The Grudge 2 (5.6), The Uninvited (6.9). Each shares horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Grudge 3 worth watching?

The Grudge 3 holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10 from 633 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Grudge 3?

The Grudge 3 (2009) is a horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Toby Wilkins, starring Johanna Braddy, Emi Ikehata, Jadie-Rose Hobson.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Grudge 3?

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About movies like The Grudge 3

This ranked list pairs The Grudge 3 (2009), a horror and mystery and thriller film from Toby Wilkins, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Johanna Braddy 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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