Movies Like The Atticus Institute (2015)

The Atticus Institute is a 2015 horror film from Chris Sparling with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Paranormal Investigation and Inner Demons.

Horror

Paranormal Investigation

2018

A ghost hunter investigates an evil spirit dwelling within a young man who reportedly became possessed after playing with a Ouija board.

4.5

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Inner Demons

2014

INNER DEMONS follows an 'Intervention'-style reality show crew that films an episode about a sixteen-year old girl, a former A-student, who is fighting addiction but may in fact be suffering from something even more destructive: demonic possession. The movie is an inquiry into the truth about her - with symptoms that straddle the disturbing and scary intersection between insanity, addiction and true possession.

5.2

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The Blackcoat's Daughter

2017

Two young women at a prestigious prep school are assailed by an evil, invisible power when they're stranded over winter break.

5.9

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The Conjuring

2013

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

7.5

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Stormhouse

2011

The military have captured and imprisoned a supernatural entity. And now it wants to play.

3.3

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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

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Bullets of Justice

2020

During World War III, the American government initiates a secret project codenamed ‘Army Bacon’ in order to create super soldiers by inbreeding humans with pigs. 25 years later the hybrid Muzzles have occupied the top of the food chain, eating and farming humanity. Ex-bounty hunter Rob Justice works for the last line of human resistance - a group of survivors hiding in a nuclear bunker deep underground - and his mission is to search and destroy Muzzle Central.

4.9

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undertone

2026

The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.

6.0

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1974: The Possession of Altair

2018

A newlywed couple disappeared in 1974, their 8mm tapes reveal one of the most horrifying events in Mexican history.

5.4

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#10

Warda

2014

Walid, a video blogger, returns to his Egyptian countryside home to document and investigate strange happenings that have been disturbing his family since the death of his father.

4.1

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#11

The Devil's Doorway

2018

In the autumn of 1960, Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton were sent by the Vatican to investigate a miraculous event in an Irish home for 'fallen women', only to uncover something much more horrific.

5.5

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#12

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977

Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?

4.5

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#13

Sometimes They Come Back... Again

1996

Jon Porter returns to his hometown after the sudden and bizarre death of his mother. He hopes to leave as soon as the funeral is over but it's too late. The sinister forces that caused his sister's brutal murder 30 years ago are back. Jon knows the nightmare can't continue. He must stand up to his fear and exorcise the demons who have risen again to take posession of his beautiful teenage daughter - body and soul.

4.8

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#14

In the Fire

2023

A doctor from New York travels to a remote plantation in the 1890s to care for a disturbed boy who seems to have inexplicable abilities. She begins treating the child, but in doing so, ignites a war between science and religion as the local priest believes the boy is possessed by the devil and the cause of the village's woes.

4.5

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#15

The Quiet Ones

2014

A professor and his students perform a dangerous experiment that causes a young woman to lose her sanity.

5.1

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#16

Punishment Park

1971

In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.

7.3

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#17

The Medium

2021

A shaman's family learn that their goddess is supposedly controlling one of them. However, their lives take a frightening turn when they realise the goddess has nothing to do with the possession.

7.0

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#18

Lake Mungo

2009

After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic and parapsychologist, who discovers that Alice led a secret, double life. At Lake Mungo, Alice's secret past emerges.

6.2

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#19

Marebito

2004

A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.

6.0

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#20

Cult

2013

Three female idols appear on a television show to investigate an exorcism. An exorcist with psychic powers named Unsui claims that the show’s subjects, the Kaneda family, are cursed by a demon that’s too powerful for him to banish on his own, so he calls in a fellow exorcist to help. Soon, a reckless ghost hunter enters the fray as the three idols witness a series of terrifying events.

6.0

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Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Atticus Institute?

The top films similar to The Atticus Institute by MovieMagicScore are Paranormal Investigation (4.5), Inner Demons (5.2), The Blackcoat's Daughter (5.9). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Atticus Institute worth watching?

The Atticus Institute holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 343 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Atticus Institute?

The Atticus Institute (2015) is a horror film directed by Chris Sparling, starring William Mapother, Rya Kihlstedt, Sharon Maughan.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Atticus Institute?

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About movies like The Atticus Institute

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