Movies Like Hangman's Curse (2003)

Hangman's Curse is a 2003 horror, mystery, thriller film from Rafal Zielinski with a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Beastly and Commitment.

Horror Mystery Thriller

Beastly

2011

A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.

6.3

MagicScore

Commitment

2013

The son of a North Korean spy decides to follow in his father's footsteps to protect his little sister.

7.3

MagicScore

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

2009

When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.

5.8

MagicScore

The Hot Chick

2002

Not only is Jessica Spencer the most popular girl in school -- she is also the meanest. But things change for the attractive teen when a freak accident involving a cursed pair of earrings and a chance encounter at a gas station causes her to switch bodies with Clive, a sleazy crook. Jessica, in the form of the repulsive Clive, struggles to adjust to this radical alteration and sets out to get her own body back before the upcoming prom.

6.4

MagicScore

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.

7.7

MagicScore

Holes

2003

After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. But Stanley and the other boys start to unravel a mystery, linked with the camps tough-as-nails warden —and possibly Stanley’s family itself.

6.9

MagicScore

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.

7.9

MagicScore

November Criminals

2017

When Addison investigates the murder of his friend Kevin with the help of Phoebe, they discover that the truth is darker than they had ever imagined.

5.3

MagicScore

School's Out

2018

Pierre Hoffman joins a prestigious school as a substitute teacher and soon notices, among some of his students, an unjustified hostility and a spark of violence in their eyes. Is it because the unspeakable tragedy they have just experienced? Is it because they seem to be extraordinarily gifted children? Is it because they have lost all hope for the future? From curiosity to obsession, Pierre will try to unlock their secret.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

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

#11

The Ring

2002

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring so she can save herself and her son.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

The Ghost Station

2023

Reporter Na-yeong and her partner investigate a series of mysterious deaths and a perplexing case where her source was allegedly already dead at the time of their interview. Together they end up confronting a terrifying truth.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

1995

Annie, a young schoolteacher struggling to solve the brutal murder of her father, unwittingly summons the "Candyman" to New Orleans, where she learns the secret of his power, and discovers the link that connects them.

5.4

MagicScore

#14

Paper Towns

2015

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge, he follows. After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Quentin arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Quentin soon learns that there are clues, and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer Quentin gets, the less he sees of the girl he thought he knew.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Hatchet II

2010

Picking up right where the original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the swamp-dwelling killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family’s connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher.

5.5

MagicScore

#16

Carrie

2002

An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she unleashes a horrifying chaos on everyone, leaving nothing but destruction in her wake.

6.1

MagicScore

#17

Bad Girls from Valley High

2005

Soon after the arrival of a mysterious exchange student, who they're convinced has something to do with a murder they committed one year earlier, three ruthless high school queen bees begin to prematurely age.

3.9

MagicScore

#18

The Hate U Give

2018

Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.

8.1

MagicScore

#19

Love, Simon

2018

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.

8.0

MagicScore

#20

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.

7.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Hangman's Curse?

The top films similar to Hangman's Curse by MovieMagicScore are Beastly (6.3), Commitment (7.3), Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (5.8). Each shares horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Hangman's Curse worth watching?

Hangman's Curse holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10 from 42 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Hangman's Curse?

Hangman's Curse (2003) is a horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Rafal Zielinski, starring David Keith, Mel Harris, Douglas Smith.

Where can I find more recommendations like Hangman's Curse?

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 Hangman's Curse

This ranked list pairs Hangman's Curse (2003), a horror and mystery and thriller film from Rafal Zielinski, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of David Keith 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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