Movies Like Butterfly Kisses (2018)

Butterfly Kisses is a 2018 drama, horror, mystery film from Erik Kristopher Myers with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with File 253 and Cropsey.

Drama Horror Mystery

File 253

2015

In 2013 a psychiatric clinic which served for more than 50 years caring for patients in Mexico City was demolished. A few months before its demolition, four young men came to investigate the clinic, determined to discover the truth about rumors of strange and paranormal events, recording everything with which they encounter. Today, the whereabouts of these four young men are unknown, remaining only fragments of their recordings.

6.0

MagicScore

Cropsey

2009

Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.

6.0

MagicScore

The Last Broadcast

1998

In December 1995, a four-man team from the public-access program, "Fact or Fiction", braved the New Jersey's desolate Pine Barrens determined to deliver a live broadcast of the legendary Jersey Devil. Only one came out alive. It took the jury ninety minutes to sentence the lone survivor to life in prison. One year later, a filmmaker decides to mount his own investigation...

5.1

MagicScore

The Blackwell Ghost

2017

A filmmaker tries to prove that ghosts are real but soon regrets his intentions after he finds himself being terrorized in a haunted house by a ghost with a dark past. An authentic documentary that shows actual ghost footage that was captured on camera.

6.4

MagicScore

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

MagicScore

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

MagicScore

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2018

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3.9

MagicScore

Howard’s Mill

2021

An abandoned piece of farmland in rural Tennessee may hold the key to multiple missing person cases spanning over forty years.

5.9

MagicScore

Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva

2023

In 2018 a string of tragedies unfold in the high desert of North Eastern Nevada. A woman was found dead and another would vanish along the same stretch of remote highway. Could these events be linked to the infamous 2017 disappearance of outdoorsman Gary Hinge?

5.4

MagicScore

#10

Noctem

2017

Adrian and Esteban have been missing for a year. The police are at a standstill, despite having found their personal belongings in Cozumel, an island 12 miles away from the Riviera Maya. Alex friend of both, manages to get their cell phones, with which he will start his own parallel research. And he will discover that the truth is much more terrifying than you could imagine.

5.2

MagicScore

#11

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne

2015

An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Țofei's spiritual trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

Friendship

2025

Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin, and his attempts to make an adult male friend threatens to ruin both of their lives.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

Absentia

2011

Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.

5.8

MagicScore

#14

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum

2018

The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, but they encounter much more than expected as they move deeper inside the nightmarish old building.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

Shelby Oaks

2025

A woman's obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.

5.8

MagicScore

#16

Rorschach

2015

Two skeptic researchers investigate a mother's claim that an unknown presence may be trying to communicate with her 7-year-old daughter.

5.1

MagicScore

#17

The Blair Witch Project

1999

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

6.4

MagicScore

#18

Undocumented

2010

A documentary film crew runs afoul of sadistic radicals when they follow illegal immigrants sneaking over the U.S. border.

6.0

MagicScore

#19

The Blackwell Ghost 3

2019

A filmmaker takes a journey to discover a new haunted house and brings along his cameras to document what happens inside. The house, which is plagued by its dark history, begins to come alive in this third instalment of “The Blackwell Ghost.”

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Grave Encounters

2011

A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Butterfly Kisses?

The top films similar to Butterfly Kisses by MovieMagicScore are File 253 (6.0), Cropsey (6.0), The Last Broadcast (5.1). Each shares drama/horror/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Butterfly Kisses worth watching?

Butterfly Kisses holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 90 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Butterfly Kisses?

Butterfly Kisses (2018) is a drama, horror, mystery film directed by Erik Kristopher Myers, starring Seth Adam Kallick, Rachel Armiger, Reed Delisle.

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This ranked list pairs Butterfly Kisses (2018), a drama and horror and mystery film from Erik Kristopher Myers, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Seth Adam Kallick 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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