Movies Like The Turning (2020)

The Turning is a 2020 horror, thriller film from Floria Sigismondi with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Innocents and The Turn of the Screw.

Horror Thriller

The Innocents

1961

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

7.5

MagicScore

The Turn of the Screw

2009

A young governess, Ann, is sent to a country house to take care of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Soon after her arrival, Miles is expelled from boarding school. Although charmed by her young charge, she secretly fears there are ominous reasons behind his expulsion. With Miles back at home, the governess starts noticing ethereal figures roaming the estate's grounds. Desperate to learn more about these sinister sightings she discovers that the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of her predecessor hold grim implications for herself. As she becomes increasingly fearful that malevolent forces are stalking the children the governess is determined to save them, risking herself and her sanity in the process.

4.7

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Chinese Roulette

1977

A husband and wife lie to each other about their weekend travel plans, only to both show up at the family's country house with their lovers.

7.1

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The Haunting of Morella

1990

An executed witch inhabits her teenaged daughter's body to continue in the pursuit of bloodshed.

4.7

MagicScore

Ghost Game

2024

As part of an internet challenge to live undetected in a stranger’s home, a daring couple target an infamous haunted house and endure a series of chilling incidents as they witness a family descending into madness.

3.9

MagicScore

The Deeper You Dig

2019

14-year old Echo and her mother Ivy, a tarot card reader, live a quiet life in a rural area. When reclusive Kurt moves down the road to restore an abandoned farmhouse, an accident leads to Echo’s murder, and suddenly three lives collide in mysterious and wicked ways. Kurt assumes he can hide his secret under the ground. But Echo burrows into his head until he can feel her in his bones. As she haunts his every move, trying to reach her mother from beyond, Ivy must dig deep to see the signs and prove that love won’t stay buried.

5.8

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Empire of Passion

1978

In a small Japanese village at the end of the 19th century, a rickshaw driver's wife takes on a much younger lover and the two conspire to murder him.

6.9

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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

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

#10

We Are Not Alone

2016

A family, Mateo, Monica and eight year old Sofia, move into a house on the outskirts of Lima. From the first night, the girl is haunted by a terrifying being. These harassments become every time more violent and disturbing, and soon enough will require the presence of a priest, who will try to help without imagining the consequences.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Haunter

2013

A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

Demonic

2015

A police officer and a psychologist investigate the deaths of five people who were killed while trying to summon ghosts.

5.3

MagicScore

#13

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

#14

Witchtrap

1989

A group of parapsychologists, as well as a skeptical cop, are terrorized by a Satanic ghost in a bed-and-breakfast.

5.1

MagicScore

#15

Something Creeping in the Dark

1971

A group of stranded travelers takes refuge in an old abandoned house, only to find out that they are not the only residents of the building.

4.9

MagicScore

#16

Bornless Ones

2016

With the help of her friends, Emily moves to a remote home to take better care of her brother, Zack who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. But what they don't know is that the house is keeping a terrifying secret that will haunt them one by one.

4.6

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#17

A Haunting in Salem

2011

When the new sheriff of Salem, Massachusetts discovers that he is the victim of a centuries-old curse, he must protect his family from the vengeful ghosts that torment his home.

4.3

MagicScore

#18

Attention, the Kids Are Watching

1978

In a seaside villa, under the care of a nanny, a group of children spend most of their days watching violent television shows.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

The Lost Bus

2025

A determined father risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher and her students from a raging wildfire.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

The Amityville Horror

1979

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Turning?

The top films similar to The Turning by MovieMagicScore are The Innocents (7.5), The Turn of the Screw (4.7), Chinese Roulette (7.1). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Turning worth watching?

The Turning holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 1,001 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Turning?

The Turning (2020) is a horror, thriller film directed by Floria Sigismondi, starring Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Turning?

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 The Turning

This ranked list pairs The Turning (2020), a horror and thriller film from Floria Sigismondi, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Mackenzie Davis 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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