Movies Like Mara (2018)

Mara is a 2018 crime, horror, thriller film from Clive Tonge with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with undertone and NightMare.

Crime Horror Thriller

undertone

2026

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

6.0

MagicScore

NightMare

2022

A woman is plagued by constant nightmares after moving into a large, suspiciously cheap apartment. The apartment’s terrible secret soon reveals itself through her dreams.

5.2

MagicScore

Dead Awake

2016

Kate Bowman (Jocelin Donahue) is an average social worker who, after the sudden death of her twin sister, is investigating the mysterious deaths of other people who died in their sleep. Shortly before their deaths, the victims all reported a supernatural force that appeared to them while they were suffering from sleep paralysis. When Kate investigates further into the case, she opens herself up to the creature's wrath and soon finds herself and her family suffering from an ancient evil.

5.2

MagicScore

Come True

2020

Looking for an escape from her recurring nightmares, 18-year-old Sarah submits to a university sleep study, but soon realizes she's become the conduit to a frightening new discovery.

5.9

MagicScore

The Nightmare

2015

Eight people experience sleep paralysis, a condition which leaves them unable to move, speak or react.

5.5

MagicScore

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

47 Hours to Live

2019

Two socially awkward teenage girls, are bored one night and turn to the internet for scary stories. They find a game on a creepy website that claims you can use your phone to summon the supernatural...and if you lose the game...you lose your life.

5.9

MagicScore

Anything for Jackson

2020

A bereaved Satanist couple kidnap a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their dead grandson's spirit into her unborn child, but they end up summoning more than they bargained for.

6.7

MagicScore

The Cellar

2022

When Keira Woods' daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country, she soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family's souls forever.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Wynonna Earp: Vengeance

2024

Wynonna Earp is coming home to battle her greatest foe yet: a psychotic seductress hellbent on revenge against her... and everyone she loves.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Painted Skin

1993

A roving ghost spirit controlled by Ying Yang the Evil paints her face in the guise of a concubine. Her spirit can only be released by a ghostbusting monk who comes to her rescue.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

The Haunting of the Tower of London

2022

The Two Princes, imprisoned and allegedly murdered in the Bloody Tower within the Tower Of London by Richard III. The story tells how they allegedly came back to haunt the Tower and with guards and inmates starting to die in horrible circumstances, it becomes clear the Two Princes are out for revenge. A chilling ghost story based on the famous mystery.

5.9

MagicScore

#13

Dolly Dearest

1991

An American family moves to Mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toy factory happens to be next to a Sanzian grave and the toys come into possession of an old, malicious spirit.

5.5

MagicScore

#14

Clowntergeist

2017

Emma, a college student with a crippling fear of clowns, must come face to face with her worst fear when an evil spirit in the body of a clown is summoned terrorizing the town she calls home.

3.6

MagicScore

#15

Lost Highway

1997

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

7.5

MagicScore

#16

The Funeral

1996

After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

Out of Sight

1998

Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

Bedfellows

2008

When a woman is being called in the middle of the night, she finds out that it's not her husband laying next to her.

5.8

MagicScore

#19

Don't Look Away

2017

When a teenage girl tells her father about a mysterious figure staring at her, all her father can say is: "DON'T LOOK AWAY".

5.5

MagicScore

#20

We're All Going to the World's Fair

2022

Reality and fantasy begin to blur when a teenager, alone in her attic bedroom, immerses herself in a role-playing horror game online.

5.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Mara?

The top films similar to Mara by MovieMagicScore are undertone (6.0), NightMare (5.2), Dead Awake (5.2). Each shares crime/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Mara worth watching?

Mara holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 409 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Mara?

Mara (2018) is a crime, horror, thriller film directed by Clive Tonge, starring Olga Kurylenko, Javier Botet, Mitch Eakins.

Where can I find more recommendations like Mara?

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About movies like Mara

This ranked list pairs Mara (2018), a crime and horror and thriller film from Clive Tonge, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Olga Kurylenko 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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