Movies Like Cropsey (2009)

Cropsey is a 2009 crime, documentary, horror, mystery film from Joshua Zeman with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Butterfly Kisses and File 253.

Crime Documentary Horror Mystery

Butterfly Kisses

2018

A filmmaker discovers a box of video tapes depicting two students' disturbing film project featuring a local horror legend, The Peeping Tom. As he sets out to prove this story is real and release it as a work of his own, he loses himself and the film crew following him into his project.

5.8

MagicScore

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

Cucuy: The Boogeyman

2018

When children start disappearing, a rebellious teen under house arrest starts to suspect that a legendary evil, a boogeyman known as the Cucuy, might be responsible.

6.6

MagicScore

The Seventh Victim

1943

After young Mary Gibson discovers that her older sister Jacqueline has disappeared, she leaves her boarding school and heads to New York City to track down her sibling. But Mary gets drawn deeper into the mystery.

6.5

MagicScore

Borderland

2007

Three college students, Phil, Ed, and Henry take a road trip into Mexico for a week of drinking and carefree fun only to have Phil find himself a captive of a group of satanic Mexican drug smugglers who kill tourists and whom are looking for a group of new ones to prepare for a sacrifice.

5.4

MagicScore

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

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

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

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

#10

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

MagicScore

#11

7 Nights Of Darkness

2011

In 2010 six reality television show contestants spent seven nights in an abandoned and haunted asylum. The show never aired but an editor for the network was able to piece together some footage. The prize for staying all seven nights was a share of one million dollars that was to be split amongst any contestants that didn't leave. No prize money was ever awarded.

4.0

MagicScore

#12

Reel Evil

2012

Struggling filmmakers - Kennedy, Cory and James - finally catch the break they were looking for when they are hired to shoot a 'behind-the-scenes' documentary for a major studio production. But their dream job quickly turns into a nightmare when they explore the legendary, haunted location and find something far worse than anything Hollywood could create. Terror becomes reality for the filmmakers as they uncover the malevolent secrets of the hospital, and the sinister doctor who once ran it. Trapped inside the hospital with no apparent way out, our crew is tormented by the evil, unspeakable fear

3.6

MagicScore

#13

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2018

Spooky Scary horror 5

3.9

MagicScore

#14

Camp Blood First Slaughter

2014

A group of students on a class assignment travel to the infamous Camp Blood woods in the hopes of debunking a local legend.

3.4

MagicScore

#15

Pulse

2001

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

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

#17

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

#18

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

2026

The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.

7.9

MagicScore

#19

Get Out

2017

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

7.6

MagicScore

#20

Luther: The Fallen Sun

2023

A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Cropsey?

The top films similar to Cropsey by MovieMagicScore are Butterfly Kisses (5.8), File 253 (6.0), Cucuy: The Boogeyman (6.6). Each shares crime/documentary/horror/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Cropsey worth watching?

Cropsey holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 170 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Cropsey?

Cropsey (2009) is a crime, documentary, horror, mystery film directed by Joshua Zeman, starring Joshua Zeman, Barbara Brancaccio, Bill Ellis.

Where can I find more recommendations like Cropsey?

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About movies like Cropsey

This ranked list pairs Cropsey (2009), a crime and documentary and horror and mystery film from Joshua Zeman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Joshua Zeman 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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