Movies Like The Anchor (2022)

The Anchor is a 2022 horror, mystery, thriller film from Jeong Ji-yeon with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Two Evil Eyes and Faces of Death.

Horror Mystery Thriller

Two Evil Eyes

1990

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.

6.1

MagicScore

Faces of Death

2026

A woman, employed as a website content moderator, comes across a series of violent videos reproducing death scenes from a film.

5.5

MagicScore

Network

1976

When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.

7.8

MagicScore

Stir of Echoes

1999

After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.

6.7

MagicScore

Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll

1974

An ex-convict, troubled by dreams that he strangles women, is hired as the caretaker on an estate owned by three very strange sisters. Soon after his arrival, a serial killer begins slaughtering blonde, blue-eyed women - and leaving their eyeballs in a bowl of water.

5.7

MagicScore

State of Play

2009

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

6.8

MagicScore

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1971

In Paris, in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Cesar Charron owns a theater at the Rue Morgue where he performs the play "Murders in the Rue Morgue" with his wife Madeleine Charron, who has dreadful nightmares. When there are several murders by acid of people connected to Cesar, the prime suspect of Inspector Vidocq would be Cesar's former partner Rene Marot. But Marot murdered Madeleine's mother many years ago and committed suicide immediately after.

5.1

MagicScore

Prevenge

2017

A pregnant widow, believing herself to be guided by her unborn child, embarks on a homicidal rampage.

5.5

MagicScore

Forgotten

2017

Seoul, South Korea, 1997. When the young but extremely anxious student Jin-seok, his parents and his successful older brother Yoo-seok move to a new home, mysterious and frightening events begin to happen around them, unexplained events that threaten to ruin their seemingly happy lives. Unable to understand what is happening, Jin-seok wonders if he is losing his mind.

7.9

MagicScore

#10

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987

A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Cure

1997

A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

Sisters

1973

Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch, who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

1922

2017

A simple yet proud rancher conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, convincing his teenage son to participate.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

Wrecked

2010

A man awakens in a car wreck at the bottom of a steep cliff. He can't remember who he is or how he got there, but a report over the radio fills in some of the blanks, as it describes a violent bank robbery and names a perpetrator who happens to be sitting dead in the back seat.

5.3

MagicScore

#15

K-PAX

2001

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

7.2

MagicScore

#16

The Frozen Ghost

1945

When a man dies of a heart attack, a stage and radio mentalist believes he has willed him to die because he was angry with the man. Riddled with guilt, the mentalist cancels further shows, breaks off his engagement to his female partner, who can read minds while in a hypnotic trance, and takes refuge in the eerie wax-museum-cum-home of another woman friend.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein

1972

Dracula kills another innocent victim and Dr. Seward decides it's time to wipe him off the face of the earth. Armed with a hammer and a wooden stake, he arrives at Castle Dracula and duly dispatches the vampire Count. Next day, however, Dr. Frankenstein arrives with his assistant, Morpho, and a large crate containing the monster. Using the blood of a pub singer who has been abducted by his creation, the doctor brings Dracula back to life and uses him for his own ends. The Count and a female vampire continue to terrorise the town, so Dr Seward once again sets out for Castle Dracula. Unfortunately, he is attacked by the Frankenstein monster and left for dead. Amira, a gypsy, rescues him and summons up a werewolf to do battle with the forces of evil...

4.7

MagicScore

#18

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

#19

Shrew's Nest

2014

Spain, 1950s. Montse's agoraphobia keeps her locked in a sinister apartment in Madrid and her only link to reality is the little sister she lost her youth raising. But one day, a reckless young neighbor, Carlos, falls down the stairwell and drags himself to their door. Someone has entered the shrew's nest... perhaps he'll never leave.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Scream

2022

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Anchor?

The top films similar to The Anchor by MovieMagicScore are Two Evil Eyes (6.1), Faces of Death (5.5), Network (7.8). Each shares horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Anchor worth watching?

The Anchor holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 33 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Anchor?

The Anchor (2022) is a horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Jeong Ji-yeon, starring Chun Woo-hee, Shin Ha-kyun, Lee Hye-young.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Anchor?

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About movies like The Anchor

This ranked list pairs The Anchor (2022), a horror and mystery and thriller film from Jeong Ji-yeon, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Chun Woo-hee 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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