Movies Like The Advent Calendar (2021)

The Advent Calendar is a 2021 drama, horror, thriller film from Patrick Ridremont with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Prodigy and The Frighteners.

Drama Horror Thriller

The Prodigy

2019

A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.

6.2

MagicScore

The Frighteners

1996

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

6.9

MagicScore

Separation

2021

A young girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother.

5.7

MagicScore

Cathy's Curse

1977

A young girl is possessed by the spirit of her dead aunt, who died in a car accident. Soon members of her family begin to mysteriously die off.

4.9

MagicScore

Elle

2016

When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving family, all the while becoming engaged in a game of cat and mouse with her stalker.

6.7

MagicScore

Dead End

2003

Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.

6.4

MagicScore

I Am Not a Serial Killer

2016

In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.

6.3

MagicScore

Journey Back to Christmas

2016

WWII has ended and Hanna is still grieving over her husband's disappearance. When the Christmas Comet appears for the first time in 70 years, Hanna is caught in a terrible storm and knocked unconscious. When she wakes up, she's in 2016.

6.4

MagicScore

Run

2020

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

2010

A week before Christmas, Kyon wakes up in a world where the SOS Brigade doesn't exist. Mikuru and Yuki don't recognize him, and Haruhi and Itsuki seem to have vanished.

7.8

MagicScore

#11

Martha

1974

After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

Scrooge

1951

Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.

7.4

MagicScore

#13

Tales from the Crypt

1972

Five strangers encounter the mysterious Crypt Keeper while viewing old catacombs in the English countryside. Through a series of terrifying stories, each one learns their fate.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Incarnate

2016

An exorcist comes up against an evil from his past when he uses his skills to enter the mind of a nine year old boy.

5.5

MagicScore

#15

Abominable

2006

A man, crippled in an accident, returns to the woods after rehabilitation, certain that he'll not see Bigfoot again.

4.8

MagicScore

#16

Breathing Room

2008

Thrown naked into a desolate room with thirteen strangers, Tonya discovers that she is the final contestant in a deadly game. Restrained by lethal electronic collars, the players must utilize hints and tools from a box marked "pieces" to find both an exit and the reason for their abduction. One by one the players are eliminated as their "curfew" begins and the lights go out. With each dead body comes another clue, which they use to discover that one of them is the killer. The question is ... which one?

4.3

MagicScore

#17

Heartstopper

2006

Two hospitalized young people discover that things can get even worse when the dilapidated institution is stranded by a severe storm and a maniac stalks the corridors butchering the patients and staff.

3.7

MagicScore

#18

Out of My Mind

2024

Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates. When a young educator notices her student's untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it.

7.8

MagicScore

#19

Key Largo

1948

A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his widowed daughter-in-law Nora, and ex-GI Frank McCloud.

7.5

MagicScore

#20

37 Seconds

2019

23-year-old comic book artist Yuma, physically disabled due to profound cerebral palsy and emotionally stunted by her well-meaning but overly protective mother, forges her own unusual path to sexual awakening and independence while at the same time discovering love and forgiveness.

7.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Advent Calendar?

The top films similar to The Advent Calendar by MovieMagicScore are The Prodigy (6.2), The Frighteners (6.9), Separation (5.7). Each shares drama/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Advent Calendar worth watching?

The Advent Calendar holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 383 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Advent Calendar?

The Advent Calendar (2021) is a drama, horror, thriller film directed by Patrick Ridremont, starring Eugénie Derouand, Honorine Magnier, Clément Olivieri.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Advent Calendar?

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About movies like The Advent Calendar

This ranked list pairs The Advent Calendar (2021), a drama and horror and thriller film from Patrick Ridremont, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Eugénie Derouand 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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