Movies Like Rise of the Mummy (2021)

Rise of the Mummy is a 2021 fantasy, horror, science fiction film from Antonia Johnstone with a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Salvage and Halloween III: Season of the Witch.

Fantasy Horror Science Fiction

Salvage

2006

Claire Parker is going to die. At the hands of a sadistic and depraved killer, she will endure a terrifying, unimaginable brutal death--and it will all happen again. After being beaten, dragged, sliced, and stabbed, Claire awakens at work--where it all began--untouched and unharmed. But the hellish ordeal is far from over. The madman is back and he's ready for more blood...

4.7

MagicScore

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982

A toy salesman is pursued ruthlessly by a group of mysterious people in suits. After collapsing near the front of another store, he is brought to the hospital clutching the year’s most popular Halloween mask. Dr. Dan Challis sets out to investigate the strange events and finds himself thrust into a nightmarish conspiracy.

5.2

MagicScore

The Mutilator

1985

As a child, Ed was cleaning his father’s hunting rifles - a surprise birthday treat for the old man - when one of them went off, hitting and killing his mother. On seeing the bloodshed, his father flew into a murderous rage - Ed just barely escaped with his life. Now in his teens, he returns home; he doesn’t expect to find his father, still there, waiting for a chance to settle the score . . .

5.1

MagicScore

Mill of the Stone Women

1960

Hans von Arnam travels to a Flemish village to study a strange carousel located in an old windmill that displays famous murderesses and other notorious women from history. Professor Gregorius Wahl, owner of the windmill, warns Hans to stay away from his mysterious daughter Elfi, in order to keep Hans from discovering the horrible secret shared by the Professor and Elfi's Doctor.

6.0

MagicScore

Ghost Town

2008

Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!

6.5

MagicScore

The Vault of Horror

1973

The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about their recurring nightmares. Their stories include vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an insurance scam, and an artist who kills by painting his victims' deaths.

6.3

MagicScore

The Last House on the Left

1972

On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs on the way, the pair run afoul of a group of vicious crooks, headed up by the sadistic Krug.

6.0

MagicScore

The Price We Pay

2023

After a pawn shop robbery goes askew, two criminals take refuge at a remote farmhouse to try to let the heat die down, but find something much more menacing.

5.8

MagicScore

The Painted Bird

2019

After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Machete

2010

After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

The Mummy

1932

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

Bubba Ho-tep

2002

Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really became of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

The Mummy Resurrection

2023

When an infamous "cursed" Egyptian sarcophagus falls into the hands of unscrupulous huckster Everett Randolph, he becomes obsessed with resurrecting the mummified princess held within it.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

1990

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955

Stranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou find themselves in the buried tomb of a living mummy.

6.0

MagicScore

#16

The Mummy's Hand

1940

A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest and the living mummy Kharis who are the guardians of Ananka’s tomb.

5.7

MagicScore

#17

The Mummy's Ghost

1944

An Egyptian high priest travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient Egyptian princess Ananka and her living guardian mummy Kharis. Learning that Ananka's spirit has been reincarnated into another body, he kidnaps a young woman of Egyptian descent with a mysterious resemblance to the princess. However, the high priest's greedy desires cause him to lose control of the mummy...

5.6

MagicScore

#18

The Mummy's Tomb

1942

A high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier.

5.6

MagicScore

#19

The Mummy

2017

Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

5.5

MagicScore

#20

The Mummy's Curse

1944

After being buried in quicksand for the past 25 years, Kharis is set free to roam the rural bayous of Louisiana, as is the soul of his beloved Princess Ananka, still housed in the body of Amina Mansouri, who seeks help and protection at a swamp draining project.

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Rise of the Mummy?

The top films similar to Rise of the Mummy by MovieMagicScore are Salvage (4.7), Halloween III: Season of the Witch (5.2), The Mutilator (5.1). Each shares fantasy/horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Rise of the Mummy worth watching?

Rise of the Mummy holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10 from 46 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Rise of the Mummy?

Rise of the Mummy (2021) is a fantasy, horror, science fiction film directed by Antonia Johnstone, starring Abi Casson Thompson, Arthur Boan, Amanda-Jade Tyler.

Where can I find more recommendations like Rise of the Mummy?

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About movies like Rise of the Mummy

This ranked list pairs Rise of the Mummy (2021), a fantasy and horror and science fiction film from Antonia Johnstone, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Abi Casson Thompson 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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