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10 Best Movies Like File 253

If you loved File 253, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Grave Encounters

Grave Encounters

2011★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to File 253 for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becom...

#2
Smile

Smile

2022★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to File 253 for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain....

#3
Phoenix Forgotten

Phoenix Forgotten

2017★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to File 253 for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Twenty years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling th...

#4
undertone

undertone

2026★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to File 253 for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

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

#5
Let's Scare Jessica to Death

Let's Scare Jessica to Death

1971★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to File 253 for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Newly released from a mental ward, Jessica hopes to return to life the way it was before her nervous breakdown. But when Jessica moves to a country house with her husband and a clo...

#6
Paranormal Activity

Paranormal Activity

2007★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to File 253 for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certa...

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