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10 Best Movies Like Penumbra

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

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#1
Marvel One-Shot: Item 47

Marvel One-Shot: Item 47

2012★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penumbra for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Benny and Claire, a down-on-their-luck couple, find a discarded Chitauri weapon referred to as 'Item 47'....

#2
Girl on the Moon

Girl on the Moon

2012★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penumbra for fans of Romance. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Someone from another planet crashed on Earth and evil is chasing him, and then love appears, and it defeats evil through an amulet....

#3
Panda

Panda

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penumbra for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two teenagers are playing by night in a dirty parking lot. After they are driving on an empty road, they start to tease each other on the way to the sea, but they seem to be too yo...

#4
Jack-Jack Attack

Jack-Jack Attack

2005★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penumbra for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The Parrs' baby Jack-Jack is thought to be normal, not having any super-powers like his parents or siblings. But when an outsider is hired to watch him, Jack-Jack shows his true po...

#5
This Is Where I Leave You

This Is Where I Leave You

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penumbra for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along w...

#6
Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer

Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer

2011★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penumbra for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Agent Coulson stops at a convenience store and deals with a coincidental robbery during his visit....