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10 Best Movies Like Shadow Play

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

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#1
The Night House

The Night House

2021★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shadow Play for fans of Mystery & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing se...

#2
The Eclipse

The Eclipse

2009★ 6.0

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

Michael is a widower who is struggling to adjust to his new role as the sole caretaker of his two children. Still reeling from the death of his wife, he has been plagued by terrify...

#3
We Go On

We Go On

2016★ 5.9

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

Paralyzed by his fear of dying, Miles Grissom takes out an advert offering $30,000 in reward money to the first person who can show him evidence of an angel, a demon, or prove that...

#4
The Others

The Others

2001★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shadow Play for fans of Mystery & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the ...

#5
The Awakening

The Awakening

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shadow Play for fans of Mystery & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school....

#6
Half Light

Half Light

2006★ 6.0

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

Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scenery will help alleviate her suff...

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