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10 Best Movies Like The Fright Before Christmas

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

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#1
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral

The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral

2008★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fright Before Christmas for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Tomoe Enjou is attacked by bullies from his old school and saved by Shiki Ryougi. He asks her to hide him at her place and admits that he killed someone. Several days later, there ...

#2
Re/cycle

Re/cycle

2019★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fright Before Christmas for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense that only 'found' elements were ...

#3
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty

Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty

1938★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fright Before Christmas for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave the main stadium and venture into the many halls and fields deployed for such spo...

#4
Re-Elected

Re-Elected

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fright Before Christmas for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Friends battle former U.S. presidents when they come back from the dead as zombies on the Fourth of July....

#5
Decalogue X

Decalogue X

1989★ 7.9

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

Jerzy and Artur’s father dies, leaving behind a valuable stamp collection, which, they discover, is coveted by dealers of varying degrees of shadiness. The more involved the brothe...

#6
Re-Births

Re-Births

2017★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fright Before Christmas for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary film depicting five intimate portraits of migrants who fled their country of origin to seek refuge in France and find a space of freedom where they can fully experien...