🎬 Movies Like The Shining

Loved The Shining (1980)? A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. Here are 25 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore The Shining itself.

1. 1
   The Entity1982

   6.7 IMDb62% RT critics62% RT audience68% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Both are horror/drama films

2. 2
   A Clockwork Orange1971

   8.2 IMDb86% RT critics93% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim86·93

   Shared talent: director Stanley Kubrick; Matching dark, cerebral tone

3. 3
   Full Metal Jacket1987

   8.2 IMDb90% RT critics94% RT audience81% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim90·94

   Shared talent: director Stanley Kubrick; Matching emotional, intense tone

4. 4
   Doctor Sleep2019

   7.3 IMDb79% RT critics89% RT audience71% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Stephen King

5. 5
   One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975

   8.6 IMDb92% RT critics96% RT audience84% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim92·96

   Shared talent: Scatman Crothers, Jack Nicholson; Both are drama films

6. 6
   Eyes Wide Shut1999

   7.5 IMDb77% RT critics74% RT audience75% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Stanley Kubrick; Matching tense, cerebral tone

7. 7
   Raging Bull1980

   8.1 IMDb92% RT critics93% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim92·93

   Matching emotional, intense tone; Same era (1980s)

8. 8
   Aliens1986

   8.4 IMDb93% RT critics94% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·94

   Both are horror films; Matching dark, intense tone

9. 9
   Scarface1983

   8.3 IMDb77% RT critics93% RT audience82% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser77·93

   Matching dark, emotional tone; Same era (1980s)

10. 10
    Dawn of the Dead1978

    7.8 IMDb92% RT critics90% RT audience75% TMDB

    Both are horror films; Matching dark, tense tone

11. 11
    The Thing1982

    8.2 IMDb85% RT critics92% RT audience81% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim85·92

    Both are horror films; Matching dark, cerebral tone

12. 12
    Black Phone 22025

    6.0 IMDb72% RT critics82% RT audience67% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: colorado, psychological horror, snow

13. 13
    The Silence of the Lambs1991

    8.6 IMDb95% RT critics86% Metacritic95% RT audience84% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·95

    Both are horror/drama films; Matching dark, tense tone

14. 14
    The Conjuring2013

    7.5 IMDb86% RT critics83% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim86·83

    Often recommended together; Both are horror films

15. 15
    Gerald's Game2017

    6.5 IMDb91% RT critics70% RT audience64% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling91·70

    Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Stephen King

16. 16
    Jaws1975

    8.1 IMDb97% RT critics98% RT audience77% TMDB

    Both are horror/drama films; Matching dark, tense tone

17. 17
    Rosemary's Baby1968

    8.0 IMDb97% RT critics87% RT audience78% TMDB

    Both are horror/drama films; Matching dark, tense tone

18. 18
    Don't Look Now1973

    7.1 IMDb93% RT critics76% RT audience69% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling93·76

    Shared plot themes: psychic, sees; Both are horror/drama films

19. 19
    Possession1981

    7.2 IMDb87% RT critics77% RT audience73% TMDB

    Both are horror/drama films; Matching dark, tense tone

20. 20
    Carrie1976

    7.4 IMDb94% RT critics77% RT audience73% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling94·77

    Shared talent: writer Stephen King; Shared themes: isolation, child abuse, supernatural horror

21. 21
    The Black Phone2021

    6.9 IMDb81% RT critics88% RT audience75% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: colorado, set in colorado, child abuse

22. 22
    Silent Night, Deadly Night2025

    6.1 IMDb77% RT critics77% RT audience63% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are horror films

23. 23
    Lights Out2016

    6.3 IMDb74% RT critics61% RT audience64% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are horror films

24. 24
    No Exit2022

    6.2 IMDb62% RT critics53% RT audience68% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: blizzard, set in colorado, isolation

25. 25
    Dark Harvest2023

    5.5 IMDb67% RT critics46% RT audience60% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are horror films