# Movies like The Shining

> Films most similar to The Shining (1980) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-shining-1980/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Piercing](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/piercing-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 5.7 · 249 votes · dread, paranoid, raw
- **[Synchronic](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/synchronic-2020/)** (2020) — ★ 6.3 · 1,082 votes · dread, mindfuck, raw
- **[Manhunter](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/manhunter-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 7.0 · 1,507 votes · neon-soaked, paranoid, raw
- **[Sinners](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/sinners-2025/)** (2025) — ★ 7.5 · 4,445 votes · dread, slow-burn, surreal
- **[Presence](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/presence-2025/)** (2025) — ★ 6.1 · 726 votes · dread, slow-burn
- **[Psycho](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/psycho-1960/)** (1960) — ★ 8.4 · 10,955 votes · dread, gut-punch, paranoid
- **[Climax](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/climax-2018/)** (2018) — ★ 7.0 · 2,316 votes · dread, raw, surreal
- **[Cure](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/cure-1997/)** (1997) — ★ 7.5 · 773 votes · foreign-gem, dread, paranoid
- **[Rampo Noir](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/rampo-noir-2005/)** (2005) — ★ 5.8 · 35 votes · mindfuck, neon-soaked, surreal
- **[Red Dragon](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/red-dragon-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 7.0 · 4,706 votes · cerebral, paranoid, raw
- **[Firestarter](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/firestarter-2022/)** (2022) — ★ 5.5 · 808 votes
- **[Hellraiser](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/hellraiser-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 6.9 · 2,843 votes · body-horror, dread, surreal

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