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Updated 8 months ago,September 6, 2024
Were only halfway through the year, and already 2024 has given us a healthy assortment of horror films sure to delight and terrify most audience members.
From surreal horror films likeI Saw the TV Glowto inventive supernatural horror movies likeLate Night with the Devil,horror lovers across the globe can rejoice at the numerous worthwhile films that have entered the genre within this past year.
As memorable as many of these 2024 horror films have been, though, few films have matched the overwhelmingly positive reception of the Nicolas Cage-led psychological thriller,Longlegs.
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Fusing the traditional police procedural drama with a supernatural horror film,Longlegscomes packed with plenty of standout moments, from Cage and Maika Monroes gripping performances to the movies disquieting central story.
For theater-goers anxious to find an ideal companion piece toLonglegs, we rounded up a list of similarly-veined thrillers to enjoy after seeing this superb 2024 horror film.
The Silence of the Lambs
Few films bear as strong a resemblance toLonglegsas 1992s all-time classic,The Silence of the Lambs.Like its spiritual successor in Osgood Perkins cerebral horror film,The Silence of the Lambsfeatures a young FBI agent (Jodie Foster) on the trail of an elusive serial killer.
With Anthony Hopkins handing in a career-defining performance as the loquacious psychologist-turned-cannibalistic murderer Hannibal Lecter,The Silence of the Lambsremains as horrifying now as it did upon its initial release three decades ago.WatchThe Silence of the LambsonPrime Video.
Shutter Island
Probably the closest Martin Scorsese will ever come to directing a full-blown horror film,Shutter Islandtransports viewers back to the mid 1950s, focusing on the exploits of two police detectives (Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo) tracking down a missing person at a secluded mental health facility.
Posing just as many questions as it does answers,Shutter Islands shocking plot revelations forces audiences to pay close attention to its central mystery, wondering aloud whats real, whats fake, and whats merely the product of DiCaprios troubled imagination.WatchShutter IslandonParamount+.
Orion Pictures
Seven
Next toThe Silence of the Lambs, Seventypically ranks as one of the greatest psychological thrillers of the past few decades.
A police procedural drama centered around several murders modeled after the Biblical Seven Deadly Sins,Sevenmanages to somehow appear even more downbeat thanThe Silence of the Lambs, if only for its famous twist ending.
Getting beneath viewers skin in more than a few places,Sevenadds a refreshingly cynical spin on the hard-boiled mystery film, standing tall as one of the finest movies in either Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, or David Finchers individual filmographies.WatchSevenonAmazon Video.
Paramount Pictures
Manhunter
Before Anthony Hopkins handed in the definitive portrayal of Hannibal Lecter inThe Silence of the Lambs, Brian Cox delivered a notably chilling performance as the infamous serial killer in 1986sManhunter.
An atmospheric adaptation of Thomas HarrissRed Dragon, Manhuntermore than manages to capture the taut tone of Harriss original novel, right down to the eerie presence of Coxs Lecter (spelled here as Lecktor) and Tom Donnans twisted Tooth Fairy family murderer.WatchManhunteronAmazon Video.
Jacobs Ladder
ThoughJacobs Laddermay not feature serial killers on the run or a police investigation at the center of its narrative, that doesnt prevent the film from inducing just as many goosebumps as the other entries on this list.
New Line Cinema
A harrowing study of PTSD, trauma, and repressed memories,Jacobs Ladderbrilliantly explores its spellbinding story, sweeping audiences away with its chaotic premise, nightmarish tone, and nonlinear presentation.WatchJacobs LadderonAmazon Video.
The House That Jack Built
If theres one word that would accurately describeThe House That Jack Built,itd probably be nauseating.
Just asLonglegshas the ability to make audiences sick to their stomachs, Lars von Triers 2018 psychological thriller never wastes a moment to leave viewers shocked, disgusted, and consistently horrified with its upsetting subject matter.
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
A meticulous study of a 1970s American serial killer looking back at his prolific career,The House That Jack BuiltmakesAmerican Psychoseem like a light-hearted Disney musical by comparison, plunging viewers into the literal depths of Hell with its gut-wrenching story of murder, psychopathy, and karmic justice.WatchThe House That Jack BuiltonAMC+andThe Roku Channel.
Tri-Star Pictures
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