Raw
2017France★ 73.5 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are, loss of innocence, and shame. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down and family duty. Same energy: brutal, haunting, slow burn, and escalating.
Malignant
2021USALanguage: EnglishDirected by James Wan★ 6.7
Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.
Themes and style
Tone
hauntingsurrealdark comedybrutaltensebleak
Pacing
slow burnescalatingslow build to explosion
Story
investigationunravelingpursuitsurvival
Emotion
figuring out who you aregriefloss of innocenceparanoiashame
Themes
family wounds passed downfamily duty
Feel
discussion startergut punchrewatchablefun scarycerebralexhausting
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Foreign films like Malignant
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Malignant. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Belzebuth
2019Mexico★ 7.23.5 pt match
What ties these together is grief and paranoia. The feel is the same: bleak, haunting, slow burn, and escalating.
Cannibal Holocaust
1980Italy★ 6.33.5 pt match
What ties these together is loss of innocence. Same energy: bleak, brutal, slow burn, and escalating.
Deep Red
1975Italy★ 7.73.5 pt match
What ties these together is paranoia and figuring out who you are. Same energy: haunting, tense, escalating, and slow build to explosion.