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Movies like Brightburn

Not everyone loves Brightburn for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Brightburn

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like horror built on a child you can't stop.

  2. You can take a story with no hero coming to save anyone.

  3. You like a familiar superhero origin twisted into a nightmare.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Carrie2026

    • horror built on a child you can't stop

    Good for you if you like Stephen King horror rooted in everyday cruelty.

  • Carrie2013

    • horror built on a child you can't stop

    Good for you if you like a horror story rooted in high school cruelty.

  • Hereditary2018

    • horror built on a child you can't stop

    Good for you if you want horror that stays with you for days.

  • Pet Sematary2019

    • horror built on a child you can't stop
    • a story with no hero coming to save anyone

    Good for you if you like Stephen King horror in a quiet country house.

  • Carrie1976

    • horror built on a child you can't stop

    Good for you if you like a horror story that grows out of cruelty at school.

  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer2017

    • a familiar superhero origin twisted into a nightmare

    Good for you if you like flat voices, strange rules and a curse nobody explains.

  • The Mist2007

    • horror built on a child you can't stop
    • a story with no hero coming to save anyone

    Good for you if you can take an ending with no hope at all.

  • The Babadook2014

    • horror built on a child you can't stop

    Good for you if you like a monster hiding in the dark corners of a house.

  • Mama2013

    • horror built on a child you can't stop

    Good for you if you like a ghost crawling through a child's bedroom.

  • Bird Box2018

    • horror built on a child you can't stop

    Good for you if you like a threat you never see.

  • The Autopsy of Jane Doe2016

    • horror built on a child you can't stop

    Good for you if you like being scared in one closed room with a body on the table.

Reasons taken from Brightburn's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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