What movies are similar to Smile?

Start with films such as The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Final Destination 2, Malignant, Mirrors. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Smile memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked Smile?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as Smile?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after Smile?

Try The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Final Destination 2, Malignant—each shares DNA with Smile while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

Smile (2022) is best described as Horror, Mystery. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is Smile part of a franchise?

Yes—it's part of the "Smile Collection" storyline. You can enjoy it standalone, but sequels and tie-ins build on characters and continuity established here.

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Smile (2022) works because smile works as a horror movie with a point of view—fans quote moments, but they also argue about what the film is actually saying about power, desire, or survival. The horror and mystery blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together. The concrete hook is after witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr., and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like Smile, we prioritized horror, mystery films that share horror, mystery, divisive without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. A good companion watch should feel adjacent in appetite, not like a weaker replay of the same story. Use the ranked picks as a watch-night path: immediate matches first, then stranger detours with the same charge. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the Smile feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
★ 7.4 · Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 1h 51m
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In Smile, the spine is After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr.; The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It finds its spine in Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their. horror, mystery, thriller explain why the pairing.
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2.Final Destination 2 (2003)
★ 6.3 · Horror · Mystery · 1h 30m
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Surface texture differs—Horror treatment of When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others beside Horror treatment of After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr.—while horror, mystery stay legible. Final Destination 2 commits to a dark, uncompromising tone in how those pieces land.
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3.Malignant (2021)
★ 6.7 · Horror · Mystery · 1h 51m
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Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these is the sharpest reason to queue Malignant after Smile: it refracts the same curiosity After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. stirred, with horror, mystery doing quieter parallel work underneath.
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4.Mirrors (2008)
★ 6.3 · Horror · Mystery · 1h 51m
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What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: Smile pays off through After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr., while Mirrors pushes resolution toward An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a. horror, mystery stay urgent in both.
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5.Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
★ 6.8 · Thriller · Mystery · Horror · 1h 52m
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Stonehearst Asylum is pitched a dark, uncompromising tone, which is the first thing you feel beside Smile. horror, mystery, thriller still braid the two films, but Stonehearst Asylum leans on An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a where Smile anchored itself.
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6.Come Play (2020)
★ 6.4 · Horror · Mystery · 1h 37m
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A 2020 frame changes how Oliver, a lonely autistic boy, seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. lands next to Smile (2022) and its After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr.. horror, mystery survive the era shift without forcing the stories to match.
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7.Psycho II (1983)
★ 6.5 · Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 1h 53m
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horror, mystery, thriller surface in both films, yet Psycho II keeps the temperature a dark, uncompromising tone, not a tonal echo of Smile. Compare Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the against After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. and the contrast is obvious.
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8.The Entity (1982)
★ 6.8 · Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 2h 5m
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Character pressure in The Entity accumulates around A single mom is raped by an invisible force., echoing how Smile tightened the screws with After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr.. The through-line is horror, mystery, thriller, not mirrored blocking.
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9.Sherlock Holmes (2009)
★ 7.2 · Adventure · Crime · Mystery · 2h 9m
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Smile and Sherlock Holmes split at the plot: After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. on one side, Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel on the other. mystery, adventure, crime keep the kinship honest, and Sherlock Holmes stays a tense, propulsive tone throughout.
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10.Halloween (2018)
★ 6.6 · Horror · Thriller · 1h 46m
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Halloween handles Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since with a Horror bias that Smile did not foreground in its Horror read of After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr.. horror, thriller are the bridge.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from Smile: horror, mystery, thriller, adventure, plus a dark through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how Smile trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during Smile—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

FAQ

What movies are similar to Smile?: Start with films such as The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Final Destination 2, Malignant, Mirrors. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Smile memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked Smile?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as Smile?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after Smile?: Try The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Final Destination 2, Malignant—each shares DNA with Smile while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is Smile?: Smile (2022) is best described as Horror, Mystery. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is Smile part of a franchise?: Yes—it's part of the "Smile Collection" storyline. You can enjoy it standalone, but sequels and tie-ins build on characters and continuity established here.

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1.The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

2.Final Destination 2 (2003)

3.Malignant (2021)

4.Mirrors (2008)

5.Stonehearst Asylum (2014)

6.Come Play (2020)

7.Psycho II (1983)

8.The Entity (1982)

9.Sherlock Holmes (2009)

10.Halloween (2018)

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