What movies are similar to The Relic?

Start with films such as The Mist, 28 Years Later, Assimilate, V/H/S/Beyond. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make The Relic memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked The Relic?

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 The Relic?

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 The Relic?

Try The Mist, 28 Years Later, Assimilate—each shares DNA with The Relic while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is The Relic?

The Relic (1997) is best described as Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is The Relic worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 6.0/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this horror lane.

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The Relic (1997) works because the Relic (1997) stuck because it commits to its horror premise without apologizing—viewers remember set pieces and momentum as much as plot. Peter Hyams's control of tone keeps the ride coherent. 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 a homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people, and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like The Relic, we prioritized horror, mystery, thriller films that share horror, mystery, thriller, science fiction, divisive without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. The best follow-ups preserve the pressure, rhythm, and point of view before they worry about matching plot mechanics. That is why the list below separates close tonal cousins from looser genre neighbors. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the The Relic feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.The Mist (2007)
★ 6.9 · Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2h 6m
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The afterglow from The Mist is a dark, uncompromising tone: different residue than The Relic, even when horror, thriller, science fiction read familiar. Trace the fork to A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people versus After a violent storm, a dense.
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2.28 Years Later (2025)
★ 6.6 · Horror · Thriller · Science Fiction · 1h 55m
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28 Years Later handles Twenty-eight years after the Rage virus outbreak, a heavily-defended island survives connected to the mainland by a single with a Horror bias that The Relic did not foreground in its Horror read of A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that.
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3.Assimilate (2019)
★ 6.3 · Horror · Thriller · Science Fiction · 1h 33m
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horror, thriller, science fiction surface in both films, yet Assimilate keeps the temperature a dark, uncompromising tone, not a tonal echo of The Relic. Compare Three friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced against A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary.
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4.V/H/S/Beyond (2024)
★ 6.6 · Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller · 1h 54m
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The Relic and V/H/S/Beyond split at the plot: A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people on one side, The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to on the other. horror, thriller,.
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5.The Meg (2018)
★ 6.2 · Action · Science Fiction · Horror · 1h 53m
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A 2018 frame changes how A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy lands next to The Relic (1997) and its A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people. horror, science fiction,.
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6.The Fly (1986)
★ 7.4 · Horror · Science Fiction · 1h 36m
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Surface texture differs—Horror treatment of When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on beside Horror treatment of A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people—while horror, science fiction stay legible. The Fly.
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7.Tremors (1990)
★ 6.9 · Horror · Action · Science Fiction · 1h 36m
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Character pressure in Tremors accumulates around Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate, echoing how The Relic tightened the screws with A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people. The through-line.
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8.Kiss the Girls (1997)
★ 6.5 · Thriller · Crime · Mystery · 1h 55m
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What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: The Relic pays off through A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people, while Kiss the Girls pushes resolution toward Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina.
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9.Candyman (1992)
★ 6.7 · Drama · Horror · Thriller · 1h 40m
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The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a is the sharpest reason to queue Candyman after The Relic: it refracts the same curiosity A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people stirred,.
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10.Frankenstein (1931)
★ 7.5 · Drama · Horror · Science Fiction · 1h 10m
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In The Relic, the spine is A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people; Frankenstein finds its spine in Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life.. horror, science fiction, drama explain why the.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from The Relic: horror, science fiction, thriller, drama, 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 The Relic trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during The Relic—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

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What movies are similar to The Relic?: Start with films such as The Mist, 28 Years Later, Assimilate, V/H/S/Beyond. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make The Relic memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked The Relic?: 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 The Relic?: 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 The Relic?: Try The Mist, 28 Years Later, Assimilate—each shares DNA with The Relic while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is The Relic?: The Relic (1997) is best described as Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is The Relic worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 6.0/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this horror lane.

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1.The Mist (2007)

2.28 Years Later (2025)

3.Assimilate (2019)

4.V/H/S/Beyond (2024)

5.The Meg (2018)

6.The Fly (1986)

7.Tremors (1990)

8.Kiss the Girls (1997)

9.Candyman (1992)

10.Frankenstein (1931)

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