The Best Paranormal Movies To Watch

This JustWatch streaming guide gives you a list of all the paranormal movies available on streaming. Find the best in the genre as well as those spooky movies you might have missed. Whichever streaming platforms you use—Netflix, Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, or any other—JustWatch shows you all the options. 

Use the JustWatch filters to help narrow your search. You can filter by IMDb rating to find the top-rated paranormal movies or use the release year filter to find paranormal movies from different eras. You can also filter by price, runtime, and age rating.

Must-see paranormal movies

Paranormal movies invoke the terrifying unknown realm of ghosts, spirits, and demons. This genre often mixes horror with the supernatural, folk stories, and religious themes. The movie that has become synonymous with this genre is William Friedkin’s 1973 movie The Exorcist. Other must-see paranormal movies include The Shining, Jacob’s Ladder, Poltergeist, Rosemary’s Baby, The Sixth Sense, Hereditary, The Orphanage, The Babadook, The Conjuring, Suspiria, Talk to Me, The Others, The Blair Witch Project, The Ring, Child’s Play, Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Amityville Horror, and It Follows.

Paranormal movies you might have missed

These are some paranormal movies you might have overlooked: The Rite, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Under the Shadow, Longlegs, A Ghost Story, Mama, and Smile. Some paranormal films that aren’t in the horror genre at all include Beetlejuice, Ghostbusters, Casper, Ghost, Haunted Mansion, and ParaNorman. 

Other genres

You might also enjoy movies in other genres like sci-fi horrors, horror thrillers, and psychological dramas. You can also find paranormal stories from the small screen such as From, Evil, and The Enfield Haunting.