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10 films you'll love if you're obsessed with Julia Garner starrer ‘Weapons’
Weapons, an impressive, genre-bending newly released movie has taken everyone by its amazing plot.
Described as horror initially, the film, released on August 8, 2025, is more of a nerve-breaking thriller; in short the Zach Cregger directional keeps you hooked from start till the end, with the mix of tension, mystery and some truly gruesome yet unique plot twist. So what’s the movie about?
Weapons centers a Pennsylvania town just like movie IT, however, in this town a group of 17 children from the same school and class coincidentally flee their homes out of blue one night.
Their teacher naturally becomes the suspect of the whole investigation, with people calling her “witch”.
Eventually, she decides to investigate the matter on her own and with that, web of events starts unfolding, revealing a dark yet unbelievable, turn of events.
While not giving away the whole plot twist of the move, if you really liked the Julia Garner starrer, then the below mentioned similar movies are literally a treat for the eyes:
Bring Her Back
Starring Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, and Sally Hawkins, the Australian movie is based on supernatural genre.
The plot centers around two step-siblings who find themselves orphaned and placed in the middle of an occult ritual by their new foster mother.
Made on a budget of $15 million, Bring Her Back was theatrically released on 29 May 2025.
Nope
Released in 2022, Nope is an American neo-Western science fiction movie which just like mentioned genres is the blends of horror with science fiction and neo-Western themes.
The movie follows siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood, who operate a California horse ranch, as they investigate mysterious occurrences and try to capture evidence of a UFO.
Their investigation leads them to Jupiter's Claim, a nearby theme park owned by former child actor Ricky "Jupe" Park, who has his own connection to the phenomenon.
Made on the budget of $68 million, the movie made $171.1 million. It stars Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer in the leading roles.
Wolf Man
The 2025 horror film is a reboot of The Wolf Man franchise, which features and ensemble cast of Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, and Sam Jaeger.
The plot follows a family man seeking to protect his wife and daughter from a werewolf, only to become infected and slowly transform into the creature.
Hereditary
The psychological horror film’s horror lies in its portrayal of a family's struggle with grief, mental illness, the supernatural, and many more.
Released in 2018, film follows a grieving family tormented by sinister occurrences after the death of their secretive grandmother.
Starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, and Gabriel Byrne, Hereditary, made on budget of $10 million, grossed $87.8 million worldwide.
The Empty Man
The 2020 movie is a supernatural horror, based on Cullen Bunn and Vanesa R. Del Rey's graphic novel of the same name.
Starring James Badge Dale and Marin Ireland, the unsettling movie follows a former police officer who, upon an investigation into a missing girl, discovers a secret cult.
Barbarian
The horror thriller film is a 2022 movie that tells the story of a woman named Tess, who arrives at a Detroit Airbnb to find it double-booked with a stranger named Keith.
A brief meetup soon turns into horror after they uncover hidden tunnels and a monstrous presence beneath the house.
Made on budget of $4–4.5 million, the was a hit as it grossed $45.4 million with an ensemble cast of Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long.
Interestingly, both Barbarian and Weapons have been directed by Zach Cregger.
Longlegs
Longlegs follows an FBI Agent Lee Harker, who is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes an unexpected turn, leading him to evidence of a occult.
The cop then discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.
The mystery and puzzle-solving movie was made on a budget of $10 million and grossed $128 million worldwide.
Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, and Alicia Witt.
The Black Phone
Based on plot of horrifying abduction, the 2021 movie focuses on of a 13-year-old boy named Finney, who is kidnapped by a masked killer only referred to as The Grabber.
Being held in a soundproof basement, the abducted boy soon encounters mysterious calls from a past victim of the kidnapper on a disconnected phone.
The movie stars Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, and Ethan Hawke in the leading roles.
The Black Phone was a box office smash as it grossed $161.4 million against the budget of $16–18 million.
I See You
A 2019 movie is a horror thriller that centers around the gruesome abduction of a young boy named Justin Whitter.
Detective Greg Harper attempts to solve the complex case, however, he finds himself troubled by mysterious happenings in the small town that threaten his sanity.
The Adam Randall directorial stars Helen Hunt, Jon Tenney, and Judah Lewis in the leading roles.
Prisoners
The psychological thriller is a 2013 movie starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Maria Bello, and Paul Dano.[3]
The Denis Villeneuve directional follow distraught parents desperate to get their abducted children back.
Prisoners isn’t a horror movie but it’s storyline keeps the audience hooked until the end.
The movie grossed $122 million worldwide against a production budget of $46 million
