Ari Aster's Midsommar is an unsettling thriller film starring Florence Pugh as Dani, a young woman arriving in Scandinavia with her boyfriend (played by Jack Reynor) and friends for the titular festival. It doesn't take long, though, for her to realize that something about this village they arrived in is very, very wrong. 

They find themselves at the center of hedonistic rituals, sacrificial deaths, and so much more. When Dani starts to spiral, though, she starts to find answers — namely about her boyfriend. It's a disturbing story that will stick with you long after the last scene fades to black.

So, what do you even watch after Midsommar ends? It can only be followed up with further psychological thrillers that toy with your brain and make you question your sanity, your world, and your own self. 

Here is a list of horror films for fans of mind games that you should watch after Midsommar, all chosen because of their high Metascores and similarities to the Pugh-led film. Every single one of them will make you think and have you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out what might come next, but there are twists and turns for days, and you're bound to be left with more questions than answers.

Winter's Bone

Metascore: 90 
Best for: Fans of mysteries
Where to watch: 

, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu
Runtime: 100 minutes

This dark tale from 2010 features Jennifer Lawrence as Ree, a teen trying to keep her family afloat. Her drug-dealing father is nowhere to be found, and Ree, her mother, and siblings are about to lose their house. Ree sets out to find her father, who is out on bail, but when she can't, the court tells her that unless her father shows up or is proven dead, their house will be taken. Ree continues her search to try to save her family and is met with contempt, violence, and answers along the way. 

"Raw but utterly enveloping." — Justin Chang, Variety

Hereditary

Metascore: 87
Best for: Horror fans
Where to watch:

, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu
Runtime: 127 minutes

Helmed by Midsommar director Aster, Hereditary sees the Graham family completely spiral as they start to learn about their disturbing history. The recently deceased matriarch is nothing like anyone thought, leading Annie (Toni Collette) to dig into the family's past. Tragedy after tragedy befalls the family, taking them into the darkest possible place. Just when you think this movie can't get scarier, it takes another twist into the supernatural, leaving you terrified to fall asleep at night. 

"Creepy, creepy, creepy. Writer-director Ari Aster makes an impressively unnerving debut with Hereditary, a meticulously crafted horror thriller." — Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post

Get Out

Metascore: 85
Best for: Comedy-horror fans
Where to watch: 

, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu
Runtime: 104 minutes

This Jordan Peele film tackles some of the truths of interracial relationships. A Black man named Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and a white woman named Rose (Allison Willams) are taking their relationship to the next level: Rose is bringing Chris home to meet her family. Things immediately start to concern Chris when Rose's parents are acting a bit off, but he's sure it has everything to do with the color of his skin and nothing more. He has no idea, though, just how wild this weekend with Rose's parents is about to be. 

"Like so much of Key & Peele's comedy, Get Out is refreshing in its naked, frank aggression about confronting racial issues, with comedy, drama, and sharp, unsparing insight." — Tasha Robinson, The Verge

The Honeymoon Killers

Metascore: 82
Best for: Crime fans
Where to watch: 

, Google Play, , iTunes, Vudu
Runtime: 107 minutes

Martha (Shirley Stoler) may be an incredibly unhappy single woman in this 1970 flick, but she doesn't necessarily want to stay that way. Her friend sets her up for a lonely hearts club, and that's where she meets Ray (Tony Lo Bianco). After Ray confesses that he's a con man, Martha decides that maybe she wants to be part of that life — so she becomes his partner in crime. When Ray goes after other women, though, Martha has a hard time controlling her jealousy and anger. 

"This pleasantly twisted low-life sereande harks back to several decades earlier, to the golden age of the B-picture and the moody fatalism of film noir." — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

Goodnight Mommy

Metascore: 81
Best for: Fans of fantastical thrillers
Where to watch: 

, Google Play, iTunes, Pluto TV, Tubi, Vudu
Runtime: 100 minutes

It seems like an innocent plastic surgery visit at first, but when two young twin boys welcome their mom home from the doctor while all bandaged up, they soon start to question if this is actually their mother. It's hard to decipher what could be under the bandages, after all. They decide she's not acting like they think she should, so they start to torture her into telling the truth about her identity, but the boys soon find out that there's more to the deception than just questioning the woman's identity. 

"The story's acceleration from anxiety to panic to hellish chaos is expertly managed, but more impressively, so is the control of internal narrative logic." — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

The Survivalist

Metascore: 80
Best for: Fans of sci-fi
Where to watch: 

, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu
Runtime: 104 minutes

The Survivalist (Martin McCann) is completely living in the wild in this post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, sustaining himself on the land — utterly alone. When a woman and her daughter discover him, they strike a deal for an exchange of goods. The woman offers up her daughter's body to The Survivalist as payment. All the while, the mother and daughter ponder leaving or killing The Survivalist, but when the daughter discovers she's pregnant, she changes her plans and makes up her mind on how to live her own life. 

"This is a strangely believable dystopia, and all the more brilliant for it." — Ed Frankl, The Film Stage

Gone Girl

Metascore: 79
Best for: People who love a twist and Gillian Flynn's stories
Where to watch: 

, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu
Runtime: 149 minutes

After Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) disappears on her anniversary, her husband, Nick (Ben Affleck) starts to unravel. He becomes the main suspect in the disappearance, and soon everyone around him starts coming down on him. But did Nick actually cause Amy's disappearance? When Amy shows back up at Nick's doorstep, more questions arise as to what happened to her, what role Nick played, and what comes next. Nick soon realizes, though, that his wife may not be who he once thought she was — she's a psycho who is messing with his head and always gets what she wants. This David Fincher-directed feature is based on Flynn's 2012 novel of the same time.

"Gone Girl is a terrific movie, everything the book and its fans deserve." — Steve Persall, Tampa Bay Times

Gerald's Game

Metascore: 77
Best for: Fans of spicy thrillers and Stephen King
Where to watch: Netflix
Runtime: 103 minutes

Jessie (Carla Gugino) and Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) are on a mission to spice things up in the bedroom, but when an argument turns ugly, Gerald has a heart attack — leaving Jessie handcuffed to their bed in nothing but a negligee. In her struggle to free herself, Jessie starts to hallucinate and even sees herself leaving her own body. She also witnesses a dark figure and can't figure out if he's real or not, but when she finally escapes and sees him later, she's left wondering what actually might have happened. This is one of the many adaptations based on King's novels, in this case a 1992 work.

"Gerald's Game is a symphony of suspense and scares, spiked with just the right amount of gruesome gore." — Kristy Puchko, The Playlist

mother!

Metascore: 75
Best for: Fans of psychological thrillers
Where to watch: 

, Google Play, iTunes, Paramount+, Vudu
Runtime: 121 minutes

Based in a sort of whimsy, this psychological thriller features a cast of characters with no names. The woman, just called Mother (Jennifer Lawrence), is fixing up her Victorian home when she and her husband (Javier Bardem) find a late-night visitor at their door. This new man and his wife bring inspiration to the husband — who's experiencing writer's block — but a slow meltdown to Mother. Though it's a tale of nameless characters, it's a deeper story of Mother Nature and the history of the Earth that will make you question your own relationship with the world around you. 

"A sick joke, an urgent warning, and a roar into the abyss, mother! earns its exclamation mark three times over and more." — Robbie Collin, The Telegraph

The Invisible Man

Metascore: 72
Best for: Mystery fans
Where to watch: 

, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu
Runtime: 124 minutes

Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) feels like she's losing her mind when she thinks she's being followed by her abusive ex (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) — who's supposed to be dead. She's on the run from him when she finds out he supposedly committed suicide, but too many pieces of his death and the following events don't add up. Cecilia is quickly faced with her own life being in danger, as well as the lives of those she loved, and she's convinced her ex is behind it all. Is he really gone for good? 

"Moss is good at these roles, so good that she should probably take a break from them. But The Invisible Man is still an excellent vehicle for her; you can't imagine the film without her." — Stephanie Zacharek, Time