It Follows vs The Ghost

The Ghost has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.6/10 for It Follows). The Ghost is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 41m. It Follows is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

It Follows posterIt Follows2015 VS The Ghost posterThe Ghost2025
It FollowsThe Ghost
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 8.0/10
Year20152025
Length1h 41m1h 32m
GenresHorror, MysteryHorror, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorDavid Robert MitchellJohn Farrelly
Main castJake Weary, Daniel Zovatto, Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia LuccardiAnthony Murphy, Tom Kerrisk, Livvy Hill, Tom Stafford

Synopsis

It Follows

When carefree teenager Jay sleeps with her older boyfriend for the first time, she learns that she is the latest recipient of a fatal curse that is passed from victim to victim via sexual intercourse. Death, Jay learns, will creep inexorably toward her as either a friend or a stranger. Jay's friends don't believe her seemingly paranoid ravings, until they too begin to see the phantom assassins and band together to help her defend herself.

The Ghost

Amid the barren landscape of post-famine Ireland, a father and daughter struggle to survive the brutal winter as caretakers of a remote mansion, only to be driven to the edge of sanity by the horrors lurking within.

Where to watch

Where to watch It FollowsWhere to watch The Ghost

More like It Follows · More like The Ghost · Compare other titles