Gothic movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant gothic movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out gothic, serious, dark, suspenseful, scary and stylized films and TV shows about / with supernatural, murder, blood, death, macabre, ghost, monster, deadly, danger and goth plots mostly in Drama, Horror and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Spain and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as gothic: Penny Dreadful (2014), Dorian Gray (2009), The Ninth Gate (1999), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), From Hell (2001), The Woman in Black (2012), Underworld (2003), Crimson Peak (2015), Ginger Snaps (2000), The Monk (2011).

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 8.2
 130K
Penny Dreadful (2014)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller ...
Style: gothic, gothic horror, dark fantasy, atmospheric, scary ...
Audience: adult
Plot: supernatural, witch, vampire, werewolf, deadly creature, psychotherapy, lycanthropy, fear, imaginary, supernatural ability, frankenstein's monster, black magic ...
Time: victorian era, 1890s, 19th century
Place: england, london
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 6.2
 68K
Dorian Gray (2009)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A vain London playboy offers his soul in exchange for eternal beauty in this adaptation of the chilling tale by author Oscar Wilde. Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth), handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray (Ben ...
Style: gothic, atmospheric, gothic horror, sexy, stylized ...
Plot: supernatural, eternal youth, beefcake, aristocracy, painting, deal with the devil, male nudity, society, fall in love, artist, destiny, physical appearance ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, year 2009, 1900s ...
Place: england, europe, britain, ireland, london
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 6.7
 196K
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book, 'The Nine Gates of the Shadow Kingdom' brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and satanic worship.
Style: gothic, satanic, dark, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot: occult, supernatural, devil, collector, investigation, obsession, danger, chase, secret society, witchcraft, book, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: europe, paris france, france, spain, eastern europe ...
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The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: Deformed since birth, a bitter man known only as the Phantom lives in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with the obscure chorus singer Christine, and privately tutors her while terrorizing the rest of the opera house and ...
Style: gothic, stylized, gothic horror, sentimental, breathtaking ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, kids, girls' night, date night ...
Plot: obsession, opera, disfigurement, musician's life, dangerous attraction, destructive relationship, theater, disguise, love and romance, fall in love, prodigy, broadway ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, year 2004, 18th century ...
Place: paris france, france, europe
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 6.7
 164K
From Hell (2001)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
Style: gothic, atmospheric, suspense, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, jack the ripper, freemason, police investigation, conspiracy, prostitution, a vision, murder, violent, graphic violence, goth, psychic ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, year 2001, 1880s, 1800s ...
Place: england, london, britain, ireland, europe ...
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The Woman in Black (2012)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA, Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease ...
Style: gothic, gothic horror, atmospheric, scary, suspense ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: ghost, haunted house, estate, isolation, supernatural, afterlife, curses spells and rituals, haunting, vengeance, blood, haunted, tragic event ...
Time: victorian era, 1910s, year 2012, edwardian era, 1900s ...
Place: england, britain, europe, london
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 7.0
 284K
Underworld (2003)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Hungary
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a ...
Style: gothic, dark fantasy, dark, scary, futuristic ...
Audience: teens, manly, kids, boys' night
Plot: vampire, supernatural, werewolf, creature, goth, female vampire, monster, supernatural romance, immortality, transformation, vampire bite, supernatural ability ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 15th century, 21st century
Place: budapest
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 6.5
 158K
Crimson Peak (2015)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 119 min.
Story: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and ...
Style: gothic, dark fantasy, gothic horror, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: ghost, haunted house, supernatural, incest, macabre, murder, female protagonist, psychopath, betrayal, brother sister incest, estate, ghost story ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, year 2015, 1900s, edwardian era ...
Place: england, america, europe, usa
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 6.8
 52K
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) and Brigitte (Emily Perkins), in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds ...
Style: gothic, scary, dark comedy, dark, suspense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, werewolf, halloween, teenager, transformation, obsession, gory, goth, high school, sisters, full moon, goth girl ...
Time: year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
Place: ontario canada, united kingdom, canada
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 5.8
 4K
The Monk (2011)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A well respected monk, Capucino Ambrosio compromises himself with his carnal lust for a pupil, a woman disguised as a monk (Matilda), she tempts the monk to transgress and he is soon found desiring another, the innocent Antonia. Matilda uses magic ...
Style: gothic, psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot: monastery, nun, murder, femme fatale, temptation, seduction, downfall, lust, confession, life is a bitch, religions or cults, male nudity ...
Time: 17th century, middle ages, 18th century
Place: spain, madrid, europe
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Queen of the Damned (2002)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Lestat de Lioncourt is awakened from his slumber. Bored with his existence, he has now become this generation's new Rock God. While in the course of time, another has arisen, Akasha, the Queen of the Vampires and the Dammed. He wants immortal ...
Style: gothic, sexy, atmospheric, suspenseful, light ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, adult
Plot: vampire, goth, rock star, vampire human love, fatal attraction, supernatural, immortality, vampirism, brutality, vengeance, female vampire, blood ...
Time: 2000s, y2k, year 2002, 1780s, 18th century
Place: new orleans, america, california, europe, usa ...
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 6.4
 51K
Black Death (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Horror, Mystery
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are ...
Style: gothic, atmospheric, dark, bleak, scary ...
Audience: adult
Plot: medieval, plague, knight, witch, sword and sorcery, monk, obsessive quest, danger, dealing with death, bubonic plague, inquisition, heroic mission ...
Time: middle ages, 14th century, medieval times, year 2010
Place: england, europe
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 6.1
 283K
Van Helsing (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster ...
Style: gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: vampire, werewolf, supernatural, dracula, steampunk, frankenstein, transformation, good versus evil, dark hero, monster, heroic mission, undead ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, year 2004, 15th century, 1880s ...
Place: transylvania, europe, budapest, rome italy, romania ...
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The Limehouse Golem (2016)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.
Style: gothic, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, murder, murder trial, confession, hanging, jealousy, protege, diary, detective inspector, death sentence, trial ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1880s, 1870s
Place: scotland yard, london
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Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: When Dracula leaves the captive Jonathan Harker and Transylvania for London in search of Mina Harker -- the spitting image of Dracula's long-dead wife, Elisabeta -- obsessed vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing sets out to end the madness.
Style: gothic, scary, dark fantasy, atmospheric, gothic horror ...
Audience: girls' night, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: vampire, supernatural, monster, dangerous attraction, dracula, goth, legends and myths, gory, bloodsucker, vampire bite, love triangle, vampire human love ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, middle ages, 90s, 1800s ...
Place: london, transylvania, england, ottoman empire, britain ...
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Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A Harvard Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.
Style: twist ending, gothic, atmospheric, psychological thriller, suspense ...
Plot: mental illness, mental institution, twists and turns, insanity, mental patient, psychiatrist, plot twist, madhouse, doctor, doctors and patients, macabre, conspiracy ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, year 1900
Place: england, britain, usa, tuscany
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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When her great aunt dies famed horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight new England town to Falwell to claim her inheritance of a haunted house a witches cookbook and a punk rock poodle. But once the stuffy locals get an eyeful of the scream ...
Style: gothic, parody, spoof, black comedy, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: witchcraft, goth, inheritance, magic, hostess, witch, small town, female protagonist, good versus evil, demon, halloween, big breasts ...
Time: 80s
Place: las vegas, usa, new england, massachusetts
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 6.4
 107K
The Craft (1996)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Style: gothic, teen, dark, satanic, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, teen fantasy, teen drama ...
Plot: witch, supernatural, magic, high school, witchcraft, bullying, goth, black magic, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, friendship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, los angeles, seattle
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 6.5
 46K
Byzantium (2012)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara meets lonely Noel, who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor befriends Frank and tells him their lethal secret. They were born 200 years ago ...
Style: gothic, dark, dark fantasy, serious, bleak ...
Plot: vampire, prostitution, supernatural, fall in love, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, immortality, dangerous attraction, supernatural romance, female vampire, murder, deadly creature ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: england, ireland, europe
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 8.2
 700K
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, War
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real ...
Style: fairy tale, surreal, dark fantasy, atmospheric, gothic ...
Audience: kids, date night, teen fantasy, adult, teen drama
Plot: monster, mythology, fantasy world, macabre, creature, imagination, magical, legends and myths, good versus evil, maze, young heroes, imaginary ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place: spain, europe
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Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 142 min.
Story: In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
Style: gothic, atmospheric, suspense, period piece, gothic horror ...
Plot: werewolf, martial arts, supernatural, beast, conspiracy, murder, investigation, legends and myths, animal attack, good versus evil, sword fight, monster ...
Time: 18th century, year 2001, 19th century, 2000s
Place: france, europe, canada
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Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Style: gothic, gothic horror, visually appealing, scary, melancholic ...
Audience: girls' night, adult
Plot: vampire, supernatural, immortality, goth, loneliness, vampirism, dark hero, bonding, child vampire, life & death, vampire human love, monster as victim ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, georgian era, 1870s, 20th century ...
Place: new orleans, san francisco, paris france, louisiana, america ...
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 7.7
 261K
Coraline (2009)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, ...
Style: gothic, surreal, dark fantasy, dark, scary ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, girls' night, teens, family outing ...
Plot: stop motion, children, monster, parallel world, alternate reality, weirdo, doll, secret place, heroine, fantasy world, loneliness, imagination ...
Time: year 2009, future, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place: oregon, michigan, usa, texas
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 7.3
 382K
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.
Style: gothic, dark, scary, dark fantasy, atmospheric ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, family friendly
Plot: supernatural, witch, murder, ghost, investigation, supernatural horror, small town, magical, horseman, witchcraft, goth, legends and myths ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, 19th century, victorian era, year 1999 ...
Place: new york, madagascar, america, britain, new york state
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
Style: gothic, gothic horror, atmospheric, dark fantasy, suspense ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: serial killer, barbershop, goth, dark humor, social injustice, cannibalism, judge, insanity, revenge, loss of loved one, murder, villain ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, year 2007, 2000s, 1800s ...
Place: england, london, britain, europe
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 5.7
 9K
Gothic (1986)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The year is 1816. A sprawling villa in Switzerland is the setting for a stormy night of madness. On this night of the "Haunted Summer," five famous friends gather around an ancient skull to conjure up their darkest fears. Poets Lord ...
Style: gothic, surreal, scary, disturbing, gothic horror ...
Plot: insanity, demon, surrealism, mad scientist, seance, mind game, brutality, obsession, goth, drug, writers, hallucination ...
Time: 19th century, 1810s, regency period
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 6.4
 88K
The Raven (2012)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain, Hungary
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.
Style: gothic, psychological, gothic horror, atmospheric, detective ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, murder mystery, police investigation, who done it, riddles and clues, writer's life, unconventional method, murder investigation, murder, writers, edgar allan poe ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, year 2012, edwardian era, 1800s ...
Place: maryland, baltimore, usa, paris france
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 6.2
 207K
Dracula Untold (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, including Vlad's son, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to ...
Style: gothic, dark fantasy, scary, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot: vampire, supernatural, dracula, medieval, legends and myths, immortality, monster, mythology, immortal, vampirism, transformation, demon ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, medieval times, 15th century, year 2000 ...
Place: transylvania, romania, london, ottoman empire
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 7.5
 198K
The Crow (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven -- watched over by a hypnotic crow -- returns from the grave to exact revenge.
Style: gothic, suspenseful, dark fantasy, rough, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: supernatural, vengeance, superhero, vigilante, good versus evil, goth, halloween, murder, afterlife, justice, vigilantism, gunfight ...
Time: 90s, year 1994, near future, 20th century
Place: michigan, detroit, seattle
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Angels of Darkness (2014)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Inspired by Carmilla, the seminal 19th Century vampire tale by Sheridan LeFanu, STYRIA plunges the viewer into a haunted world of fantasy and obsession. In 1989, Lara Hill (Eleanor Tomlinson), accompanies her art historian father (Stephen Rea) to an ...
Style: gothic, dark, suspenseful, gothic horror, tense ...
Plot: vampire, lesbian vampire, blood, suicide, girlfriend, evil power, community, isolation, father daughter relationship, trial, rescue, lesbian ...
Time: 2010s, 80s
Place: hungary
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