Movies and TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
173K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
Style:
gothic, light, spooky, suspenseful, mysterious, supernatural thriller, captivating, atmospheric, dark comedy, teen horror ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
vampire, high school, supernatural, female protagonist, superhuman powers, supernatural ability, chosen one, vampire slayer, coming of age, strong female lead, vampire human love, teenager, good versus evil, impossible love, spell, double life, teenage girl, witch, supernatural romance, friendship, heroine, love and romance, monster, forbidden love, lesbian couple ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 20th century, 19th century, 21st century, 1990s, contemporary
Place:
california, usa
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Most similar movies to Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychotronic, serious, captivating and exciting films and TV series with plots about supernatural, supernatural ability, imaginary, teenager, superhuman powers, supernatural power and superpower mostly in Fantasy, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Angel (1999), Supernatural (2005), Charmed (1998), The Vampire Diaries (2009), The Originals (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
80K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Angel, a 240-year old vampire cursed with a conscience, haunts the dark streets of Los Angeles alone. But after he meets a half-demon with ...
Style:
gothic, sentimental, supernatural thriller, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vampire, supernatural ability, hopes, vampire human love, imaginary, investigator, supernatural, amateur detective, curse, dracula, werewolf, vampire vs vampire ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
532K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, serious, gothic horror, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, vampire, monster, paranormal, ghost, demon, brother brother relationship, supernatural ability, creature, angel, supernatural power, peril ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 80s, year 1958, year 1978 ...
Place:
arizona, usa
Similarity:
88%
98K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each ...
Style:
feel good, enigmatic, exciting, humorous, supernatural thriller ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, witch, magic, supernatural ability, witchcraft, female protagonist, hereditary gift of witchcraft, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, family relations, demon, spell ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
Style:
romantic, gothic, sexy, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, werewolf, love triangle, high school, couples, vampire human love, youth, witch, supernatural romance, immortality, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 1860s, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, hawaii, virginia
Similarity:
69%
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159K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah. Now Klaus must take down his protégé, Marcel, who is ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, gothic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, werewolf, witch, power struggle, immortality, rivalry, supernatural romance, siblings relations, dangerous attraction, love and romance, vampire human love ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa
Similarity:
82%
35K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Lost Girl focuses on the gorgeous and charismatic Bo, a supernatural being called a succubus who feeds on the energy of humans, sometimes with fatal results. Refusing to embrace her supernatural clan and its rigid hierarchy, Bo is a renegade who ...
Style:
sexy, serious, exciting, captivating, supernatural thriller ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
supernatural, lgbt, female protagonist, supernatural ability, succubus, private detective, werewolf, danger, evil force, seduction, lesbian, imaginary ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Vanessa Helsing, the daughter of famous vampire hunter and Dracula nemesis Abraham Van Helsing is resurrected five years in the future to find out that vampires have taken over the world and that she possesses unique power over them. She is ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, suspenseful, apocalyptic, scary ...
Plot:
vampire, murder, superhero, vampire slayer, supernatural, blood, heroine, post apocalypse, superheroine, werewolf, supernatural ability, society ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader-- her goal is to "marry Christian Slater and die" and nothing gets in her way when it's time to shop. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been ...
Style:
dark comedy, teen, humorous, horror comedy, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
high school, vampire, cheerleader, cheerleading, supernatural, chosen one, good versus evil, teenage girl, reincarnation, high school student, female protagonist, blonde girl ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california, los angeles, southern california, europe
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Rose, a rebellious half-vampire/half-human guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa -- a mortal, royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St. Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe ...
Style:
exciting, sexy, teen, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, teenager, academy, danger, school, good versus evil, high school, vampire human love, friends, supernatural ability, youth ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
montana, oregon, new jersey
Similarity:
75%
139K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, fairy tale, detective, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, werewolf, legends and myths, creature, monster, supernatural ability, police detective, partners against crime, good versus evil, peril, protector, hunt down ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon, usa
Similarity:
82%
177K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day ...
Style:
touching, suspenseful, serious, humorous, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot:
werewolf, supernatural, supernatural ability, high school, lycanthropy, youth, high school life, high school student, peril, friends, life turned upside down, team ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, mexico, idaho, california, japan ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on Melissa de la Cruz's best-selling novel, "Witches of East End" centers on the adventures of Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Freya and Ingrid -- both of whom unknowingly are their family's next generation of ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, exciting, serious, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
witch, supernatural, magic, spell, creature, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, family secret, curse, evil force, magical, siblings relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
long island, new york, usa
Similarity:
80%
270K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
True Blood is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, ...
Style:
sexy, gothic, tense, erotic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, couple relations, dangerous attraction, vampire human love, sex scene, forbidden love, love triangle, danger, couples, supernatural ability, love affair ...
Time:
y2k, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, usa, seattle
Similarity:
68%
26K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Mick St. John is a captivating, charming and immortal private investigator from Los Angeles, who defies the traditional blood-sucking norms of his vampire tendencies by using his wit and powerful supernatural abilities to help the living.
Style:
light, witty, suspenseful, gothic, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, fall in love, reporter, investigation, dangerous attraction, supernatural ability, immortality, imaginary, vampire human love, impossible love, supernatural romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001.
The series was created in 1995 by writer-director-producer Robert Tapert under his ...
Style:
sexy, homoerotic, retro, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
female warrior, ancient, friendship, mythology, strong female lead, sword and sorcery, legends and myths, greek mythology, tough girl, good versus evil, danger, heroine ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
ancient greece, greece, india, china, europe ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the IDW Comic, Wynonna Earp follows Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures. With her unique abilities, and a posse of dysfunctional allies, she's the only thing that can bring the paranormal to ...
Style:
captivating, enigmatic, exciting, dark, supernatural thriller ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lgbt, supernatural, sapphic, lgbtq, lesbian, paranormal, sister sister relationship, blood, justice, lesbian relationship, supernatural ability, demon ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 441 min.
TV show
Story:
Chloe King is looking forward to celebrating her birthday with her friends and single mother, just like every other year... that is until she starts developing heightened abilities and discovers she's being pursued by a mysterious figure. Chloe ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, enigmatic, captivating, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, high school, superhuman powers, life turned upside down, teenage life, supernatural ability, chase, youth, supernatural power, chases and races, mysterious character, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
Similarity:
75%
219
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows Ella Rosen who discovers her identity, as a half-vampire, half-human, when she starts at Green High whose principal is secretly the head of 'The Order of the Blood' an order which is devoted to cleansing the world of vampires.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, captivating, dark fantasy
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
vampire, friends, high school, good versus evil, high school life, love triangle, friendship, supernatural, teenage love, youth, supernatural romance, teenage life ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
As her 16th birthday nears, Sabrina must choose between the witch world of her family and the human world of her friends. Based on the Archie comic.
Style:
satanic, dark, atmospheric, stylized, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, pre-teens, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
witch, witchcraft, high school, half breed, coming of age, teenager, black magic, devil worship, dedication, teenage love, satanism, teenage protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
70%
150K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. It is based on the DC Comics character Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series follows the adventures of Clark ...
Style:
suspenseful, entertaining, exciting, saga, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
superhero, super powers, superhuman powers, secret identity, double life, good versus evil, friendship, teenager, superman, danger, teenage love, father son relationship ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
kansas, north america
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, UK
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of ...
Style:
exciting, dark fantasy, atmospheric, fairy tale, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen fantasy, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
supernatural, vampire, werewolf, angel, good versus evil, supernatural romance, teenage love, chosen one, uncover truth, youth, supernatural ability, danger ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
When Clary Fray's mother has disappeared, Clary joins a band of Shadowhunters; demon killing hunters, and gets caught up in a plan to save the world.
Style:
captivating, tense, dark fantasy, sexy, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen fantasy, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, vampire, demon, magic, supernatural being, female protagonist, werewolf, supernatural power, good versus evil, vampire human love, lgbt, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspenseful, sincere, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot:
supernatural, monster, small town, telekinesis, parallel universe, friendship, parallel world, super powers, supernatural power, government conspiracy, group of friends, fear ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, future, 20th century, year 1985 ...
Place:
indiana, chicago, usa, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
112K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Style:
exciting, witty, cynical, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural ability, youth, time travel, superhuman powers, superhero, supernatural power, teenage life, swearing, friends, danger, friendship ...
Time:
2000s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england, canada
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.
Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector ...
Style:
fairy tale, offbeat, stylized, sentimental, modern fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen fantasy, boys' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
magic, fantasy world, power of love, magical, true love, good versus evil, fairy, imaginary kingdom, prince, hopes, friends, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
medieval times, 2010s, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
maine, fictional island, idaho, seattle, new england ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The adventures of woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers that he was born to fulfill a prophecy of becoming a guardian hero to oppressed people. With the help of a mysterious woman named Kahlan and a wise old wizard named Zedd, he must stop a ...
Style:
exciting, serious, heroic, dark fantasy, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, witch, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, chosen one, wizards and magicians, ancient, imaginary, witchcraft, magical, forbidden love, magical power ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The central premise of Being Human is that various types of supernatural beings exist alongside human beings, with varying degrees of menace; that three of these supernatural beings are opting to live amongst human beings rather than apart from ...
Style:
sexy, scary, semi serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, vampire, werewolf, supernatural ability, ghost, friendship, supernatural power, roommate, social misfits, imaginary, transformation, misfit ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
wales, europe, bristol, united kingdom
Similarity:
63%
19K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the fictional college town of Hilltowne, Charmed follows the lives of three sisters, Macy, Mel and Maggie Vera who, after the tragic death of their mother, discover they are three of the most powerful witches of all time.
Style:
captivating, enigmatic, suspense, gothic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
witch, hereditary gift of witchcraft, magic, supernatural ability, demon, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, friendship, witchcraft, twists and turns, book of magic, investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, michigan
Similarity:
38%
11K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
When a raging wildfire releases a supernatural creature, four young adults find themselves drawn together under a full moon.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, anthology, disturbing ...
Plot:
werewolf, gay teenager, supernatural, supernatural power, undercover, changing lives, forest fire, threat, supernatural being, supernatural horror, teenager, mysticism ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires.
Style:
romantic, stylized, scenic, captivating, epic fantasy ...
Plot:
witch, vampire, magic, supernatural, danger, vampire human love, love and romance, interspecies romance, impossible love, witchcraft, time travel, magical power ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, chicago, venice, france, united kingdom ...
Similarity:
46%
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