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Diya (2018)
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Original name: தியா
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The aborted child of a couple goes after her own family members who were responsible for separating her from her mother.
Style:
psychological, mystical, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling
Plot:
religion, life, demon, women, mysticism, loneliness, pregnancy, mental disorder, obsession, party, murder, criminal, priest, hospital, psychotherapist, bible, parents and children, psychiatrist, life is a bitch, psychotherapy, abortion, housewife, prediction, insanity, self harm ...
Place:
india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, psychological, captivating and thrilling films with plots about female protagonist, problem, mysticism, murder, supernatural, hospital and isolation mostly in Thriller, Horror and Drama genres. Some movies like Diya: Immaculate (2024), Nefarious (2023), Swallow (2019), Clock (2023), Deliver Us (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
Style:
religious horror, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
nun, convent, pregnancy, pregnant woman, body horror, church, priest, dark secret, female protagonist, fear, problem, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2009
Place:
italy, europe
Similarity:
100%
38K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, mystical ...
Plot:
demonic possession, demon, psychiatrist, electrocution, atheist, possession, death row, electric chair, prison, multiple personality disorder, abortion, criminal ...
Place:
oklahoma
Similarity:
77%
32K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.
Style:
psychological, art house, visually stunning, suspense, dark ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
obsession, husband wife relationship, control, bored housewife, abortion, loneliness, mental disorder, psychotherapist, hospital, telephone call, pregnant woman, surgery ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
pittsburgh, africa, new york state
Similarity:
41%
7K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
On the eve of her 38th birthday, a woman desperately attempts to fix her broken biological clock.
Style:
psychological, serious, dread, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
woman, life, wanting a baby, life is a bitch, health, female protagonist, women, motherhood, problem, health situation, pregnancy, egg ...
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Estonia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to investigate, concerned about an ancient prophecy that a woman will give birth to twin boys: one the Messiah, the other the Antichrist.
Style:
religious horror, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
monarchy, woman, monastery, religion, faith, pregnancy, pregnant woman, religious faith, christian faith, problem, catholic, birth ...
Place:
russia, estonia, st. petersburg russia
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Two young girls rent an old house and are disturbed by the presence of a mysterious lady who moves around their house. However, trouble ensues when they try to find out about the paranormal presence.
Style:
mystical, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, creepy ...
Plot:
paranormal activity, paranormal investigation, revenge, ghost, haunted house, ghost story, supernatural, supernatural ability, problem, supernatural power, female protagonist, mysticism ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Madison Taylor (Merrin Dungey) is a forensic psychiatrist, spending her days interviewing prison inmates and her evenings with her husband Jeremy. When Jeremy is killed in a home invasion by Francis Tate (Devon Graye), her world begins to turn ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
murder, mental disorder, obsession, relationships, relationship problems, murder mystery, problem, threat, attempted murder, murder investigation, male female relationship, stalking ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi is a horror-comedy Malayalam movie with VIshnu Unnukrishnan and Saniya Iyyappan in lead roles.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, scary, mystical ...
Plot:
doctors and patients, illness, women, darkness, death, mental illness, brutality, nurse, police, isolation, mental disorder, medical ...
Similarity:
27%
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535
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
An inspector embarks on a mission to track down a gangster who was once in her father's custody several decades ago. However, her quest leads to a string of absurd events that not only jeopardise her mission but also put her life in danger.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, detective, suspenseful ...
Plot:
criminal, police, killing, sleuth, forensics, homicide detective, murder investigation, investigation, police investigation, murder, supernatural power, police detective ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
26%
96
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young woman uses her grandmother's tarot cards to find her missing boyfriend.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, mystical, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
tarot card, woman, ritual, ghost, religious cult, relationships, supernatural horror, cursed, female protagonist, curses spells and rituals, mysticism, curse ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A fugitive, an empty house, a rotting corpse. The journey begins. Cameron Matthews, a petty criminal and fugitive from the law, hides from police by taking shelter in an old dilapidated house in the middle of the city. There he discovers the rotting ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological, serious, thrilling ...
Plot:
house, corpse, fugitive, problem, religions or cults, family problems, murder mystery, wizards and magicians, 18 year old, faith, supernatural, adoption ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Apthamitra movie is based on Nagavalli (Dancer). Ramesh, an engineer buys the palace. Everyone believes that the spirit of Nagavalli, a dancer is captivated in a room of that palace. Ganga she opens the locked room with the help of Soumya. Then ...
Style:
suspenseful, mystical, mystic, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
mysticism, evil spirit, spirit, husband wife relationship, married couple, supernatural ability, paranormal activity, haunting, paranormal, relationships, marital problem, ghost ...
Place:
kannada, india
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Bermuda
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When Hailey’s final stage of pregnancy is threatened by the arrival of a new doula, she must stay one step ahead for the sake of her unborn child.
Style:
suspense, tension, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
pregnancy, pregnant woman, protective mother, problem, female protagonist, psychological manipulation, paranoia, deception, home birth, family drama, intimate, claustrophobia ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Bella sees her parents killed during a home invasion. Afterwards, she keeps waking up in a strange white room and the past keeps playing over and over. Bella must solve the mystery of the White Room and move on, but to where?
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological horror, twist ending, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, room, life & death, confronting the past, tragic past, troubled past, mental disorder, murder witness, murder, life is a bitch, problem, moral dilemma ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young woman with extrasensory perception flees her abusive husband, only to land at an historic hotel containing a sinister presence.
Style:
suspenseful, mystic, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
haunted hotel, supernatural, evil spirit, abusive husband, woman, hotel, supernatural horror, problem, supernatural power, mysticism, threat, woman in jeopardy ...
Similarity:
24%
1K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A woman, looking after her ailing mother-in-law is at breaking point. What happens when she can't take any more?
Style:
psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, breaking point, problem, family problems, murderer, domestic drama, moral dilemma, character study, family conflict, female protagonist, intimate, claustrophobia ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
24%
8K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In the wake of a horrific car accident that kills her husband, Michael, expectant mother Madeline Matheson discovers that her daughter, Grace, has died in the womb. Ignoring her doctor's warnings that the fetus must be removed from her body, a ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, scary, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
pregnancy, breast feeding, evil child, body horror, curse, babies and infants, danger, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, confined, mental disorder, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A single mother and a childless morgue technician are bound together by their relationship to a little girl they have reanimated from the dead.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, thrilling, psychological horror ...
Plot:
pathologist, reanimation, frankenstein, dead child, medicine, dead girl, physician, corpse, transplant, conspiracy, cadaver, hospital ...
Place:
bronx new york city
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Novella McClure is like most struggling actresses in Los Angeles: she's in her early 30s, her fake name sounded cooler ten years ago, and she hasn't landed a role in three years. To top it all off, she's developed a disturbing habit ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, rough, psychological, scary ...
Plot:
cannibal, self harm, mutilation, food, body horror, mental disorder, psychiatrist, mental illness, depression, obsession, male female relationship, cannibalism ...
Similarity:
23%
343
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After losing both her parents in a horrific tragedy, a young girl ends up with her aunt, a printing house owner and a part-time spiritual medium.
Style:
mystic, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
ghost, haunting, medium, aunt, orphan, seeing ghosts, paranormal phenomena, mysticism, paranormal activity, apparition, paranormal, life is a bitch ...
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A pregnant woman on bed rest begins to wonder if her house is haunted or if it's all in her head.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, mystical, psychological
Plot:
pregnancy, supernatural, child, pregnant woman, supernatural horror, mysticism, female protagonist, tragic past, confronting the past, problem, husband wife relationship, pet cat ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Dr Vijay Nambiar (Suresh Gopi) is a famous neurosurgeon. His wife Dr Nalini Nambiar (Abhirami) is a gynecologist in the same hospital. They lead a contented and busy family life. 'Appothikkiri' plots the intriguing issues that affect their ...
Style:
medical drama, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
guilt, doctor, accident, ethical dilemma, hospital, life is a bitch, doctors and patients, problem, physician, medical, guilty conscience, medicine ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
22%
431
Genre: Horror
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A spirit takes revenge on a few people by entering into the body of its lookalike.
Style:
suspense, dark, mystical, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
possession, supernatural, ghost, love, demon, demonic possession, love story, love and romance, problem, curses spells and rituals, fall in love, love affair ...
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Amy, a young woman is on the run with her young son Adrian from her abusive ex-girlfriend. When the past rises up to haunt them, they must confront the forces threatening them from both outside and in.
Style:
tense, atmospheric, psychological, gothic horror, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, problem, threat, confronting the past, troubled past, family problems, dark past, life is a bitch, mother and son, on the run, escape, paranoia ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes ...
Style:
suspense, medical horror, psychological, psychological thriller, art house ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
obsession, nightmare, mental illness, supernatural, possession, nervous breakdown, terminal illness, nurse, psycho, loneliness, religious fanatic, narration ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Dora, a young woman at the center of an unusual murder trial, is subjected to a psychiatric evaluation, and as the tests become more personal — and frightening — she begins to question the true motives of her doctor and is forced to live through ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
doctor, evil doctor, psychopath, courtroom drama, mental illness, accused of murder, mental institution, female protagonist, legal action, court, problem, female psychopath ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: India
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Story:
Journalist Sagar's life turns thrilling as he unravels dark secrets behind newspaper clippings predicting tragedies. He becomes a murder suspect, racing against time to clear his name and solve the enigma and faces dangerous twists. Suspense ...
Style:
psychological, mystical, suspenseful, supernatural thriller, suspense ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, paranormal activity, journalist, investigation, supernatural, newspaper, mysticism, predicting the future, investigative reporter, prediction, murder, journalism ...
Time:
60s, 2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
20%
114
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 194 min.
Story:
Psychological thriller about a woman child-protection officer tramautized by her stillbirth who befriends a woman in hospital and then becomes convinced that the daughter is being abused.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
female protagonist, stillbirth, motherhood, trauma, mental disorder, life is a bitch, mother daughter relationship, family relations, kids in trouble, domestic violence, loss of child, child abuse ...
Similarity:
20%
210K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
Style:
teen horror, psychological, mystical, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
spirit, hospital, dog, ghost, supernatural power, possession, mental health, addiction, teenager, suicide, peer pressure, vengeful ghost ...
Place:
greece, adelaide south australia, south australia, australia
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, Philippines, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A fashion designer hires a nanny from the Philippines to assist her in caring for her family while she is suffering from what she believes is a tick-related illness. The nanny uses traditional Filipino folk healing techniques to help her, but in the ...
Style:
suspenseful, supernatural thriller, captivating, psychological, mystical ...
Plot:
designer, secret, mysticism, life is a bitch, undercover, female protagonist, illness, witch doctor, fighting illness, macabre, paranoia, haunting ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
20%
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