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Death Knot (2021)
139
Original name: Tali mati
Genre: Horror
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Hari, a young psychologist and his sister Eka, goes back to their village for the funeral of their estranged mother who committed suicide by hanging. There they are confronted with the superstitious beliefs of the locals which is behind their mother’s death.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, dark, atmospheric, bleak, tension, grim, creepy, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
folk horror, black magic, suicide, supernatural horror, superstition, magical, mysticism, female protagonist, homecoming, occult, macabre, curse, fear, grief, mourning, siblings, investigation, taboo, isolation, funeral, guilt, paranoia, moral ambiguity, slow burn, exorcism ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
indonesia
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Most similar movies to Death Knot
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, dark, atmospheric and creepy films with plots about supernatural, isolation, slow burn, occult, superstition, investigation and macabre mostly in Horror and Thriller genres. Some movies like Death Knot: Kajiman (2023), The Uninvited (2001), Everyone Will Burn (2021), Kalinga (2024), Sana (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Horror
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Humans will do anything to get what they want. Despite making a pact with the strongest magical being, Kajiman.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Horror
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Four young people start investigating urban legends in Jakarta. Not satisfied with their findings, they head for a more challenging phenomenon situated at Angkerbatu, West Java. One of them brings a ouija board-type toy called "Jelangkung" ...
Style:
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Plot:
ghost, supernatural, paranormal investigation, macabre, possession, urban legend, occult, investigation, superstition, folk horror, ouija, ritual ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In a small village in Leon, Spain, María José prepares to end her life after failing to get over the suicide of her bullied son years before. Everything changes when she receives a visit from Lucía, a strange little girl who could be connected to ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
spain
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10K
Genre: Horror
Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A village is terrorized by a demonic entity and a deadly ancient curse.
Style:
demonic, dark, creepy, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
curse, supernatural, folk horror, haunted, fear, superstition, investigation, isolation, occult, possession, slow burn, ritual sacrifice ...
Similarity:
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300
Genre: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Takashi Shimizu's newest film is about a mysterious cassette tape containing a melody. People who hear this melody gradually begin to hum it themselves and become involved in a mysterious incident. What is the mystery behind this melody ?
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, creepy, thrilling, psychological horror ...
Plot:
supernatural horror, macabre, supernatural, problem, threat, secret, curse, slow burn, urban legend, obsession, possession, investigation ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
70%
2K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A small town with secrets is terrorized by a demonic entity. As madness reigns questions are answered.
Style:
dark, creepy, suspenseful, gothic
Plot:
supernatural horror, small town, occult, paranoia, slow burn, folk horror, claustrophobia, isolation, possession, superstition, loss of innocence, investigation ...
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Horror
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
They storm the vacant class room, knowing none of the teachers and other students were there to stop them. The trio of mean girls decide to vandalize the chair using markers and chalk. They write ‘whoever sits here is a whore’ on the desk. Adela ...
Style:
sinister, tension, atmospheric, creepy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
school, superstition, teenager, supernatural, bullying, mysterious past, cursed object, secrets, peer pressure, paranormal, haunting, urban legend ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Horror
Country: Turkey
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Yasemin, who lives with her sister Ayşe, has a beautiful relationship with her fiancé Ufuk. However, their happy life is shattered after Ayşe's nightmares come true. A spell cast by a sorcerer using infidel jinn causes certain entities from ...
Style:
tense, creepy, suspense, dark, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
djinn, black magic, supernatural, haunting, possession, curse, fear, occult, nightmare, paranoia, superstition, claustrophobia ...
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Horror
Country: Turkey
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Due to financial problems, Yilmaz family moves in their grandmother Saadet's house. But Saadet is not living alone as known. Saadet's old house, which is also a tomb of her deceased husband, is inhabited by beings from another dimension. ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, tense, mystical ...
Plot:
supernatural, possession, paranormal activity, supernatural horror, haunted house, paranormal phenomena, dysfunctional family, mysticism, paranormal, family problems, financial problem, macabre ...
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64%
Genre: Horror
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
After a series of spine chilling killings in Jastipalli, Komaraih elopes to Kerala with his first love Kavitha. Things get more complicated when his brother Jangaiyah goes missing. A new SI, Ravindra Naik starts investigating the case of missing ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
black magic, revenge, investigation, curse, avenge, police officer, police, vengeance, criminal's revenge, magic, magical, loss of brother ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
May is a film assistant who removes a tombstone from its original location so that it won't interfere with shooting. With her friends dying around her, May realizes it is because she moved the stone, and that she herself is poised for death.
Style:
mystical, mystic, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
supernatural, paranormal, cursed object, ghost, spirit, possession, cursed, supernatural horror, mysticism, paranormal activity, paranormal phenomena, curse ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Horror
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Pearl,a simple and smart girl who just arrived in the city to attend college. For reasons she cannot explain and understand, Pearl is haunted by the ghost of a white lady said to be frequenting the school grounds.
Style:
suspenseful, creepy, suspense, sinister, psychological ...
Plot:
ghost, school, revenge, bullying, haunting, supernatural, guilt, college, terror, memory, identity, investigation ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Horror
Country: Argentina, Colombia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
It tells the story of Emilia, who is sent to a convent where paranormal forces start to mount among the holy and the tortured.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological horror, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
59%
147
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Jessica Whitman isn’t a witch. Not anymore, at least. She left it behind when she left her hometown almost ten years ago. But when a childhood friend needs her help performing a dark spell, she’ll find herself questioning her sense of right and ...
Style:
suspenseful, mystical, captivating, tense, thrilling ...
Plot:
female protagonist, supernatural horror, witch, witchcraft, black magic, paranormal, paranormal phenomena, mysticism, magic, paranormal activity, evil, witchery ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, mystical, mystic ...
Plot:
halloween, cemetery, supernatural, paranormal, clairvoyance, paranormal activity, supernatural horror, supernatural power, paranormal phenomena, mysticism, supernatural ability, ghost ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Horror
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A remake from Indonesian horor classic movie, 'Bayi Ajaib' 1982. A child who was possessed by an evil spirit since infancy, and was used as evil attempts to gain power. Kosim, becomes suddenly rich after finding gold in a river in the ...
Style:
dark, tense, atmospheric, supernatural thriller, grim ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
occult, creepy child, evil spirit, supernatural, possession, family tragedy, macabre, curse, haunting, family drama, religious conflict, folk horror ...
Time:
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Place:
asia
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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48%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
creepy, dark, tension, suspenseful, mysterious ...
Plot:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
creepy, atmospheric, tense, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
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47%
Genre: Horror
Country: Indonesia
Story:
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Style:
psychological, creepy, tense, atmospheric, dark ...
Plot:
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Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
46%
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, suspense, scary, tense, dark ...
Plot:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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43%
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Country: Portugal, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Lennon, a new back-country ranger, travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy that has haunted her since she was a child.
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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631
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A group of friends experimenting with EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) accidentally open a doorway allowing a powerful demon to enter our world.
Style:
demonic, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
usa, soviet union, ussr
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Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 55 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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