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The Wailing (2024)
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Original name: El llanto
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Spain, Argentina, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Andrea, in search of her biological family, feels stalked by an invisible threat. Other women before them have suffered the same fate. Twenty years earlier, on the other side of the world, Camille, fascinated by Marie, tries to warn her of a threat hanging over her.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, sinister, ambiguous ending, mystical, intercultural, psychological horror
Plot:
male nudity, male pubic hair, supernatural horror, stalking, supernatural, haunting, slow burn, ghost, investigation, obsession, isolation, family drama, superstition, possession, moral ambiguity, invisible man, occult, urban, folk horror, sacrifice, coming of age, violence against women, nightclub, haunted house, death of loved one ...
Time:
90s, 2020s, contemporary, 1990s
Place:
madrid, brussels belgium
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Most similar movies to The Wailing
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological horror, suspense, tense and creepy films with plots about isolation, supernatural, slow burn, occult, haunting, ghost and claustrophobia mostly in Horror, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Wailing: Starve Acre (2023), The Holy Boy (2025), The Wedding Dress (2022), The Shade (2023), Kajiman (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When their son starts acting strangely, a couple unwittingly allow dark and sinister forces into their home, awakening a long-dormant ancient evil rooted deep in the countryside.
Style:
psychological horror, captivating, tense, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
folk horror, supernatural, countryside, family drama, demonic possession, dysfunctional family, obsession, possessed human, life is a bitch, possessed, family relations, occult ...
Time:
70s, 60s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Italy, Slovenia
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A PE teacher moves to a isolated mountain village where the people appear to live in unshakeable serenity, but soon stumbles across a disturbing ritual. Once a week, the locals are freed of their pain by a lonely boy born with the power to heal ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, atmospheric, gothic, surreal ...
Plot:
ritual, mountain village, secrets, moral ambiguity, religious cult, character study, haunting, obsession, manipulation, slow burn, coming of age, isolation ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Horror
Country: Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Days before her wedding, young Sara starts experiencing disturbing visions that may be related to her recently acquired wedding gown.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wedding dress, female protagonist, supernatural, wedding planning, wedding, relationships, wedding preparations and rituals, a vision, problem, supernatural horror, cursed object, paranoia ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
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699
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Twenty-year-old Ryan struggles with a debilitating anxiety disorder following his father's death. Together with his two brothers, he must fight to break the destructive cycle threatening their family as ancient darkness closes in on them.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family drama, family relations, supernatural horror, grief, eccentric family, relationships, bereavement, family problems, problem, dysfunctional family, loss of father, haunting ...
Similarity:
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124
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:
tense, creepy, thrilling, captivating, mystic ...
Plot:
ritual, demon, nurse, ghost, black magic, haunting, supernatural, occult, paranormal, paranormal phenomena, paranormal activity, mysticism ...
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70%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A restaurant owner experiences mysterious activities in his kitchen, only to discover a connection with the ghost haunting his place.
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, twist ending, detective ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, haunting, restaurant, paranormal investigation, serial killer, investigation, urban, revenge, occult, folk horror, slow burn ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Claire is approached by the father of her murdered childhood friend to help investigate the haunted moor he believes is his son's final resting place.
Style:
atmospheric, dark, psychological horror, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
folk horror, supernatural, isolation, grieving father, macabre, fog, loneliness, revelation, childhood trauma, paranormal, investigation, ghost ...
Place:
yorkshire
Similarity:
59%
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:
55%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Cut off from civilisation, a single mother puts her children on high alert when they bring home a young girl caked in clay. She tells of spirits and spirit hunters, but these are not mere superstitions. As more strangers show up on her doorstep, she ...
Style:
suspense, creepy, atmospheric, tension, sinister ...
Plot:
folk horror, haunting, supernatural, isolation, creepy child, macabre, female protagonist, possession, single mother, protective parent, slow burn, occult ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
An evil supernatural presence terrorizes the locals of a small town.
Style:
creepy, sinister, dark, demonic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
supernatural, small town, found footage, paranormal, unsettling, haunting, isolation, possession, ghost, occult, nightmare, confrontation ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
After the disappearance of his troubled friend, American Chris Rivers travels to the remote Welsh countryside to investigate what happened – leading him to a dark apocalyptic cult.
Style:
lovecraft, bleak, serious, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, religious cult, satanic cult, mysterious death, death, murder investigation, private investigation, death of friend, murder, religions or cults, madness, occult ...
Place:
wales
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Hunting Souls is the story of an American couple who are dealing with the hardships of caring for their sick child. They discover that they are being hunted by a demon.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspenseful, captivating, mystical ...
Plot:
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Shortly after discovering the dead body of her roommate, a young woman becomes embroiled in supernatural shenanigans.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, mystical, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
supernatural, paranormal activity, haunting, supernatural horror, paranormal, murder, mysticism, neighbor, paranormal phenomena, female protagonist, survival horror, murder mystery ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young woman discovers just how far she will go to achieve immortality while receiving the role of a lifetime in a mysterious stage play said to be cursed.
Style:
tense, psychological horror, captivating, thrilling, mystic ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ju-young is a young woman with a hearing impediment who decides to investigate her sister's inexplicable disappearance, last seen in her apartment. Feeling more and more cornered, Ju-young begins to hear strange sounds and sense an evil ...
Style:
tension, suspenseful, creepy, psychological horror, mysterious ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Story:
Forced to return to her childhood home in the midst of a personal tragedy, Kara discovers that while secrets can lie buried, they're never forgotten.
Style:
sinister, dark, tense, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
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Genre: Horror
Country: Turkey
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Hale attracted attention with its different appearance and strange behavior. She lives in a historical and eerily house in Nevsehir with her mother, a depressed grandmother and her aunt Azra. Hale's father had disappeared before she was born ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspense, creepy, mystical ...
Plot:
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After a near-death experience, Vanessa Shepherd faces nightmares in Abaddon. As mysterious deaths occur around her, she discovers her connection to the Abaddon Hotel, Carmichael Manor, and decades of unexplained murders.
Style:
psychological horror, tense, creepy, sinister, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Genre: Horror
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A family acquires a villa at a discounted rate, unaware of its dark history. Strange occurrences unveil a sinister connection to their past. Bravely facing the malevolent forces, they fight to break the curse.
Style:
sinister, dark, creepy, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ghost, curse, supernatural, haunted house, villa, old mansion, haunting, struggle for survival, family drama, investigation, isolation, bravery ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Sam, or Samantha, has recently moved out from her old, haunted boarding house, escaping from followers of Mangkoedjiwo Sect who seek revenge over the death of Sri Sukmarahimi Mangkodjiwo. Her traumatic boyfriend, Agung, is looking for her. Sam sets ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
An anxious shut-in unwittingly moves into a haunted apartment and hires a mysterious stranger to perform an exorcism which takes a horrific turn.
Style:
tense, psychological horror, dark, mystical, psychological ...
Plot:
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300
Genre: Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A ghost horror about single mother and nurse Natalie who falls mysteriously ill and struggles to stop her family from being destroyed.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, mystical ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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423
Genre: Horror
Country: Thailand
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Ing is sent to Pinijkhun Reform School, an all-girls facility on a remote island. The only rule here is that everyone must obey orders.
Style:
psychological horror, atmospheric, creepy, tense, sinister ...
Plot:
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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:
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Genre: Horror
Country: Brazil
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A young woman named Cindy returns to her family home after the death of her father and soon realizes that the house holds a terrible secret that puts her and her friends in danger.
Style:
dark, sinister, suspense, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Colombia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sara and Óscar, a couple going through a marital crisis, decide to spend a week in a remote country cabin with their two children, Alicia and Tomás. The family tries to have a quiet time, but something strange happens there. There is a woman who ...
Style:
tense, suspense, tension, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
unhappy marriage, loss, marital crisis, cabin in the woods, dysfunctional family, dysfunctional marriage, male female relationship, family relations, supernatural horror, troubled marriage, relationship problems, marital problem ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Austria
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
While searching for Nazi documents in an Austrian farmhouse, a team of experts uncovers a hidden secret buried in its bowels. American expatriate Gunner S. Holbrook becomes obsessed with solving the mystery, and as his sanity wanes, he must confront ...
Style:
psychological horror, psychological thriller, suspenseful, grim, gothic ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young woman's faith is put to the ultimate test when she is forced to uncover the truth behind her husband's horrific visions.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
AKUMA TANTEI 2 is all about unexplainable things that inflict sheer terror on human beings and how they leave victims psychologically devastated. It is as much a true horror film as it is a psychological drama.
Style:
suspense, mind bending, psychological, psychological horror, dark ...
Plot:
nightmare, ghost, dream, haunting, supernatural, dreamscape, trauma, suicide, obsession, night, mental illness, isolation ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After a family tragedy, Chuck Wilson hopes to start a new life in Ashland Falls with his wife Maria and little sister Elizabeth, but he quickly discovers that the town has a dark history of being haunted by a ghostly woman who drives residents to ...
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psychological horror, suspense, atmospheric, tension, creepy ...
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family tragedy, ghost, supernatural, suicide, paranormal, grief, small town, slow burn, isolation, family drama, folklore, investigation ...
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