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Host (2025)
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Original name: แม่ซื้อ
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, tense, atmospheric, suspense, dark, sinister, creepy, surreal
Plot:
supernatural, isolation, girls' school, remote island, ghost, island, bullying, claustrophobia, dormitory, obedience, identity crisis, paranoia, haunting, slow burn, coming of age, guilt, possession, moral ambiguity, peer pressure, favoritism, revenge, ritual, unreliable narrator, ghosts
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Host
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out creepy, suspense, dark and atmospheric films with plots about supernatural, isolation, slow burn, ghost, claustrophobia, haunting and revenge mostly in Horror and Thriller genres. Some movies like Host: The Drowned (2023), Fawn (2019), Black Lake (2014), Gun-Kyu: War Pigeon (2008), Darkness Binds (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After stealing a priceless painting, three men arrive at a secluded safe house by the sea to discover their fourth accomplice missing. Was one of them responsible, or is there a more sinister presence lurking at the water's edge?
Style:
tense, atmospheric, suspense, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
heist, paranoia, isolation, missing person, isolated house, betrayal, moral ambiguity, investigation, guilt, claustrophobia, seaside, rain ...
Similarity:
95%
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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 ...
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95%
Genre: Horror
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the middle of night, somewhere in the woods, a group of people to get rid of a little girl who is considered to bring bad luck. They loaded her into a coffin, locked it, and threw it into the middle of the lake, and let it sinking. Thick fog ...
Style:
creepy, tense, atmospheric, psychological horror, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lake, supernatural, ghost, haunting, terror, nightmare, superstition, burial, curse, fog, dream, forest ...
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
Ever since that fatal incident in college, Kanako has sensed them. A sound behind her... an object moving at the corner of her vision. Birds. Cooing, taunting birds... But are they real, or just in her head? As she struggles to perform her duties ...
Style:
psychological horror, psychological thriller, creepy, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
hallucination, paranoia, obsession, supernatural, mental breakdown, bird, insanity, revenge, guilt, curse, isolation, slow burn ...
Similarity:
81%
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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:
family secret, supernatural, dark past, getting home, grief, haunted house, female protagonist, claustrophobia, homecoming, family drama, small town, cold ...
Similarity:
79%
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:
78%
Genre: Horror
Country: Chile
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After the tragic death of her eldest son, Blanca and her family travel to the coast of Chile. Weird things happen in the new house, Blanca thinks that it is her son trying to communicate with them, but the truth is much worse. An evil spirit with a ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, scary, suspense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, ghost, haunting, blood, family in danger, evil spirit, parents and children, demonic possession, grief, revenge, family drama ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A local legend turns into a horrifying reality for a group of young grad students seeking to debunk a Wisconsin haunted house.
Style:
creepy, sinister, dark, psychological horror, independent film ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, supernatural, paranormal investigation, local legend, isolation, folklore, skepticism, found footage, paranoia, claustrophobia, slow burn ...
Place:
wisconsin
Similarity:
73%
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Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Three students stay after class for detention. After a while they realize they were left alone, and the doors to the school have been chained up. They find out they have a connection to one another. Each has a history bullying a student by the name ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, bullying, school, mockery, haunting, teenager, vengeful ghost, mysticism, paranormal activity, survival horror, trap ...
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two disparate young women working for a company that conducts euthanasia are dispatched to a remote estate to perform a custom assisted-suicide ritual, but unwittingly summon the wraiths of a Death Cult that once inhabited the property.
Style:
suspense, bleak, dark, rough, scary ...
Plot:
ritual, haunting, missing person, death, ghost, supernatural, suicide, isolation, occult, macabre, claustrophobia, moral dilemma ...
Similarity:
69%
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:
69%
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Abi is going cold turkey, her family have taken her to a cabin in the woods so she is away from the city. However, little do they know, The Three Blind Mice is more than just a fairy tale.. And they may be next up on the menu.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, creepy, slasher ...
Plot:
cabin in the woods, isolation, woods, claustrophobia, psychological torment, paranoia, female protagonist, cat and mouse, family drama, slow burn, survival, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Horror
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jessica grew up with a mother plagued by inexplicable psychological issues. Years later, Jessica begins to experience the same disturbing symptoms and she starts to suspect that the cause isn't psychological but something evil.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, suspenseful, atmospheric, dread ...
Plot:
mental illness, mother daughter relationship, haunting, paranoia, family curse, supernatural, slow burn, identity crisis, isolation, possession, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
67%
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:
supernatural, family secret, haunted house, family drama, getting home, claustrophobia, paranoia, grief, bereavement, slow burn, investigation, betrayal ...
Similarity:
63%
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:
60%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Six paranormal ghost hunters are competing to stay in the most haunted house in New York , the winner gets one million dollars. Little do they know they are being set up to be tortured and killed by a ghoulish soul - a bloody nun .
Style:
sinister, dark, creepy, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
ghost, nun, paranormal investigation, evil spirit, haunted house, supernatural, blood, possession, violence, torture, female antagonist, isolation ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
59%
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:
occult, exorcism, haunted house, supernatural, ghost, paranormal, haunting, problem, haunted, paranormal activity, ghost hunter, paranormal phenomena ...
Similarity:
57%
3K
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 ...
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A recently widowed writer rents a haunted house in which to write his latest novel and is soon beset by the various ghosts in the house bent on claiming him as their next victim.
Style:
suspense, tension, dark, supernatural thriller, creepy ...
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, macabre, supernatural, haunting, fear, old mansion, paranormal, terror, spirit, alone, isolation ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Estranged couple Anne and Patrick encounter ghostly apparitions while taking a ride from a mysterious cabbie with sinister intentions.
Style:
suspense, sinister, psychological thriller, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, paranormal, isolation, estranged couple, road trip, nightmare, slow burn, character study, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, obsession ...
Similarity:
55%
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:
55%
Genre: Horror
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Everyone stays away from the island village for three days every year. It is said that whoever stays behind will get killed by the spirits lurking in the village. What will happen when three friends accidentally get stuck there along with their ...
Style:
creepy, atmospheric, tense, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
spirit, macabre, haunted, supernatural, island, isolation, stranded, isolated community, cursed, folk horror, secrets, superstition ...
Similarity:
55%
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:
creepy, dark, atmospheric, tension, suspenseful ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, paranormal investigation, macabre, possession, urban legend, occult, investigation, superstition, folk horror, ouija, ritual ...
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A Supernatural thriller that weaves a tale of darkness and suspense. The past will never stay hidden.
Style:
suspense, supernatural thriller, dark, terrifying, atmospheric ...
Plot:
supernatural, countryside, haunted house, paranormal, haunting, secrets, inheritance, ghost, isolation, family secret, desperation, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
50%
439
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A murdered woman seeks revenge, possesses her husband's new wife.
Style:
suspense, supernatural thriller, sinister, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
possession, haunted house, ghost, revenge, supernatural, murder, macabre, afterlife, female protagonist, family secret, marriage, occult ...
Similarity:
50%
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 ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After discovering his blood-soaked daughter dead in the bathtub, David Bryson attends a self-help group to help save him from his ghostly nightmares. But when a group of mysterious cult-like women offer to help him resurrect his daughter. ...
Style:
dark, disturbing, psychological horror, supernatural thriller, suspense ...
Plot:
grief, soul, supernatural, moral dilemma, haunted, trauma, nightmare, resurrection, paranormal, guilt, occult, ghost ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Horror
Country: Peru
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Set in Iquitos, the story follows Andrea (Airam Galliani), a 15-years-ago teenage girl, who suffers the death of his father. With the help of his friends from school, encourage her to contact him using the ouija. However, this triggers a series of ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, mystical, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
supernatural, found footage, spiritualism, ouija, cemetery, ghost, occult, occult ritual, spirit, supernatural horror, teenage girl, teenager ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A holidaygoer in Italy cuts himself on a strange dagger and gets possessed by a demon
Style:
demonic, creepy, dark, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
island, supernatural, possession, paranormal, isolation, occult, folk horror, superstition, claustrophobia, body horror, ritual, vacation ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
48%
277
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An exhausted security guard is transferred to a morgue and, on their first night, discovers that the shadows and silences hide a torment from which there may be no return.
Style:
dark, psychological, creepy, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
security guard, morgue, nightshift, psychological torment, supernatural, isolation, haunting, silence, mental breakdown, paranoia, claustrophobia, loneliness ...
Similarity:
47%
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