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Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
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Original name: Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Haunted by terrible acts the Nazis forced him to participate in, the disenchanted Father Lankester Merrin focuses his energies on helping with an archaeological dig in the northern part of Kenya. There, the crew uncovers a church that predates Christian missions into the area, but the discovery also causes strange events to start occurring -- including physical changes to a young, disabled boy, whom Merrin grows to suspect has been possessed by a demon.
Style:
demonic, atmospheric, scary, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, religious horror, rough, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
church, demonic possession, good versus evil, supernatural, mind game, nazi, redemption, archeological dig, exorcism, transformation, world war two, missionary, war crime, loss of faith, demon, priest, mentor, life philosophy, storytelling, exorcist, possession, religions or cults, danger, curses spells and rituals, supernatural ability ...
Time:
1940s, year 2005, 20th century, year 1947, year 1944, 40s
Place:
africa, kenya
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Most similar movies to Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, scary, suspense and serious films with plots about supernatural, danger, demon, murder, priest, curses spells and rituals and demonic possession mostly in Horror, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist: The Exorcist (1973), Exorcist: The Beginning (2004), Mother of Tears (2007), The Nun (2005), Spellbinder (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to ...
Style:
scary, suspense, demonic, classic horror, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
religion, demon, exorcism, priest, supernatural, devil, demonic possession, possession, occult, supernatural horror, exorcist, crisis of faith ...
Time:
70s, year 1973, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., persia, iraq, usa, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Italy, Pakistan, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Having lived through traumatizing events during WWII, Father Lankester Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to conduct archaeological excavations in British-administered East Africa. Merrin unearths an ancient Byzantine church believed have ...
Style:
demonic, scary, suspenseful, creepy, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
exorcism, demonic possession, good versus evil, devil, demon, exorcist, priest, church, massacre, black magic, gory, archeological dig ...
Time:
1940s, year 1949, 20th century, year 2004
Place:
kenya, africa, cairo egypt, east africa, iraq ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ancient urn is found in a cemetery outside Rome. Once opened, it triggers a series of violent incidents: robberies, rapes and murders increase dramatically, while several mysterious, evil-looking young women coming from all over the world are ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, stylized, rough, suspense ...
Plot:
black magic, curse, demonic possession, satanic cult, spell, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, dark secret, occult, good versus evil, evil witch, chaos ...
Time:
year 2007, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A group of catholic school girls are victimized by a sadistic and jealous nun, "Sister Ursula". The girls drown the nun in a pool of "holy" water. Eighteen years later circumstances arise in which the nuns spirit is released to ...
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suspense, suspenseful, scary, bleak, rough ...
Plot:
ritual murder, ghost, evil nun, supernatural, boarding school, curses spells and rituals, curse, vengeance, religions or cults, danger, supernatural ability, haunted by the past ...
Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When Jeff and his friend rescue a young beautiful woman (Kelly Preston) from an apparently abusive boyfriend, the trouble starts. Jeff unknowing becomes involved with Miranda (Kelly) and the web of intrigue that follows her. Miranda is on the run ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, christmas horror, demonic ...
Plot:
witch, human sacrifice, satanism, occult, dangerous attraction, lawyer, betrayal, rescue, witchcraft, supernatural ability, fall in love, danger ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
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106K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary, Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donoghue) reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, ...
Style:
scary, atmospheric, satanic, disturbing, demonic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, exorcism, supernatural horror, church, clergy, curses spells and rituals, demonic possession, supernatural ability, teachers and students, good versus evil, vatican, macabre ...
Time:
year 2011, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
italy, europe, xian, rome italy, latin america
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
As Nell Sweetzer tries to build a new life after the events of the first movie, the evil force that once possessed her returns with an even more horrific plan.
Style:
demonic, serious, suspenseful, scary, saga ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
exorcism, demonic possession, supernatural, supernatural horror, memory loss, evil, satan, demon, ghost, haunted by the past, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans, louisiana
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Katherine Morrissey, a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her expertise to debunking religious phenomena. When a series of biblical plagues overrun a small town, Katherine arrives to ...
Style:
scary, demonic, suspense, religious horror, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
disaster, swamp, apocalypse, supernatural, small town, religion, danger, save the world, occult, sacrifice, devil, satanic cult ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, new orleans, usa, egypt
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing ...
Style:
scary, dark, spooky, demonic, satanic ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
demon, devil, supernatural, religion, courtroom, exorcism, supernatural horror, demonic possession, priest, courtroom drama, life & death, evil force ...
Time:
year 2005, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
illinois, usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A young couple moves into an infamous New York apartment building to start a family. Things become frightening as Rosemary begins to suspect her unborn baby isn't safe around their strange neighbors.
Style:
psychological, classic horror, surreal, psychological horror, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1965, year 1966, year 1968 ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, persia, eastern europe, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigette and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. And an enigmatic Indian hunter decides to help the girls, but one of the girls has been bitten ...
Style:
gothic, dark, scary, horrifying, period piece ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
werewolf, supernatural, female werewolf, transformation, mythical creature, wilderness, shapeshifter, sister sister relationship, dark heroine, eaten alive, sister, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
1810s, 19th century, regency period, georgian era, 1800s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An 11 year old boy starts throwing temper tantrums, vomiting on and attacking people, and swearing uncontrollably. Furniture begins to move on its own when he is around, and he doesn't remember any of it. After giving up on the protestants, ...
Style:
demonic, scary, suspenseful, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
exorcism, demon, supernatural, demonic possession, parents and children, losing-it hero, clergy, church, curses spells and rituals, priest, boy, uncover truth ...
Place:
missouri, st. louis missouri
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A small group of Catholics led by an ailing priest believe that Satan intends to become man, just as God did in the person of Jesus. The writings of a possessed mental patient lead them to Peter Kelson, a writer who studies serial killers. They ...
Style:
psychological, satanic, suspenseful, gothic, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
devil, antichrist, supernatural, religion, serial killer, curses spells and rituals, demonic possession, satanism, devil worship, religions or cults, supernatural ability, exorcism ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a hypnotic research specialist free her from its grasp?
Style:
demonic, scary, cult horror, religious horror, surreal ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
washington d.c., africa, usa, latin america, new york state ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
demonic, frightening, satanic, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, violence, possession, exorcism, demon, blood, priest, investigation, murder, supernatural, police detective, decapitation ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, year 1990, year 1998
Place:
virginia, washington d.c., usa, copenhagen, richmond virginia ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
After every priest trained in exorcisms die in a terrorist attack, Joan Campbell must battle a demon from her past that, this time, possesses her sister.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, religious horror, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
exorcism, demon, evil, supernatural, priest, possession, demonic possession, salvation, paranormal activity, sister sister relationship, obsession, exorcist ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new ...
Style:
demonic, satanic, christmas horror, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
year 2000, 90s, year 1999
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, vermont
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small ...
Style:
scary, dark, demonic, suspense, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, horror for children
Plot:
supernatural horror, demon, supernatural, ghost, occult, spiritualism, ouija board, ghost child, possession, exorcism, macabre, haunted house ...
Time:
year 2016, 60s, 20th century, year 1967, 70s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In Antioch, the former Father Travis Jordan lost his faith on God three years ago when his beloved wife was murdered and the criminals never found. Suddenly, miracles happen in the little town: the son of the newcomer and veterinary Morgan Elliot ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, demonic ...
Plot:
faith, church, small town, supernatural, murder, investigation, mysterious character, healing power, supernatural ability, haunted by the past, redemption, clergy ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Disturbed Isabelle is locked in a fierce battle with a vicious demon that's hell-bent on owning her soul
Style:
demonic, suspense, suspenseful, scary, disturbing ...
Plot:
demon, possessed girl, black magic, possession, reincarnation, ghost, battles, supernatural, supernatural ability, danger, mentally unstable, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
24%
142
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Eugene, a man dealing with the tragedy of his family's death by living at the vacation cabin that they last stayed, discovers he's completely snowbound. During Eugene's desperate attempts to dig himself out, he discovers he's not ...
Style:
serious, scary, suspenseful, suspense, twisted ...
Plot:
supernatural, danger, woods, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, fear, catholic priest, evil force, monster, terrorizing, creepy kid, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
At the end of every summer, the children of a Christian community from a suburb of New Jersey attend Camp Hope. They travel deep into the woods far from any distractions the world provides. Here, the children are taught the ways of the Lord, the ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, scary, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
summer camp, woods, curses spells and rituals, youth, danger, confined, isolation, resort, clergy, society, supernatural, supernatural ability ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes. However, his eyes are opened to a frightening alternate reality when renegade Jesuit priest, Mendoza ...
Style:
scary, suspense, demonic, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
demonic possession, exorcism, supernatural, occult, curses spells and rituals, partner, catholic, supernatural horror, priest, possessed, bible, religions or cults ...
Time:
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Place:
iraq, new york, usa, bronx new york city
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.
Style:
demonic, suspenseful, suspense, rough, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
found footage, demonic possession, exorcism, supernatural horror, supernatural, exorcist, possessed girl, death, possession, police detective, mental institution, investigation ...
Time:
year 2000, year 2012, 80s, year 1989, year 2009 ...
Place:
italy, america, europe, rome italy
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Abby is a pregnant woman with a curious new boarder in the apartment over her garage. Turns out he's heaven-sent and is speeding along the Apocalypse by bloodying rivers, egging on plagues and following scripture word for word.
Style:
suspense, biblical, scary, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
apocalypse, pregnancy, christianity, religion, sacrifice, revelation, clergy, relic, curse, prophecy, curses spells and rituals, woman in danger ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
haiti, nicaragua, venice california, israel, california
Similarity:
23%
4K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A unique horror film told from the first-person perspective of Grace - a naive, virginal college freshman trying to deal with campus culture and her outgoing roommate as an evil entity takes over her body and unleashes chaos.
Style:
demonic, psychological, suspenseful, stylized, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
possession, demonic possession, exorcism, teenage girl, demon, supernatural, found footage, grandmother granddaughter relationship, youth, danger, curses spells and rituals, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
15K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An exorcist comes up against an evil from his past when he uses his skills to enter the mind of a nine year old boy.
Style:
scary, satanic, serious, demonic, rough ...
Plot:
exorcism, possession, demonic possession, supernatural, demon, exorcist, danger, possessed, supernatural ability, imaginary, haunted by the past, ghost ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of documentary filmmaker Michael King (Shane Johnson), who doesn’t believe in God or the Devil. Following the sudden death of his wife, Michael decides to make his next film about the search for the existence of the ...
Style:
dark, demonic, scary, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
demonic possession, found footage, occult, paranormal activity, possession, supernatural, self destructing, demon, exorcism, skepticism, satanic ritual, loss of control ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed.
Style:
suspense, scary, demonic, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
supernatural, demonic possession, paranormal phenomena, demon, killing, fear, violence, evil, monster, creature, ghost, peril ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
22%
294
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In the city of angels - Los Angeles - no one is immune from the lurking spirits, neither good nor evil. As the end of time rapidly approaches, both forces have much work to do. Both sides contend for the same souls, but which force will prevail?
Style:
demonic, dark, sinister, scary, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
exorcism, possession, demon, demonic possession, good versus evil, supernatural, spiritual warfare, paranormal, end of the world, religion, priest, ritual ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
22%
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