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The Exorcist III (1990)
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The Exorcist III (1990)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Set fifteen years after the original film, The Exorcist III centers around the philosophical Lieutenant William F. Kinderman who is investigating a baffling series of murders around Georgetown that all contain the hallmarks of The Gemini, a deceased serial killer. It eventually leads him to a catatonic patient in a psychiatric hospital who has recently started to speak, claiming he is the The Gemini and detailing the murders, but bears a striking resemblance to Father Damien Karras.
Style: demonic, scary, suspenseful, religious horror, suspense, disturbing, splatter, detective, cult classic, frightening ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: serial killer, demon, possession, supernatural, demonic possession, macabre, exorcist, investigation, priest, murder, violence, hospital, exorcism, fear, decapitation, monster, occult, scared, gory, clergy, police investigation, psychiatric hospital, police detective, killer, chess ...
Time: 90s, 80s, 20th century, year 1998, 1990s
Place: washington d.c., virginia, usa, india, copenhagen, copenhagen denmark
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Most similar movies to The Exorcist III

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, scary, serious and suspense films with plots about supernatural, murder, blood, gore, occult, danger and terror mostly in Horror, Mystery and Drama genres. Some movies like The Exorcist III: The Omen (1976), Se7en (1995), The Shining (1980), The Ninth Configuration (1980), Deliver Us from Evil (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Exorcist (1973)
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, satanic, demonic, psychological ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: religion, supernatural, demon, exorcism, devil, priest, macabre, possession, demonic possession, occult, exorcist, supernatural horror ...
Time: 70s, year 1973, 20th century
Place: persia, usa, washington d.c., asia, new york ...
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The Omen (1976)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil. A classic horror film with Gregory Peck from ...
Style: suspenseful, bleak, satanic, psychological, scary ...
Audience: adult
Plot: devil, evil child, prophecy, satan, supernatural, macabre, priest, murder, demon, demonic possession, gory, religion ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1976
Place: london, persia, britain, rome italy, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Se7en (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. ...
Style: detective, surprise ending, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: serial killer, investigation, twists and turns, psychopath, police, psychology, mind game, murder, insanity, police investigation, macabre, maniac ...
Time: 90s, year 1995, 20th century
Place: los angeles, america, iran, persia, usa ...
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100%
 8.4
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The Shining (1980)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story: Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Style: psychological, suspense, scary, atmospheric, psychological thriller ...
Audience: adult
Plot: isolation, hotel, insanity, psychopath, supernatural, stephen king, ghost, snow, winter, macabre, imaginary friend, evil ...
Time: 20th century, year 1980, 1920s, 80s, 70s
Place: colorado, persia, denver colorado, usa, miami ...
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100%
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The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Col. Vincent Kane is a military psychiatrist who takes charge of an army mental hospital situated in a secluded castle. Among Kane's many eccentric patients is Capt. Billy Cutshaw, a troubled astronaut in the midst of an existential crisis. ...
Style: psychological, surreal, dark comedy, philosophical, cult classic ...
Plot: mental illness, insane asylum, vietnam war, astronaut, supernatural, religion, trauma, surrealism, god, social satire, military, macabre ...
Time: year 1980, year 2016, 80s
Place: vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
Genre: Crime, Fantasy, 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, demonic, suspense, mystical, suspenseful ...
Plot: exorcism, demonic possession, supernatural, occult, curses spells and rituals, supernatural horror, catholic, partner, possessed, demon, bible, police investigation ...
Time: year 2014, year 2000, year 2010, year 2013, 21st century
Place: iraq, new york, usa, bronx new york city
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100%
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The Prophecy (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and only a former priest and a little girl can stop him.
Style: suspense, serious, dark, dark fantasy, atmospheric ...
Plot: devil, angel, supernatural, good versus evil, prophecy, afterlife, christianity, god, religion, vicious, religions or cults, society ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles, california, arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, ...
Style: surreal, psychological, dark, atmospheric, psychedelic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: serial killer, investigation, incest, surrealism, murder, small town life, small town, mental illness, double life, rape, supernatural, violence ...
Time: 90s, year 1992, near future, 20th century, year 1988 ...
Place: washington state, canada, philadelphia, portland oregon
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100%
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 5.2
 3K
The Slayer (1982)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Siblings, Eric & his surreal artist sister Kay, her doctor husband David, her sister-in-law Brooke along with pilot Marsh become stranded on a rugged isle face off against a supernatural beast drawn to Kay who dreams of its killings.
Style: slasher, bloody, grindhouse, mind bending, terrifying ...
Plot: island, serial killer, nightmare, monster, unknown killer, murder, gory, beach, dream, fear, creature, american horror ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The First Power (1990)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A young man born out of an incestuous relationship, after enduring an emotionally scarring childhood, gives in to the dark side of Satanic forces and becomes a weapon of evil. He kills with such ferocity that he becomes the main target of the ...
Style: slasher, disturbing, scary, serious, bleak ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, deal with the devil, satanist, occult, police investigation, murder, police detective, danger, human sacrifice, clergy, supernatural, mind game ...
Time: 90s, 80s
Place: los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.0
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The Witch (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In 1630s New England, William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness, exiled from their settlement when William defies the local church. When their newborn son vanishes and ...
Style: disturbing, dark, atmospheric, suspenseful, scary ...
Audience: adult
Plot: witch, supernatural, religion, folk horror, witchcraft, family bonds, wilderness, black magic, insanity, curses spells and rituals, satan, isolation ...
Time: 17th century, 2010s, year 2015, year 2016, 19th century
Place: new england, america, new hampshire, usa
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33%
 7.0
 12K
Martin (1977)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Martin sedates women with a syringe full of narcotics and then slices their wrists with a razor blade so he can drink their blood. Martin, who comes to live with his uncle and cousin in the dying town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, has romantic ...
Style: surreal, suspenseful, tense, grindhouse, disturbing ...
Plot: vampire, supernatural, serial killer, violence, murder, curse, hidden identity, shyness, teenage life, female pubic hair, zombie, macabre ...
Time: year 1977, 70s, 20th century
Place: pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa, romania
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.5
 11K
Satan's Slaves (2017)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Indonesia, South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story: After the death of Rini's mother, something is disturbing her family.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, scary, tense, captivating ...
Plot: satanic cult, occult, ghost, cemetery, sign language, funeral, money problems, absent parent, radio, supernatural, muslim, death of mother ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: indonesia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A priest is sent to a small parish in the Polish countryside which is believed to be under demonic possession and there he finds his own temptations awaiting.
Style: satanic, black and white, suspense, existential, philosophical ...
Plot: nun, religion, medieval, folk horror, nunsploitation, terror, female psychopath, mental disorder, catholic, sister, monk, identity ...
Time: 17th century, near future, ancient times, year 1961
Place: poland, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Unholy (1988)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A priest battles a demon that kills sinners in the act of sinning.
Style: satanic, slasher, suspense, splatter, independent film ...
Plot: deal with the devil, church, devil, clergy, priest, occult, demon, exploitation, demonic possession, monster, religious, puzzle ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa, new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
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 ...
Style: demonic, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense ...
Plot: supernatural, good versus evil, church, redemption, transformation, life philosophy, mentor, priest, storytelling, demonic possession, exorcist, possession ...
Time: 1940s, year 2005, 20th century, year 1947, year 1944
Place: africa, kenya
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30%
 7.5
 551K
The Conjuring (2013)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Style: scary, dark, atmospheric, suspenseful, frightening ...
Audience: family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: haunted house, supernatural, ghost, exorcism, witch, paranormal investigation, fear, possession, psychic, paranormal, haunting, supernatural horror ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 70s, year 2000, 20th century ...
Place: rhode island, new england, connecticut, usa
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30%
 6.1
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Mirrors (2008)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Romania, Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
Style: scary, demonic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, rough ...
Plot: supernatural, ghost, evil, demon, supernatural horror, mirror, twists and turns, investigation, possession, death, uncover truth, female nudity ...
Time: year 2008, 20th century, 2000s, year 2000, 21st century
Place: pennsylvania, new york
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30%
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Paranormal Activity (2007)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially ...
Style: scary, suspense, suspenseful, dark, demonic ...
Plot: haunted house, supernatural, paranormal activity, fear, ghost, macabre, panic, videotaping, demon, found footage, demonic possession, evil force ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place: america, san diego california, usa, los angeles, california
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30%
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
Style: scary, demonic, suspenseful, suspense, creepy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural, haunted house, paranormal activity, supernatural horror, fear, ghost, demon, nightmare comes true, child in peril, possession, macabre, psychic ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, year 2000, year 1986, 80s ...
Place: usa
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30%
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
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, suspense, psychological, dark, demonic ...
Plot: macabre, supernatural, possession, occult, ghost, demon, supernatural horror, ouija board, spiritualism, teenager, witchcraft, survival ...
Time: year 2016, 60s, year 1967
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29%
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Stigmata (1999)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking ...
Style: suspenseful, scary, satanic, biblical, psychological ...
Plot: religion, miraculous event, priest, supernatural, demon, vatican, investigation, conspiracy, mission from god, destiny, danger, occult ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place: usa, pittsburgh, new york, brazil, rome italy
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29%
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The Empty Man (2020)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story: After a group of teens from a small Midwestern town begin to mysteriously disappear, the locals believe it is the work of an urban legend known as The Empty Man. As a retired cop investigates and struggles to make sense of the stories, he discovers ...
Style: psychological, suspense, lovecraft, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: occult, supernatural, suicide, investigation, cosmic horror, danger, teenager, death, riddles and clues, legend, experiment, supernatural horror ...
Time: 2020s, 20th century, 90s, year 1995, year 2019 ...
Place: missouri, himalaya
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29%
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Session 9 (2001)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.
Style: psychological, twist ending, suspenseful, bleak, dark ...
Audience: teens
Plot: mental institution, supernatural, psychology, mental illness, twists and turns, lobotomy, macabre, ghost, insanity, transformation, hospital, obsession ...
Time: year 2001, year 2000, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events which have haunted their town for generations ​are all connected — and that they may be the next targets.
Style: slasher, suspense, queer horror, tense, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: murder, supernatural, witch, lesbian, serial killer, lgbt, lgbtq, serial murder, terror, brutality, supernatural horror, maniac ...
Time: year 1994, 90s, 2020s, 20th century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 7.1
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Audition (1999)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Seven years after the death of his wife, company executive Aoyama is invited to sit in on auditions for an actress. Leafing through the resumés in advance, his eye is caught by Yamazaki Asami, a striking young woman with ballet training.
Style: psychological thriller, scary, disturbing, tense, dark ...
Plot: torture, femme fatale, psychopath, murder, sadism, macabre, revenge, serial killer, twists and turns, unsettling, violence, obsession ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place: japan, asia, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.5
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Silent Hill (2006)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 125 min.
Story: The eerie and deserted ghost town of Silent Hill draws a young mother desperate to find a cure for her only child's illness. Unable to accept the doctor's diagnosis that her daughter should be permanently institutionalized for psychiatric ...
Style: scary, dark, surreal, gothic, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: supernatural, monster, demon, survival, supernatural horror, macabre, insanity, torture, ghost town, ghost, good versus evil, missing child ...
Time: year 2006, year 2000, 2000s, 21st century
Place: west virginia, virginia, america, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 8.0
 233K
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
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, atmospheric, surreal, suspenseful, gothic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: satanic cult, paranoia, devil, satanism, murder, pregnancy, supernatural, witchcraft, coven, supernatural horror, secret society, demonic possession ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1968, year 1966, year 1965
Place: manhattan new york city, new york, persia, eastern europe, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: With the disappearance of hack horror writer Sutter Cane, all Hell is breaking loose...literally! Author Cane, it seems, has a knack for description that really brings his evil creepy-crawlies to life. Insurance investigator John Trent is sent to ...
Style: surreal, psychological, lovecraft, atmospheric, gothic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: insanity, investigation, hallucination, paranoia, gory, supernatural, small town, mind game, mental illness, writers, fear, monster ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, distant future
Place: new england, new hampshire, england, europe, new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.5
 15K
Dead & Buried (1981)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.
Style: slasher, grindhouse, atmospheric, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: supernatural, small town, zombie, murder, violence, serial killer, monster, exploitation, undead, body horror, living dead, hospital ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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