Movies like Gothika
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Gothika (2003)
124K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After a car crash, a criminal psychologist (Halle Berry) comes to, only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. It seems she's been accused of murdering her husband -- but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-workers of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.
Style:
psychological, scary, suspenseful, psychological thriller, sexy, gothic, surprise ending, dark, atmospheric, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
mental institution, serial killer, murder, mental illness, mind game, supernatural, insanity, investigation, psychiatrist, supernatural horror, rape, violence against women, wrongfully committed, rape and revenge, female protagonist, memory loss, maniac, ghost, supernatural ability, danger, mentally unstable, women's prison, homicidal maniac, unrequited love, logic ...
Time:
year 2003, year 2000, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
connecticut, new hampshire
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Most similar movies to Gothika
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out scary, psychological, suspense and weird films with plots about macabre, supernatural, murder, blood, twists and turns, police investigation and dialogue mostly in Mystery, Horror and Thriller genres. Some movies like Gothika: Oculus (2013), The Ward (2010), What Lies Beneath (2000), Stir of Echoes (1999), House on Haunted Hill (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
149K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
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scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, psychological thriller, frightening ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, mirror, monster, paranormal, hallucination, supernatural horror, haunting, siblings relations, brother sister relationship, ghost, demon ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, year 2000, 2000s, year 2002 ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
47K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A thriller centered on an institutionalized young woman who becomes terrorized by a ghost.
Style:
scary, psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
mental institution, psychiatric ward, supernatural, ghost, brutality, dissociative identity disorder, split personality, haunted, mental illness, doctors and patients, murder, hospital ...
Time:
year 2000, year 2010, 2010s, 60s, 80s ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherworldly spirit is trying to contact her. All the while, her husband tries to reassure her by telling her it's all in her head. But as Claire ...
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, sexy, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, couple relations, supernatural horror, woman in danger, danger, haunted by the past, infidelity, supernatural, couples, adultery, psychology ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
vermont, persia, usa, boston
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After being hypnotized by his sister in law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.
Style:
psychological, sexy, twist ending, dark, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, hypnosis, murder, afterlife, supernatural, murder mystery, haunted, psychic, supernatural horror, paranoia, disappearance ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1999
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A remake of the 1959 film of the same name. A millionaire offers a group of diverse people $1,000,000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past.
Style:
scary, slasher, gothic, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, supernatural horror, gory, mental institution, survival, danger, haunted by the past, murder, ghost, evil spirit, isolation ...
Time:
90s, 1930s
Place:
los angeles
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39K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A female forensic psychiatrist discovers that all of one of her patient's multiple personalities are murder victims. She will have to find out what's happening before her time is finished.
Style:
scary, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, fairy tale ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural horror, murder, psychiatrist, twists and turns, doctors and patients, split personality, voodoo, child in peril, witch doctor, demon, female psychiatrist ...
Time:
year 2000, 80s, 2000s, 1910s, 21st century
Place:
usa, canada
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A Harvard Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.
Style:
twist ending, suspense, gothic, psychological thriller, atmospheric ...
Plot:
mental illness, mental institution, twists and turns, mental patient, insanity, plot twist, psychiatrist, edgar allan poe, madhouse, doctors and patients, doctor, macabre ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1890s, 1800s, year 1900
Place:
england, britain, usa, oxford university, tuscany ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
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, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, demon, supernatural horror, paranormal activity, ghost, nightmare comes true, possession, fear, boy, serial killer, psychic ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, year 2000, 80s, year 1986 ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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615K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, twist ending, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
mental illness, kidnapping, dissociative identity disorder, murder, split personality, psycho, insanity, serial killer, paranoia, captive, schizophrenia, psychopath ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2017
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, america
Similarity:
83%
109K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
Style:
scary, slasher, bloody, frightening, creepy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
urban legend, serial killer, revenge, urban decay, belief, folklore, supernatural, macabre, investigation, ghost, legend, accused of murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Ireland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Publisher, Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered ...
Style:
surprise ending, twist ending, suspenseful, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, twists and turns, supernatural, plot twist, memory loss, nervous breakdown, murder, mental patient, danger, riddles and clues, haunted by the past, insanity ...
Time:
year 2011, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
new england, usa
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, suspenseful, suspense, gothic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
plot twist, occult, ghost, twists and turns, voodoo, witchcraft, supernatural, supernatural horror, macabre, rite, ritual, black magic ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, year 2005, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, southern usa
Similarity:
75%
53K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young photographer and his girlfriend discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can not escape your past.
Style:
scary, twist ending, atmospheric, suspense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, ghost, supernatural horror, photographer, supernatural, car accident, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, suicide, secret lover, spirit, darkroom, blood ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand, asia
Similarity:
100%
276K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, Germany, France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A married couple with a rocky past adopt 9-year old, Esther to fill the void created by a recently-stillborn baby. However, Esther is not quite who she seems.
Style:
psychological, scary, twist ending, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
75%
99K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, frightening ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
supernatural, evil child, demon, supernatural horror, social worker, creepy child, child abuse, macabre, twists and turns, uncover truth, mysterious character, mental institution ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
67%
15K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After witnessing a horrific and traumatic event, Julia Lund, a graduate student in psychology, gradually comes to the realization that everything which scared her as a child could be real. And what's worse, it might be coming back to get her..
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, surprise ending, suspense, terrifying ...
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural horror, nightmare, monster, evil wins, childhood trauma, demon, suicide, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, abduction, alternate dimension, supernatural power ...
Time:
year 2002
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused to discover that Emily has created an imaginary friend named ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, suspense, psychological thriller, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
imaginary friend, plot twist, twists and turns, split personality, psychologist, supernatural horror, mental illness, haunted by the past, single father, murder, child's point of view, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
83%
Movie in collections
424K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, France, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, scary, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, adult, horror for children
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, supernatural, afterlife, plot twist, isolation, supernatural horror, nightmare, mansion, mysterious character, spiritualism, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2001, 1940s, year 1945, year 2000, 20th century ...
Place:
persia, america, europe, english channel, england
Similarity:
100%
156K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple ...
Style:
slasher, scary, psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
home invasion, survival, serial killer, masked killer, murder, hostage, brutality, blood, masked man, violence, masked villain, killer ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
226K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detective scramble to locate ...
Style:
scary, brutal, twist ending, frightening, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
torture, serial killer, mind game, game of death, sadism, trap, violent, mutilation, gory, sadistic horror, killer, plot twist ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
804K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend ...
Style:
twist ending, psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
future, 2010s, year 2017, 21st century
Place:
brooklyn new york city, southern usa, indiana, new york
Similarity:
63%
170K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Mexico, France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
Style:
twist ending, scary, surprise ending, psychological, gothic ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, supernatural, twists and turns, macabre, fear, haunted, death, missing child, tragic event, haunted by the past, imaginary friend ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, y2k, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
80K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When a local woman disappears and the police can't seem to find any leads, her father turns to a poor young woman with psychic powers. Slowly she starts having visions of the woman chained and in a pond. Her visions lead to the body and the ...
Style:
suspenseful, twist ending, sexy, scary, dark ...
Plot:
psychic, mental illness, clairvoyant, psychic power, tarot card, extrasensory perception, small town, murder, supernatural horror, fortune teller, murder mystery, investigation ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, 90s, 2000s
Place:
southern usa, usa, georgia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scenery will help alleviate her suffering, she leaves her home in the city and moves into a vacant ...
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, lighthouse, murder, death of child, woman in danger, mentally unstable, death, female protagonist, danger, loss of child, death in the family ...
Place:
scotland, london, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
290K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.
Style:
twist ending, suspense, scary, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, twists and turns, murder mystery, whodunit, dissociative identity disorder, psychology, investigation, motel, murder, mental disorder, split personality, mental illness ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, florida, nevada
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, suspense, confusing ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, plot twist, investigation, mental illness, insanity, psychology, memory, paranoia, mental institution, schizophrenia, psychiatrist, mental patient ...
Time:
1950s, year 2010, year 1954, 1940s, year 1945 ...
Place:
iran, persia, america, boston
Similarity:
33%
53K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution amid uncertainty as to whether her greatest fear is real or delusional.
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, medical horror, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, stalking, mental institution, maniac, psychiatric ward, mental patient, sexual assault, psychopath, stalker, murder, mental illness, mental disorder ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
portugal, pennsylvania, boston
Similarity:
89%
119K
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, psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, evil, demon, supernatural horror, twists and turns, mirror, death, haunted house, schizophrenia, possession, brutality ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, 2000s, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, new york
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, Romania, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Based on the true events of the only case in US History where a spirit caused the death of a man.
Style:
scary, tense, psychological, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
ghost, supernatural horror, death, haunted by the past, rape, supernatural, sexual abuse, chase, paranormal phenomena, curses spells and rituals, teenage daughter, flash forward ...
Time:
year 2006, 19th century, ancient times, year 2005, 2000s ...
Place:
tennessee, usa
Similarity:
100%
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