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Hellraiser (1987)
153K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Larry and his wife, Julia move into an old house and discover a hideous creature - the man's half-brother, who is also the woman's former lover - hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of S&M demons, the Cenobites, Frank, is brought back into existence by a drop of blood on the floor. He soon forces his former mistress to bring him his necessary human sacrifices to complete his body... but the Cenobites won't be happy about this.
Style:
scary, gothic, frightening, sexy, slasher, demonic, disturbing, slasher horror, suspense, lovecraft ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
body horror, macabre, demon, supernatural horror, brutality, gory, human sacrifice, cursed object, surrealism, sadomasochism, sex horror, undead, hellraiser, supernatural, murder, death, torture, portal, passionate sex, resurrection, sadism, satanist, vengeance, violent, monster ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
london, england
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Most similar movies to Hellraiser
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, scary, suspense and bloody films with plots about monster, supernatural, gory, gore, violence, blood and demon mostly in Horror, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Hellraiser: Nightbreed (1990), Hellraiser: Inferno (2000), Lord of Illusions (1995), Mandy (2018), Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Doctor Channard is sent a new patient, a girl warning of the terrible creatures that have destroyed her family, Cenobites who offer the most intense sensations of pleasure and pain. But Channard has been searching for the doorway to Hell for years, ...
Style:
bloody, frightening, medical horror, slasher, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
demon, hell, gory, hellraiser, cursed object, violent, monster, maze, body horror, doctor, puzzle, psychiatric hospital ...
Time:
80s, year 1988
Place:
england, europe, tokyo
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Pinhead is trapped in a sculpture and fortunately for him the sculpture is bought by a young playboy who owns his own night club. Pinhead busies himself escaping by getting the playboy to lure victims to his presence so he can use their blood. Once ...
Style:
slasher, scary, sexy, splatter, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
demon, nightclub, supernatural, hellraiser, vietnam war, reporter, gory, body horror, church, murder of a policewoman, terminator, violence ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of monsters are hiding from humanity.
Style:
scary, dark fantasy, gothic, slasher, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, monster, supernatural horror, murder, supernatural power, escape, heroic mission, obsessive quest, social misfits, motel, psychiatrist, creature ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A shady police detective becomes embroiled in a strange world of murder, sadism and madness after being assigned a murder investigation against a madman known only as "The Engineer".
Style:
detective, scary, psychological, slasher, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, torture, police detective, nightmare, supernatural, serial killer, police investigation, hellraiser, chase, psychopath, mind game, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.
Style:
dark, scary, neo noir, homoerotic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, private detective, occult, fanatic, faked death, magic, investigation, desert, resurrection, tough guy, telekinesis, demon ...
Time:
90s, 80s, year 1982
Place:
los angeles, mojave desert, new york, usa, california
Similarity:
70%
98K
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK, Belgium, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Pacific Northwest. 1983 AD. Outsiders Red Miller and Mandy Bloom lead a loving and peaceful existence. When their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed by a cult led by the sadistic Jeremiah Sand, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey ...
Style:
satanic, suspense, suspenseful, surreal, psychedelic ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
revenge, nightmare, surrealism, cult leader, biker gang, cosmic horror, drug trip, vengeance, lumberjack, rage, sadism, russian roulette ...
Time:
year 1983, 2010s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
xian, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Pinhead returns to terrorize computer hackers who have opened a virtual Lament Configuration on the website Hellworld.com.
Style:
scary, slasher, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, hellraiser, curses spells and rituals, danger, chaos, losing-it hero, vengeance, mind game, strong violent content, afterlife, body horror, evil dead ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
112K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A sleazy cable-TV programmer begins to see his life and the future of media spin out of control in a very unusual fashion when he acquires a new kind of programming for his station.
Style:
surreal, disturbing, psychedelic, cult classic, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
body horror, surrealism, cyberpunk, television, virtual reality, mind control, hallucination, insanity, dystopia, satire, mind game, brainwashing ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 20th century
Place:
pittsburgh, malaysia, toronto ontario canada, usa, canada ...
Similarity:
100%
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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:
57%
47K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and ...
Style:
dark, lovecraft, creepy, spooky, satanic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
body horror, hospital, cosmic horror, another dimension, monster, macabre, violence, blood, small town, isolation, insanity, mutation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young woman has visions that suggest the eruption of the living dead into the world through a portal, spurred on by the suicide of a priest.
Style:
scary, bloody, disturbing, splatter, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, gory, suicide, violent, curse, extreme violence, buried alive, darkness, living dead, small town, ouija, apocalypse ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1980, 80s
Place:
new england, usa, savannah georgia, new york, georgia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), who was ...
Style:
slasher, scary, bloody, classic horror, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
murder, supernatural, supernatural horror, nightmare, fear, dream, serial killer, gory, sleep deprivation, teenager, nightmare comes true, high school ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
ohio, usa, canada
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only ...
Style:
slasher, scary, homoerotic, creepy, retro ...
Audience:
date night, teen fantasy, teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural horror, gay, gay subtext, homoeroticism, homoerotic friendship, nightmare on elm street, high school, serial killer, monster, revenge, gory, gay bar ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
usa, midwest, ohio
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Kirsty Cotten is now all grown up and married. Her memory of the events that took place back at her parent's home and the mental institution have dimmed, but she is still traumatized. A fatal car crash kills Kirsty. Now, her husband finds ...
Style:
scary, slasher, lovecraft, suspense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, hellraiser, amnesia, car accident, temptation, body horror, hallucination, monster, cosmic horror, car crash, plastic bag over head, sex horror ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
100%
249K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When a group of college students finds a mysterious book and recording in the old wilderness cabin they've rented for the weekend, they unwittingly unleash a demonic force from the surrounding forest.
Style:
bloody, splatter, demonic, scary, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly, date night, adult
Plot:
gory, zombie, evil dead, demonic possession, supernatural horror, nightmare, demon, monster, extreme violence, violence, sexualized violence, evil ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, michigan, tennessee, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Serbia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.
Style:
sexual, psychological, mystical, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
demon, violence, supernatural horror, supernatural, hell, puzzle, monster, paranormal activity, hellraiser, supernatural power, female protagonist, paranormal phenomena ...
Place:
belgrade serbia
Similarity:
100%
211K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, New Zealand, Australia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Evil Dead, the fourth installment of the Evil Dead franchise, serving as both a reboot and as a loose continuation of the series, features Mia, a young woman struggling with sobriety, heads to a remote cabin with a group of friends where the ...
Style:
bloody, scary, demonic, creepy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
gory, demon, demonic possession, supernatural, zombie, woods, violence, blood, extreme violence, black magic, characters killed one by one, cabin in the woods ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, year 2000, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Twenty years ago in the sleepy mining town of Valentine Bluffs, a fatal mining disaster occurred on Valentine's Day while some of the crew was decorating for a party. The sole survivor of the accident killed the remaining crewmembers and warned ...
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, grindhouse, cult classic, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
valentine's day, serial killer, revenge, miner, masked killer, killing spree, killer, masked man, gory, sadistic psychopath, canuxploitation, maniac ...
Time:
80s, year 1960, year 1980
Place:
nova scotia, canada, nova scotia
Similarity:
100%
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270K
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, suspense, dark, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
monster, cave, survival horror, trapped, survival, creature, fear, expedition, claustrophobia, gory, group of friends, woman in danger ...
Time:
year 2005, year 2000, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, appalachia
Similarity:
67%
123K
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At ...
Style:
scary, tense, frightening, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
zombie, macabre, stephen king, indian burial ground, supernatural horror, grave robbing, killer child, cemetery, back from the dead, death, creepy child, ghost ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
maine, usa, chicago, new england
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A student's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few, but not from death itself – which seeks out those who escaped their fate.
Style:
scary, suspense, bloody, slasher, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, death, destiny, characters killed one by one, supernatural horror, fortune teller, amusement park, decapitation, foreknowledge, a vision, survival, youth ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The photographer Leon lives with his girlfriend and waitress Maya waiting for a chance to get in the photo business. When Maya contacts their friend Jurgis, he schedules a meeting for Leon with the successful owner of arts gallery Susan Hoff; she ...
Style:
bloody, splatter, suspense, slasher, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, photographer, gory, psychopath, violence, violent, train, twists and turns, butcher, blood, subway, torture ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
new york, america
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
Style:
scary, bloody, mind bending, slasher, lovecraft ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
monster, creature, supernatural, woods, cabin in the woods, survival, trapped, cosmic horror, fear, zombie, death, werewolf ...
Time:
year 2012, 20th century, year 2000, year 2009, 2000s ...
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Jason Voorhees, the living, breathing essence of evil, is back for one fierce, final fling! Tracked down and blown to bits by a special FBI task force, everyone now assumes that he's finally dead. But everybody assumes wrong. Jason has been ...
Style:
slasher, sexy, scary, surprise ending, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, gory, friday the 13th, violent, murder, murder of a nude woman, masked man, masked killer, police officer, male victim, blood, sex ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2003
Place:
new jersey, ohio
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%
726
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Nora and Jock arrive in the strange village of Litan during the Festival of the Dead.
Style:
gothic horror, gothic, surreal, psychedelic, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
folk horror, surrealism, magic realism, festival, occult, ritual, couples, macabre, escape, death, river, cave ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Toulon, a puppet maker, discovers an ancient Egyptian potion and uses it to bring his creations to life. His puppets become murderous little demons and escape. Distraught, the master takes his life. Years later, psychics tune into the existence of ...
Style:
demonic, suspense, scary, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
puppet, evil doll, murder, violence, supernatural, doll, deadly creature, killer doll, female nudity, time machine, transformation, puppet master ...
Time:
80s, year 1939, 1930s
Place:
new york, yale university, pacific ocean, california
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: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
Tetsuo: The Iron Man is a 1989 Japanese cyberpunk film by cult-film director Shinya Tsukamoto produced by Japan Home Video. This, his third film, is an extremely graphic but also strikingly-filmed fantasy shot in the same low-budget, ...
Style:
cult classic, psychotronic, independent film, disturbing, splatter ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, surrealism, body horror, male nudity, very little dialogue, mutilation, gay subtext, fetishist, transformation, sex, rape, extreme ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Miriam and John are an elegant couple with a dark secret: they are vampires. Feeding on human blood, Miriam has lived for over 2000 years. She gave her lover the gift of eternal life and together they hunt. But John begins aging rapidly, he seeks ...
Style:
gothic, dark, sexy, atmospheric, visually stunning ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
vampire, goth, femme fatale, lgbtq, sexy female vampire, sex, lesbian sex, bloodsucker, sexual content, lesbian vampire, dracula, lesbian ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
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