Movies like Witchhammer
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Witchhammer (1970)
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Original name: Kladivo na čarodějnice
Genre: Drama, History, Horror
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A ruthless inquisitor spins the superstitions of local peasants into religious heresy, finding cause to accuse dozens of innocent men and women of witchcraft. The inquisitor targets nobles and merchants, whose property and goods are then confiscated. After suffering an array of medieval tortures, most of the accused confess–only to be burned alive at the stake as helpless villagers watch. With its bold and striking cinematography, the film captures scenes of both daring nudity and brutal torture
Style:
atmospheric, gothic, gothic horror, tense, thought provoking, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
witch, burned at the stake, inquisition, medieval, torture, burned alive, torture chamber, witchcraft, occult, religions or cults, rape, priest, church, nobleman, manipulation, old woman, evil man, noblewoman, cruelty, abuse of power, manipulative behavior, persecution, time travel, ancient rome, macabre ...
Time:
middle ages, 20th century, year 1970, 17th century, 1600s
Place:
eastern europe, czechoslovakia, europe, czech republic, central europe
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Most similar movies to Witchhammer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, gothic and bleak films with plots about female nudity, folk horror, witch, religion, murder, society and medieval mostly in Drama, Horror and History genres. Some movies like Witchhammer: Marketa Lazarov? (1967), Witchfinder General (1968), The Devil (1972), Coven (2020), Black Death (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Mikolás and his brother Adam rob travelers for their tyrannical father Kozlík. During one of their "jobs" they end up with a young German hostage whose father escapes to return news of the kidnapping and robbery to the King. Kozlik ...
Style:
art house, black and white, surreal, philosophical, experimental ...
Plot:
medieval, folk horror, stallion, nobility, renaissance, rape, brother sister incest, knight, sexual assault, winter, kidnapping, fortress ...
Time:
middle ages, near future, year 1967, 13th century, medieval times
Place:
eastern europe, balkan, czechoslovakia, slovakia, czech republic ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Poland
Duration: 125 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
satanic, tense, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
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Time:
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100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Horror, Mystery
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
gothic, dark, atmospheric, bleak, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, year 2010
Place:
england, europe, london
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Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, gothic horror, black comedy, gothic, phantasmagoric ...
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Time:
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Place:
czechoslovakia, eastern europe, czech republic
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100%
Genre: Drama, History, Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Period piece set during the Inquisition about a witch-finder general who falls in love with the village beauty, who has made a pact with the devil to seduce and condemn the man who is killing off Satan's servants.
Style:
gothic, sexy, scary, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, History, Horror
Country: Bolivia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Maria Francisca, a wealthy young heiress and her friend Mariana De Castro, a young protestant widow, are accused of witchcraft and taken before the Inquisition of Lima, Peru . Maleficarum is the story of Francisca, a wealthy orphan and Mariana, her ...
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
33%
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Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
32%
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Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, demonic, gothic, phantasmagoric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
middle ages, 15th century
Place:
europe, alps
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32%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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30%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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30%
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Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
middle ages, 14th century, medieval times, 2020s, 12th century ...
Place:
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30%
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
gothic, suspense, atmospheric, costume drama, stylized ...
Plot:
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Time:
middle ages, 17th century, 16th century, victorian era
Place:
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30%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, britain, europe, france, london ...
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, serious, scary, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
the philippines, manila philippines
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Country: UK, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Hungary, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
29%
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Country: France, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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france, europe
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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finland
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Country: USA
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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