Movies like The Raven 1963
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The Raven (1963)
15K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help in this film loosely based on the Edgar Allen Poe poem.
Style:
gothic, humorous, gothic horror, cult classic, tense, suspenseful, spooky, scary, suspense, classic horror ...
Plot:
castle, magic, magician, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, monster, revenge, dark humor, duel, transformation, edgar allan poe, sorcerer, escapades, danger, macabre, fantasy world, medieval, renaissance, sorcery, witchcraft, supernatural ability, death, camp, father daughter relationship, father son relationship ...
Time:
year 1963, 16th century, 1500s
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Most similar movies to The Raven
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out scary, suspenseful, weird and gothic films with plots about supernatural, macabre, danger, monster, curses spells and rituals, transformation and vengeance mostly in Horror, Comedy and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Raven: The Masque of the Red Death (1964), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), Cast a Deadly Spell (1991), The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), Viy (1967). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Satan-worshiper Prince Prospero invites the local nobility to his castle for protection against an oncoming plague, the Red Death. He orders his guests to attend a masked ball and, amidst an atmosphere of debauchery and depravity, notices the entry ...
Style:
gothic, grindhouse, suspense, surreal, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, macabre, edgar allan poe, medieval, supernatural, revenge, life & death, plague, good versus evil, folk horror, brutality, masquerade ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, victorian era
Place:
italy, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
Style:
gothic, parody, gothic horror, creepy, scary ...
Plot:
vampire, dracula, supernatural, vampire slayer, winter, nothing goes right, castle, undead, vampire hunter, countryside, snow, rescue ...
Time:
20th century, year 1967, 19th century, 1800s, 60s
Place:
europe, eastern europe, transylvania, former yugoslavia, central europe ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
Style:
lovecraft, satanic, semi serious, futuristic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
private detective, spell, curses spells and rituals, magic, gangster, cthulhu, investigation, supernatural ability, chases and races, good versus evil, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
1940s, year 1948, 90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Francis Barnard goes to Spain, when he hears his sister Elizabeth has died. Her husband Nicholas Medina, the son of the most brutal torturer of the Spanish Inquisition, tells him she has died of a blood disease, but Francis finds this hard to ...
Style:
gothic horror, gothic, scary, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
spanish inquisition, castle, torture, murder, insanity, vengeance, investigation, inquisition, monster, macabre, gory, edgar allan poe ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, 16th century, medieval times, 14th century ...
Place:
europe, spain
Similarity:
100%
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11K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of a witch in the church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.
Style:
scary, dark fantasy, gothic horror, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
witch, folk horror, curses spells and rituals, church, supernatural, supernatural ability, evil dead, corpse, danger, escapades, cossack, medieval ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, year 1967, 19th century
Place:
ukraine, soviet union, kiev ukraine, russia
Similarity:
100%
119K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Style:
gothic, teen, dark, satanic, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, teen fantasy, girls' night ...
Plot:
witch, supernatural, magic, high school, curses spells and rituals, witchcraft, bullying, black magic, goth, revenge, coming of age, supernatural ability ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, los angeles, seattle, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced the pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people in order to get new clients.
Style:
dark comedy, horror comedy, gothic horror, gothic, classic horror ...
Plot:
zombie, macabre, hitman, dying repeatedly, guts, misfit, freak, funeral, poison, murder, troubled marriage, cons and scams ...
Time:
year 1963, 19th century, 60s, 1800s
Place:
new england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but ...
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, anthology, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder, zombie, reincarnation, supernatural, vengeance, edgar allan poe, afterlife, ghost, monster, infidelity, experiment gone awry, family problems ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century, 19th century
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A warlock burned at the stake comes back and takes over the body of his great grandson to take his revenge on the descendents of the villages that burned him.
Style:
gothic horror, gothic, lovecraft, serious, tense ...
Plot:
curse, afterlife, edgar allan poe, mansion, burned alive, haunted house, cosmic horror, ghost, murder, mutant, haunted, cthulhu ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century
Place:
new england, usa
Similarity:
100%
57K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Inspired by the E.C. comics of the 1950s, George A. Romero and Stephen King bring five tales of terror to the screen.
Style:
anthology, bloody, grindhouse, frightening, cult horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
death, torture, revenge, stephen king, murder, monster, halloween, dark humor, transformation, gory, violent, zombie ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 1830s, 19th century, future
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Lieutenant Andre Duvalier has been accidentally separated from his regiment. He is wandering near the coast when he sees a young woman. He asks the road to Coldon, where he hopes to rejoin his regiment. But the woman doesn't answer, ...
Style:
gothic, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, atmospheric ...
Audience:
horror for children
Plot:
castle, supernatural, murder, monster, nobility, twists and turns, baron, soldier, haunted by the past, ghost, obsession, danger ...
Time:
19th century, year 1963, 1800s, 80s
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to ...
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, gothic, clever, black comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
dark humor, immortality, love triangle, obsession, magic, death, fountain of youth, afterlife, satire, rejuvenation, zombie, potion ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992, year 1978, year 1985 ...
Place:
california, persia, beverly hills, usa, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A man is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must battle an army of the dead and retrieve the Necronomicon so he can return home.
Style:
cult classic, dark fantasy, horror comedy, spooky, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
zombie, time travel, evil dead, one man army, siege, possession, doppelganger, chainsaw, medieval, supernatural, sword and sorcery, sword fight ...
Time:
medieval times, 13th century, year 1992, middle ages, 20th century ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
11K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A young man and his girlfriend move into the man's old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a need to control ancient demons.
Style:
sexy, scary, humorous, light, splatter ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, witch, demon, creature, little creatures, adaptation, storytelling, justice, ghost, danger, battles, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Jack is a solitary man with a mysterious past. His strange habits will soon become stranger when his past catches up with him.
Style:
bloody, dark, melancholic, humorous, intense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
immortality, vampire, violence, immortal, supernatural, cannibalism, father daughter relationship, dark humor, violent, dark hero, sarcasm, kidnapping ...
Time:
year 2015
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Story about a man haunted by the spirit of his dead wife and her effect on his second marriage.
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, grindhouse, surreal, suspense ...
Plot:
edgar allan poe, cemetery, black cat, supernatural, monster, cat, nobility, folk horror, ghost, macabre, obsession, stonehenge ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, victorian era
Place:
england
Similarity:
35%
172K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it us up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, scary, mystical, saga ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
witch, halloween, magic, supernatural, teenage life, childhood, witchcraft, halloween party, children, sisters, vengeance, resurrection ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, 18th century, 17th century
Place:
massachusetts, usa, salem massachusetts, new england
Similarity:
100%
293K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, humorous, black comedy, gothic horror ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, family friendly
Plot:
vampire, witch, eccentric family, immortality, dark humor, witchcraft, curse, vengeance, lost love, old mansion, supernatural, werewolf ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2000, 20th century, 70s, 19th century ...
Place:
new england, usa, liverpool, england, maine ...
Similarity:
50%
Movie in collections
17K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Nazis take over an ancient fortress that contains a mysterious entity that wreaks havoc and death upon them.
Style:
gothic, surreal, gothic horror, scary, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
world war two, nazi, demon, ss, magic, supernatural, monster, surrealism, fortress, jewish man, vampire, devil ...
Time:
year 1941, 1940s, 80s
Place:
germany, romania, transylvania, black sea, bucharest ...
Similarity:
26%
13K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When a family moves into a San Francisco apartment, an opportunistic troll decides to make his move and take possession of little Wendy (Jenny Beck), thereby paving the way for new troll recruits, the first in his army that will take eventual ...
Style:
scary, funny, humorous, retro, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
creature, monster, little creatures, creature feature, exploitation, troll, supernatural, youth, tiny, body horror, witch, supernatural horror ...
Time:
80s
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Famous organist Anton Phibes is horribly disfigured in an automobile accident while rushing to the side of his sick wife and presumed to be dead. Once Phibes learns that his wife died on the operating table, he is convinced the doctors are ...
Style:
classic horror, black comedy, atmospheric, art deco, medical horror ...
Plot:
revenge, serial killer, curse, murder, doctor, rat, disfigurement, monster, camp, acid, tragic villain, anti hero ...
Time:
1920s, 70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
scotland yard, united kingdom, england, london, egypt
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
Style:
sexy, dark comedy, gothic, horror comedy, black comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
witch, small town, magic, witchcraft, black magic, devil, supernatural, dark humor, supernatural ability, twists and turns, fantasy world, deal with the devil ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new england, rhode island, england
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
Style:
gothic, slasher, dark comedy, scary, cult classic ...
Plot:
serial killer, revenge, fencing, shakespeare, murder, decapitation, critic, investigation, gory, death, blood, electrocution ...
Time:
year 1973, 70s, 20th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
24%
Movie in collections
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational horror of premature burial consumes him.
Style:
gothic horror, psychological, bleak, gothic, slasher ...
Plot:
fear, edgar allan poe, obsession, tomb, eccentric family, haunted by the past, crumbling marriage, buried alive, wedding, mental illness, sleep disorder, monster ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.
Style:
exciting, parody, semi serious, humorous, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
werewolf, vampire, imaginary, danger, halloween, supernatural, escapades, deadly creature, siblings relations, disorder, family relations, save the day ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
romania, usa, europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Twenty years after his encounter with the witch, a grown-up Hansel returns to the haunted forest, seeking revenge.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, atmospheric, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
witch, vengeance, supernatural, danger, bounty hunter, woods, rivalry, escapades, heroes, imaginary, witchcraft, revenge ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the shadow of Castle Dracula, the Prince of Darkness is revived by blood trickling from the head-wound of an unconscious priest attempting exorcism. And once more fear and terror strikes Transylvania as the undead Prince of Darkness stalks the ...
Style:
gothic, classic horror, period piece, grindhouse, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dracula, supernatural, monster, castle, redheaded woman, priest, revenge, corpse, lightning, hanged girl, resurrection, superstition ...
Time:
1900s, 19th century
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Young urban professionals Jesse (Arye Gross) and his girlfriend Kate (Lar Park Lincoln), move into an old mansion that has been in Jesse's family for generations. They are soon joined by Jesse's goofy friend Charlie (Jonathan Stark), who ...
Style:
independent film, humorous, scary, spooky, retro ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, halloween, supernatural, undead, monster, haunted, house, mad scientist, chase, vampire, time travel, stop motion ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, stone age
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A skeptical college professor discovers that his wife has been practicing magic for years. Like the learned, rational fellow he is, he forces her to destroy all her magical charms and protective devices, and stop that foolishness. He isn't put ...
Style:
gothic, classic horror, demonic, psychotronic, scary ...
Plot:
giant bird, bird attack, witchcraft, occult, witch, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, folk horror, witchery, spider, professor, rape accusation ...
Time:
60s
Place:
cornwall
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse ...
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, gothic, period piece, costume drama ...
Audience:
date night, family outing, adult
Plot:
supernatural, magic, medieval, fantasy world, curses spells and rituals, witch, wizard, snow white, legends and myths, danger, brothers, fairy ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, year 2005, 1810s, 2000s ...
Place:
europe, frankfurt germany, hamburg germany, germany
Similarity:
23%
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