Movies like The Awakening
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The Awakening (2011)
72K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
1921 England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart (Hall) visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost.
Style:
gothic, scary, dark, suspenseful, atmospheric, twist ending, gothic horror, creepy, psychological, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, haunted house, fear, boarding school, supernatural horror, afterlife, ghost child, death, macabre, writers, haunted by the past, supernatural power, teacher, murder, investigation, uncover truth, paranormal, paranormal phenomena, seance, adaptation, haunting, twists and turns, discovery, countryside ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, year 2000, post world war one, 20s
Place:
england, europe, britain, london, seattle
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Most similar movies to The Awakening
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, atmospheric, suspense and scary films with plots about ghost, supernatural, haunted house, haunting, macabre, supernatural horror and haunted mostly in Horror, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Awakening: The Orphanage (2007), The Others (2001), Half Light (2006), The Innocents (1961), The Woman in Black (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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%
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:
95%
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%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
Style:
gothic, dark, creepy, scary, gothic horror ...
Plot:
haunted, supernatural, haunting, old mansion, macabre, children, hide and seek, ghost story, haunted house, schizophrenia, insanity, paranoid ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, year 1961, 1860s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease ...
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, atmospheric, dark, scary ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, estate, isolation, afterlife, revenge, old dark house, curses spells and rituals, supernatural horror, supernatural, folk horror, ghost child ...
Time:
victorian era, 1910s, 1900s, year 2012, edwardian era ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london, seattle
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant.
Style:
gothic, scary, gothic horror, twist ending, suspenseful ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, supernatural, supernatural horror, world war two, little girl, haunted, death, haunting, child in peril, ghost story, death of child ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, year 2000, 20th century, year 1940
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
100%
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:
86%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Dr. David Marrow invites Nell Vance, and Theo and Luke Sanderson to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself – ...
Style:
gothic, demonic, suspenseful, suspense, spooky ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
haunted house, haunted, ghost, insomnia, evil, supernatural, mansion, psychology, destiny, danger, domestic disturbance, ghost child ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When a friendless old widow dies in the seaside town of Crythin, a young solicitor is sent by his firm to settle the estate. The lawyer finds the townspeople reluctant to talk about or go near the woman's dreary home and no one will explain or ...
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, scary, creepy, terrifying ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, afterlife, mysterious character, uncover truth, haunted house, danger, who done it, haunted by the past, murder, haunted, small town life ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, edwardian era
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A man staying at a secluded historical mansion, finds his life being haunted by the presence of a spectre.
Style:
suspense, gothic, creepy, spooky, atmospheric ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, isolated house, macabre, haunted, mansion, musician, supernatural, senator, death of wife, revenge, murder ...
Time:
year 1980, victorian era, 20th century, 70s, 1900s ...
Place:
seattle, usa, new york, washington d.c., washington state ...
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
Style:
dark, psychological, spooky, slasher, scary ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
occult, demonic possession, grief, supernatural horror, afterlife, near death experience, depressed woman, bookstore, forest, depression, suicide of husband, widow ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york state
Similarity:
100%
168K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, atmospheric, gothic horror, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, supernatural, incest, murder, female protagonist, betrayal, macabre, brother sister incest, old mansion, estate, ghost story ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1900s, year 2015, 1800s ...
Place:
england, america, europe, usa
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
After an au pair’s tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate’s chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, gothic horror, psychological horror, psychological ...
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, lgbt, haunted, supernatural, supernatural horror, paranormal activity, lesbian, supernatural power, nanny, haunting, afterlife ...
Time:
19th century, 80s, 2000s, victorian era, 20th century ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.
Style:
dark, psychological, spooky, disturbing, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hotel, fear, macabre, ghost, paranormal, death, ghost story, workplace, suicide, hotel receptionist, zombie, devil ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
new england, connecticut, usa, seattle
Similarity:
100%
20K
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, suspense, dark, demonic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, time loop, afterlife, supernatural, rescue, trapped, coming of age, murder, youth, danger, haunted ...
Time:
2010s, year 1953, 80s, year 1983, year 1985 ...
Place:
usa, canada, ontario canada, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Crains, a fractured family, confront haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.
Style:
scary, enigmatic, disturbing, surreal, demonic ...
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, old dark house, supernatural horror, mysterious past, addiction, haunted, sibling relationship, past coming back to haunt, haunted castle, supernatural, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller about an eight year old boy named Cole Sear who believes he can see into the world of the dead. A child psychologist named Malcolm Crowe comes to Cole to help him deal with his problem, learning that he really can see ghosts ...
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, horror for children, teen drama
Plot:
twists and turns, afterlife, supernatural, psychology, ghost, plot twist, death, psychiatrist, psychic, life & death, supernatural horror, psychologist ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, future
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, persia, philadelphia
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After losing his father, 10-year-old Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucia School, which shelters orphans of the Republican militia and politicians, and is taken in by the steely headmistress, Carmen, and the kindly professor, Casares. Soon after his ...
Style:
suspense, gothic, dark, sexy, horrifying ...
Plot:
ghost, revenge, orphan, spanish civil war, disappearance, child abuse, gold, boarding school, haunted, coming of age, supernatural, orphanage ...
Time:
1930s, year 2001, year 2000, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place:
portugal, south america, spain, europe, madrid ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's ...
Style:
scary, gothic, creepy, demonic, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, haunting, haunted, paranormal phenomena, occult, seance, evil force, curses spells and rituals, cancer patient, ouija, funeral home ...
Time:
year 2009, year 2000, 80s, year 1987, 21st century
Place:
connecticut, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive family. Soon after arriving Ash begins to doubt his own senses, and watching the strange behaviour of its ...
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, surprise ending, psychological, scary ...
Plot:
haunted house, haunting, ghost, murder, supernatural, betrayal, nanny, family relations, uncover truth, haunted by the past, siblings relations, mentally unstable ...
Time:
90s, 1920s
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A vain London playboy offers his soul in exchange for eternal beauty in this adaptation of the chilling tale by author Oscar Wilde. Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth), handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray (Ben ...
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, sexy, gothic horror, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
supernatural, eternal youth, aristocracy, painting, deal with the devil, destiny, beefcake, male nudity, fall in love, society, immortality, artist ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, year 2009, turn of the century ...
Place:
england, europe, london, britain, ireland
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%
10K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The year is 1816. A sprawling villa in Switzerland is the setting for a stormy night of madness. On this night of the "Haunted Summer," five famous friends gather around an ancient skull to conjure up their darkest fears. Poets Lord ...
Style:
gothic, surreal, sexy, gothic horror, creepy ...
Plot:
insanity, demon, surrealism, mad scientist, seance, goth, mind game, obsession, drug, haunted house, hallucination, writers ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, regency period
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman recuperating at her father's run-down home after a tragic accident soon encounters a terrifying presence with a connection to her long-deceased mother.
Style:
scary, psychological, twist ending, demonic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, voodoo, danger, ghost, psychology, spirit, macabre, disability, brutality, insanity, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 2014, year 2000, 2010s, year 1988, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, usa
Similarity:
86%
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%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A team of American parapsychologists travel to Wales to conduct a study of Margam Castle, one of the UK's most haunted buildings.
Style:
suspense, psychological, suspenseful, independent film
Plot:
afterlife, supernatural, haunted house, paranormal, travel, ghost, supernatural power, haunted castle, investigation, demon, uncover truth, reluctant partners ...
Place:
wales
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
A year after their son goes missing, a family moves to Crickley Hall. When supernatural events begin to take place, Eve feels the house is somehow connected to her lost son.
Style:
atmospheric, tense, emotional, scary, spooky ...
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, orphan, missing child, supernatural, child abuse, psychic, haunted by the past, couple relations, life is a bitch, family relations, parents and children ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.
Style:
suspense, exciting, disturbing, spooky, suspenseful ...
Plot:
occult, ritual, black magic, occult ritual, demon, angel, paranormal phenomena, supernatural power, female protagonist, folk horror, supernatural, paranormal activity ...
Place:
ireland, wales
Similarity:
100%
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:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa
Similarity:
50%
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%
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