Movies and TV shows like Salem

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Salem (2014)
 7.1
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Salem (2014)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the volatile world of 17th century Massachusetts, 'Salem' explores what really fueled the town's infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark, supernatural truth hiding behind the veil of this infamous period in American history. In Salem, witches are real, but they are not who or what they seem.
Style: scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, gothic horror, stylized, serious, erotic, sexy, gothic, bloody ...
Plot: witch, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, evil force, society, danger, wizards and magicians, supernatural ability, devil, love affair, religions or cults, witch hunt, punishment, paranormal activity, small town, hanging, dishonesty, hypocrisy, village life, uncover truth, violent content, graphic violence, magic, aristocracy, witchcraft ...
Time: 17th century, 1600s
Place: new england, hawaii, salem massachusetts, usa, massachusetts
Keyword: wizards

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Most similar movies to Salem

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, scary and atmospheric films and TV series with plots about supernatural, supernatural ability, magic, witch, danger, supernatural power and witchcraft mostly in Fantasy, Drama and Horror genres. Some movies like Salem: The Witch (2015), A Discovery of Witches (2018), Penny Dreadful (2014), Hemlock Grove (2013), Carnivàle (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Witch (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In 1630s New England, William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness, exiled from their settlement when William defies the local church. When their newborn son vanishes and ...
Style: disturbing, dark, atmospheric, suspenseful, scary ...
Audience: adult
Plot: witch, supernatural, religion, folk horror, witchcraft, family bonds, wilderness, black magic, insanity, curses spells and rituals, satan, isolation ...
Time: 17th century, 2010s, year 2015, year 2016, 19th century
Place: new england, america, new hampshire, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
A Discovery of Witches (2018)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 1107 min.
TV show
Story: Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires.
Style: stylized, romantic, scenic, captivating, costume drama ...
Plot: witch, vampire, supernatural, magic, vampire human love, danger, love and romance, witchcraft, impossible love, interspecies romance, love interest, magical power ...
Place: london, chicago, united kingdom, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
 8.2
 130K
Penny Dreadful (2014)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller ...
Style: gothic, gothic horror, dark fantasy, atmospheric, scary ...
Audience: adult
Plot: supernatural, witch, vampire, werewolf, deadly creature, psychotherapy, lycanthropy, fear, imaginary, supernatural ability, frankenstein's monster, black magic ...
Time: victorian era, 1890s, 19th century
Place: england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
 7.0
 42K
Hemlock Grove (2013)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: One cannot quench his all-consuming thirst. The other cannot tame the beast clawing its way out. In the sleepy Pennsylvania village of Hemlock Grove, two young men struggle to accept painful truths: about family, themselves, the mystery of the White ...
Style: gothic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, scary ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: werewolf, supernatural, danger, vampire, small town, protagonist as suspect, social relations, investigation, family secret, family relations, desire, gypsy ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: pennsylvania, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 8.4
 47K
Carnivàle (2003)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, surreal, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot: circus, prophecy, healing power, god or devil, psychic, surrealism, evil, supernatural, clergy, self discovery, good versus evil, carnival ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1934, year 1935
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing ...
Style: scary, demonic, satanic, suspense, dark ...
Audience: teens, date night, family friendly, adult
Plot: supernatural, devil, demon, religion, courtroom, priest, supernatural horror, investigation, demonic possession, exorcism, legal, courtroom drama ...
Time: year 2005, year 2000, 21st century
Place: illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.2
 52K
The Covenant (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Four young men who belong to a supernatural legacy are forced to battle a fifth power long thought to have died out. Another great force they must contend with is the jealousy and suspicion that threatens to tear them apart.
Style: gothic, atmospheric, teen, fairy tale, exciting ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: supernatural, teenager, good versus evil, magic, warlock, wizards and magicians, youth, supernatural ability, friendship between men, chase, young heroes, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 17th century, 21st century
Place: massachusetts, nova scotia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Witches of East End (2013)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Based on Melissa de la Cruz's best-selling novel, "Witches of East End" centers on the adventures of Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Freya and Ingrid -- both of whom unknowingly are their family's next generation of ...
Style: exciting, captivating, suspenseful, serious, feel good ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: witch, supernatural, magic, creature, supernatural ability, immortality, curses spells and rituals, family secret, spell, magical, evil force, siblings relations ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: long island, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Motherland: Fort Salem (2020)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution over 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the government to fight for their country, the series follows three young women from basic training in combat magic into early deployment.
Style: suspense, captivating, anime, deep, sad ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: witch, lesbian, lgbt, sorceress, female protagonist, military service, magic, female soldier, public service, supernatural, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, witchcraft ...
Time: 2020s
Place: usa, salem massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
 6.4
 107K
The Craft (1996)
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, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, teen fantasy, teen drama ...
Plot: witch, supernatural, magic, high school, witchcraft, bullying, goth, black magic, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, friendship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, los angeles, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
The Secret Circle (2011)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: After her mother dies in a fire, Cassie Blake moves in with her grandmother in the beautiful small town of Chance Harbor, Washington. As Cassie gets to know her high school classmates, including sweet-natured Diana and her boyfriend Adam, brooding ...
Style: mysterious, captivating, enigmatic, supernatural thriller, teen ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot: supernatural, witch, witchcraft, high school, female protagonist, teenage life, teenage love, supernatural ability, youth, teenage girl, curses spells and rituals, small town ...
Time: 2010s
Place: washington state
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: As her 16th birthday nears, Sabrina must choose between the witch world of her family and the human world of her friends. Based on the Archie comic.
Style: satanic, atmospheric, dark, stylized, disturbing ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot: witch, witchcraft, high school, half breed, teenager, coming of age, black magic, devil worship, dedication, teenage love, female protagonist, satanism ...
Time: 2010s
Place: chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
 7.5
 56K
Constantine (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: A man struggling with his faith is haunted by the sins of his past but is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.
Style: serious, suspenseful, stylized, scary, supernatural thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: supernatural, angel, supernatural power, possession, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, demon, save the world, rescue, danger, good versus evil, demonic possession ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 6.7
 27K
Salem's Lot (1979)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story: Vampires are invading a small New England town. It's up to a novelist and a young horror fan to save it.
Style: atmospheric, suspenseful, creepy, psychological, scary ...
Plot: vampire, supernatural, small town, stephen king, murder, writers, curse, mysterious character, missing person, adultery, danger, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: new england, maine, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.9
 3K
Luna Nera (2020)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: In 17th-century Italy, a teenager learns about her destiny among a family of witches, just as her boyfriend's father hunts her down for witchcraft.
Style: tense, captivating, supernatural thriller, gothic, epic fantasy ...
Plot: witch, witchcraft, witch hunt, political unrest, dishonesty, rivalry, imaginary, politics, killings, danger, violence against women, kingdom ...
Time: 17th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
 3.8
 8K
The Wicked (2013)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A Group of teenagers test the legend of an immortal witch and get more than they bargained for. It's almost Halloween and six young people, spooked but not undaunted by the folklore surrounding an old haunted house, make their way to the abode ...
Style: scary, serious, suspenseful, rough, slasher ...
Audience: teens
Plot: witch, urban legend, kidnapping, supernatural, teenage life, youth, small town, woods, search party, danger, gory, teenager ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.2
 19K
Warlock (1989)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A warlock flees from the 17th to the 20th century, with a witch-hunter in hot pursuit. A Warlock is taken captive in Boston, Massachusetts in 1691 by a witch-hunter Giles Redferne. He is sentenced to death for his activities, including the ...
Style: dark fantasy, intense, suspenseful, scary, exciting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: warlock, time travel, witch, good versus evil, supernatural, wizards and magicians, curse, witchcraft, supernatural ability, murder, monster, chase ...
Time: 80s, future, 20th century, 17th century
Place: los angeles, boston, massachusetts, usa, colorado
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Season of the Witch (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.
Style: dark fantasy, gothic, gothic horror, dark, suspense ...
Plot: witch, supernatural, knight, medieval, good versus evil, witchcraft, legends and myths, sword and sorcery, monk, inquisition, possessed girl, imaginary ...
Time: middle ages, 14th century, year 2011, year 2000, 2010s ...
Place: seattle, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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 7.9
 259K
True Blood (2008)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: True Blood is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, ...
Style: sexy, tense, stylized, serious, erotic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: vampire, supernatural, couples, couple relations, dangerous attraction, vampire human love, danger, undead, sex scene, sex, supernatural ability, forbidden love ...
Time: y2k, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: louisiana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Point Pleasant (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A series of supernatural events begins in a small coastal New Jersey town after the arrival of a mysterious teenage girl, who apparently has the ability to influence the people and events around her.
Style: suspenseful, atmospheric, scary, enigmatic, captivating ...
Plot: dark heroine, supernatural, good versus evil, mysterious character, memory loss, betrayal, human nature, supernatural ability, danger, curses spells and rituals, small town, small town life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 8.1
 5K
Dark Shadows (1966)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention ...
Style: gothic, gothic horror, surreal, soap opera, stylized ...
Plot: vampire, werewolf, time travel, curses spells and rituals, ghost, danger, imaginary, supernatural, witchcraft, good versus evil, seductive behavior, pretending to be someone else ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 1840s, 18th century, 70s ...
Place: maine, usa, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 7.6
 56K
The Magicians (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— ...
Style: exciting, captivating, disturbing, fairy tale, suspenseful ...
Audience: teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot: magic, fantasy world, supernatural ability, magician, supernatural power, magic spell, school, supernatural, wizards and magicians, witch, studying, college ...
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 7.5
 41K
Haven (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.
Style: atmospheric, stylized, detective, suspenseful, supernatural thriller ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural, supernatural ability, female protagonist, investigation, surprising revelation, small town, danger, fbi, paranormal activity, small town life, social relations, mysterious place ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: maine, usa, new england, nova scotia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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South of Hell (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A supernatural thriller set in South Carolina, South Of Hell focuses on Maria Abascal (Suvari), a stunning demon-hunter-for-hire whose power stems from within. Like those she hunts, Maria is divided within herself, struggling with her own demon, ...
Style: scary, serious, twist ending, suspenseful
Plot: demon hunter, demon, supernatural, supernatural ability, good versus evil, religions or cults, small town, siblings relations, danger, family relations, strong female presence, woman in danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south carolina, usa, georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 4.8
 18K
Charmed (2018)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the fictional college town of Hilltowne, Charmed follows the lives of three sisters, Macy, Mel and Maggie Vera who, after the tragic death of their mother, discover they are three of the most powerful witches of all time.
Style: captivating, enigmatic, suspense, gothic, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: witch, magic, hereditary gift of witchcraft, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, demon, witchcraft, friendship, family relations, twists and turns, supernatural ...
Place: usa, michigan
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 5.1
 2K
Superstition (2017)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The Mosley family keeps the secrets and dark history of a town located on the outskirts of New Orleans that is also a landing patch for the world's darkest manifestations of fear, guided into the world by a mysterious malefactor named The ...
Style: atmospheric, psychological, gothic, gothic horror, dark fantasy ...
Plot: supernatural, witch, supernatural power, mysterious character, secret, underground, rivalry, danger, black magic, research, haunted by the past, african american protagonist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.0
 102K
The Rite (2011)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary, Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donoghue) reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, ...
Style: scary, suspense, disturbing, atmospheric, demonic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: supernatural, exorcism, church, supernatural horror, clergy, demonic possession, good versus evil, vatican, curses spells and rituals, supernatural ability, teachers and students, catholic ...
Time: year 2011, year 2000, 21st century
Place: italy, europe, rome italy, xian
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches (2023)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: An intuitive young neurosurgeon discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.
Style: psychological, captivating, mystical, tense, spooky ...
Plot: witch, witchcraft, magic, supernatural, neurosurgeon, family relations, secret society, heiress, doctor, supernatural ability, family secret, supernatural power ...
Time: 17th century
Place: new orleans, scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Messengers (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When a mysterious object crashes to Earth, a group of seemingly unconnected strangers die from the energy pulse, but then awaken to learn that they have assigned the task of preventing the impending Apocalypse.
Style: exciting, serious, captivating, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot: good versus evil, angel, apocalypse, supernatural ability, rivalry, danger, society, religions or cults, supernatural, superhuman powers, death, fugitives ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 7.2
 91K
Charmed (1998)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each ...
Style: feel good, enigmatic, exciting, humorous, supernatural thriller ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: supernatural, witch, magic, supernatural ability, female protagonist, witchcraft, curses spells and rituals, hereditary gift of witchcraft, good versus evil, family relations, double life, demon ...
Time: 2000s, 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: san francisco, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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