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The Monkey's Paw (2013)
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The Monkey's Paw (2013)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: After Jake Tilton is given a mystical "monkey's paw" talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, he finds his world turned upside down after his first two wishes result in his malevolent coworker, Tony Cobb, being resurrected from the dead. When Cobb pressures Jake into using the final wish to reunite Cobb with his son, his intimidation quickly escalates into relentless murder - forcing Jake to outwit his psychotic friend and save his remaining loved ones.
Style: suspense, bleak, rough, suspenseful, scary, atmospheric, serious, psychological, slasher, detective ...
Plot: murder, dead, supernatural, life turned upside down, psychopath, car accident, mental illness, wish fulfillment, death, death of brother, mascot, murder of brother, wish come true, resurrection, zombie attack, dead brother, cruelty, paranormal, cursed object, undead, fortune teller, machete, ex girlfriend, reincarnation, switching roles ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: louisiana

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Most similar movies to The Monkey's Paw

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out scary, serious, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about deadly, murder, danger, supernatural, gory, psychopath and serial killer mostly in Horror, Thriller and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Monkey's Paw: Unrest (2006), Madhouse (2004), The Voices (2020), San Franpsycho (2006), Shallow Ground (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Unrest (2006)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A young pathology med student suspects that the spirit of a dead cadaver in the hospital morgue where she works is killing off all those who handle or desecrate the body.
Style: scary, psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: hospital, supernatural, medical, murder, gory, haunted by the past, insanity, student, autopsy, prostitute, exploitation, spell ...
Place: brazil
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Madhouse (2004)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A young psychiatric intern unearths secrets about the mental health facility in which he works.
Style: scary, psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot: mental institution, mental illness, ghost, intern, murder, investigation, supernatural, ghost child, danger, doctors and patients, psychopath, who done it ...
Time: year 2004
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The Voices (2020)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Angry and upset after a sudden breakup with her fiancé, Grace Crawford seeks sanctuary at the remote home of her sister, Catherine. It becomes clear that Catherine is suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, much like their late mother, who had taken ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, bleak, psychological, psychotronic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: schizophrenia, hearing voices, death of mother, sister sister relationship, suicide, mysticism, dream, danger, death, life & death, hallucination, brutality ...
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San Franpsycho (2006)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Two detectives hunt a serial killer who is sending cryptic messages about his crimes to a local reporter.
Style: psychological, rough, suspenseful, scary, serious ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, gory, who done it, danger, psychopath, journalism, stalking, maniac, murderer, killer, clergy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: san francisco, usa
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100%
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Shallow Ground (2004)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A naked teenage boy covered in blood appears at a remote sheriff's station one year after the brutal unsolved murder of a local girl. Now Sheriff Jack Shepherd, guilt ridden over the girl's murder, must confront his own demons as he ...
Style: psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot: vengeance, investigation, riddles and clues, law enforcement, psychopath, murder, gory, public nudity, small town, teenage life, serial killer, supernatural ...
Time: year 2004
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Dark Souls (2010)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Norway, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A young girl, Johanna, is attacked and seemingly murdered. Her father receives a phone call from the police pronouncing her dead as he sees her walk in the front door of their house. Strange things begin to happen to Johanna; she is disorientated ...
Style: scary, serious, rough, suspenseful, cult horror ...
Plot: zombie, supernatural, murder, infection, uncover truth, psychopath, gory, danger, police investigation, vengeance, kids in trouble, dark humor ...
Time: 21st century
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33%
The Woods Have Eyes (2007)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When a group of young campers wander into the backwoods of upstate New York to see if Cappy's Cabin--a place they think exists only in urban legend--is real, they find themselves in a twisted game of predator and prey as night begins to fall. ...
Style: slasher, serious, suspenseful, rough, scary ...
Plot: murder, serial killer, supernatural, psychopath, danger, survival, isolation, forest, revenge, camping, decapitation, lost in the woods ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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33%
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HazMat (2013)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: The television crew of the "Scary Antics" hidden camera show sets up a disturbed young man for a practical joke, but the joke is on them when heads roll.
Style: suspenseful, rough, slasher, tense, captivating ...
Plot: psychopath, mentally unstable, murder, crazy, survival, danger, manhunt, isolation, violence, found footage, jack the ripper, prank ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Animus (2013)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Hoping to find proof of the paranormal, five film students set out to document the legendary Copper Queen Hospital. But as the sun goes down, they experience something far worse than they ever could have imagined and they find themselves pursued by ...
Style: slasher, suspenseful, scary, serious
Plot: riddles and clues, ghost, gory, danger, psychopath, supernatural, found footage, hospital, deadly, gore
Time: 21st century
Place: arizona
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32%
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Shiver (2012)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Wendy Alden, a young secretary in Portland lacking in self- confidence becomes victim of a savage killer who has claimed the lives of a number of other women. Somehow Wendy finds the resources of courage to fight back and escape.
Style: rough, suspenseful, scary, realistic, bleak ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, danger, obsession, murder, adaptation, police, nudity, sex scene, investigation, female nudity, psycho killer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Legion of the Dead (2005)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: When the mummified remains of an evil Egyptian queen are brought back to life, she resurrects an army of living dead to help fulfill the prophecy that promises her all the powers of the Underworld.
Style: suspense, serious, rough, scary, offbeat
Plot: mummy, zombie, supernatural, undead, danger, escapades, rivalry, gory, tomb, death, female protagonist, police ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2008)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A sheriff and his son who are tracking down a group of bank robbers on their way to Mexico, only to discover that they are being stalked by a far more deadly enemy — The Reeker.
Style: scary, rough, slasher, tense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, desert, burned alive, murder, supernatural, good versus evil, danger, survival, ghost, supernatural ability, fugitives ...
Time: 70s
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Fall Down Dead (2007)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A metropolitan city is in the grip of fear when rolling blackouts bring out a serial killer dubbed The Picasso Killer. One night, in the middle of a blackout, seven strangers become trapped in an office building as the killer hunts for Christie ...
Style: suspenseful, christmas horror, bleak, tense, captivating ...
Plot: serial killer, danger, psychopath, stalking, suburbs, christmas, murder witness, xmas, isolation, murder, trapped, violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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31%
Nite Tales: The Movie (2008)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Actors: Flavor Flav, Dante Basco, Chico Benymon, Andrea Bogart, James Ferris
Style: suspense, slasher, suspenseful, anthology, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, heist, murder, psychopath, legends and myths, college, storm, danger, violence, blaxploitation, criminal heroes, violence spree ...
Time: 21st century
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31%
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Bloody Mary (2006)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When a group of psychiatric hospital nurses invoke the spirit of Bloody Mary -- a supposed urban myth -- the slaughter begins. The legend is real, her vengeance is fatal, and to free her, all you have to do is say her name.
Style: scary, suspenseful, suspense, serious, slasher ...
Plot: urban legend, violence, curses spells and rituals, missing person, ghost, gory, blood, hospital, revenge, doctors and patients, mental institution, mental illness ...
Time: 21st century
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Heartstopper (2006)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Two hospitalized young people discover that things can get even worse when the dilapidated institution is stranded by a severe storm and a maniac stalks the corridors butchering the patients and staff.
Style: suspense, serious, suspenseful, rough, dark ...
Plot: serial killer, hospital, murder, psychopath, electric chair, vengeance, danger, youth, supernatural, social misfits, mind game, teenage life ...
Time: 21st century
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Dark Mirror (2007)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The story about a photographer who moves her family into a home filled with mirrors which seem to reflect a different reality.
Style: suspenseful, atmospheric, scary, serious, psychological ...
Plot: ghost, haunted house, mental illness, mentally unstable, danger, zombie, family problems, woman in danger, stalking, supernatural, gory, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: 21st century
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Dead Tone (2007)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: As another semester draws to a close at the University of Dreyskill, a simple game dreamt to help students avoid studying becomes a bloody battle for survival in this stalk-and-slash frightener from filmmaking duo Brian Hooks and Deon Taylor.
Style: slasher, scary, serious, suspenseful, teen horror ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, gory, psychopath, murder, youth, rivalry, mind game, survival, investigation, death, gay friend, confined ...
Place: usa, colorado
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Evil Deeds (2019)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A Thief encounters a strange old Hermit who tells him tales of Evil Deeds - including a Detective's search for a escaped mental patient, a tale of young lady and her new beau who arrange to have her abusive father killed and the body disposed ...
Style: anthology, psychotronic, scary, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: serial killer, zombie, revenge, alien technology, mental patient, violence, murder, brutality, woman in danger, psychopath, danger, chase ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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30%
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Sight (2008)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Jeffrey leads a quiet existence. Living in constant fear of being labeled a psychopath, Jeffrey constructs a complex world of denial. He is haunted by the spirits of the vengeful dead, which he can see while no one else can. After meeting Dana, a ...
Style: suspense, bleak, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot: ghost, mental illness, danger, curses spells and rituals, supernatural ability, supernatural, investigation, fear, phobia, missing person, murder, eye ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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I Am ZoZo (2012)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: I Am ZoZo is a psychological thriller about five young people who play with a Ouija board on Halloween and attract the attention of a malevolent demon. The film is based on real experiences with an ancient and malevolent spirit called ZoZo that ...
Style: scary, serious, psychological, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: ouija board, halloween, supernatural, ghost, paranormal, spirit, curses spells and rituals, danger, buddies, island, ouija, death ...
Time: 21st century
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30%
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The Butcher (2006)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A tragic car accident in the middle of nowhere finds six stranded college students fighting for their lives after making a horrifying discovery in a remote farmhouse in director Edward Gorsuch's rural frightener. With no place to run and no ...
Style: slasher, suspense, suspenseful, rough, scary ...
Audience: teens
Plot: redneck, psychopath, youth, danger, rivalry, gory, stalking, killer, farmhouse, survival, extreme, group of friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, nevada
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30%
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Death Factory (2014)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A bus full of strangers find themselves fighting for their lives when one of them reads from an ancient Gothic tome, bringing six dead serial killers back to life, who proceed to hunt them down one by one.
Style: slasher, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, murder, danger, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, survival, jack the ripper, reincarnation, violence, abusive relationship, clown, killer clown ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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XII (2008)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A man found guilty of a crime against a minor is released from prison and returns to get revenge on the jury who sent him there.
Style: slasher, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vengeance, psychopath, strong violent content, serial killer, murder, danger, masked killer, violence, xmas, escaped prisoner, pursuit, comeback ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 3.4
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5 Souls (2013)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: When a disgraced architect awakens from a coma, he is confronted by an agent of evil with a proposition; kill five people to reconcile his life's misdeeds and live, or decline the offer and die. As he proceeds with his grim assignment and ...
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: afterlife, rivalry, murder, uncover truth, haunted by the past, vigilantism, moral dilemma, supernatural, paranormal, dealing with death, amateur detective, stranger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Children of the Living Dead (2001)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Starting a new life in a quiet Pennsylvania town, Matthew Michaels only thought is to turn an old farm property into a profitable car dealership. He soon discovers that beneath the gentle surface, this small town is anything but calm and peaceful. ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, tense, disturbing ...
Plot: living dead, zombie, plague, small town, danger, teenage life, gory, social relations, violence, night of the living dead, monster, zombie attack ...
Place: pennsylvania
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29%
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Escapee (2011)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: While on a class observation trip at a local mental hospital, young psychology major, Abby Jones has a chilling encounter with high-risk patient, Harmon. She returns home for an evening of normal study with her two roommates unaware of the darkness ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, rough, scary, slasher ...
Audience: teens
Plot: mental institution, psychopath, obsession, woman in danger, isolation, violence spree, serial killer, murder, night, escape, danger, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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29%
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Dark House (2009)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A troupe of actors hired for a haunted house attraction soon find that they are working in a true house of horror.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, scary, serious, slasher ...
Audience: teens
Plot: haunted house, supernatural, haunted by the past, danger, gory, ghost, isolation, fear, murder, psychotherapy, supernatural being, trapped in a building ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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29%
 3.4
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The Attic (2007)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Emma has a strong aversion towards her family’s new house, especially the attic. After moving in, she becomes miserable and reclusive. The rest of her family also seems unhappy and unsettled. The situation escalates one day when Emma is in the ...
Style: scary, rough, suspenseful, psychological, serious ...
Plot: investigation, murder, danger, family in danger, supernatural ability, supernatural, gory, woman in danger, police detective, haunted house, haunted, youth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
House of Fears (2007)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The night before a local haunted house opens for Halloween, six friends sneak in for a few hours of fun. Soon after entering, they find themselves trapped inside with no way out.
Style: suspense, slasher, scary, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: halloween, supernatural, survival, confined, ghost, danger, teenage life, killer clown, supernatural power, clown, haunted house, half sister ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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