Movies like They're Watching Us

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They're Watching Us (2002)
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They're Watching Us (2002)
Original name: Nos Miran
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Norberto Lopez Amado's They're Watching Us is about a cop who becomes obsessed with a case. Juan (Carmelo Gomez) is ordered to head up an investigation concerning a businessman who has been missing for almost three years. The officer who worled on the case previously now resides in a mental institution and is unable to say anything other than, "They're watching us." A priest (Roberto Alvarez) explains how a series of disappearances in the area have supernatural underpinnings. As Juan is absorbed deeper and deeper into the case, his mother is concerned for him.
Style: scary, atmospheric, mind bending, serious, suspenseful
Plot: ghost, missing person, police investigation, family relations, supernatural, police detective, uncover truth, mental institution, danger, law enforcement, twists and turns, parents and children, life is a bitch, memory, shadow, spanish history, haunting, train, undead, deadly, crimes
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: spain, europe

Most similar movies to They're Watching Us

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, scary and psychological films with plots about supernatural, ghost, danger, deadly, family relations, family problems and uncover truth mostly in Horror, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like They're Watching Us: 13 Curses (2002), Urban Ghost Story (1998), The Disappeared (2008), Second Name (2002), Blackwood (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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13 Curses (2002)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Jacobo is a young sculptor that returns to native city, Santiago of Compostela, to see his mother, locked up a psychiatric hospital for to kill to her husband, when he believed she dead years ago. To their arrival, visions of Mateo, his dead father ...
Style: serious, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, mind bending ...
Plot: missing person, family life, parents and children, family in crisis, supernatural, friendship, family problems, homecoming, mental illness, danger, death in the family, captivity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: argentina
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95%
Urban Ghost Story (1998)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: After a car accident, Lizzie lies dead on the roadside - slowly she is taken into the light - but is pulled back to earth when she is revived by the doctors. Lizzie feels sure that during the 184 seconds that she lay dead, something latched on to ...
Style: independent film, serious, mind bending, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot: ghost, haunted house, haunted, supernatural horror, haunting, poltergeist, road accident, family problems, family relations, supernatural, journalism, supernatural ability ...
Time: 90s
Place: scotland, glasgow scotland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
The Disappeared (2008)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Following the disappearance of his younger brother Tom, Matthew Ryan tries to put his life and sanity back together. However the past keeps coming back to haunt him.
Style: psychological, serious, captivating, suspense, tense ...
Plot: missing person, haunted by the past, family relations, parents and children, religions or cults, teenage life, destiny, disappearance, brother, ghost, kidnapping, uncover truth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, britain, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Second Name (2002)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After the suicide of her beloved father, the biologist Daniella Logan visits her catatonic mother in a mental institution to tell the tragic event and her mother calls her "Josephine". Daniella goes to the cemetery and finds that her ...
Style: scary, serious, suspenseful, mind bending, psychological ...
Plot: suicide, obsession, life is a bitch, supernatural, danger, life turned upside down, curses spells and rituals, destiny, father daughter relationship, uncover truth, death of father, religion ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Blackwood (2014)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Having recovered from a shattering emotional breakdown, college professor Ben Marshall relocates to the countryside with his wife and young son, hoping for a fresh start. He has a teaching job lined up and a new home to move into; things finally ...
Style: serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, scary, tense
Plot: supernatural, ghost, haunted house, uncover truth, danger, mentally unstable, folk horror, supernatural horror, violence, death, mind game, folklore ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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Hipnos (2004)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Dr Sánchez Blanch owns and operates a psychiatric hospital where he specializes in hypnotizing his severely emotionally disturbed patients.
Style: psychological, serious, suspenseful, mind bending, scary ...
Plot: doctor, hospital, supernatural, mental illness, losing-it hero, isolation, mind game, eye, health, psychology, nightmare, psychiatric ward ...
Time: 21st century
Place: belgium, europe, brussels
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
The Child's Eye (2010)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Bangkok, November 2008. Six young holidaymakers from Hong Kong are stranded in Bangkok when the airport is occupied by demonstrators demanding the prime minister's resignation: Rainie (Rainie Yang) and Lok (Shawn Yue), who are on the verge of ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, tense, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: ghost, missing person, isolation, danger, curse, supernatural, amateur detective, paranormal investigation, survival, uncover truth, children, eye ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china, asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Ghost Son (2007)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, South Africa, Spain, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: "Ghost Son" takes place in South Africa. A married couple Stacey and Mark live on the farm with their black teenage maid. Mark and Stacey love each other deeply. Unfortunately Mark dies in a tragic truck accident.Stacey returns to the farm ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, psychological, suspense, mystic ...
Plot: pregnancy, ghost, supernatural, family in danger, uncover truth, parents and children, family problems, missing child, supernatural ability, life is a bitch, babies and infants, death in the family ...
Place: south africa, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Secrets in the Walls (2010)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A single mom and her two daughters move from their cramped Detroit apartment to the suburbs but scratching, cries and shadows haunt their new home.
Style: scary, suspenseful, serious, slasher, exciting ...
Plot: ghost, starting over, supernatural, family in danger, fall in love, mentally unstable, single parent, danger, family relations, family problems, psychopath, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
When I Was Alive (2014)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story: After losing his job and the end of his marriage, JĂşnior returns to his father's house. But that is not his childhood house anymore. His old room has been rented by a young woman and the place feels unwelcome and oppressive. JĂşnior develops ...
Style: serious, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, scary ...
Plot: haunted by the past, family relations, family problems, danger, parents and children, supernatural, losing-it hero, obsession, homecoming, mother, indoor
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Inheritance (2004)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Inheritance tells the tale of sinister old lady Lillian Baker (Marjorie Nelson) & her kind hearted, good natured carer Abigail Nielsen (Jen Taylor). Abigail feels sorry for Lillian & does her best to keep her happy, however one ...
Style: psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, suspense ...
Plot: afterlife, ghost, haunted by the past, supernatural, uncover truth, mental illness, supernatural ability, danger, mentally unstable, curses spells and rituals, schizophrenia, spirit ...
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49%
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Deadline (2009)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A screenwriter who travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.
Style: scary, bleak, psychological, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: ghost, supernatural, mental breakdown, mentally unstable, danger, isolation, haunted by the past, woman in danger, mind game, confined, writer's life, uncover truth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Presence of Mind (1999)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Henry James' classic tale of terror The Turn of the Screw receives yet another screen adaptation in this thriller shot in Spain. A young woman (Sadie Frost) is hired to serve as a governess for two children, Miles and Flora (Nilo Mur and Ella ...
Style: gothic, scary, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot: haunted house, haunted by the past, supernatural, ghost, master and servant, family relations, family problems, death in the family, family in danger, woman in danger, evil child, estate ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 20th century, 90s
Place: england, spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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 2K
Neverlake (2013)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story: On a trip home to visit her father, Jenny is thrown into a world of mystery, horror and legend when she is called upon by 3000 year old spirits of the Neverlake to help return their lost artifacts and save the lives of missing children.
Style: suspenseful, serious, scary, tense, slasher ...
Plot: ghost, supernatural, father daughter relationship, hidden truth, lake, obsession, danger, death, family problems, life is a bitch, uncover truth, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Greystone Park (2012)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: In October 2009, the filmmakers went into an abandoned psychiatric hospital to explore the 'haunted' institution, famous for its radical treatment of patients with mental illness. Electroshock, insulin therapy, and lobotomies were ...
Style: scary, serious, suspenseful, realistic, mockumentary ...
Plot: found footage, ghost, supernatural, mental institution, haunted house, uncover truth, danger, abandoned hospital, mental illness, ghost story, hospital, witch ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
The Invisible (2002)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A teenager is assaulted and killed, but returns as a ghost to find his killer.
Style: atmospheric, psychological, suspenseful, tense, esoteric ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: ghost, investigation, murder, supernatural, danger, invisibility, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, young heroes, youth, coma, missing person ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Grindstone Road (2008)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The Sloan's young son Daniel has been in coma for an extended period of time following a car accident. Hannah, who was driving at the time of the accident, is suffering a great deal of guilt and depression. Shortly after moving into a newly ...
Style: suspense, psychological, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot: ghost, haunted house, supernatural, family relations, haunted by the past, danger, farm, mentally unstable, uncover truth, relocation, paranormal, dealing with death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Acacia (2003)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A Korean horror film about an adopted young boy with a strange link to an old, dead acacia tree. As the boy settles in to his new home, the tree comes to life. When the family who adopted him becomes pregnant, he is to go back to the orphanage, and ...
Style: psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious, scary ...
Plot: orphan, supernatural, family relations, haunted by the past, obsession, ghost, supernatural ability, danger, parents and children, adoption, adopted son, extreme ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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The Heirloom (2005)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A Taiwanese man returns to the island after years abroad when he inherits a house; when he and his fiancé move in, strange things start to happen.
Style: suspense, serious, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot: ghost, vengeance, inheritance, haunted by the past, supernatural, family problems, family relations, danger, curses spells and rituals, estate, domestic disturbance, family secret ...
Time: 21st century
Place: taipei
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Episode 50 (2011)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Teaming up for the first time for a special episode of a supernatural reality TV show, two rival crews get more then they bargained for when they make physical contact with a ferocious spirit of terrifying power. They must band together before it ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, serious, atmospheric
Audience: teens
Plot: ghost, found footage, danger, survival, haunted house, haunted, witch, supernatural, violent content, media, deadly, indoor
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Soft for Digging (2001)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: A man wanders into the woods in search of his cat and witnesses a murder
Style: scary, serious, realistic, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot: murder, afterlife, danger, isolation, witness, ghost, haunted by the past, old man, elderly man, excavation, very little dialogue, forest ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Last Kind Words (2012)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: 17-year old Eli moves with his family to the isolated farm of reclusive Waylon, a man whose dark past threatens to overtake him. Eli’s family works to restore the desolate fields, while he becomes fascinated with the forests. While on the farm, ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, psychological, romantic ...
Plot: ghost, life is a bitch, youth, uncover truth, slave, ghost story, farm, haunted by the past, teenage love, farmhouse, father son relationship, corpse ...
Time: 21st century
Place: kentucky
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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It's in the Blood (2012)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: One year after a tragic incident tore their family apart, a grieving son and his estranged father embark on a journey into the wild to reconcile their past. When a horrifying accident leaves Russell badly injured, and strands them in the wild, it is ...
Style: suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, bleak, mindfuck ...
Plot: survival, ghost, wilderness, isolation, rescue, supernatural, danger, woods, escapades, parents and children, stalking, estrangement ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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 442
London Voodoo (2004)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: When ambitious analyst Lincoln Mathers (played by Doug Cockle) relocates his family from New York to London, his wife Sarah (Sara Stewart) discovers a new disturbing power and becomes hostage to an ancient spirit. As Mathers notices that the family ...
Style: suspenseful, psychological, scary, tense, suspense ...
Plot: supernatural, couples, family relations, curses spells and rituals, ghost, couple relations, danger, mysterious character, family problems, parents and children, gory, intrigue ...
Place: london, europe, england, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Killer Toon (2013)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A series of murders resembling Ji-yoon’s horror webcomic drawings occur and detective Ki-chul unravels the terrifying truth of the comics himself.
Style: suspenseful, scary, serious, rough, detective ...
Plot: police investigation, ghost, supernatural, murder mystery, woman in danger, strange person, danger, murder, murder investigation, crime investigation, sadism, dark secret ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Restless Souls (2005)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A young couple and their daughter move into a rambling old house. Soon, an increasingly alarming string of events and supernatural disturbances connects the house, and them, with a series of unsolved murders committed three years earlier. They are ...
Style: serious, scary, suspenseful, enigmatic, psychotronic
Plot: haunted house, ghost, supernatural, danger, couple relations, family relations, parent child relationship, research, supernatural power, couples, child murder, uncover truth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The Haunting of Helena (2012)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story: After a divorce, Sophia moves to the south of Italy with her daughter, Helena. Their new home, an apartment within an austere building of the fascist age, is a chance for them to start a new life. But inside an old storage room hides a mysterious ...
Style: scary, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: ghost, supernatural, haunted, parents and children, child in peril, danger, family relations, supernatural horror, survival horror, evil spirit, supernatural being, paranormal ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The House of Usher (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Three years after her lover, Rick Usher, and her best friend, Maddy Usher, had suddenly disappeared from her life without explanation, Jill Masters receives a phone call with news of Maddy's death. Her last wish was for Jill to attend her ...
Style: gothic, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, sexy ...
Plot: ghost, mental illness, missing person, uncover truth, danger, supernatural, family secret, family curse, secret, twins, edgar allan poe, curse ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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The Tomb (2007)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Based on a story by the master of outrageous horror, H.P. Lovecraft, this bloodcurdling film introduces the "Puppetmaster." Imprisoning a group of people in a living hell of darkness and death the Puppetmaster controls the fate of each ...
Style: lovecraft, serious, scary, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, danger, rivalry, supernatural, confined, escapades, survival, ancient mystery, woman in danger, gory, cons and scams ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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