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Castle in the Carpathians (1981)
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Castle in the Carpathians (1981)
Original name: Castelul din Carpați
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 88 min.
Story: In late 19th century, a Transylvanian revolutionary fleeing the Imperial authorities goes to Italy where he meets a beautiful soprano who later disappears under mysterious circumstances.
Style: psychotronic
Plot: police, supernatural, obsession, kidnapping, murder, castle, inventor, nobleman, ghost story, revolutionary, mirror, supernatural power, woman, superstition, villager, chapel, crypt, secret agent, secret passageway, jules verne, explosion, phonograph, voice recording, hologram, secret passage ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s
Place: italy, transylvania, romania

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychotronic, serious, exciting and gothic films with plots about supernatural, murder, danger, death, supernatural power, rivalry and imaginary mostly in Fantasy, Adventure and Romance genres. Some movies like Castle in the Carpathians: The Black Indies (1964), Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997), Arthur the King (1983), Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Black Indies (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: During the 1870s Scotland, mining engineer James Starr receives a letter from his old colleague Simon Ford who is living with his family in a cottage deep inside the abandoned Aberfoyle mine.Ford asks for Starr's help to solve mysterious and ...
Style: mysterious
Plot: coal, abandoned mine, underground, mining town, orphan, mine, cave, letter, superstition, gas, lake, evil ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s, 1800s
Place: scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In 1897, in a castle near the town of Werewolfville in the Carpithians, a slightly deranged Professor Orfanik experiments with his new inventions which include, even at this early date, television and a film camera. He is also an obsessed opera fan, ...
Style: surreal, cult classic, gothic horror, gothic, fairy tale ...
Plot: renaissance, evil scientist, inn, woods, rural setting, rich woman, prosthetic hand, cycling, mad scientist, opera singer, castle, mountain ...
Time: 19th century
Place: czech republic, eastern europe, central europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Professor Fergusson plans to make aviation history by making his way across Africa by balloon. He plans to claim uncharted territories in West Africa as proof of his inventions worth.
Style: exciting, semi serious, humorous, psychotronic
Audience: family outing, pre-teens
Plot: balloon, flying, camel, space, steampunk, adventurer, slave girl, escapades, heroes, journalism, danger, treasure hunt ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 1860s
Place: africa, west africa, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's sinking ships all over the ocean. His daughter follows him. They are intercepted by a mysterious captain Nemo and his incredible submarine.
Style: serious, atmospheric, fairy tale, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: underwater, submarine, steampunk, sailor, animal, creature, professor, shipwreck, rivalry, good versus evil, heroes, daring rescue ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Arthur the King (1983)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Yugoslavia
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Classic tale of King Arthur and how his wife is kidnapped by his evil sister. Lancelot is sent out to try and retrieve the lost queen and unfortunately falls in love with her. Forbidden love, revenge, family rivalry, and magic are all prominent ...
Style: arthurian, fairy tale, exciting, semi serious
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: arthurian legend, medieval, sword and sorcery, sorcery, time travel, king arthur, knight, magic, camelot, peplum, ancient, kidnapping ...
Time: middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012)
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 131 min.
Story: According to demon lore, it takes hundreds of years to attain human form. Even then, lacking a human heart, a demon cannot experience the true pains and passions of existence. However, there is a legend that if a pure human heart is freely offered ...
Style: stylized, serious, psychotronic, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: supernatural, princess, imaginary, wuxia, medieval, supernatural ability, danger, legends and myths, supernatural power, kingdom, love triangle, sword and sorcery ...
Place: china, ancient china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Scarlet Samurai: Incarnation (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: There's something strange happening inside Buffalo Central Terminal. A group of urban explorers find more than they bargained for.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, scary, psychotronic, bleak ...
Plot: samurai, archaeology, art, fight, supernatural power, monster, murder, good versus evil, killings, violence, demon, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997)
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Peter Glahn is released after years of incarceration as a political prisoner and is now returning to his homeland, the mythical Mandragora where the sun never sets. On board the ship home, he meets the mysterious Juliana Kossel who vanishes after ...
Style: surreal, experimental, avant garde, psychedelic, independent film ...
Plot: mythology, decadence, magical creature, legends and myths, time travel, ship, heroic mission, wooing, countryside, imaginary, love and romance, obsession ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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Rappaccini's Daughter (1980)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story: Set in 18th Century Italy, RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER is the tale of a young scholar named Giovanni (Kristoffer Tabori) who falls in love with a beautiful, yet forbidden, girl who tends her father's poison garden. However, the strange and ...
Style: gothic
Plot: nerd, student, murder, death, love, father daughter relationship, garden, star crossed lovers, girl next door, tragic love, curse, forbidden love
Time: 18th century
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
Mathias Sandorf (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Spain, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In 19th century Europe, Mathias Sandorf, a former rebel turned rich doctor with a new name, decides to track down and kill the informants who sold his comrades out to the government decade ago. His daughter falls for one of them.
Plot: conspirator, doctor, daughter, wealth, revenge, betrayal, father daughter relationship, tyranny, snitch, rebel, rich man, freedom fighter ...
Time: 19th century
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Farewell to the Ark (1984)
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A remote village has its own norms, rites and traditions. Sue and Sutechiki are a couple and cousins. Their sex life had been better: Sutechiki is impotent and Sue have a magical chastity belt. Themes such as time, memory, modernization and social ...
Plot: surrealism, magic realism, chastity belt, cockfight, chastity, insanity, love, nudity, madness, rural setting, murder, death ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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Captain Nemo (1975)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 203 min.
Story: Based on novel "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne.
Plot: ocean, submarine, underwater, creature, soviet army, animal, journey, professor, servant, kidnapping, travel, escape ...
Time: 19th century
Place: soviet union
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72%
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Sky High (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A serial-murderer is on the loose who just so happens to also be removing the hearts of his victims and taking them with him. His victims however, are not merely random humans as thought by the police. They are in fact, the past and present ...
Style: stylized, suspenseful, serious, suspense, detective
Plot: good versus evil, supernatural, investigation, danger, vengeance, ghost, obsession, destiny, murder, devil worship, afterlife, superhero ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Forks, Washington resident Bella Swan is reeling from the departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, and finds comfort in her friendship with Jacob Black, a werewolf. But before she knows it, she's thrust into a centuries-old conflict, and ...
Style: romantic, touching, teen, atmospheric, intense ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen fantasy, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: vampire, werewolf, supernatural, vampire human love, supernatural romance, love story, high school, supernatural power, transformation, dangerous attraction, teenage girl, teen romance ...
Time: 2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place: washington state, italy, washington d.c., usa, tuscany
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, atmospheric, sad, epic ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: magic, magical, witch, supernatural, sorcerer, imaginary, chosen one, dragon, wizards and magicians, friendship, harry potter, good versus evil ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, year 1997, 20th century, year 1998 ...
Place: london, europe, england
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Stardust (2007)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his ...
Style: fairy tale, romantic, feel good, light, dark fantasy ...
Audience: family outing, date night, chick flick, kids, teens ...
Plot: witch, magic, true love, magical, fantasy world, love and romance, imaginary kingdom, fall in love, chase, sword fight, witchcraft, imaginary ...
Time: 19th century, 2000s, year 2007, future, 50s ...
Place: england, britain, europe
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The Skin of Sorrow (2010)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In 19th-century France, a man (Thomas Coumans) magically has his wishes come true but at a price that shortens his life.
Style: thought provoking, philosophical, captivating, visually appealing, sad ...
Plot: curse, supernatural power, frustration, pain, ambition, poverty, suicide attempt, medieval, abuse, rise to the top, love interest, desperation ...
Time: 1830s, 19th century, 1820s
Place: france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, UK
Duration: 130 min.
Story: In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of ...
Style: exciting, dark fantasy, atmospheric, fairy tale, sexy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, teen drama
Plot: supernatural, vampire, werewolf, angel, good versus evil, supernatural romance, teenager, chosen one, magic, supernatural ability, youth, danger ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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The Stolen Airship (1967)
Genre: Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy, Czechoslovakia
Duration: 84 min.
Story: The Stolen Airship (Czech: Ukradená vzducholod) is a 1967 live-action/animated film by Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman. The story is based loosely on Jules Verne's novels Two Years' Vacation and The Mysterious Island. The film in Art Nouveau ...
Style: cult classic, psychotronic
Plot: steampunk, aviation, adventurer, boy, paperboy, pirate, magician, children, zeppelin, shark, desert island, submarine ...
Time: year 1967
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Retro Puppet Master (1999)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Toulon runs a puppet theatre in the heart of Paris and meets the sorcerer (the mysterious Afzel). When his life is saved by the lovely Swiss Ambassador's daughter Ilsa, we bear witness to the origin of the Puppet Master.
Style: cult horror, controversial, terrifying, independent film, experimental ...
Plot: puppet, doll, toys, puppet master, killer doll, god, evil doll, death, murder, monster, tiny, villain ...
Time: 19th century, year 1912, 1910s, 1900s, 1890s ...
Place: paris france, france, europe, cairo egypt
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69%
Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Sixties couples Michael and Donna and Paul and Erica become involved with the intense Count Yorga at a Los Angeles séance, the Count having latterly been involved with Erica's just-dead mother. After taking the Count home, Paul and Erica are ...
Style: grindhouse, gothic, classic horror, independent film, scary ...
Plot: vampire, castle, supernatural, dracula, mansion, seance, bloodsucker, doctor, murder, hypnosis, bad guys win, folk horror ...
Time: 60s, 70s
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Phineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain, but money troubles, spies and ...
Style: independent film, captivating, semi serious, humorous, slapstick ...
Plot: steampunk, spacesuit, alternate history, space race, moon, disorder, adventurer, space and aliens, chases and races, escapades, contests and competitions, imaginary ...
Time: 19th century, year 1967
Place: england, siberia, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Filip Traum (1990)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
Story: A story based on "The Mysterious Stranger" novel by Mark Twain.
Style: detective
Plot: witch hunt, inquisition
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Ghost of Love (1981)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: Italy, West Germany, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After witnessing the brutal murder of an elderly lady, a man has an encounter with a bizarre woman who claims to be an old lover of his... A lover who apparently committed suicide years ago.
Style: psychotronic
Plot: doppelganger, paranormal, star crossed lovers, lake, drowning, supernatural, married, retribution, ghost, throat slitting
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
The Door with Seven Locks (1962)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A rich man bequeaths seven keys to seven of his friends, but only one will unlock the door to untold wealth.
Style: psychotronic
Plot: conspiracy, serial killer, locked door, kidnapping, castle, snake, multiple murder, woman, secret passageway, murder, lobotomy, mad doctor ...
Place: scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Valley of the Dragons (1961)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: In 1881, Michael Denning, an American soldier, and Hector Servadac, a French aristocrat, are about to have a duel over a woman that they both are infatuated with. However, just as the two men are about to shoot at each other, a comet strikes the ...
Style: classic horror, psychotronic, vintage
Plot: dinosaur, giant spider, giant lizard, kaiju, duel, comet, lizard, prehistoric man, caveman, spider, snake, space ...
Time: stone age, year 1961, 19th century, prehistoric times
Place: algeria
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Blood Ransom (2014)
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Crystal, the girlfriend of Roman, Jeremiah's American boss whom he kidnaps. As Jeremiah's plans fail, Roman sends Bill, a psychopathic hitman after them. Crystal and Jeremiah tread the dangerous path of a love on the run. But as they run ...
Style: suspense, tense, touching, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: vampire, monster, supernatural, love, love and romance, chase, curses spells and rituals, supernatural ability, heroes, death, fear, characters in danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story: Harry starts his fourth year at Hogwarts, competes in the treacherous Triwizard Tournament and faces the evil Lord Voldemort. Ron and Hermione help Harry manage the pressure – but Voldemort lurks, awaiting his chance to destroy Harry and all that ...
Style: fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, atmospheric, saga ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: magic, magical, witch, harry potter, boarding school, friendship, dragon, teenager, wizard, good versus evil, school, chosen one ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, year 1995, year 1994, 20th century ...
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
Style: teen, sentimental, atmospheric, saga, romantic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot: vampire, werewolf, vampire human love, supernatural romance, immortality, bloodsucker, protective parent, supernatural being, vampire vs vampire, love, female vampire, impossible love ...
Time: year 2012, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Count Dracula (1971)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Czech television production of Dracula that is very faithful to Bram Stoker's novel.
Style: psychotronic
Plot: dracula, vampire, female vampire, vampire hunter, castle, coach, mansion, bat, possession, wolf, englishman abroad, briton abroad
Time: 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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