Movies like Way of the Wicked
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Way of the Wicked (2014)
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Lawrence Salva's script centers on a detective (Facinelli), on the trail of a murderer, who is led to believe that a local teenager, harboring some sort of strange supernatural power, may be involved. Slater plays the man's disbelieving boss, while Hauer plays a man-of-the-cloth who aids the cop on his mission.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, scary, serious, suspenseful, detective, satanic
Plot:
good versus evil, demon, supernatural, murder, rivalry, danger, curses spells and rituals, ghost, law enforcement, small town, showdown, investigation, serial killer, religion, satanism, evil, gory, strong violent content, clergy, fight, police, murder investigation, priest, bullying, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
usa
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Most similar movies to Way of the Wicked
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, suspense and tense films with plots about danger, deadly, murder, supernatural, rivalry, ghost and investigation mostly in Thriller, Horror and Mystery genres. Some movies like Way of the Wicked: The Appearing (2014), Slip (2006), The Lost Angel (2005), Papillon Noir (2008), The Entrance (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A woman once possessed by a mysterious entity uncovers a shocking secret about her past and must face the demon that is lurking inside of her.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
supernatural, curse, curses spells and rituals, danger, small town, human host, showdown, evil, murder, ghost, paranormal, possession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
530
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
"Slip" is the story of Sarah, a young woman who witnessed her mother's murder as a child. Now grown, Sarah is haunted by her mother's memory, her restless soul, opening a gateway for the spirits of the recently departed. Sarah is ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
ghost, vengeance, danger, murder, supernatural, haunted by the past, a vision, death, investigation, childhood trauma, superpower, strong violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Slight off-balance police inspector Palmer (Alison Eastwood) works with Father Brian (Judd Nelson) to solve for a religion-based killer, while she deals with her teen-aged goth sister.
Style:
suspense, scary, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, crucifix, law enforcement, danger, investigation, dealing with death, murder, curses spells and rituals, religions or cults, who done it, female nudity, church ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Richard has been living alone since his wife left. His reclusion is broken when mysterious vagabond Jack comes to his rescue. Richard offers to put him up for a few days in exchange for some odd jobs. But the press soon starts hinting at a serial ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, surprise ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, missing person, police, corpse, investigation, danger, suspicion, recluse, serial murder, mistrust, trick ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
lyon, france
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A police detective is swept into a web of deception and, in search of the truth, finds herself in a contest with forces of the occult.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, scary ...
Plot:
supernatural, hostage, danger, ghost, curses spells and rituals, confined, rivalry, demon, evil, police, occult, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Karen is shopping at a convenience store during which a robbery occurs. Her niece is kidnapped and left seriously injured in hospital. When one of the perpetrators is released, Karen decides to go on a murderous trail of revenge.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
rivalry, vigilantism, hospital, store, revenge, murder, abduction, paralysis, investigation, danger, twins, wife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
804
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A ghost story taking place at a maximum security prison. A detective (Michael Paré ) is called to investigate a string of unexplained deaths as the prisoners fear for their lives.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
prison, ghost, danger, murder, supernatural, rivalry, confined, investigation, police detective, violence, paranormal, law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Samuel North (Nathan Mobley) escapes from Hell to find the person who murdered him, but a team of invincible bounty hunters called REAPERS are sent from the Netherworld to bring him back.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, scary, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
deadly creature, bounty hunter, supernatural, good versus evil, woman in danger, obsessive quest, murder, investigation, rivalry, haunted by the past, escapades, chase ...
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Eighteen years after the murder of her parents, Sara Tobias searches for the meaning of the numbers '11:11' that was scratched in blood beside her mother's body. Following three sudden murders, supernatural events are unleashed as she ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, serious, suspense
Plot:
ghost child, investigation, danger, serial killer, murder, gory, rivalry, uncover truth, curses spells and rituals, death in the family, small town life, small town ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A retired FBI profiler is called in on a last case - only to find himself at the mercy of a teenage killer's deadly game. He must use all his skills and experience to save lives, including his own.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal psychologist, mind game, murder, serial killer, special agent, rivalry, youth, police investigation, investigation, violent content, confined, one last case ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, minnesota
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On their way to a weekend hunting trip in the Ozarks, four friends get in to a car accident, killing the driver of the other car...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
gangster, vengeance, partner, dishonesty, rivalry, murder, danger, car accident, car, son, revenge, friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Seven strangers find themselves trapped in an underground storage facility, struggling to survive while being hunted by a supernatural beast that resides inside the mysterious 13th unit.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
monster, curses spells and rituals, survival, murder, danger, dangerous animal, supernatural, deathtrap, rivalry, isolation, violence, group of strangers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Intrepid FBI agent Beck, assigned to solve the case of a multimillionaire couple's missing daughter. As clues begin to reveal themselves, Beck draws an explosive line connecting the kidnapper and the girl's mother -- and brings to light ...
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, riddles and clues, supernatural, race against time, danger, supernatural ability, infidelity, who done it, dishonesty, betrayal, special agent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Eugene is a small town barber, beloved by the local community, but hiding a deadly secret. John is hunting for a serial killer not to expose him but to learn the business! They form a twisted bond and turn the town upside down as Eugene teaches John ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic, grindhouse ...
Plot:
serial killer, mind game, investigation, murder, twists and turns, small town, monster, killer, house, barber, son, barbershop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
22%
456
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Rachel is a sweet girl with a troubled soul, caused by a unique gift - she can see evil spirits within others. After witnessing the brutal killing of her mother, Rachel and her father look for a fresh start by moving to a new town. After befriending ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, spooky, suspense, tense
Plot:
supernatural ability, investigation, danger, murder, supernatural, small town, riddles and clues, small town life, hostage, ghost, dealing with death, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of ghost hunters must up their game to compete in the competitive world of paranormal TV shows, leading them to a truly haunted prison with a grisly past that proves to be more than they bargained for.
Style:
rough, scary, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
prison, ghost, curses spells and rituals, rivalry, supernatural, danger, frame up, captivity, amateur detective, haunting, psychic, afterlife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
648
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, masked killer, danger, murder, violence, xmas, comeback, pursuit, escaped prisoner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
328
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Methodic tells the story of a boy who becomes demonically possessed by an ominous presence known as "The Dollman". Forced to obey his dark half, the boy ultimately murders his parents on his birthday and is sentenced to a life under a ...
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, suspense, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
masked killer, possession, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, danger, human host, mental institution, killer clown, murder, violence, psychiatrist, demon ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Dr. Michael Cayle thought leaving the chaotic lifestyle of New York City behind for the quiet, small town of Ashborough would bring his family closer together. Soon after arriving, however, he discovers the town's deepest secret: a terrifying ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
creature, small town, danger, deadly creature, family relations, survival, showdown, woods, resistance, rivalry, violence, folk horror ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
422
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Thomas Luster is a troubled businessman who tries to make sense of a life being driven out-of-control by a force closer to home than he first realizes. When he discovers that the man working against him is another side of his own personality he is ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
insomnia, law enforcement, murder, alter ego, danger, rivalry, violence, bare chested male, serial killer, trippy, neighbor, businessman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The tragic real life story of a serial killer who stalked his victims in the early 1970's in small town America. A weaving trail of twists and turns that left people unsettled for two generations until investigative persistence aided by modern ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
psychopath, police investigation, serial killer, riddles and clues, legal investigation, life is a bitch, injustice, law enforcement, mind game, murder, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
70s
Place:
michigan
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When a child-stealing demon attaches itself to a little girl, her family is thrust into a battle against time in order to save the girl and send the demon back to hell.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, suspense, serious, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
supernatural, demon, child in peril, ghost, curses spells and rituals, danger, saving a life, possession, death, violence, exorcism, family drama ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Below the streets of New York is a dark and dangerous world hidden in the shadows of abandoned subway tunnels and miles of forgotten infrastructure. When a young documentary filmmaker goes into these tunnels to uncover the unseen stories of the ...
Style:
bleak, serious, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
gang, rivalry, danger, police, tunnel, secret place, murder, violence, found footage, homeless, imaginary, culture clash ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
20%
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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, suspenseful, disturbing, slasher ...
Plot:
public nudity, vengeance, investigation, riddles and clues, law enforcement, psychopath, murder, gory, small town, teenage life, serial killer, supernatural ...
Time:
year 2004
Similarity:
20%
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:
scary, tense, psychological, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
couple relations, supernatural, couples, family relations, curses spells and rituals, ghost, mysterious character, danger, family problems, parents and children, gory, clergy ...
Place:
london, new york, europe, usa, england
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Donald Lawson, the devil child from "666: The Child", is now an adult and is determined to fulfill his destiny as the Antichrist.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, captivating, demonic, dark ...
Plot:
supernatural, destiny, supernatural ability, danger, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, evil, messiah, possession, religion, occult, evil child ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
College students and best friends Ginger Matheson, Jim Duncan, and Kyle "Dixie" Canning, pool their cash to buy a "ghost" in an online auction. The three think it's all a goof, but once they open up the antique box to ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
danger, college, afterlife, supernatural, buddies, genie, ghost, best friend, murder, paranormal, devil, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Alone in their isolated home where no cars pass and no one lives nearby, Vincent and Tally suffer together in a loveless marriage. But what they don't know is that they are not as alone as they think -- a criminal and his psychotic brother are ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, kidnapping, cons and scams, danger, dishonesty, crime gone awry, murderous pair, rivalry, graphic violence, nudity, violent content, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
There is an old wives' tale that you should hold your breath when passing by a cemetery lest an evil spirit rejected by both heaven and hell gets inside of you when you inhale. Someone in a carload of college kids on holiday doesn't hold ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, erotic, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, possession, urban legend, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, prison, danger, youth, redneck, characters murdered one by one, grave, wrestling ...
Time:
year 2012, 1950s, 50s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
In the sleepy small town of Dudley, Ohio, a terrifying future awaits. Laura is almost raped by a normal lawyer who appears to have gone crazy. When her boyfriend, Jack Walther saves her by running him over with her car, the cops don't buy the ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, scary ...
Plot:
possession, danger, isolation, rivalry, supernatural, small town, survival, murder, violence, ghost, pregnancy, deadly creature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, ohio
Similarity:
19%
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