Movies like Malignant
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Malignant (2021)
95K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When cancer patient Alan Gates discovers that his tumor is actually a mysterious parasite that gives him otherworldly powers, he begins a battle against an army buried beneath society's skin. The movie is based on james wans comic of the same name, director of insidious & the conjuring.
Style:
scary, slasher, dark, tense, neo noir, psychotronic, bloody, splatter, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
serial killer, monster, one against many, murder, violence, suspense, imaginary friend, body horror, kidnapping, supernatural power, sister sister relationship, supernatural, hospital, dream, a vision, revenge, ocean, serial murder, extreme violence, death of husband, doctor patient relationship, evil twin, abusive husband, death, chase ...
Time:
year 1985, year 1994, year 1993, 2020s, year 1992, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state, seattle washington
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Most similar movies to Malignant
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out scary, psychological, suspenseful and slasher films with plots about suspense, murder, death, violence, blood, danger and gore mostly in Horror, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Malignant: Annabelle (2014), Paranormal Adoption (2012), Saw III (2006), Jigsaw (2017), Scream (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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164K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia - a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia's delight with Annabelle doesn't last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of ...
Style:
scary, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, frightening ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, evil doll, haunted house, supernatural horror, murder, demon, demonic possession, death, doll, self sacrifice, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1969, year 1970
Place:
usa, california, santa monica california, pasadena california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A couple loses their only child in an accident and subsequently unknowingly adopts an innocent looking little girl with paranormal powers that she uses to fulfill her twisted desires.
Style:
scary, psychotronic, bleak, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, paranormal activity, adoption, paranormal phenomena, psychopath, deadly creature, suspense, death, killings, evil, mission, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
198K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detective scramble to locate ...
Style:
scary, psychological, disturbing, brutal, slasher ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
torture, serial killer, game of death, sadism, trap, suspense, psychopath, mind game, brutality, mutilation, sadistic horror, kidnapping ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
82K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Dead bodies begin to turn up all over the city, each meeting their demise in a variety of grisly ways. All investigations begin to point the finger at deceased killer John Kramer.
Style:
slasher, psychological, scary, psychotronic, rough ...
Plot:
torture, game of death, survival horror, gory violence, serial killer, survival, suspense, revenge, abduction, psychopath, death, panic ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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125K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
Style:
slasher, bleak, suspenseful, scary, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
masked killer, serial killer, whodunit, sister sister relationship, psychopath, homicidal maniac, killing spree, sadistic psychopath, threatening telephone call, murder mystery, characters killed one by one, gory violence ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Scream related movies
115K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Canada, Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After a car crash, a criminal psychologist (Halle Berry) comes to, only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. It seems she's been accused of murdering her husband -- but she has no memory ...
Style:
scary, psychological, suspenseful, gothic, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mental illness, serial killer, supernatural, investigation, murder, psychiatrist, insanity, mental institution, mind game, hospital, crazy, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
connecticut, new hampshire
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. Destined to find ...
Style:
scary, twist ending, gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
ghost, doll, macabre, supernatural, murder, ventriloquist, small town, investigation, twists and turns, clown, uncover truth, homecoming ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode continues in the next thrilling chapter of the Halloween series.
Style:
slasher, scary, atmospheric, intense, bloody ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, killing spree, masked killer, psycho, halloween, violence, evil, suspense, massacre, maniac, house fire ...
Time:
2010s, 70s, year 1978, 21st century
Place:
illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Movie in collections
135K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple ...
Style:
scary, slasher, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
suspense, home invasion, serial killer, survival, murder, survival horror, masked killer, fear, hostage, confined, macabre, torture ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A remake of the 1959 film of the same name. A millionaire offers a group of diverse people $1,000,000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, frightening, slasher, rough ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, supernatural, evil spirit, survival, mental institution, murder, haunted by the past, isolation, serial murder, confined, rescue ...
Time:
90s, 1930s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Films like Se7en
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, frightening, psychological, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, ghost, fear, paranormal activity, demon, nightmare comes true, child in peril, suspense, serial killer, boy, afterlife ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.
Style:
scary, neo noir, dark, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
private detective, magic, investigation, supernatural, faked death, occult, violence, desert, fanatic, cult, demon, magician ...
Time:
90s, 80s, year 1982
Place:
los angeles, new york, mojave desert, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, tricky, stylized ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, police investigation, obsession, mental illness, justice, fbi, brutality, twists and turns, murder mystery, plot twist ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new mexico, usa, arizona, colorado, missouri ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
159K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. This film, ...
Style:
slasher, scary, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, halloween, masked killer, violence, boogeyman, sadistic psychopath, serial murder, homicidal maniac, evil, suspense, masked villain, psychopath ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
illinois, midwest
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
28K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After years of treatment at a mental institution for the criminally insane, serial killer Norman Bates is finally released. Deciding to move back into his long-dead mother's infamous old house, he soon finds himself tormented by "her" ...
Style:
slasher, scary, psychological, bloody, splatter ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, insanity, murder, psycho, psychiatrist, mother daughter relationship, characters murdered one by one, suspense, female nudity, police station, waitress ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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The Conjuring similar movies
260K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, haunted house, suspense, fear, murder, supernatural horror, investigation, evil force, writer's life, paranormal activity, children ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2011, year 1966, year 1979, year 1998 ...
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, sacramento california, st. louis missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A shady police detective becomes embroiled in a strange world of murder, sadism and madness after being assigned a murder investigation against a madman known only as "The Engineer".
Style:
psychological, scary, slasher, tense, serious ...
Plot:
nightmare, murder, supernatural, serial killer, torture, police detective, chase, psychopath, mind game, rivalry, race against time, escapades ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.
Style:
scary, psychological, disturbing, twist ending, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
torture, game of death, violence, serial killer, trap, suspense, mind game, psychopath, twists and turns, deathtrap, survival, race against time ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
519K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Style:
scary, dark, atmospheric, suspenseful, frightening ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, supernatural, paranormal investigation, witch, fear, exorcism, paranormal, supernatural horror, investigation, house, psychic ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971, year 1968, 60s ...
Place:
rhode island, new england, connecticut, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
133K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
Style:
scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, mirror, supernatural horror, haunted house, ghost, suspense, siblings relations, twists and turns, insanity, brother sister relationship, demon, flashback ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, year 1955, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Saw related movies
128K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Detective Hoffman is seemingly the last person alive to carry on the Jigsaw legacy. But when his secret is threatened, he must go on the hunt to eliminate all the loose ends.
Style:
scary, twist ending, psychological, slasher, brutal ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, game of death, deathtrap, suspense, trap, torture, twists and turns, psychopath, violent, survival, mind game, kidnapping ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
149K
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A murdering spree begins to happen again, this time its targeted toward the original Woodsboro survivors and those associated with the movie inside a movie, 'Stab 3'. Sydney must face the demons of her past to stop the killer.
Style:
slasher, scary, suspenseful, splatter, intense ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
serial killer, masked killer, mystery killer, murder, suspense, psychopath, twists and turns, hollywood, vengeance, serial murder, brutality, violence ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
94K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
Style:
scary, slasher, suspenseful, gothic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, urban legend, ghost, supernatural, monster, belief, macabre, cult, investigation, urban decay, revenge, bee ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
chicago illinois, illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The film that brings back horror icon Freddy Krueger as a darker and more sinister character than ever before. While Freddy is on the prowl a group of teenagers being stalked soon learn they all have a common factor making them targets for this ...
Style:
slasher, scary, suspenseful, surreal, intense ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
murder, death, nightmare, nightmare comes true, serial killer, monster, torture, dream, youth, serial murder, surrealism, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ohio, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In this meta horror film, a demonic entity uses the fictional character of Freddy Krueger to enter the real world and torment "Elm Street" heroine Heather Langenkamp and her family.
Style:
slasher, scary, psychological, bloody, splatter ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
psychopath, supernatural, alternate reality, serial killer, monster, hospital, demon, suspense, murder, writers, death, nightmare comes true ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
ohio, los angeles, california, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Films like Smile
115K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally ...
Style:
scary, slasher, bloody, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
torture, trap, suspense, characters murdered one by one, twists and turns, serial killer, mind game, violence, game of death, monster, police investigation, psychopath ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Alice is a withdrawn 12-year-old who lives with her mother and her younger sister, Karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving Alice out of the spotlight. But when Karen is found brutally murdered in a church, suspicions start to ...
Style:
slasher, disturbing, scary, bloody, controversial ...
Plot:
masked killer, serial killer, murder, female villain, holy communion, psychopath, suspense, dead child, sister sister relationship, child molester, female serial killer, killing spree ...
Time:
60s, year 1961, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Ignoring the warnings of the locals, a group of teenage camp counselors takes on the job of reopening Camp Crystal Lake — on Friday the 13th no less, and raise the ire of Jason Voorhees, a masked, homicidal maniac.
Style:
slasher, scary, intense, bloody, exciting ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
psychopath, camp, forest, serial killer, masked killer, murder, lake, death, vengeance, torture, massacre, revenge ...
Time:
2000s, 80s
Place:
usa, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
Style:
slasher, scary, suspenseful, bloody, dark ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, camp, suspense, maniac, summer, murder, revenge, monster, disturbed individual, forest, brutality, fear ...
Time:
80s, 50s, 70s, 20th century, year 1958
Place:
new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
18K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young opperata is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
Style:
slasher, disturbing, scary, bloody, controversial ...
Plot:
serial killer, female nudity, psycho killer, suspense, obsession, macabre, nude girl, voyeur, nude, evil man, sadistic psychopath, cruelty ...
Time:
80s, year 1986
Place:
italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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