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The Ninth (2019)
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Original name: Девятая
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Petersburg at the end of the 19th century was embraced by a massive enthusiasm for the occult sciences and esotericism. British medium Olivia Reed arrives in the capital of the Russian Empire on tour and gathers crowds of people at her public spiritualistic sessions. At this time, a series of ritual mysterious murders takes place in the city. Girls are abducted on the streets, their mutilated bodies are found in various parts of the city. The investigation is carried out by a young police officer Rostov and his assistant Ganin. With each new victim, things are becoming more confused. Suspicion leads Rostov to Olivia, and he decides to turn to her in the hope that her genuine or imaginary ability to summon the spirits of the dead can help to get on the trail of the killer.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, mysterious, suspense, neo noir, bleak, noir
Plot:
investigation, occult, black magic, ritual, medieval, serial killer, steampunk, storytelling, love, psychic power, killing spree, book of magic, female nudity, imperial russia, medium, resurrection, seance, buried alive, occult ritual, police detective, human sacrifice, dead wife, supernatural horror, ritual sacrifice, dead daughter ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
st. petersburg russia, saint petersburg
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, suspense, suspenseful and tense films with plots about investigation, murder, occult, supernatural, serial killer, ritual and danger mostly in Mystery, Horror and Crime genres. Some movies like The Ninth: Gogol. The Beginning (2017), Azazel (2002), Detective Anna (2016), Satan's Stratagem (2009), Warning: Do Not Play (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The year 1829. Nikolay Gogol, a young Third Section clerk, is desperate: his own books seem shallow and mediocre, so he keeps buying entire print runs just to burn them all. He is suffering from violent epileptic seizures and struggles to keep on ...
Style:
captivating, mystical, exciting, enigmatic, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 208 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, detective, suspense, humorous, surprise ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
whodunit, investigation, amateur sleuth, secret society, conspiracy, power struggle, intern, police investigation, terrorist plot, betrayal by friend, love and romance, literary ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s
Place:
russia, moscow russia, ottoman empire, britain
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Genre: Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 92 min.
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Story:
Nineteen-year-old Anna, living at the end of the nineteenth century in the town of Zatonsk, unexpectedly discovers that she possesses supernatural powers. The spirits of the dead literally haunt her, begging to help. Aided by her visions, Anna ...
Style:
captivating, mysterious, intellectual, breathtaking, detective ...
Plot:
female detective, murder investigation, investigation, murder, private investigation, murder mystery, twists and turns, supernatural ability, partners against crime, clairvoyance, danger, death ...
Time:
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Place:
russia
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100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Czech Republic
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Story:
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Style:
suspense, captivating, detective, contemplative, exciting
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, murder investigation, ritual murder, police detective, police investigator, police officer, police investigation, religion, occult, police, conspiracy ...
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23%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A struggling director makes a desperate bid to dig into the urban legend about a film shot by a ghost, at the risk of her own life.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological horror, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
ghost, director, supernatural, filmmaker, urban legend, obsession, legend, dark secret, supernatural horror, curse, driven mad, unsettling ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A detective is hired by a rich woman to find her runaway step-sister. Little does he know that the step-sister is actually being held by a cult of women who seek to propagate their male cult-leader of 30 years ago by capturing his son, and the ...
Style:
detective, creepy, psychological horror, suspense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
occult, small town, seduction, sexploitation, satanic ritual, private detective, missing person, secret society, private investigator, manipulation, investigation, sexual abuse ...
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a 12-year-old boy goes missing, lead investigator Greg Harper struggles to balance the pressure of the investigation and troubles with his wife, Jackie. Facing a recent affair, great strain is put on the family that slowly gnaws away at ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, surprise ending, tense, detective ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
home invasion, serial killer, kidnapping, infidelity, murder, search party, extramarital affair, cruelty, obsession, disappearance, husband wife relationship, forest ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, columbus ohio
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Horror
Country: France, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
scary, detective, tense, mind bending, realistic ...
Plot:
edgar allan poe, chess, serial killer, gorilla, retirement, literary, monkey, rivalry, murder, mass murder, danger, law enforcement ...
Time:
19th century, 1940s, victorian era
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, scary, gothic horror, captivating ...
Plot:
folk horror, black magic, occult, pagan cult, curses spells and rituals, pagan, family secret, priest, sleepwalking, superstition, human sacrifice, black mass ...
Time:
year 1966, 20th century, 60s
Place:
france, london, paris france, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Atharva, a family man, takes his family for a vacation and unfortunately gets trapped in black magic by a stranger named Pratap.
Style:
psychological thriller, thrilling, psychological, captivating, sinister ...
Plot:
black magic, good versus evil, family relations, supernatural, magical, problem, magic, paranormal activity, occult, fear, possession, vacation gone wrong ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Lawyer Gabriel Utterson is astonished to learn that his lifelong friend Henry Jekyll has apparently committed murder and suicide in the space of one night. A lengthy “confession” written in Jekyll’s own hand tells an incredible story – that ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, gothic, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
murder, dual identity, transformation, split personality, investigation, identity crisis, macabre, human nature, moral ambiguity, mad scientist, confession, laboratory ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A ghost walking tour group visits an abandoned radio station, inadvertently awakening a vengeful spirit.
Style:
suspense, tense, atmospheric, intense, psychological ...
Plot:
ghost, haunted, supernatural, paranormal, abandoned building, fear, darkness, urban legend, terror, claustrophobia, isolation, panic ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Based on real-life events, this psycho-thriller is set in the provincial Hungary of the 1960s, when a series of atrocious murders shock the small town of Martfü. A psychotic killer is on the prowl, who continues to slaughter young women while an ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
strangulation, serial killer, woman strangled to death, investigation, murder, violence, death, danger, hunting, psychopath, cruelty, deception ...
Place:
hungary
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Paris. 1830. In the heart of the town, Vidocq, a famous detective, disappeared as he fights the Alchemist, an assassin that he has been pursuing for a few months. His young biographer, Etienne Boisset, decides to have revenge on Vidocq's death ...
Style:
suspenseful, surreal, atmospheric, detective, stylized ...
Plot:
serial killer, steampunk, investigation, alchemist, female nudity, who done it, alchemy, murder, danger, vengeance, eternal youth, mirror ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s, 1800s, victorian era
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
michigan, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Brazil
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
halloween, revenge, fear, ritual, serial killer, masked killer, killer on the loose, investigation, macabre, occult, small town, panic ...
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
TV host Spencer Knights puts his crew in peril by invoking an ancient evil whilst attempting to win the paranormal competition, 'Dark Vision' in the sprawling catacombs beneath a remote gothic tower...
Style:
sinister, gothic, creepy, atmospheric, dark ...
Plot:
found footage, paranormal, female nudity, evil, woman on top, supernatural, tv host, good versus evil, evil spirit, darkness, paranormal phenomena, haunted house ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Joan Barnard (Elvire Audray, AMAZONIA: THE KATHERINE MILES STORY), wife of archeologist Arthur Barnard (John Saxon, ENTER THE DRAGON), is being plagued by nightmares of ritualistic deaths within an ancient Etruscan tomb. Unsettling as they are, ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, atmospheric, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
zombie, murder mystery, nightmare, murder, archaeology, ritual murder, macabre, investigation, claustrophobia, occult, isolation, exhumation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Mourning the loss of her father, who committed suicide, Mackenzie starts having hallucinations of killing people. They seem so real that she's convinced she's been committing these crimes; however, she can find no evidence to support this. ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, suspicion, murder, danger, losing-it hero, hallucination, serial killer, uncover truth, youth, rivalry, dishonesty, twists and turns ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
sinister, suspenseful, psychological horror, mysterious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
black magic, occult, satanism, sacrifice, obsession, exploitation, murder, ritual, human sacrifice, occult ritual, violence, corruption ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young writer believes she has discovered the holy grail of terror, the knives used by Jack the Ripper for his notorious murders.
Style:
bleak, psychotronic, captivating, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, jack the ripper, killing, murderer, homicidal maniac, killing spree, investigation, death, crime investigation, masked killer, murder mystery, supernatural ...
Time:
victorian era
Place:
london
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Due to a failed séance of her flat mate's quirky grandparents, the cat of law student Maria gets possessed by demonic powers and starts some horrible massacres, adding even more trouble to Maria's already complicated personal situation ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, mystical, captivating, sinister ...
Plot:
cat, seance, serial murder, ghost, supernatural, possession, murder mystery, serial killer, murder, murderer, mysticism, supernatural horror ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
police detective, serial killer, murder, investigation, uncover truth, danger, losing-it hero, twists and turns, memory lapse, suspicion, dissociative identity disorder, psychology ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of connections to occult practices, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless ...
Style:
psychological horror, suspenseful, dread, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
serial killer, occult, sociopath, sadistic psychopath, fbi, satanism, black magic, devil worship, supernatural horror, murder, female investigator, crime spree ...
Time:
year 1974, 90s, 70s, 20th century, year 1995 ...
Place:
oregon
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Country: Russia
TV show
Story:
The action takes place in Russia at the end of the 19th century, in the fictional Trans-Volga province. The synodal inspector Bubentsov comes from the capital to the provincial center, the city of Zavolzhsk, with the task of conducting an ...
Style:
historical drama, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
amateur sleuth, investigation, whodunit, religious conflict, uncover truth, society, female protagonist, danger, strong female character, romancing a criminal, murder, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
russia
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
For more than 10 years, Russian police forces have tried to stop the country’s smartest and most wanted serial killer. But even when he gets caught, nobody can prove his guilt. As the manhunt intensifies, the investigation grows increasingly ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, detective, dark, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, killing, crime investigation, murderer, killing spree, criminal justice, police investigation, serial murder, murder investigation, murder mystery, murder ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
eastern europe, russia
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
Sherlock Holmes follows the trail of Jack the Ripper, who slashed several women in London and left a special message for the detective on each of the murder sites, leading Sherlock to the Russian Empire. Holmes' reputation as a talented crime ...
Style:
detective, captivating, witty, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, crime scene, police detective, friendship, partner, peril, investigation, wound, resourceful, doctor, teamwork, pursuit ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Adventure, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A coven of witches captures a young man traveling through the woods. He gets involved in a power struggle between a beautiful witch and the evil queen who heads the coven.
Style:
suspense, bleak, scary, captivating, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
witch, human sacrifice, coven, curse, ritual, female nudity, supernatural, exploitation, curses spells and rituals, convention, forest, ritual sacrifice ...
Similarity:
18%
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