Movies and TV shows like The Sandman
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The Sandman (2022)
207K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
A wizard attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. Fearful for his safety, the wizard kept him imprisoned in a glass bottle for decades. After his escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power.
Style:
dark fantasy, gothic, dark, fairy tale, supernatural thriller, exciting, tense, atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
nightmare, spell, dreaming, kingdom, death, mythical creature, witchery, mythology, heroes, dream, ancient, raven, terror, lucifer, escape, supernatural being, talking animal, wizard, supernatural, magic, villain, librarian, secret, supernatural horror, gay ...
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Most similar movies to The Sandman
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, supernatural thriller, captivating and dark fantasy films and TV series with plots about supernatural, supernatural power, superhero, supernatural horror, magic, villain and supernatural ability mostly in Fantasy, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Sandman: American Gods (2017), The Umbrella Academy (2019), Dead Boy Detectives (2024), Preacher (2016), The Wheel of Time (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel about an ex-con who becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities.
Style:
tense, serious, allegory, erotic, sensual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
legends and myths, death, supernatural, supernatural ability, road trip, deception, mythology, deity, danger, mysterious character, ex convict, dark secret ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
oklahoma city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.
Style:
exciting, tense, offbeat, anime, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
time travel, superhero, heroes, apocalypse, supernatural power, time traveler, danger, alternate history, fight, fantasy world, academy, death ...
Time:
year 1989, future, year 1963, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Charles Rowland and Edwin Payne — who decided not to enter the afterlife in order to stay on earth — investigate crimes involving the supernatural.
Style:
detective, psychological, thrilling, captivating, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
gay, supernatural, ghost, private detective, secret, supernatural power, investigation, demon, crime investigation, who done it, private investigation, supernatural ability ...
Similarity:
100%
86K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A preacher sets out on a mission to make the almighty himself confess his sin of abandoning the world. With his best friend Cassidy, an alcoholic Irish vampire, his love Tulip, a red blooded gun towing Texan, and the power of genesis, an unholy ...
Style:
disturbing, funny, mystical, suspense, biblical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
preacher, supernatural, vampire, god, dark humor, supernatural power, twists and turns, angel, supernatural being, sin, supernatural ability, heaven and hell ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
texas, louisiana
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Follow Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the “Aes Sedai” as she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women. Moiraine believes one of them might be the reincarnation ...
Style:
dark fantasy, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
magic, reincarnation, quest, lesbian, magician, medieval, heroes, supernatural, power, supernatural ability, wizard, master villain ...
Similarity:
100%
617K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Poland, Hungary, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Based on Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher Saga.
Style:
dark fantasy, exciting, captivating, atmospheric, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
supernatural, medieval, monster, magic, fantasy world, anti heroine, deadly creature, sorceress, elf, destiny, prophecy, one against many ...
Time:
medieval times
Similarity:
100%
388K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the ...
Style:
sexy, captivating, entertaining, humorous, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
devil, supernatural, lucifer, demon, immortality, hell, immortal, fallen angel, homicide detective, murder investigation, female detective, police detective ...
Time:
20th century, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, chicago
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller ...
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, dark fantasy, gothic horror, scary ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
supernatural, witch, fear, vampire, werewolf, psychotherapy, deadly creature, sex scene, victorian england, imaginary, sex, supernatural ability ...
Time:
victorian era, 1890s, 19th century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
100%
11K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Daimon and Ana Helstrom are the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer. The siblings have a complicated dynamic as they track down the terrorizing worst of humanity — each with their attitude and skills.
Style:
suspense, dark, suspenseful, semi serious, anime ...
Plot:
supernatural power, satanic cult, superhero, multiverse, demon, supernatural, terror, brother sister relationship, psychokinesis, mother daughter relationship, guardian, supernatural ability ...
Place:
san francisco, portland oregon
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
A man struggling with his faith is haunted by the sins of his past but is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, scary, supernatural thriller, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
supernatural, angel, supernatural power, demon, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, rescue, danger, save the world, good versus evil, demonic possession, psychic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, anthology, enigmatic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
stephen king, murder, violence, danger, death, investigation, paranormal phenomena, small town, blood, supernatural power, mysticism, interracial adoption ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
maine, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspenseful, sincere, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot:
supernatural, monster, small town, telekinesis, parallel universe, friendship, parallel world, super powers, supernatural power, government conspiracy, group of friends, fear ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, future, 20th century, year 1985 ...
Place:
indiana, chicago, usa, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
100%
107K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 48 min.
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Story:
Three siblings who move into their ancestral estate after their father's gruesome murder discover their new home's magical keys, which must be used in their stand against an evil creature who wants the keys and their powers.
Style:
captivating, suspense, exciting, tense, spooky ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, magic, siblings, family bonds, small town, supernatural power, demon, puzzle, old dark house, father, murder, good versus evil ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
nova scotia, massachusetts
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, disturbing, fairy tale, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
magic, fantasy world, supernatural ability, magician, supernatural, supernatural power, wizards and magicians, magic spell, school, lgbt, magical power, studying ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power. But past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from ...
Style:
gothic horror, captivating, tense, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
supernatural power, insanity, mansion, secret, mysterious death, ghost, pharmaceutical company, problem, family business, business, brother sister relationship, pharmacist ...
Similarity:
100%
42K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
In a place where young witches, vampires, and werewolves are nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses, Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman, among ...
Style:
mysterious, romantic, suspenseful, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, witch, werewolf, hybrid, supernatural power, teenager, supernatural romance, teenage life, clan, vampire human love, friendship between teens ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Nick Fury and Talos discover a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.
Style:
captivating, exciting, dramatic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
villain, heroes, supernatural, multiverse, secret, fight, agent, power, city, super villain, rage, terrorist ...
Place:
moscow russia, chernobyl
Similarity:
100%
159K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah. Now Klaus must take down his protégé, Marcel, who is ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, gothic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, werewolf, witch, power struggle, immortality, rivalry, supernatural romance, siblings relations, dangerous attraction, love and romance, vampire human love ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Prequel to IT beginning in 1960s also covering origins of Pennywise the Clown.
Style:
dark, creepy, dark fantasy, suspense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
small town, clown, childhood trauma, nightmare, fear, supernatural, haunting, stephen king, macabre, loss of innocence, superstition, corruption ...
Time:
60s, year 1962, 20th century, 1900s
Place:
maine
Similarity:
100%
404K
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of ...
Style:
dark fantasy, gothic, suspense, satanic, dark ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, demon, devil, angel, occult, good versus evil, demonic possession, exorcism, heaven and hell, hell, one man army, god or devil ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
American Horror Story is an anthology horror drama series.
Style:
anthology, psychological, tense, atmospheric, scary ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, witch, ghost, danger, haunted house, serial killer, evil force, death, nightmare, insanity, mental institution, creature ...
Time:
80s, 2000s, 20th century, 60s, year 2013 ...
Place:
new orleans, los angeles, usa, massachusetts, north carolina ...
Similarity:
67%
122K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 55 min.
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Story:
In 2019 the world is on the brink of an apocalypse as humanity prepares for a final judgment. But follies ensue — Aziraphale, a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley, a demon aren’t enthusiastic about the end of the world, and can’t seem to find ...
Style:
witty, atmospheric, captivating, exciting, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
angel, armageddon, devil, demon, friendship between men, prophecy, heaven and hell, foe turned friend, supernatural, heaven, fallen angel, antichrist ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
england, london, usa, africa
Similarity:
50%
126K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Prairie Johnson, blind as a child, comes home to the community she grew up in with her sight restored. Some hail her a miracle, others a dangerous mystery, but Prairie won’t talk with the FBI or her parents about the seven years she went missing.
Style:
enigmatic, mysterious, sensual, erotic, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
parallel universe, alternate dimension, captive, disappearance, mysticism, alternate reality, supernatural power, blindness, forbidden love, mysterious disappearance, ritual, supernatural ...
Time:
future
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, France, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in this visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.
Style:
gothic, anthology, gothic horror, mysterious, supernatural thriller ...
Plot:
supernatural horror, supernatural, storytelling, mysticism, multiple storylines, nightmare, demon, male nudity, body horror, cosmic horror, ghost, satanic cult ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
What would you do to have everything you desire? Step inside 666 Park Avenue, New York's most seductive address. We all have some burning needs, desires and ambitions. For the residents of The Drake, the premier apartment building on ...
Style:
gothic, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
nightmare, fear, desire, temptation, god or devil, good versus evil, obsession, danger, mysterious character, dream come true, paranormal activity, manipulation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on Melissa de la Cruz's best-selling novel, "Witches of East End" centers on the adventures of Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Freya and Ingrid -- both of whom unknowingly are their family's next generation of ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, exciting, serious, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
witch, supernatural, magic, spell, creature, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, family secret, curse, evil force, magical, siblings relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
long island, new york, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from June 10, 1989 to July 19, 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO for seven seasons with a total of 93 episodes. ...
Style:
anthology, gothic, suspenseful, witty, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, nightmare, nightmare comes true, hidden identity, amateur detective, danger, supernatural ability, woman in danger, gory, verbal byplay, macabre, halloween ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Seventeen-year old Paul can see the spirits of the dead. When one of these restless spirits crosses back into the living world, he is forced into a fight to prevent the apocalypse.
Style:
tense, spooky, stylized, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, nightmare, supernatural, supernatural ability, a vision, young heroes, misfit, buddies, fate of humanity, spirit, apocalypse, dream ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
33%
98K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each ...
Style:
feel good, enigmatic, exciting, humorous, supernatural thriller ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, witch, magic, supernatural ability, witchcraft, female protagonist, hereditary gift of witchcraft, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, family relations, demon, spell ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Tales of supernatural sci-fi phenomena unfold in this collection of seven mind-bending, interconnected stories imagined by writer-director Joko Anwar.
Style:
anthology, psychological horror, dark, suspenseful, supernatural thriller ...
Plot:
cosmic horror, haunting, terror, folk horror, alien, ghost, supernatural power, power, dream, supernatural horror, nightmare, secret ...
Time:
year 1985, 2020s, 20th century, 80s, 21st century
Similarity:
33%
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