Movies and TV shows like The Devil Inside 2017
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The Devil Inside (2017)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
After switching in-and-out of character so often by snapping his fingers, Jesse finds that he can longer control his story-telling power. This causes a blending of worlds, an identity crisis...and perhaps...a hidden darkness.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, satirical, thrilling, mind bending, surreal, dark, existential, psychological horror ...
Plot:
identity crisis, identity, strongman, problem, satire, lifestyle, split personality, magic realism, supernatural, urban, mental breakdown, character study, body swapping, claustrophobia, mind control, moral ambiguity, experimental narrative, slow burn, obsession, isolation, paranoia, loss of control, unreliable narrator
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Most similar movies to The Devil Inside
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, thrilling and satirical films and TV series with plots about satire, character study, obsession, isolation, claustrophobia, urban and identity crisis mostly in Drama, Comedy and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Devil Inside: The Psycho Series (2012), Nevermind (2018), Welcome Matt (2021), Apotheosis (2018), Paris Window (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
The coming-of-age story of young Jesse Ridgway, with a new-age artistic passion, who has to stand up to his mischievous brother and old-world father, all the while slowly losing his mind.
Style:
psychological, satirical, semi serious, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, family drama, relationship problems, brother brother relationship, adolescence vs adulthood, lifestyle, satire, family problems, dysfunctional family, grownups, family relations, madness ...
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212
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A lawyer with a deplorable habit; a sitter struggling with her disturbing new job; a childhood friend who's hiding something; a chef with an unspeakable desire; a psychologist haunted by a tow truck... In each segment, a normal person suffers ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
satire, problem, bonding, lifestyle, paradox, multiple storylines, nightmare, surrealism, moral ambiguity, obsession, trauma, isolation ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Matt, a well known writer and director, suffers a traumatic experience, that leads to him being deathly afraid to go outside. Therefore he decides to attempt to write, direct, and star in a feature film, all from his apartment.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, satirical, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
isolation, traumatic memory, confined space, psychological trauma, agoraphobia, filmmaking, social isolation, traumatic experience, satire, post traumatic stress, director, isolated place ...
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45%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
The dark twisted tale of a man who's accused of murdering his girlfriend, told from his shadow's perspective.
Style:
dark, psychological thriller, crime drama, surreal, atmospheric ...
Plot:
guilt, character study, alienation, obsession, mental breakdown, paranoia, isolation, claustrophobia, identity crisis, morality, slow burn, surveillance ...
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two siblings share an unhealthy life full of games and codes; however, their peaceful life is interrupted when a doppelgänger appears out of nowhere.
Style:
surreal, satirical, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
sibling relationship, brother sister relationship, surrealism, satire, brother, lookalikes, problem, siblings relations, isolation, identity crisis, paranoia, family secret ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A writer's creations step out of his stories, haunting his reality and demanding justice. As fiction and truth collide, he becomes a prisoner in a terrifying narrative beyond his control.
Style:
psychological horror, psychological thriller, metafiction, mind bending, tense ...
Plot:
obsession, paranoia, mental breakdown, haunting, supernatural, identity crisis, claustrophobia, magic realism, creative block, urban, unreliable narrator
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
A look at the private and professional lives of therapists -- and whether or not these professionals are typically crazier than their patients.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, satirical, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychiatry, satire, therapy, mental health, parapsychology, problem, workplace situations, female psychologist, job, mental disorder, psychological disorder, psychiatric patient ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A successful, young writer's first pregnancy is overshadowed by her complicated relationship with reality.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, tense, existential ...
Plot:
pregnancy, female protagonist, pregnancy and birth, writers, lifestyle, social climber, unplanned pregnancy, problem, male female relationship, family relations, writer's life, mental health ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Joseph Kehr, a mentally disturbed aspiring actor returns to New York City to become the 'greatest actor of his generation'. In his pursuit of rising to the top, he enlists in an infamous acting class led by Professor Payton, a cunningly ...
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, independent film, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
fame, ambition, satire, sociopath, loner, desperation, social media, theater, obsession, social problems, actor's life, lifestyle ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Comedy thriller about three friends who embark on a journey that takes them to the extremes of their friendship, crossing every boundary imaginable to save a life.
Style:
satirical, psychological, captivating, thrilling, dark comedy ...
Plot:
cancer, alternative medicine, friendship, satire, chemotherapy, treatment, fighting illness, friends, illness, lifestyle, group of friends, desperation ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
32%
235
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Five independent stories centering on a theme of isolation.
Style:
anthology, feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
isolation, satire, quarantine, social problems, social issues, isolated community, social isolation, multiple storylines, loneliness, alienation, introspection, character study ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
sao paulo brazil, brazil
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Nisan, an unhappy, sick, lost woman trapped in the hustle of city life, discovers a shady cult in her search for her friend who disappeared after a healing session they attended together. Despite all her doubts, Nisan can't turn a blind eye to ...
Style:
tense, dark drama, psychological thriller, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
missing person, manipulation, female protagonist, secret society, claustrophobia, urban, city life, spiritualism, investigation, moral ambiguity, obsession, occult ...
Similarity:
30%
1K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A young man struggles with unexplained events inside a New York apartment where tenants are not who they appear to be.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
problem, mental disorder, paranoia, apartment building, supernatural, paranormal, isolation, confined, claustrophobia, male protagonist, slow burn, character study ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
29%
211
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Four young adults with different stories but the same destination; closed psychiatric ward.
Style:
captivating, satirical, thrilling, psychological, dramatic ...
Plot:
mental illness, psychiatric hospital, mental health, drug abuse, mental institution, psychiatric patient, nervous breakdown, youth, mental patient, mental disorder, psychiatric ward, satire ...
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
This poignant and darkly comedic debut feature from Sean Gillane focuses on Nolan, an aspiring writer who feels stuck. He is frustrated with his career, his relationships, the world and ultimately with himself. Unable to keep from displaying his ...
Style:
existential, dark comedy, psychological, melancholic
Plot:
character study, self discovery, identity crisis, loneliness, alienation, obsession, isolation, bittersweet, mental breakdown, modern life, personal growth, realism ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
An English teacher begins to hear a low humming sound that no one else around her can hear.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, psychological horror, surreal, mind bending ...
Plot:
character study, english teacher, mental illness, paranoia, obsession, isolation, female protagonist, slow burn, introspection, haunting, claustrophobia, obsessive quest ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece
Duration: 45 min.
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Hotel Conte del Mare hosts some very unusual guests in a rather special room, the Red Room.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, satirical, funny, feel good ...
Plot:
hotel, hotel room, receptionist, secrets, satire, moral ambiguity, isolation, character study, claustrophobia, obsession, symbolism, intimate ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Story:
Jackson Cooper is a handsome, eternally single psychiatrist living in New York City. Serial dating and workaholic behavior have successfully helped him avoid long-term commitments, until he meets the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately he fails to get ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, satirical, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
psychiatrist, dating, self discovery, love story, satire, relationships, lifestyle, looking for love, love interest, in love, love affair, fall in love ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When a successful young artist named Benjamin is involuntarily committed, he is completely baffled, for he doesn’t remember anything about what happened. Life in the psychiatric institute is violent and absurd, but step by step, Benjamin seems to ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, surreal ...
Plot:
memory loss, mental illness, psychiatric hospital, character study, problem, memory lapse, memory, amnesia, criminal, repressed memory, amnesiac, self discovery ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A stranger arrives in Sarajevo and barges into Damir's reclusive world. Little by little she takes over his life. She absorbs his dreams, until finally she threaten his very existence.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, dark, surreal ...
Plot:
obsession, isolation, psychological manipulation, character study, privacy invasion, unsettling, slow burn, claustrophobia, symbolism, mental breakdown, possession, nightmare ...
Place:
sarajevo, bosnia herzegovina, bosnia
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 40 min.
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Story:
Polish drama series which follows the tragicomic adventures of a 40-year-old urban legend (Borys Szyc) in Warsaw. He is a deeply complex character, an irresponsible party animal, a serial lothario and everyone’s friend at the same time. Behind the ...
Style:
tragicomedy, captivating, thrilling, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot:
playboy, character study, polish, midlife crisis, satire, middle aged, lifestyle, male protagonist, bittersweet, introspection, urban, identity crisis ...
Place:
warsaw poland
Similarity:
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467
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
The story of Espen, a man in his thirties who is loved by everyone. Every day is a party and there's no limit to what he experiences. We meet Espen in various situations where everything is amazing and whatever happens, Espen knows how to ...
Style:
disturbing, humorous, touching, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
mental institution, psychology, surrealism, psychiatric ward, reality vs fantasy, relationships, male protagonist, treatment, love and romance, escapism, mental illness, delusion ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Elle Overton, a college student, becomes obsessed with Katie Kampenfelt, the mysterious heroine of a novel she's just finished reading. When Elle, battling depression, becomes convinced that Katie is actually a flesh-and-blood human being, it ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
obsession, depression, mental illness, obsessed fan, possessed woman, female protagonist, problem, paranoia, character study, internet culture, identity crisis, stalking ...
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
The story of Jamie, a Michelin-starred chef whose world implodes when he discovers shocking secrets about his pregnant wife, Amandine. Jamie finds himself hunting for answers with the help of his brother-in-law Jeff. Through this hunt, the cracks in ...
Style:
psychological, satirical, captivating, thrilling, black comedy ...
Plot:
marital problem, satire, family problems, relationships, family secret, relationship problems, adultery, chef, couple relations, husband wife relationship, marriage crisis, marital crisis ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Marc, a bipolar and paranoid filmmaker, cannot tolerate seeing his current project picked apart by his producers. The clips he’s been able to sneak a look at lead him to fear the worst. With his editor as an accomplice, he manages to spirit away ...
Style:
psychological, meta, satirical, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, bipolar disorder, creative process, creative block, character study, paranoia, mental illness, filmmaking, family relations, social problems, family problems, relationships ...
Similarity:
25%
467
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Follow Helene, who is in her mid-twenties and who is not nicknamed “Hell” for nothing. Her life is anything but relaxed, Helen jumps from one job to the next and privately she keeps stumbling into big and small blunders. Sometimes she wishes she ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, thrilling, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
guilt, personal growth, self discovery, guilty conscience, family problems, family relations, female protagonist, dysfunctional family, relationship problems, satire, parents and children, couple relations ...
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25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
June and Oscar live a comfortable but very predictable wedded life when suddenly they find themselves in a completely unexpected situation, raising questions about love and marriage.
Style:
satirical, thrilling, existential, melancholic, philosophical ...
Plot:
marriage, satire, husband wife relationship, love, couples, family relations, married couple, lifestyle, love affair, family life, marital problem, couple relations ...
Similarity:
24%
133
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
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Story:
Guys (Les Mecs) is a sharp comedy about male behaviour, gender relations and intergenerational expectations, where four male friends, Martin, Eric, Christian, and Simon, now in their 50's, struggle to stay relevant in today's life.
Style:
thrilling, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, psychological ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, friendship between men, social problems, social issues, identity crisis, friendship, crisis, problem, gender, gender issues, lifestyle, group of friends ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Story:
The Rich and The Ruthless, the only black owned daytime drama, is operated by tight fisted, debonair, self-made, Augustus Barringer. When greedy studio executives tell him the show is getting booted off the sound stages after 20 years, he is ready ...
Style:
satirical, soap opera, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
black cast, male female relationship, social problems, relationships, intrigue, love affair, satire, greed, relationship problems, lifestyle, secret, hollywood ...
Place:
jamaica
Similarity:
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833
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
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Story:
A successful producer and a woke writer and director are brought closer by a creeping attraction and a feeling that they are just pawns in the studio's agenda for a Saudi Arabian buyout.
Style:
satirical, thrilling, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
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