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The Forbidden Play (2023)
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Original name: 禁じられた遊び
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Naoto Ihara lives happily with his wife Miyuki and their son Haruto. Their happiness is crushed when Miyuki suddenly dies in a car accident. Naoto falls into deep grief over the death of his wife. Meanwhile, Haruto buries his dead mother Miyuki's finger in their garden and prays everyday for her to come back to life. The family is visited by video director Hiroko Kurasawa, who used to work with Naoto Ihara. There she sees Haruto shouting a strange spell in their yard. Unexpected and bizarre phenomenons soon take place around Hiroko Kurasawa.
Style:
psychological horror, suspense, mystical, captivating, suspenseful, mystic, thrilling, dark, sinister, creepy ...
Plot:
paranormal, resurrection, family tragedy, paranormal activity, curse, evil, supernatural horror, supernatural, grief, mysticism, paranormal phenomena, macabre, occult, fear, ritual, child protagonist, mourning, haunting, unsettling, taboo, family drama, superstition, possession, moral ambiguity, trauma ...
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Most similar movies to The Forbidden Play
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological horror, suspenseful, mystical and suspense films with plots about supernatural, paranormal, isolation, slow burn, paranormal phenomena, paranormal activity and supernatural horror mostly in Horror, Thriller and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like The Forbidden Play: The Demon Disorder (2024), Kajiman (2023), This Never Happened (2024), Death Whisperer (2023), Witches of Blackwood (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The pasts of three brothers and their deceased father collide when a deep, dark family secret is unearthed, leading to a case of revenge from beyond the grave.
Style:
psychological horror, suspenseful, mystical, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, secret, family relations, supernatural, family secret, paranormal phenomena, evil, paranormal activity, dysfunctional family, mysticism, supernatural horror, paranormal ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Humans will do anything to get what they want. Despite making a pact with the strongest magical being, Kajiman.
Style:
tense, creepy, thrilling, captivating, mystic ...
Plot:
ritual, demon, nurse, ghost, black magic, haunting, supernatural, occult, paranormal, paranormal phenomena, paranormal activity, mysticism ...
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81%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While staying at her boyfriend’s childhood home with him and his friends, a young woman experiences terrifying visions of a violent spirit.
Style:
psychological horror, tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, mystic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friend, supernatural, haunted house, supernatural horror, spirit, mysticism, evil spirit, paranormal activity, paranormal phenomena, demonic possession, obsession, threat ...
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71%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When a remote village is plagued by a deadly curse, one brother must fight to save his family from a terrifying supernatural threat.
Style:
mystical, psychological horror, mystic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
brother sister relationship, exorcism, supernatural horror, folk horror, supernatural, curse, problem, family relations, relationship problems, family problems, mysticism, ghost ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
68%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
When Claire returns to her hometown, she discovers her former home riddled with terrifying witchcraft, the town in the grip of fear, decay, and madness.
Style:
suspense, demonic, supernatural thriller, mystical, captivating ...
Plot:
witch, supernatural, superstition, paranormal activity, survival horror, demonic possession, spirit, folk horror, ghost, witchcraft, haunted, supernatural horror ...
Similarity:
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622
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ruja inherited the painting from her deceased father and hired Tim, an art restorer to repair it, but they don't know that this invaluable art came with invaluable horror.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
supernatural, paranormal activity, supernatural horror, painting, magical object, paranormal, paranormal phenomena, mysticism, curse, ghost, portrait, inheritance ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Three short films about the hidden horrors that lurk behind the urban landscape of Hong Kong.
Style:
anthology, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
occult, supernatural, occultist, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, paranormal activity, multiple storylines, supernatural horror, mysticism, omnibus, folk horror, darkness ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Step into the abyss of fear with a spine-chilling horror/thriller feature film anthology. Uncover tales of demonic entities, the paranormal, ancient creature gods, and unknown mysteries. Explore the depths of terror in this gripping experience. ...
Style:
suspense, dark, sinister, anthology, demonic ...
Plot:
creature, macabre, paranormal, haunting, supernatural, occult, possession, ancient, cosmic horror, ritual, violent, claustrophobia ...
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51%
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Genre: Horror
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Bo Young moves into the mansion of the previously wealthy grandmother, Wang, as a caregiver with a dangerous intention. Mother Kim, the only blood relative of Wang who hired Bo Young, sets conditions such as 'Do not bring anyone, especially ...
Style:
sinister, suspenseful, psychological horror, creepy, mysterious ...
Plot:
lake, haunted house, supernatural, paranormal, mansion, paranormal phenomena, fear, macabre, old mansion, supernatural horror, ghost, threat ...
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50%
Genre: Horror
Country: China
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The film is a sequel to Haunted Dormitory: White Paper Girl
Style:
creepy, psychological, thrilling, captivating, mystical ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, disappearance, macabre, doll, spirit, mysterious disappearance, mysticism, paranormal phenomena, paranormal activity, ghost girl, paranormal investigation ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Elliot Campbell, a Cape Cod lawyer, is drawn to a mysterious island where he is tempted by a reunion with his dead daughter, but at the peril of his soul.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, realistic, psychological, bleak ...
Plot:
supernatural, grief, paranormal activity, superhuman powers, supernatural being, supernatural ability, paranormal investigation, paranormal, super powers, supernatural horror, supernatural power, paranormal phenomena ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An ancient Chippewa demon, the WINDIGO, is resurrected by a Native American teenager and his grandmother to protect their family after a run-in with back-woods meth dealers. They soon discover that the creature’s lust for killing cannot be ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, mystical, captivating ...
Plot:
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49%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina, New Zealand
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A boy is haunted by terrifying nightmares where a monster lurks inside the closet. To his relief, his father appears in the middle of the night helping him to face his fears. But the boy will begin to question the true nature of these apparitions, ...
Style:
dark, suspense, atmospheric, tense, intense ...
Plot:
nightmare, father son relationship, monster, supernatural, fear, evil force, paranormal, child protagonist, haunting, family drama, protective parent, trauma ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Horror
Country: Turkey
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Hale attracted attention with its different appearance and strange behavior. She lives in a historical and eerily house in Nevsehir with her mother, a depressed grandmother and her aunt Azra. Hale's father had disappeared before she was born ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspense, creepy, mystical ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
48%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A group of Youtubers who accidentally unleash a 1500-year-old evil that crosses over from the realm of darkness to the human world.
Style:
suspenseful, creepy, tense, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
supernatural, evil, darkness, demon, paranormal activity, paranormal, supernatural horror, occult, fear, haunted, crossover, ritual ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young woman discovers just how far she will go to achieve immortality while receiving the role of a lifetime in a mysterious stage play said to be cursed.
Style:
tense, psychological horror, captivating, thrilling, mystic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Anya, an aspiring yoga influencer, as she embarks on a ritual practice left behind by her estranged grandmother. What starts as a spiritual self-help guide quickly evolves into something much more sinister. As Anya becomes obsessed with the ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Horror
Country: Argentina, Colombia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, psychological horror, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 1931, 1930s
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological horror, dark, mystical, psychological ...
Plot:
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
Years after the tragic death of his sister, Zach returns to his childhood home. There he finds an old toy phone he used to "talk" to his dead sister, setting off a series of terrifying events, making him question what, and who, is real.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological, mystical ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Every campus has its own horror tales. There's an endless supply of ghost stories passed down from class to class, and three of the scariest tales will be told this time. The "C" Bed, The Sighting in the Cheerleading room, The ...
Style:
psychological, anthology, dark, captivating, mystical ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
paranormal, supernatural, campus, ghost, fear, university, school, paranormal activity, storytelling, high school life, haunting, paranormal phenomena ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological horror, disturbing, creepy, supernatural thriller, dark ...
Plot:
supernatural, possession, haunted doll, evil doll, trauma, paranormal, grief, family tragedy, vengeful ghost, doll, guilt, revenge ...
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39%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
While investigating a child abuse case, Claire discovers that the family is being tormented by a supernatural entity. In order to save the family, she must confront her own fears and use her emerging clairvoyance to stop the malevolent force.
Style:
psychological horror, supernatural thriller, creepy, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, child abuse, haunted house, grief, clairvoyance, female protagonist, trauma, family drama, paranormal investigation, macabre, nightmare, family secret ...
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39%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Brad and Jess move to Los Angeles in search of a better life. When they stumble upon a hidden real estate gem, managed by the laid-back landlord Peter, they are elated by their turn of fortune. But their ideal home is hiding a secret far more ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, captivating, disturbing, mystical ...
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, paranormal, paranormal activity, couples, supernatural horror, haunted, male female relationship, problem, ghost, vengeful ghost, mysticism ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Horror
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After Professor McBride learns that the body of his daughter Julie was never found, he takes it upon himself to go on a quest to discover the truth about his daughter's disappearance. With the help of Chava, a young Mexican anthropologist and a ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, gothic horror, mystical, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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136
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
When Jason storms out on his wife, he seeks refuge in a nearby forest. Little does he know the forest is plagued with lost souls manifesting as his darkest desires and innermost fears
Style:
psychological horror, tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
forest, ghost, fear, lost in the woods, survival horror, paranormal activity, mysticism, supernatural horror, paranormal, paranormal phenomena, supernatural, guilt ...
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38%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Kaushik, a timid medical student, finds himself battling not only his inner demons but also a sinister entity named Ghatikachalam that whispers through shadows and feeds on his fears. As his nights turn sleepless and his grip on reality begins to ...
Style:
dark, psychological horror, suspense, tension, supernatural thriller ...
Plot:
supernatural, nightmare, haunting, exorcism, paranormal, folklore, possession, family drama, occult, sleep deprivation, superstition, isolation ...
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