Haunted by the past movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant haunted by the past movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, intense, psychological and tense films and TV shows about / with haunted by the past, murder, storytelling, death, danger, mentor, catastrophe, destiny, dialogue and blood plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
haunted by the past
TOP 10 movies tagged as haunted by the past: Pretty Little Liars (2010), Revenge (2011), The Butterfly Effect (2004), Inception (2010), Safe Haven (2013), The Jacket (2005), Jane Eyre (2011), The Leftovers (2014), Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), Penny Dreadful (2014).
Best films
List of haunted by the past movies
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
Story:
Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, twists and turns, realistic
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama, family outing
Plot:
secret, high school, friendship, best friends, haunted by the past, youth, blackmail, disappearance, threat, family, gossip and rumors, high school life ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary, 2010s
Place:
pennsylvania, usa
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105K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
Story:
When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her family. Years ago, they took everything from her. Now, one by one, she's going to make them pay.
Style:
captivating, serious, twists and turns, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
hidden identity, high society, haunted by the past, vengeance, pretense, crimes, young people, family secret, secret, undercover, millionaire, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected ...
Style:
psychological, mind bending, suspenseful, suspense, philosophical ...
Plot:
time travel, changing the past or future, supernatural ability, haunted by the past, diary, family relations, parents and children, life philosophy, twists & turns, child abuse, road not taken, hypnosis ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary, future
Place:
usa, dungeon
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1.7M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another ...
Style:
psychological, mind bending, clever, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
manipulations, parallel world, haunted by the past, teamwork, hi-tech, perfect crime, virtual reality, mind control, imagination, redemption, impersonating, dishonesty ...
Time:
2010s, near future
Place:
los angeles, paris france, sydney australia, japan
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
Style:
emotional, sentimental, touching, romantic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
starting over, love and romance, small town, haunted by the past, small town life, fall in love, love triangle, abusive husband, single father, attempted murder, obsession, power of love ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
north carolina, usa, south carolina, boston
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101K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves.
Style:
psychological, surreal, atmospheric, serious, enigmatic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
time travel, supernatural, mental institution, supernatural ability, memory loss, haunted by the past, mentally unstable, experiment, destiny, murder, imaginary, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary, 90s, 20th century, 1990s ...
Place:
vermont
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72K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close ...
Style:
touching, captivating, gothic, atmospheric, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
social differences, rich and poor, love and romance, family secret, master and servant, estate, power of love, fall in love, haunted by the past, unlikely couple, society, young woman ...
Time:
19th century, victorian, 1840s
Place:
england, europe, yorkshire
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. The drama series 'The Leftovers' is the story of the people who didn't ...
Style:
mind bending, serious, captivating, twists and turns, surreal ...
Plot:
disappearance, missing person, society, haunted by the past, life turned upside down, police chief, miraculous event, worldwide chaos, cause and meaning, small town sheriff, starting over, mystery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, suspense, serious, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
stalking, domestic violence, obsession, woman in danger, danger, starting over, on the run, haunted by the past, couple relations, hidden identity, psychopath, faked death ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1990s, year 1990
Place:
iowa, usa, boston
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Ireland, UK
Duration: 60 min.
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, scary, serious, stylized, atmospheric ...
Plot:
supernatural, imaginary, deadly creature, witch, haunted by the past, mysterious character, secret, research, fear, monster, frankenstein's monster, supernatural ability ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, victorian england, victorian
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, mind bending ...
Plot:
investigation, mystery, mental institution, paranoia, insanity, losing-it hero, uncover truth, doctors and patients, island, plot twist, psychiatrist, partners ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, year 1954, 1940s ...
Place:
boston
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Style:
gothic, suspenseful, captivating, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vampire, immortality, supernatural, loneliness, haunted by the past, human nature, manipulations, bonding, victim, teaching the ways of the world, unhappy, dishonesty ...
Time:
18th century, victorian era, 19th century, 1790s, 20th century ...
Place:
san francisco, europe, usa, mississippi river, paris france ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
American Horror Story is an anthology horror drama series.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, scary, psychological, offbeat ...
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, ghost, death, couple relations, family in danger, haunted by the past, danger, insanity, nun, mental institution, witch ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, 60s, 20th century, year 1964 ...
Place:
los angeles, massachusetts, new orleans, usa, north carolina ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to destroy Claire and replace her in the family. The ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, twists and turns, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
nanny, obsession, danger, family in danger, haunted by the past, domestic disturbance, vengeance, loss of child, family, child, rivalry, manipulations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, san francisco
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134K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
Style:
scary, psychological, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
ghost, orphan, haunted house, psychic, haunted by the past, supernatural, missing child, seance, death, paranormal activity, hallucinations, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
spain
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Genre: Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A man with an unknown disease travels to an island with his girlfriend where his relatives once lived, hoping to find a cure to his illness. While it was thought that his relatives were all dead he actually finds them to be living underground. ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, rough, tense, enigmatic ...
Plot:
island, mutant, haunted by the past, incest, cannibal, murder, lighthouse, danger, deadly creature, isolation, gory, mutation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
maine, usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherworldly spirit is trying to contact her. All the while, her husband tries to reassure her by telling her it's all in her head. But as Claire ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, twists and turns, surprise ending, psychological ...
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, couple relations, woman in danger, haunted by the past, dishonesty, missing girl, supernatural, infidelity, murder, scientist, murder by drowning ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
vermont, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, psychological, melancholic, stylized ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, destiny, death, crime, parenthood, loner, father son relationship, bank robbery, corruption, family drama, motorcycle, twists & turns ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 42 min.
Story:
Hell on Wheels tells the epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, tense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, slavery, rivalry, native americans, haunted by the past, tough heroes, african american, train, courage, interracial relations, shooting, civil war ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Rent’s a bitch. And that is why, six months after her best friend went missing, Amanda finally gives in to getting another roommate, Hailey. The two college students turn out to have something in common, however: abusive men. For Hailey, it’s ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic, twists and turns
Audience:
teens
Plot:
roommate, murder, manipulations, woman in danger, uncover truth, danger, dishonesty, haunted by the past, crimes, abuse, deadly, friendship ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
usa
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38K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Jill Parrish is trying to rebuild her life after surviving a terrifying kidnapping attempt. Though she is having a difficult time, she takes small steps toward normalcy by starting a new job and inviting her sister, Molly, to move in with her. ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, suspense, serious, twist ending ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
kidnapping, missing person, paranoia, woman in danger, crimes, danger, haunted by the past, track down, serial killer, police investigation, survival, vigilante ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min.
Story:
Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this coupled with his secret, which he shares with no one, has made him a bit of a loner. Until now, Toby ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, emotional, suspenseful
Plot:
supernatural ability, supernatural, danger, uncover truth, investigation, haunted by the past, up and down relationship, save the day, telepathy, rescue, urban, heroes ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
canada
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369K
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, suspenseful, dark, psychological, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, haunted house, danger, witch, paranormal activity, seance, riddles and clues, haunted by the past, investigation, death, exorcism ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 21st century, contemporary, 1960s ...
Place:
rhode island, new england, usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In 1958, in the French Alp, the young servant Anna Jurin arrives in Saint Ange Orphanage to work with Helena while the orphans moved to new families. Anna, who is secretly pregnant, meets the last orphan , Judith, left behind because of her mental ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, psychological, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
orphan, haunted by the past, orphanage, ghost, pregnancy, mentally unstable, mystery, isolation, mind game, danger, uncover truth, losing-it hero ...
Time:
contemporary, year 1958
Place:
europe, france
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989K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Suffering short-term memory loss after a head injury, Leonard Shelby embarks on a grim quest to find the lowlife who murdered his wife in this gritty, complex thriller that packs more knots than a hangman's noose. To carry out his plan, Shelby ...
Style:
psychological, tense, bleak, suspense, offbeat ...
Plot:
memory loss, uncover truth, mystery, vengeance, amnesia, haunted by the past, revenge, murder, paranoia, crimes, mistaken identity, mistrust ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Publisher, Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, scary, surprise ending, serious ...
Plot:
haunted house, memory loss, supernatural, murder, family in danger, investigation, haunted by the past, parents and children, riddles and clues, mystery, plot twist, danger ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.
Style:
serious, exciting, emotional, talky, romantic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ex military, redemption, chase, haunted by the past, vengeance, crimes, drugs/alcohol, chinese mafia, gangster, alcohol abuse, money, fight scenes ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
london, england, afghanistan, new orleans
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230K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, ...
Style:
rough, captivating, uplifting, sentimental, factual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, revolution, rebellion, daring rescue, battles, human spirit, heroic mission, parents and children, british, haunted by the past, war, freedom ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s, 1780s
Place:
south carolina, usa, southern usa, england, scotland
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
Story:
A group of family and friends travels to a secluded island for a destination wedding. They've come to laugh... to love... and, though they don't know it... to die. As the wedding festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, scary, realistic ...
Plot:
island, serial killer, murder, danger, haunted by the past, sheriff, friends, killing off one by one, loss of family member, threat, suspicion, fear ...
Place:
washington state
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer, Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.
Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
rescue, teamwork, ocean or sea, friendship, haunted by the past, navy, ocean, death, coast guard, rookie, training, team ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
alaska, new jersey
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