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, psychological, realistic and intense films and TV shows about / with haunted by the past, death, murder, destiny, mentor, storytelling, vengeance, crimes, revenge and secrets plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, Spain and other countries.
haunted by the past
TOP 10 movies tagged as haunted by the past: Pretty Little Liars (2010), The Butterfly Effect (2004), Inception (2010), Revenge (2011), The Jacket (2005), Safe Haven (2013), The Orphanage (2007), Jane Eyre (2011), Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), The Body (2012).
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, twists and turns, serious, realistic
Audience:
teens, teen drama, girls' night, family outing
Plot:
secret, threat, blackmail, best friends, high school, friendship, haunted by the past, youth, disappearance, teenage life, gossip and rumors, murder ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary, 2010s
Place:
pennsylvania, usa
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Genre: Drama, 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, philosophical, suspense ...
Plot:
time travel, changing the past or future, haunted by the past, twists & turns, supernatural ability, life philosophy, psychology, diary, altering history, hypnosis, child abuse, memory ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, future
Place:
usa, dungeon
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1.9M
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, suspenseful, cerebral ...
Plot:
parallel world, haunted by the past, philosophy, manipulations, mind control, teamwork, redemption, perfect crime, imagination, virtual reality, alternate reality, hi-tech ...
Time:
2010s, near future
Place:
sydney australia, paris france, japan, los angeles
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108K
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, twists and turns, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
undercover, high society, vengeance, hidden identity, haunted by the past, strong female character, pretense, secret, millionaire, scheme, mysterious character, crimes ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, new york
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104K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, 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, enigmatic, mind bending, tricky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
time travel, supernatural ability, supernatural, haunted by the past, mental institution, memory loss, psychology, mentally unstable, murder, life is a bitch, experiment, destiny ...
Time:
21st century, 20th century, 90s, contemporary, 1990s ...
Place:
vermont
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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:
romantic, emotional, sentimental, touching, sweet ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
starting over, love and romance, small town, abusive husband, small town life, haunted by the past, domestic violence, fall in love, single father, love triangle, obsession, power of love ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
north carolina, usa, south carolina, boston, new jersey ...
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139K
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, surprise ending, psychological, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
haunted house, orphan, missing child, fear, seance, haunted by the past, paranormal activity, disappearance, ghosts, death, tragic event, ghost ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
spain
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76K
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, love, master and servant, love and romance, rich and poor, romance, power of love, family secret, estate, couple relations, haunted by the past, fall in love ...
Time:
19th century, victorian, 1840s
Place:
england, europe, yorkshire
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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, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
stalking, domestic violence, obsession, violent husband, starting over, woman in danger, haunted by the past, danger, on the run, psychopath, faked death, marital abuse ...
Time:
90s, year 1990, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
iowa, usa, boston, san francisco
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46K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A woman’s body disappears mysteriously from the morgue without a trace. Police inspector Jaime Peña investigates the strange occurrence with the help of Álex Ulloa, the widower of the missing woman.
Style:
surprise ending, suspenseful, twists and turns, tense, serious ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, morgue, infidelity, crimes, haunted by the past, missing person, adultery, uncover truth, love, mystery, mistress ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
spain, barcelona
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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:
tense, suspenseful, scary, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
island, serial killer, gory, murder, haunted by the past, danger, friends, fear, sheriff, family relations, plan gone awry, killing off one by one ...
Place:
washington state
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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, gloomy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vampire, immortality, loneliness, supernatural, haunted by the past, vampire human love, manipulations, dark hero, human nature, victim, bonding, unhappy ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, victorian era, 1870s, 1790s ...
Place:
louisiana, san francisco, europe, usa, america ...
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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, captivating, serious, twists and turns, offbeat ...
Plot:
disappearance, society, life turned upside down, missing person, haunted by the past, miraculous event, police chief, cause and meaning, worldwide chaos, chaos, small town sheriff, apocalypse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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100K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Adapted from a 1964 novel of the same name, the film follows a day in the life of George Falconer, a British college professor reeling with the recent and sudden loss of his longtime partner. This traumatic event makes George challenge his own will ...
Style:
psychological, touching, sincere, philosophical, enigmatic ...
Plot:
gay, depression, gays and lesbians, tragic love, broken heart, haunted by the past, loneliness, love and romance, homosexual, death, teacher student relationship, best friends ...
Time:
1960s, 20th century, 60s, 1940s, year 1962
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, denver colorado, santa monica california
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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, surprise ending, suspenseful, twist ending, twists and turns ...
Plot:
mystery, insanity, mental institution, paranoia, investigation, plot twist, mental illness, uncover truth, losing-it hero, psychiatrist, doctors and patients, delusion ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1945, year 1954 ...
Place:
boston
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
New Amsterdam is an American television drama which aired for eight episodes in 2008 on Fox. The series starred Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as "John Amsterdam", an immortal Dutch man born in 1607, who has lived in New York City on and off since ...
Style:
atmospheric, clever, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
immortality, miraculous event, haunted by the past, friendship, curses spells and rituals, reward, magical, aging, true love, crime, friends, supernatural power ...
Time:
contemporary, 17th century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
Being Erica is a Canadian comedy-drama television series that aired on CBC from January 5, 2009 to December 12, 2011.
Created by Jana Sinyor, the series was originally announced by the CBC as The Session, but was retitled Being Erica before ...
Style:
sentimental, witty, humorous, clever, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
therapy, changing the past or future, self discovery, time travel, road not taken, introspection, destiny, hopes, psychology, thirtysomething life, haunted by the past, lifestyle ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, gloomy ...
Plot:
police investigation, uncover truth, missing child, haunted by the past, loss of child, couple relations, life is a bitch, law enforcement, interrogation, police detective, mystery, social relations ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, 1950s, 2000s
Place:
usa
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36K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The story of a young ex-con Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a murder he committed as a child.
Style:
psychological, touching, tense, social realism, depressing ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, going straight, juvenile delinquency, rape, childhood, starting over, ex convict, rehabilitation, new job, moral dilemma, criminal, character change ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
europe, england, mcdonald's restaurant, manchester
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
Style:
uplifting, touching, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
haunted by the past, coming of age, first love, movie theatre, filmmaking, village, childhood, friendship, censorship, funeral, generation gap, child's point of view ...
Time:
20th century, 40s, 1940s, twentieth century
Place:
sicily, italy, europe, sicily italy, rome italy
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Genre: Action, 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:
exciting, serious, emotional, talky, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ex military, redemption, vengeance, homeless, haunted by the past, drugs/alcohol, crimes, nun, chase, tough heroes, gangster, chinese mafia ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
london, england, afghanistan, new orleans
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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, scary, captivating, psychological, offbeat ...
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, death, ghost, couple relations, witch, nun, danger, insanity, haunted by the past, family in danger, mental institution ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, 20th century, 60s, year 2011 ...
Place:
los angeles, massachusetts, usa, new orleans, north carolina ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
Drama series set in 1953, against the backdrop of the real hamlet of Grantchester. The drama focuses upon the life of Sidney Chambers, a charismatic, charming clergyman who turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious ...
Style:
tense, serious, clever, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
amateur detective, priest, investigation, partners, murder mystery, murder, partners against crime, police detective, haunted by the past, who done it, village, crimes ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
england
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406K
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, frightening, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, ghost, exorcism, danger, paranormal activity, paranormal investigation, witch, seance, riddles and clues, investigation, haunted by the past ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century, contemporary, 70s, year 1968 ...
Place:
rhode island, new england, usa
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
1921 England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart (Hall) visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, psychological, gothic, emotional ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, afterlife, investigation, haunted by the past, boarding school, teacher, uncover truth, fear, life is a bitch, countryside, boarding school life ...
Time:
20th century, 20s, post world war one, 1920s
Place:
england, europe, london
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95K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal ...
Style:
psychological, serious, sentimental, suspenseful, emotional ...
Plot:
time travel, changing the past or future, radio, investigation, murder, sent to the past, rescue, haunted by the past, hopes, serial killer, baseball, firefighter ...
Time:
future, 21st century, 2000s, 1960s, 1990s
Place:
new york, usa
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5K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The friends Emmett, Freddy, Marie, Kevin and his reluctant girlfriend Jessie decide to spend the Halloween night in an abandoned hospital. Meanwhile, the younger Allan meets the old friend of his father Arlo Ray Baines and asks him to help to find ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, rough, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
youth, danger, haunted by the past, mysterious character, ghost, deadly, mental institution, human experiment, supernatural, basement, violence, childhood trauma ...
Time:
contemporary
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A remake of the 1959 film of the same name. A millionaire offers a group of diverse people $1,000,000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, rough, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, danger, ghost, murder, haunted by the past, mental institution, survival, gory, isolation, vengeance, rescue ...
Time:
90s, 1930s, 1990s
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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, corruption, destiny, death, bank robbery, loner, parenthood, crime, motorcycle, father son relationship, election, funeral ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
usa
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177K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Style:
disturbing, sadistic, serious, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
child abuse, vengeance, childhood, rape, courtroom drama, prison rape, crime, torture, lawyer, haunted by the past, friendship, pedophilia ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1960s
Place:
usa, new york, madison square garden manhattan new york city, new york yankees, manhattan new york city
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