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, suspense, twists and turns, psychological and intense films and TV shows about / with haunted by the past, murder, death, destiny, mentor, storytelling, danger, redemption, vengeance and brutality plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
haunted by the past

TOP 10 movies tagged as haunted by the past: Pretty Little Liars (2010), Inception (2010), The Orphanage (2007), Revenge (2011), The Conjuring (2013), Safe Haven (2013), The Butterfly Effect (2004), Jane Eyre (2011), What Lies Beneath (2000), Sleeping with the Enemy (1991).
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List of haunted by the past movies

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
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, girls' night, teen drama, family outing
Plot:
friendship, blackmail, threat, friends, best friends, high school, popularity, youth, high school life, haunted by the past, disappearance, gossip and rumors ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary, 2010s
Place:
pennsylvania, usa
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2.0M

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, cerebral, twist ending ...
Plot:
parallel world, mind control, virtual reality, alternate reality, haunted by the past, subconscious, teamwork, manipulations, life philosophy, existentialism, sleeping, fictional reality ...
Time:
2010s, near future
Place:
paris france, los angeles, japan, kenya, africa ...
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145K

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Mexico
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, macabre, serious ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghosts, haunted by the past, missing child, orphan, supernatural, death, fear, tragic event, ghost, life is a bitch, disappearance ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
spain
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111K

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
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:
twists and turns, captivating, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
high society, strong female character, vengeance, hidden identity, undercover, pretense, haunted by the past, enemy, crimes, dishonesty, scheme, mysterious character ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, new york
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434K

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, atmospheric, frightening ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, supernatural, exorcism, danger, paranormal investigation, haunted by the past, witch, fear, paranormal activity, evil force, family in danger ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 21st century, contemporary, 60s ...
Place:
new england, rhode island, usa
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103K

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, touching, emotional, sentimental, sweet ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
small town, starting over, love and romance, domestic violence, abusive husband, fall in love, haunted by the past, small town life, single father, obsession, love triangle, power of love ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
north carolina, usa, boston, south carolina, san francisco ...
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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, philosophical, suspenseful, twists and turns ...
Plot:
time travel, changing the past or future, twists & turns, life philosophy, psychology, supernatural ability, haunted by the past, altering history, child abuse, memory, philosophy, diary ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, future
Place:
usa
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80K

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, atmospheric, gothic, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
social differences, romance, society, unlikely couple, power of love, love and romance, master and servant, rich and poor, fall in love, family secret, love, forbidden love ...
Time:
19th century, victorian, 1840s, 70s
Place:
england, europe, yorkshire
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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, surprise ending, suspenseful, scary, twists and turns ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, haunted by the past, adultery, woman in danger, couple relations, dishonesty, infidelity, scientist, murder, missing person, spiritualism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
vermont, usa, boston
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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, suspense, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
stalking, domestic violence, obsession, woman in danger, violent husband, starting over, haunted by the past, psychopath, on the run, dangerous attraction, obsessive love, faked death ...
Time:
90s, 1990s, year 1990, 20th century
Place:
usa, iowa, boston, san francisco
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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, girls' night
Plot:
nanny, obsession, vengeance, haunted by the past, asthma, danger, family in danger, domestic disturbance, loss of child, psychopath, child, family ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, san francisco
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185K

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, suspenseful, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
child abuse, pedophilia, childhood, prison rape, vengeance, courtroom drama, haunted by the past, rape, pedophile, crime, torture, lawyer ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 80s, 1960s
Place:
usa, new york, new york yankees, madison square garden manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
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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, captivating, suspenseful, gloomy, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vampire, immortality, loneliness, supernatural, vampire human love, haunted by the past, human nature, manipulations, dark hero, victim, bonding, mentor ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, victorian era, 1780s, 1870s ...
Place:
paris france, new orleans, san francisco, louisiana, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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, suspenseful, clever, realistic
Plot:
investigation, priest, murder mystery, murder, partners, amateur detective, police detective, partners against crime, haunted by the past, who done it, crimes, murder investigation ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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, atmospheric, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
supernatural, deadly creature, haunted by the past, witch, dark fantasy, imaginary, psychotherapy, mysterious character, fear, werewolf, supernatural ability, monster ...
Time:
victorian england, victorian era, 19th century, victorian, 1890s
Place:
england, london
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108K

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, bleak, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
time travel, mental institution, psychology, supernatural ability, time loop, memory loss, supernatural, disorder, murder, haunted by the past, mentally unstable, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century, 90s, 20th century, contemporary, 1990s ...
Place:
vermont
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
American Horror Story is an anthology horror drama series.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, scary, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, ghost, death, nightmare, danger, mental institution, witch, insanity, evil, couple relations, creature ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, 20th century, 60s, year 1964 ...
Place:
los angeles, new orleans, usa, massachusetts, north carolina ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
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:
scary, tense, suspenseful, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
island, serial killer, murder, danger, fear, haunted by the past, friends, gory, multiple suspects, wedding, plan gone awry, serial murder ...
Place:
washington state
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Venezuela
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The story of Dulce, a mother who has encounters with apparitions inside her old house. She must decipher a mystery that could trigger a prophecy: the death of her family.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, twists and turns, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, ghost, haunted by the past, family in danger, murder, mystery, danger, dealing with death, deadly, elderly, life is a bitch ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
venezuela
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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:
clever, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious
Plot:
immortality, haunted by the past, miraculous event, curses spells and rituals, friendship, magical, true love, reward, imaginary, aging, crime, friends ...
Time:
contemporary, 17th century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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:
witty, sentimental, clever, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
therapy, self discovery, changing the past or future, time travel, road not taken, hopes, haunted by the past, psychology, introspection, thirtysomething life, destiny, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Collector is a Canadian supernatural drama television series about a man attempting to help save people who have bargained their souls with the Devil. After over 600 years of "collecting" the souls of people at the end of their 10-year ...
Style:
tense, atmospheric, serious, gloomy, thought provoking
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
deal with the devil, haunted by the past, unfulfillment, hopes, redemption, escapades, danger, unfulfilled love, mystery, tragic hero, supernatural, salvation ...
Time:
21st century, 2000s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, Romania, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Based on the true events of the only case in US History where a spirit caused the death of a man.
Style:
surprise ending, scary, suspenseful, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted by the past, curses spells and rituals, countryside, ghost, justice, family relations, family, supernatural, witch, chase, death, school ...
Time:
19th century, 2000s, year 2006, 1810s
Place:
tennessee, usa
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42K

Genre: Action, Adventure, 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, twist ending, suspense, twists and turns ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
kidnapping, missing person, haunted by the past, woman in danger, serial killer, paranoia, danger, crimes, police investigation, track down, vigilante, police ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
usa, oregon
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29K

Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Every culture has one – the horrible monster fueling young children's nightmares. But for Tim, the Boogeyman still lives in his memories as a creature that devoured his father 16 years earlier. Is the Boogeyman real? Or did Tim make him up to ...
Style:
scary, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, hallucination, nightmare, supernatural, hometown, danger, mentally unstable, ghost, gory, destiny, parents and children, teenage life ...
Time:
contemporary
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1.3M

Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal ...
Style:
dark, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, double life, secret identity, good versus evil, heroes, haunted by the past, disguise, batman, fighting crime, undercover, crime fighter, corruption ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary, 1990s, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
usa, himalaya, tibet, africa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
The main character is an extraordinary and mysterious person, at the same time, he (Rodion Meglin) is an outstanding inspector. Rodion is used to work alone in order to keep the secrecy of his unusual method. Young graduate Esenya Steklova is ...
Style:
psychological, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, rough ...
Plot:
investigation, mental illness, serial killer, brutality, human nature, crimes, danger, psychosis, haunted by the past, murder, good versus evil, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
russia
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205K

Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
Style:
suspense, exciting, captivating, surprise ending, suspenseful ...
Plot:
chase, cia agent, rogue agent, espionage, cia, rescue, haunted by the past, investigation, danger, amnesia, black ops, betrayal ...
Time:
21st century, 1990s, 90s, year 2016, 2000s ...
Place:
las vegas, greece, london, iceland, nevada ...
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1.1M

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, surprise ending, twist ending, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
plot twist, neo noir, memory loss, mystery, revenge, uncover truth, paranoia, twists & turns, suprisingly clever, haunted by the past, amnesia, vengeance ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused to discover that Emily has created an imaginary friend named ...
Style:
twists and turns, surprise ending, suspense, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
psychologist, imaginary friend, haunted by the past, small town, split personality, mysterious character, mystery, parents and children, family problems, family relations, death in the family, single father ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa
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