| Revenge (2011) | 7.8 | |
| Haibane Renmei (2002) | 7.9 | |
| In Bruges (2008) | 7.9 | |
| Memento (2000) | 8.4 | |
| Boy A (2007) | 7.5 |
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, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, weird and tense films and TV shows about / with haunted by the past, death, murder, blood, storytelling, mentor, flashback, nude, runaway and brutality plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as haunted by the past: Anna (2013), Don't Look Now (1973), Gone (2012), Prodigal Son (2019), Forgotten (2012), Stolen (2009), The House at the End of Time (2013), The Jacket (2005), Boy A (2007), The Memory Keeper's Daughter (2008).
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List of haunted by the past movies
27K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA, UK, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological, surprise ending, mind bending ...
Plot:
manipulation, haunted by the past, psychic power, twists and turns, brutality, psychic, plot twist, mind game, teenage girl, false memory, murder, memory ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, spain, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
After Laura and John Baxter lose their only child in a horrible drowning, they are greeted by strange sightings of her throughout their everyday lives. When two old ladies approach them in Italy with news that their daughter may still be alive, it ...
Style:
sexy, twist ending, erotic, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
drowning, sex scene, blindness, serial killer, haunted by the past, hallucination, death of daughter, supernatural, psychic, grief, loss of child, marriage ...
Time:
70s, near future, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
italy, venice, europe
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48K
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:
psychological, twist ending, suspenseful, tricky, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
kidnapping, serial killer, missing person, woman in danger, twists and turns, tough girl, haunted by the past, revenge, police investigation, paranoia, danger, vigilante ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, suspense, disturbing, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, haunted by the past, criminal psychologist, psychological trauma, murder investigation, maniac, repressed memory, forensics, expert, criminal psychology, childhood trauma, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
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777
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
During their childhood, Hanna and Clarissa were best friends. They spent every vacation together in an old summer house on a small island. Shortly after Hanna’s 9th birthday, they suddenly lost touch and only meet again unexpectedly 25 years ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, serious ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, ghost, friendship, supernatural, uncover truth, little girl, island, promise, danger, friends, life is a bitch, impostor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
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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:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
loss of child, haunted by the past, dead child, missing child, law enforcement, police investigation, dealing with death, uncover truth, corpse, life is a bitch, interrogation, police detective ...
Time:
1950s, year 2009, 2000s, 50s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, 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:
scary, suspense, suspenseful, frightening, mind bending ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, haunted by the past, haunted house, twists and turns, murder, time travel, danger, family in danger, elderly, missing child, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
venezuela
Is relevant?
124K
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, mind bending, enigmatic, tricky ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
time travel, psychology, mental institution, time loop, amnesia, supernatural, hallucination, destiny, memory loss, disorder, haunted by the past, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 90s, 20th century, year 1992 ...
Place:
vermont, iraq
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40K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 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, suspense, heartbreaking, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
redemption, juvenile delinquency, childhood, haunted by the past, going straight, bullying, melancholy, released from prison, teen angst, rehabilitation, violent, starting over ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
nebraska, britain, united kingdom, england, europe ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. But when Henry realizes his wife is also carrying a girl with Down syndrome, he hands the second child over to Caroline without his wife's ...
Style:
emotional, touching, realistic, sad, gloomy ...
Plot:
down syndrome, haunted by the past, disability, child illness, family problems, parents and children, crumbling marriage, love and romance, obsession, hidden identity, hopes, unfulfillment ...
Time:
60s, 80s, 70s
Place:
kentucky, pittsburgh
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A traumatized Vietnam war veteran finds out that his post-war life isn't what he believes it to be when he's attacked by horned creatures in the subway and his dead son comes to visit him...
Style:
twist ending, disturbing, surreal, scary, surprise ending ...
Plot:
nightmare, paranoia, delusion, memory, hallucination, twists and turns, haunted by the past, conspiracy, plot twist, dealing with death, soldier, macabre ...
Time:
year 1990, 90s, 20th century, year 1971, 70s
Place:
new york, vietnam, usa, asia, brooklyn new york city ...
Is relevant?
170K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Mexico, France, Belgium
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:
twist ending, scary, surprise ending, psychological, gothic ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, supernatural, twists and turns, macabre, fear, haunted, death, missing child, tragic event, haunted by the past, imaginary friend ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, y2k, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
spain
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128K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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, touching, stylized, offbeat, spooky ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
disappearance, haunted by the past, missing person, apocalypse, life turned upside down, society, hopes, post apocalypse, depression, small town, small town sheriff, chief of police ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, syria, new york state, 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:
suspense, psychological, sexy, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
obsession, domestic violence, stalking, violent husband, woman in danger, starting over, abusive husband, psychopath, marital abuse, abusive relationship, dangerous attraction, revenge ...
Time:
year 1990, 20th century, 90s
Place:
africa, usa, iowa, san francisco, boston
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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:
harsh, psychological, stylized, gloomy, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
motorcycle, haunted by the past, bank robbery, loner, bank robber, father son relationship, police, money problems, family relations, corruption, robbery, criminal ...
Time:
year 2012, future, y2k, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
78K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 112 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, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
twists and turns, murder, investigation, missing person, uncover truth, corpse, adulterous husband, haunted by the past, vengeance, morgue, spouse killer, adultery ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
spain, barcelona
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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:
thought provoking, gloomy, demonic, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
haunted by the past, unfulfillment, deal with the devil, negotiation, hopes, danger, escapades, unfulfilled love, immortal, lifesaver, crime and punishment, pact with the devil ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
250K
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, harsh, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, teen drama
Plot:
courtroom drama, child abuse, vengeance, childhood, rape, pedophile, lawyer, pedophilia, murder trial, friendship, sexual abuse, sexualized violence ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s, 60s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, madison square garden manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
John has inherited a castle and Italy and he moves there with his wife Susan and their blind daughter Rebecca. What they don't realize is that there is somebody else in the castle. An abused child left to die in the basement who has now become ...
Style:
lovecraft, scary, independent film, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, haunted house, cannibalism, violence, blindness, brutality, freak, monster, inheritance, macabre, murder, redemption ...
Time:
90s
Place:
italy, europe
Is relevant?
114K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK, Mexico, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who, after witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, teen, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, hitman, female assassin, vengeance, assassin, female killer, strong female lead, vigilantism, vigilante, female protagonist, haunted by the past, kick-butt women ...
Time:
year 2011, year 1992, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
colombia, chicago, latin america, south america, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, 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, sexy, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, couple relations, supernatural horror, woman in danger, danger, haunted by the past, infidelity, supernatural, couples, adultery, psychology ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
vermont, persia, usa, boston
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, 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:
gothic, scary, dark, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, haunted house, fear, boarding school, supernatural horror, afterlife, ghost child, death, macabre, writers, haunted by the past ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, year 2000, post world war one
Place:
england, europe, britain, seattle, london
Is relevant?
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, suspenseful, suspense, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, danger, investigation, psychosis, murder, mental illness, haunted by the past, brutality, good versus evil, human nature, redemption, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Sweden
Story:
An injured woman trapped in a deep well must outsmart a manipulative stranger with keys to her dark past to save her daughter from a terrifying ordeal.
Style:
neo noir, minimal cast, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, hidden truth, cat and mouse, strong female character, psychological manipulation, female hero, tough girl, strong female lead, female warrior, self delusion, trapped, dark past ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, 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:
scary, tense, psychological, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
ghost, supernatural horror, death, haunted by the past, rape, supernatural, sexual abuse, chase, paranormal phenomena, curses spells and rituals, teenage daughter, flash forward ...
Time:
year 2006, 19th century, ancient times, year 2005, 2000s ...
Place:
tennessee, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: 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, atmospheric, dark fantasy, gothic horror, scary ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
supernatural, witch, fear, vampire, werewolf, psychotherapy, deadly creature, sex scene, victorian england, imaginary, sex, supernatural ability ...
Time:
victorian era, 1890s, 19th century
Place:
england, london
Is relevant?
122K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
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:
sexy, touching, sincere, emotional, visually appealing ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
gay, depression, homosexuality, loneliness, gays and lesbians, lgbt, broken heart, lgbtq, homosexual, grief, death, glbt ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, year 2009, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, california, cuba, usa, london ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Irish Republican Army member Fergus (Stephen Rea) forms an unexpected bond with Jody (Forest Whitaker), a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude (Miranda Richardson) and Maguire (Adrian Dunbar). ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, psychological, controversial, enigmatic ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
transgender, tragic love, terrorism, gender, kidnapping, lgbtq, hostage, sexuality, transsexual, haunted by the past, transvestite, interracial romance ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
northern ireland, ireland, london, england, europe
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts.
Style:
sincere, erotic, emotional, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
rape, haunted by the past, sexual abuse, gang rape, teenage girl, trauma, memory, beach, rapist, journalist, coping, musician's life ...
Place:
florida, usa, los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In this unsettling drama from Italian filmmaker Liliana Cavani, a concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, serious, sexual, controversial ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, sex, nazi, hotel, eroticism, sexual perversion, guilt, bdsm, haunted by the past, sexuality, public nudity, holocaust ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, post world war two, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
hungary, vienna, germany, frankfurt germany, italy ...
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