Hypnotist movies and TV shows – page 2

List of hypnotist movies

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: The Manchurian Candidate is a political thriller from American director John Frankenheimer. An American soldier is brainwashed into being a killer for the communist Russians during the Korean War.
Style: political thriller, psychological, political, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: date night
Plot: conspiracy, cold war, political conspiracy, brainwashing, assassin, manipulation, nightmare, senator, cold war era, communism, korean war, election ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, year 1962, 50s, year 1952
Place: new york, north korea, china, washington d.c., korea ...
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Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A teenage goldsmith with a dark past tragically falls in love with a young nude model.
Style: romantic drama, experimental, freeze frame, independent film, avant garde ...
Plot: female nudity, hypnosis, little boy, loss of mother, shyness, sadomasochism, crazy love, hypnotist, boy, bad father, mental disorder, exploitation ...
Place: tokyo
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 7.4
 226K
Carrie (1976)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.
Style: psychological horror, dark, tense, cult classic, intense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: revenge, high school, prank, bullying, telekinesis, prom, social misfits, female protagonist, cruelty, coming of age, supernatural horror, stephen king ...
Time: 20th century, year 1976, 70s, year 1979, future ...
Place: maine, usa
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Heart of Glass (1976)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the ...
Style: surreal, art house, disturbing, experimental, atmospheric ...
Plot: surrealism, great ending, magic realism, death, hypnotist, folk horror, warning, village life, factory, murder, curses spells and rituals, mountain ...
Time: year 1976, 18th century, 19th century
Place: germany, tokyo
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 6.9
 93K
Stir of Echoes (1999)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: After being hypnotized by his sister in law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.
Style: psychological, sexy, twist ending, dark, disturbing ...
Audience: adult
Plot: haunted house, ghost, hypnosis, murder, afterlife, supernatural, murder mystery, haunted, psychic, supernatural horror, paranoia, disappearance ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1999
Place: usa, chicago
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 6.2
 757
The Hypnotist (1999)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Three apparently unrelated suicides occur on the same day in Tokyo. One involves a young athlete, one a groom at his wedding reception, and the third an elderly man celebrating his wife's birthday. A middle aged detective investigating one of ...
Style: detective, bloody, action thriller, saga, mind bending ...
Plot: wedding, hypnosis, hypnotist, police detective, environmentalism, murder, memory loss, mental illness, curses spells and rituals, who done it, athlete's life, couple relations ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: japan
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 6.3
 5K
Chaotic Ana (2007)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The teenager artist Ana is raised in Ibiza by her German father Klaus in a naturalist lifestyle in a cave. One day, she meets a woman called Justine that invites Ana to move to Madrid, offering education and economical support, to live in an old ...
Style: sexy, sensual, melancholic, sincere, exciting ...
Plot: hypnosis, starting over, self discovery, introspection, hopes, youth, haunted by the past, arts and culture, supernatural, teenage life, destiny, talent ...
Place: spain, ibiza, madrid
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 7.3
 6K
No End (1985)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Taking place in a 1982 Poland a translator loses her husband and becomes a victim of her own sorrow. She looks to sex, to her son, to law, and to hypnotism when she has nothing else in this time of martial law when Solidarity was banned.
Style: retro, depressing, serious, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot: hypnotist, grandmother grandson relationship, trial, communism, loss of husband, love, existentialism, dialogue, totalitarian regime, magic realism, law, nude girl ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century, year 1982
Place: poland, eastern europe, europe, warsaw poland
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 4.8
 741
Happiness Runs (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The neglected child of parents living on a commune, Victor is helpless to resist the atmosphere of sex and drugs that permeates his world, but he"s smart enough to know that if he is going to survive, he has to get out.
Style: realistic, serious, sincere, cerebral, atmospheric
Plot: hippie, dysfunctional family, youth, voyeur, family problems, family relations, self discovery, parents and children, rebellion, rebelliousness, utopia, promiscuous woman ...
Time: 21st century
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Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan their revenge, the evil Rasputin works his satanic power over the beautiful women who serve at the ...
Style: grindhouse, psychotronic, slasher, suspense, cult classic ...
Plot: empress, royal family, assassination, poisoning, russian empire, hypnosis, supernatural, biopic, royalty, suicide, attempted rape, bishop ...
Time: 1910s, year 1966
Place: russia
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Creature of Destruction (1968)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A resort hypnotist and his assistant predict murders, which she then commits as a fanged monster.
Style: independent film, creepy, suspense, classic horror, psychological horror ...
Audience: adult
Plot: reincarnation, beach, hypnosis, dinosaur, sea monster, mad scientist, past life, manipulation, ocean, supernatural, transformation, exploitation ...
Time: 60s
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 7.2
 2K
Hanussen (1988)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Hungary, West Germany, Austria
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A man's story parallels Hitler's rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. Bettleheim discovers that Schneider possesses powers of empathy and of clairvoyance, such that could aid ...
Style: spiritual, intelligent, esoteric, sad, realistic ...
Plot: homoeroticism, nazi occultism, world war one, world war two, uncover truth, nazi, swastika, german soldier, german history, interwar period, occult, social commentary ...
Time: 1920s, 1930s
Place: germany, eastern europe, berlin germany
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Fracchia Vs. Dracula (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Fracchia is desperate: he has to sell a house within three days, or otherwise his boss will fire him. Mister Filini comes to him, but he asks the impossible, a house with at least five bathrooms for a few thousand dollars. Incredibly, they find a ...
Style: surprise ending, neurotic, dark comedy, psychotronic, freeze frame ...
Plot: dracula, plot twist, frankenstein's monster, revenge, dead brother, vampire hunter, nobleman, sexually aggressive woman, aristocrat, seductive behavior, cello, drought ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: europe, transylvania, eastern europe
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 7.5
 25K
Santa Sangre (1989)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A young man is confined in a mental hospital. Through a flashback we see that he was traumatized as a child, when he and his family were circus performers: he saw his father cut off the arms of his mother, a religious fanatic and leader of the ...
Style: psychedelic, surreal, dark, cult classic, atmospheric ...
Plot: surrealism, circus, serial killer, revenge, clown, psychology, killer clown, extreme, blood, art, magic realism, funeral ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: mexico city, mexico, latin america
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 6.5
 432
Seventh Heaven (1997)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A bored, sexually frustrated woman's life improves when she begins hypnotherapy and tries feng shui, but her husband's life unravels.
Style: sexual, contemplative, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot: infidelity, frigidity, nightmare, hypnosis, marital problem, couples, family problems, power relations, unfulfillment, love and romance, dishonesty, crumbling marriage ...
Time: 90s
Place: paris france, hong kong, tokyo, japan
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A Snow White Christmas (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When Blanca Snow is faced with spending Christmas with her dastardly stepmother, Victoria, she attempts to fulfill her late father’s wishes and create new memories as a family. However, Victoria plots to edge Blanca out of her father's ...
Style: christmas special, thrilling, captivating, satirical
Plot: snow white, christmas, true love, stepmother, evil stepmother, christmas romance, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, love story, family relations, relationships, christmas spirit, in love ...
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Through the Magic Pyramid (1981)
Genre: Action, Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A lad finds himself magically sent back to ancient Egypt where he and the young King Tut team up to stop their evil and overly ambitious elders.
Plot: time travel, bare chested male, boy, two worlds meeting, king tut, ancient egypt, fish out of water, pet dog, tutankhamun, hypnotist, boy and dog, soccer coach ...
Time: 20th century
Place: egypt
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 7.6
 212K
The Jungle Book (1967)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life ...
Style: fairy tale, cute, funny, touching, feel good ...
Audience: kids, toddlers, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot: jungle, orphan, bear, childhood, human animal relationship, jungle book, feral child, jungle adventure, friendship, animal life, mischievous children, conflict ...
Time: year 1967, 20th century, 60s, 1890s, 1800s ...
Place: india, asia
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Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol' (2008)
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 76 min.
Story: On Christmas Eve, Kelly is reluctant to go to a Christmas Eve ball, so Barbie tells her the story of Eden Starling, a glamourous singing diva in the Victorian England and the owner of a theatre house. However, Eden is self-centred and loves only ...
Style: feel good, christmas special, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: barbie, christmas carol, christmas eve, starting over, family relations, family gatherings, friends, sister sister relationship, sister, holiday, magic, society ...
Time: 19th century, 1840s, 2000s, victorian era
Place: london, england
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 5.7
 3K
Abracadabra (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Spain, France, Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A housewife struggles with her husband after he is possessed by a ghost.
Style: exciting, tense, humorous, light, captivating ...
Plot: husband wife relationship, swinger couple, dying repeatedly, evil spirit, hypnosis, hallucination, hospital, soccer match, hotel, priest, exorcism, supermarket ...
Time: year 1983, 80s
Place: madrid
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Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story: Mayhem reigns supreme in the animated kingdom as whiz kid Jimmy Neutron and Timmy from "The Fairly Oddparents" swap places in each other's worlds.
Style: humorous, not serious, light, feel good, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: heroes, mad scientist, young heroes, youth, buddies, inventions and discoveries, school, crossover, inventor, imaginary, switching roles, misfit ...
Time: 21st century
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 5.6
 155K
The Dark Tower (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at ...
Style: suspense, horrifying, disturbing, exciting, epic ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly
Plot: one against many, stephen king, humanity in peril, gunslinger, alternate dimension, literary, gun fu, brutality, murder, boy, supernatural, portal ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, future
Place: new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
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The Pee Wee Herman Show (1981)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story: An adult-oriented version of what would eventually become an award-winning children's classic. This version of the show features Pee-wee's playhouse and many of the characters of the later series, but with adult and sexual overtones and ...
Style: slapstick, offbeat, humorous, feel good, not serious ...
Audience: pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot: love, comedy club, genie, hypnosis, adult humor, disorder, friends, friendship, generosity, wish come true, artists and showbiz, imaginary ...
Time: 80s
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 7.0
 11K
Irma Vep (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A Chinese movie actress, in France to star in a remake of "Les Vampires", finds petty intrigues and clashing egos on the set.
Style: art house, stylized, clever, witty, mind bending ...
Plot: filmmaking, cat burglar, latex, nervous breakdown, satire, movie actress, actress playing herself, female nudity, culture clash, hotel, paranoia, kung fu ...
Time: year 1996, 90s
Place: france, paris france, europe, los angeles, new york ...
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 6.8
 8K
The Hot Rock (1972)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
Style: humorous, suspense, talky, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heist, diamond theft, robbery, bank robbery, museum, storytelling, lone hero, organized crime, police corruption, revenge, crime gone awry, perfect crime ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place: new york, long island, usa, manhattan new york city
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The Great Buck Howard (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of ...
Style: entertaining, witty, stylized, suspense, semi serious ...
Plot: college dropout, twists and turns, happy ending, career, life philosophy, character study, job seeking, unlikely friendships, magic show, showbiz, power relations, lifestyle ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, los angeles, las vegas, boston ...
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 4.2
 595
Future Shock (1994)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A psychiatrist uses virtual reality to probe the minds of three unsuspecting patients, unleashing horrific psychic forces in the process.
Style: anthology, psychotronic, independent film, dark fairy tale, tech noir ...
Plot: virtual reality, psychiatrist, telekinesis, psychic power, psychiatric patient, dark humor, paranoia, roommate roommate relationship, revenge, murder suspect, agoraphobia, love interest ...
Time: 90s, year 1994
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 7.2
 765K
Now You See Me (2013)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Style: surprise ending, clever, entertaining, twist ending, intellectual ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: heist, teamwork, fbi, outsmarting, scheme, perfect crime, twists and turns, con artists, stage magic, bank robbery, cons and scams, magician ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: las vegas, new orleans, new york, paris france, usa ...
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Cradle of Fear (2001)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A gruesome homage to the cult Amicus anthology Asylum, Cradle of Fear unfolds four screamplays all linked by the unspeakable need of an incarcerated child killer to wreak vengeance on those responsible for his imprisonment. Helped by deranged angel ...
Style: gothic, disturbing, rough, suspenseful, scary ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, goth, murder, obsession, violence spree, mind game, mysterious character, gory, danger, master and servant, supernatural ability, sadism ...
Place: england, europe
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Man Is Not a Bird (1965)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A Serbian engineer falls for a younger woman, but he is inept at courtship.
Style: black and white, sex comedy, experimental, cynical, semi serious ...
Plot: circus, hypnosis, love triangle, machinery, black, love, engineer, drinking, factory, sexual content, family relations, couples ...
Time: 60s
Place: belgrade, eastern europe, balkan, serbia, former yugoslavia ...
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