Back from the dead movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant back from the dead movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, scary and atmospheric films and TV shows about / with back from the dead, supernatural, death, danger, resurrection, murder, blood, monster, violence and deadly plots mostly in Horror, Fantasy and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as back from the dead: Resurrection (2013), The Returned (2004), The Returned (2015), Tru Calling (2003), The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008), The Lazarus Effect (2015), The Returned (2012), Spawn (1997), All Cheerleaders Die (2013), Trick or Treat (1986).
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Resurrection is an American fantasy drama television series based on the book The Returned by Jason Mott that follows the residents of Arcadia, Missouri, whose lives are upended when their loved ones return from the dead, unaged since their deaths.
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, mind bending, serious, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
resurrection, afterlife, back from the dead, investigation, supernatural, uncover truth, parents and children, surprising revelation, haunted by the past, imaginary, priest, little boy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, missouri
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The lives of the residents of a small French town are changed when thousands of the recently dead inexplicably come back to life and try to integrate themselves into society that has changed for them.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, surreal, psychedelic ...
Plot:
back from the dead, small town, supernatural, friendship, haunted by the past, social relations, living dead, dead, minimalism, infected, fae, infection ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A small town that is turned upside down when several local people, who have long been presumed dead, suddenly reappear; their presence creates both positive and negative consequences. As families are reunited, the lives of those who were left behind ...
Style:
mind bending, touching, tense, surreal, atmospheric ...
Plot:
resurrection, afterlife, back from the dead, supernatural, small town life, life turned upside down, uncover truth, family relations, parents and children, dealing with death, miraculous event, lesbian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that was shown on the Fox Network from 2003 to 2005. Created by Jon Harmon Feldman, the series was produced by Original Film, Oh That Gus!, Inc., and 20th Century Fox Television.
The ...
Style:
serious, touching, atmospheric, detective, thrilling ...
Plot:
psychic power, supernatural, changing the past or future, morgue, psychic, supernatural power, female protagonist, sent to the past, back from the dead, supernatural ability, chosen one, human nature ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, massachusetts, usa, boston
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When teenage Molly Hartley moves to a new town, she's haunted by terrifying visions that may have to do with dark secrets from her past. Something evil lurks just beneath the lush surfaces of her private-school world, and it holds the rights to ...
Style:
realistic, tense, bleak, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, supernatural, teenage life, curses spells and rituals, high school life, danger, dealing with death, parents and children, haunted by the past, twists and turns, teenager, haunting ...
Time:
year 2008, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Medical researcher Frank, his fiancee Zoe and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public. ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, creepy, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
afterlife, supernatural, death, laboratory, macabre, catholic, experiment, demon, gory, science, danger, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
In the shadow of an enormous hydraulic dam, the lives of the residents of a small French town are changed to their core when hundreds of previously dead relatives all return home on the same day.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, mind bending, sexy, surreal ...
Plot:
afterlife, resurrection, teenage life, accident, small town, supernatural, death, small town life, dealing with death, haunted by the past, living dead, nobody believes ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons (Michael Jai White) makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda (Theresa Randle). In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons ...
Style:
scary, dark, dark fantasy, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, deal with the devil, devil, superhero, clown, danger, psychopath, good versus evil, dark hero, vigilante, transformation, killer clown ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
north korea, hong kong
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When tragedy rocks Blackfoot High, rebellious outsider Maddy Killian shocks the student body by joining the cheerleading squad. This decision drives a rift between Maddy and her ex-girlfriend Leena Miller — a loner who claims to practice the dark ...
Style:
scary, humorous, suspenseful, queer horror, erotic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
witch, high school, teenage life, cheerleader, youth, rivalry, murder, lesbian relationship, satire, supernatural, killed during sex, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Eddie is your average 80's metal head teen. Now he's obsessed with his heavy-metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr who is killed in a hotel fire. Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of Curr's unreleased album, which when played ...
Style:
slasher, sexy, homoerotic, scary, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
halloween, heavy metal, bullying, demon, hard rock, satanic ritual, male nudity, bully, back from the dead, rock and roll, radio, sexual assault ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Tamara, an unattractive girl who is picked on by her peers, returns after her death as a sexy seductress to enact revenge.
Style:
slasher, scary, teen horror, satanic, sexy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
revenge, obsession, afterlife, witchcraft, gory, high school, curses spells and rituals, spell, mind control, seduction, youth, frame up ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
illinois
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
With Prom only hours away, the usual suspects of Cosa High (Cheerleaders, geeks, bad boys and the happy-go-lucky student council alike) are preoccupied with the annual rituals of teendom. On the night of the big dance when the dead unexpectedly rise ...
Style:
parody, horror comedy, scary, atmospheric, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, high school, supernatural, apocalypse, virus, dark humor, gory, cheerleader, violence, prom, back from the dead, survival ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008, 80s, 21st century
Place:
georgia, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Elderly Scott kills himself after a heart attack wrecks his body, but then comes back as a ghost and convinces his loving young hot wife Kate to pick and kill a young man in order for Scott to possess his body and be with her again.
Style:
serious, bleak, exciting, independent film, sexual ...
Plot:
ghost, donald trump, heart attack, afterlife, angel, reincarnation, obsession, love and romance, murder, supernatural, suicide, island ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At ...
Style:
scary, tense, frightening, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
zombie, macabre, stephen king, indian burial ground, supernatural horror, grave robbing, killer child, cemetery, back from the dead, death, creepy child, ghost ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
maine, usa, chicago, new england
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This 'director's cut' of The Exorcist III was constructed by Shout! Factory and released in 2016. It is a cut of the film closer to author/director William Peter Blatty's original script, as studio Morgan Creek forced Blatty to ...
Style:
dark fantasy, psychological horror
Plot:
serial killer, dream, police detective, supernatural power, violence, blood, murder, back from the dead, decapitation, sanitarium, old man, insanity ...
Time:
year 1990, 90s
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A small gold mining camp is terrorised by a ruthless land owner wanting to take their land. Clint Eastwood arrives riding a pale horse just as a young girl is praying to God to help the miners. He is revealed to be a preacher with mysterious and ...
Style:
spaghetti western, suspense, realistic, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small town, teenage girl, mysterious stranger, greed, courage, murder, drifter, revenge, gunfight, wild west, u.s. marshal, man with no name ...
Time:
20th century, 1800s, year 1985, 80s, 1880s ...
Place:
california, sacramento california
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, sad, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, friendship, childhood, children, coming of age, ufo, friendly alien, space and aliens, chase, boy, child protagonist, bicycle ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1982, 90s, future
Place:
california, usa, persia, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Wonder Woman comes into conflict with the Soviet Union during the Cold War in the 1980s and finds a formidable foe by the name of the Cheetah.
Style:
period piece, saga, entertaining, intense, action adventure ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, superhero, superheroine, woman fights a man, female fighter, female warrior, superhuman powers, amazon, heroes, amazon tribe, strong female lead, warrior ...
Time:
year 1984, 80s, 2020s
Place:
washington d.c., russia, los angeles, hawaii, egypt ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A Mysterious Alien Creature (MAC) escaping from nefarious NASA agents, is befriended by a young boy in a wheelchair. Together, they try to find MAC's family from whom he has been separated.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, sentimental, cult classic, mockbuster ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, teen drama
Plot:
nasa, alien, extraterrestrial, coca cola, youth, benign alien, back from the dead, telepathy, space probe, alien invasion, friendship, happy ending ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california
Is relevant?
220K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human ...
Style:
scary, suspense, exciting, intense, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mummy, archaeology, treasure hunt, egyptian mythology, ancient egypt, tomb, monster, pharaoh, desert, archaeologist, immortal, archeological dig ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 1930s
Place:
egypt, london, middle east, england, big ben london ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The vengeful Doctor rises again, seeking the Scrolls of Life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife.
Style:
medical horror, black comedy, gothic horror, classic horror, psychotronic ...
Plot:
mad scientist, organ, murder, sarcophagus, disfigurement, serial killer, fountain of youth, suspended animation, mute, back from the dead, rapid aging, scorpion ...
Time:
year 1972, 1920s
Place:
egypt, middle east, africa, scotland yard
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Genre: Horror
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An evil scientist creates a murderous, invisible ape-man.
Style:
classic horror, independent film, suspense, gothic horror, medical horror ...
Plot:
invisible man, castle, invisibility, ape man, evil scientist, rape victim, servant, female nudity, revenge, father daughter relationship, rape, grief ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Colonel Reynolds and his group of government scientists continue their work on re-animating the dead for military use. His son Curt uses a stolen security pass to sneak in with his thrill-seeking girlfriend Julie, with shocking, deadly results!
Style:
tragic ending, bloody, classic horror, splatter, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
body horror, zombie, living dead, self mutilation, body mutilation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, doomed love, father son relationship, military base, undead, corpse, back from the dead ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.
Style:
dark, scary, neo noir, homoerotic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, private detective, occult, fanatic, faked death, magic, investigation, desert, resurrection, tough guy, telekinesis, demon ...
Time:
90s, 80s, year 1982
Place:
los angeles, mojave desert, new york, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A ...
Style:
funny, sexy, sentimental, witty, touching ...
Audience:
kids, date night, family outing
Plot:
angel, reincarnation, afterlife, heaven, american football, supernatural, body swap, football team, soul transference, murder of husband, back from the dead, football ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s, 1930s
Place:
los angeles, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, atmospheric, epic, saga ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, magical, witch, sorcerer, friendship, imaginary, supernatural, good versus evil, chosen one, artifact, wizards and magicians, magic wand ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, year 1997, year 1998, near future ...
Place:
london, europe, england
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set fifteen years after the original film, The Exorcist III centers around the philosophical Lieutenant William F. Kinderman who is investigating a baffling series of murders around Georgetown that all contain the hallmarks of The Gemini, a deceased ...
Style:
demonic, frightening, satanic, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, violence, possession, exorcism, demon, blood, priest, investigation, murder, supernatural, police detective, decapitation ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, year 1990, year 1998
Place:
virginia, washington d.c., usa, copenhagen, richmond virginia ...
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123K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Czech Republic, Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer ...
Style:
suspense, rough, action packed, splatter, space horror ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
monster, mars, creature, alien, deadly creature, good versus evil, danger, zombie, video game, gory, blood, virus ...
Time:
future, 2040s, jurassic, year 2005, 2020s ...
Place:
space western, nevada
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74K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes ...
Style:
gothic, suspense, exciting, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
revenge, vigilante, vengeance, disfigurement, scientist, disfigured face, gangster, superhero, comic book, violent, back from the dead, lawyer ...
Time:
90s, future, 80s, year 1989, year 1990
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
When dead people starts returning to the small Japanese town of Aso, government official Kawada is dispatched to uncover the “truth”.
Style:
mystical, suspenseful, contemplative, unusual plot structure, enigmatic ...
Plot:
resurrection, back from the dead, forest, spirit, paranormal phenomena, supernatural, mysticism, provincial life, gravity, death, sibling relationship, mysterious disappearance ...
Time:
2000s
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