Spiral staircase movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant spiral staircase movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, serious and cult classic films and TV shows about / with spiral staircase, death, murder, violence, danger, blood, chase, supernatural, man with glasses and storytelling plots mostly in Drama, Fantasy and Horror genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as spiral staircase: Casper (1995), The Haunting (1963), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Spiderhead (2022), The Dead Pit (1989), 32 Malasana Street (2020), Velvet Smooth (1976), Next of Kin (1982), Soul Plane (2004), Computer Killers (1973).
Best films
New films
| Black Adam (2022) | 6.1 | |
| Assassin Club (2023) | 4.7 | |
| Silent Night (2023) | 5.3 | |
| Do Not Enter (2024) | 5.3 | |
| Athena (2022) | 6.8 |
List of spiral staircase movies
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Furious that her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion rather than his millions, Carrigan Crittenden is ready to burn the place to the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in the house. But when she enters the ...
Style:
sweet, fairy tale, light, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
friendship, halloween, ghost, haunted house, single father, supernatural, afterlife, father daughter relationship, childhood, teenage girl, mischievous children, daughter ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995, 80s
Place:
maine, new england, usa, new mexico, santa fe new mexico
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, suspense, scary, creepy ...
Audience:
horror for children
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, disappearance, supernatural horror, insanity, haunted, research, hearing voices, lesbian, poltergeist, obsession, mansion ...
Time:
19th century, 1940s, 1870s, 20th century, year 1963 ...
Place:
boston, new england, usa, massachusetts
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, witty, surreal, visually appealing ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
hotel, art theft, mentor, mentor protege relationship, prison escape, murder, escapades, twists and turns, gunfight, painting, fictional country, lawyer ...
Time:
1930s, year 2014, 20th century, 60s, 80s ...
Place:
eastern europe, alps, europe, persia, america ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A prisoner in a state-of-the-art penitentiary begins to question the purpose of the emotion-controlling drugs he's testing for a pharmaceutical genius.
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, psychotronic ...
Plot:
prisoner, drug, medical, emotional manipulation, distopia, manipulation, experiment, tragic past, medical experiment, dystopian future, psychological manipulation, manipulative behavior ...
Time:
near future, future, 2020s
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A renegade doctor is shot dead and entombed with his fiendish experiments in the basement of an abandoned wing of a mental hospital. Twenty years later, a mysterious woman is admitted with amnesia, and her arrival is marked by an earthquake - which ...
Style:
slasher, medical horror, independent film, surprise ending, atmospheric ...
Plot:
psychopath, psychic, nightmare, mental institution, zombie, supernatural power, psychiatrist, repressed memory, zombie attack, insanity, holy water, trauma ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Inspired by real events, the story centers around a family in the 70s who settles in the Madrid neighborhood of Malasaña where their new house will become the worst of their nightmares.
Style:
suspense, bleak, scary, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
haunted house, spirit, ghost, supernatural, pregnancy, poltergeist, basement, missing child, secret, halloween, evil force, mysterious event ...
Time:
year 1976, year 1972, 70s, 2020s
Place:
spain, madrid
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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: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Johnnie Hill plays Velvet Smooth in this soft-core crime meller. The slinky Ms. Smooth is head of a private detective agency, specializing in protecting the unprotectable. Her current client is in deep with a murderous numbers racket. So Velvet ...
Style:
detective
Plot:
blaxploitation, female martial artist, karate, women, female fight, casino owner, safe, corrupt cop, warehouse, bad cop, roulette, hand to hand combat ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students – ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, saga, teen, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, pre-teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
witch, magic, magical, harry potter, coming of age, school, creature, boarding school, chosen one, boarding school life, wizards and magicians, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2007, year 1995, year 1996, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
london, england, scotland, europe
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Australia, New Zealand
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a rest home for elderly people, a daughter reads her mother's diary. Soon events that are mentioned in the mother's diary begin to happen to the daughter.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, stylized, bloody ...
Plot:
ghost, diary, murder, exploitation, female protagonist, old man, inheritance, supernatural, haunted by the past, danger, youth, elderly ...
Time:
80s
Place:
oceania, australia
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the "classic Spider-Man mold", Miles Morales must juggle his high school life with his status as a superhero. Until he learns by Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man, that there is a multiverse, called the "Spider-Verse", in ...
Style:
feel good, computer animated, 3d animation, anime, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
superhero, multiverse, teenager, peter parker character, superheroine, teenage life, teenage girl, spider man, alternate universe, love, teenage superhero, father son relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, north america, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a lawsuit against the airline, and wins a multimillion-dollar settlement. Determined to create a better flying experience, Nashawn starts his own airline, ...
Style:
parody, humorous, black comedy, funny, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
airplane, hip hop, weed, stupidity, satire, airline, aviation, black, society, urban, music, disorder ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, year 1979, 21st century
Place:
new york, los angeles, usa, california, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Following his forced retirement from an appalling rock band, Jason decides to vacation at Brittlehouse Manor, a health farm run by the leather-gloved, ex-Nazi scientist Dr. Storm. Along the way, Jason meets Judy, also on her way to Brittlehouse ...
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, scary, medical horror, classic horror ...
Plot:
mad doctor, mad scientist, surgery, gay slur, homophobic slur, mind control, survival, hospital, experiment gone awry, danger, violence, laboratory ...
Time:
70s
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Johnny is a successful banker with great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa. The happy-go-lucky guy sees his world fall apart when his friends begin to betray him one-by-one.
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, cult classic, funny ...
Plot:
infidelity, best friend, breast cancer, dark humor, suicide, flower shop, american football, seduction, strange behavior, psychologist, room, unrequited love ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, bay area, california
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An adaptation of the classic tale of a wealthy aristocrat with a blue beard.
Style:
fairy tale, surprise ending, serious, surreal, tense ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, serial killer, redhead girl, child bride, child marriage, musketeer, wedding ring, lord, death, widow, children, book ...
Time:
medieval times, 16th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
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378K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA, India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In the near-future, Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After Charlie's robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.
Style:
futuristic, inspirational, feel good, sentimental, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, father son relationship, underdog, robot, androids and robots, technology, against the odds, boy, contests and competitions, giant robot, arena, artificial intelligence ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2011, 2020s, 2010s ...
Place:
usa, austin texas, iran, north america, brazil ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A quiet and inconspicuous man (Trelkovsky) rents an apartment in France where the previous tenant committed suicide, and begins to suspect his landlord and neighbors are trying to subtly change him into the last tenant so that he too will kill ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, atmospheric, surreal, creepy ...
Plot:
surrealism, paranoia, nightmare, satire, suicide, conspiracy, obsession, apartment building, loner, dream, landlord tenant relationship, mental illness ...
Time:
year 1976, near future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK, Spain, Italy, Jordan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the ...
Style:
entertaining, breathtaking, epic, saga, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, manly ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, holy grail, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, map, artifact, mythology, father son relationship, father, escapades, myth ...
Time:
1930s, year 1912, 20th century, year 1989, year 1938 ...
Place:
germany, europe, jordan, israel, utah ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Style:
grindhouse, classic horror, creepy, dark, splatter ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
zombie, infection, zombie apocalypse, apocalypse, chaos, epidemic, virus, living dead, siege, shopping mall, gory, isolation ...
Time:
70s, year 1978, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh, bolivia, philadelphia, usa
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297K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, ...
Style:
gothic, surreal, dark fantasy, dark, scary ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot:
stop motion, children, monster, parallel world, alternate reality, fantasy world, secret place, heroine, imagination, doll, danger, young heroes ...
Time:
year 2009, y2k, future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, michigan, usa, north america, texas
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Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Having defeated the Joker, Batman now faces the Penguin - a warped and deformed individual who is intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Crooked businessman Max Schreck is coerced into helping him become Mayor of Gotham and they both attempt ...
Style:
gothic, mysterious, stylized, saga, disturbing ...
Audience:
kids, teens, date night, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
superhero, villain, batman, revenge, christmas, femme fatale, cat, vigilante, corruption, double life, christmas season, circus ...
Time:
year 1992, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, north america
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Takes place in 1995, the year of the second referendum on the separation of Quebec. In the dead of winter, a serial killer is on the loose in the small Montreal neighborhood of Notre Dame de Grace. The tenants of an old apartment house must figure ...
Style:
serious, psychological, captivating, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police detective, cat, rape, police investigation, investigation, who to trust, friendship, snow, male female relationship, xmas ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1995
Place:
canada, montreal
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
People are trapped in a house with a killer.
Style:
enigmatic, psychological, suspenseful, suspense, psychotronic
Plot:
serial killer, sheriff, murder, secret, mansion, stranded, stormy night, brother, island, storm, plot twist, mute ...
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Dr. David Marrow invites Nell Vance, and Theo and Luke Sanderson to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself – ...
Style:
gothic, demonic, suspenseful, suspense, spooky ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
haunted house, haunted, ghost, insomnia, evil, supernatural, mansion, psychology, destiny, danger, domestic disturbance, ghost child ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and ...
Style:
surreal, controversial, demonic, mind bending, creepy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
surrealism, occult, insanity, obsession, body horror, cosmic horror, possession, supernatural power, private detective, supernatural horror, berlin wall, sex ...
Time:
year 1981, 80s, 20th century, year 1980
Place:
germany, west berlin west germany, berlin germany, europe, west germany ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An old woman finds herself trapped in her own apartment as she finds out a man pretending to be her distant nephew is actually a stranger.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
senior citizen, insomnia, single woman, corpse, false identity, old woman, criminal, doctor, lie, psychopath, sociopath, psychological manipulation ...
Place:
prague, central europe
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Digby Geste (Feldman) and his ‘identical’ twin brother Beau (York) compete with their stepmother (Ann-Margeret) over possession of a priceless family heirloom.
Style:
parody, witty, humorous, not serious, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
foreign legion, bedouin, disorder, farce, goofy hero, siblings relations, french foreign legion, camel, brother brother relationship, jewel theft, french soldier, slutty attitude ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
morocco, north africa, sahara
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A worldly French teen (Judith Godrèche) is determined to escape from her current situation for a better life.
Style:
sexual, serious, psychological, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
female pubic hair, female nudity, teenage girl, 17 year old, strong female lead, couples, family relations, destructive relationship, lifestyle, love and romance, youth, human nature ...
Time:
80s
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Denmark
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Rebecca has inherited her grandmother's Gothic mansion and brings both her best friend an her boyfriend for a weekend. While exploring the crypts they discover an old dusty book, which describes the life of a vampire. As the story unfolds, it ...
Style:
scary, gothic, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
angel, vampire, unwanted pregnancy, aerobics, trapped in a building, mysterious event, supernatural, beast, estate, couples, gory, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
90s, 19th century, 20th century, 1850s
Place:
peru, copenhagen, denmark, europe, holland ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Cambodia, UK
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Sam Witwicky takes his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Autobot-leader Optimus Prime. The film centers around the space race between the USSR and the USA, suggesting there was a hidden Transformers role in ...
Style:
exciting, saga, action packed, action adventure, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, kids, manly, boys' night
Plot:
androids and robots, robot, giant robot, alien invasion, transformation, transforming robot, fight to the death, technology, benign alien, alien planet, robot vs. robot, heroes ...
Time:
year 2011, year 1969, 2010s, near future, year 1961 ...
Place:
chicago, washington d.c., wisconsin, cambodia, north america ...
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