American poltergeist films

List of the best American poltergeist films according to viewers: Boo! A Madea Halloween, Monster High: Haunted, Dead Sexy, Badlands of Kain, Genius, Gods Behaving Badly, American Gigolo, Coin Heist, Five Dances, Some Girl(s).

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 4.5
Genrehorror, comedy, melodrama, drama, music
CountryUSA, Hong Kong
Duration02:24

Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefamily, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:15

Lurk what's waiting for the Monster High ghouls when they bring their killer fashion to the howlways of the spooktacular Haunted High! When the ghouls of Monster High follow Spectra Vondergeist one day, they discover a creeperiffic Ghost World with an all-spirit school. But their scary-cute student bodies are hardly welcome with the very strict Principal Revenant, and she punishes Spectra with frightful detention chains that prevent her from re-joining Monster High. Now, it's up to the imperfectly perfect friends to take on ghostly forms in order to save one of their own from disappearing forever!

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA

Meet Amber, Brandy and Cassie. These girls are about to encounter a paranormal force that is going to make them question the need for the opposite sex.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:12

Shannon and Kris embark on a cross country road trip, to put back the pieces of their strained friendship. But it all falls apart when their car breaks down in Kain, Arizona. A place where you can check in anytime you want, but you can never leave.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:30

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, literary editor at Scribner’s Sons is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer named Thomas Wolfe falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius. Together the two men set out to work on a version for publication and a seemingly endless struggle over every single phrase ensues. During this process, Perkins the gentle family man and Wolfe the eccentric author become close – a relationship eyed with suspicion by their wives. When ‘Look Homeward, Angel’ becomes a resounding success, the writer grows increasingly paranoid.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

Greek gods living in modern-day New York intervene in the lives of a young couple.

Markimdb: 7
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA

Follows Julian Kaye after his wrongful conviction release following 15 years in prison as he struggles to find his footing in the modern-day Los Angeles sex industry and navigates his complicated relationships.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:10

When a crisis threatens to destroy their high school, four teens hatch a daring plan to raise $10 million. Step one? Breaking into the U.S. Mint.

Markimdb: 7
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:20

FIVE DANCES, written and directed by Alan Brown, is a creatively adventurous narrative feature film set in the New York 'downtown' modern dance world. The story follows the rocky emotional journey of an 18-year old dancer (the amazing Ryan Steele) with talent to burn, who must choose between his responsibility to his broken family in the Midwest, and forging a life and career for himself. The film features five of New York's most gifted dancers acting on film for the very first time, and performing the choreography of internationally acclaimed choreographer Jonah Bokaer.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

On the eve of his wedding, a successful writer travels around the country to meet up with ex-lovers in an attempt to make amends for his wrongdoings.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama
CountryUSA, Greece, Brazil
Duration02:30

Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake's father, Brian, and Tony's mother, Leonor, threatens to become contentious.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama
CountryUSA

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's quest to break the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredrama
CountryUSA

A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they learn their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies to run in the Kentucky Derby. Based on the true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys must overcome impossible odds even before they reach Churchill Downs and the land of Kentucky's blue bloods.

Markimdb: 3.2
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

A college student gets involved in the wild partying lifestyle of a professional freestyle moto-x rider.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryUSA

A unique, intimate and honest portrayal of a girl grieving for the loss of her best friend. That just happens to take place on the day the world ends as we know it.

Markimdb: 6
Genremelodrama, drama, crime, music
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:35

    All-stars from the previous Step Up installments come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    A political strategist juggling three clients questions whether or not to take the high road as the ugly side of his work begins to haunt him.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Neglected by her husband, Sarah embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter and her best friend, Mindy. Along the way, the dynamic between the two friends intensifies before circumstances force them apart. Years later, Sarah attempts to rebuild their intimate connection in the days before Mindy’s wedding.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil. A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:17

    The neurological inner workings of romantic relationships between men and women are studied for science.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryJapan, USA
    Duration01:34

    Stranded at the side of the road after a tire blowout, a group of friends become targets for an enigmatic sniper.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Things couldn't be going better for Harry and Grace, a young New York City couple in love, until Grace's mother turns Harry's world upside down.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    Too shy to make a proper introduction, a recent college grad devises to shoot a documentary about the NYC nightlife scene in order to meet the go-go guy he’s cyber-obsessed with.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:28

    When a young couple – Anne and Harold – moves into a new home without knowing it was a site of horrific murders, Anne's loneliness and strange behavior makes their relationship complicated, especially after Anne meets 'Mary', a dark presence from which she can't escape.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    Malcom's done with his life. Only the noise of Crystal Meth gives him a reason to keep going - everything else it has long regardless. Equipped with a bag full of weapons and self-made bombs, he makes his way to the nearby mall to really stir things up. On his personal war campaign, he not only changes his life radically, but also the fate of other people who are in the wrong place at the same time: a teenager whose favorite pastime is smoking pot in his dreary existence, a housewife, where their best days have been left behind, a greedy businessman whose only desire is to increase his wealth and a depressed pervert.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    A group of friends download a Siri-like App which, at first, seems like a harmless way to get directions or a restaurant recommendation. But the sinister nature of the App soon reveals itself. The App not only knows each person’s deepest, darkest fears, but is able to manifest these fears into the real world to literally scare the kids to death.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    A group of oddball high school students find themselves trapped in detention with their classmates having turned into a horde of Zombies.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:43

    Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA

    John Weir, a private espionage operative, battles over the preservation of democracy in a world constantly at odds.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    An aimless man is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA

    Sarah was living the perfect life with her husband, Jason and their son Brandon until… Jason simply disappears! Days of searching turn into weeks of agony for Sarah and her son Brandon. To make matters worse, Sarah’s son suffers from a rare genetic disease and only Jason’s DNA can save him. When Sarah finally tracks down Jason, he sets out to make sure Sarah doesn't ruin his secret life and expose his dangerous past.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his mentor Skipper and a host of new friends, Dusty sets off to make his dreams come true.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredocumentary, biography, history, sport
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:33

    The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    A career oriented woman, Sarah Bloom, who ran away from her small town life in Massachusetts, is now living in New York City and poised to become the next big wedding planner of the famed NY social scene when she's hired to plan the most anticipated wedding of the season. The problem: The groom is from Sarah's home town of Williamstown, MA and wants the wedding on the family farm which is now being run by the older brother who happens to be Sarah's first love. So, can the sophisticated city girl navigate the pitfalls of her past, possibly find true love in her future, and pull off the wedding of the season even though it might not be the one she planned for?

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    Two kids find themselves in the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse after taking a sheriff's cruiser for a joy ride.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Germany

    After false reports of his demise put him and his work on the map, an artist decides to continue the charade by posing as his own brother. Soon, a reporter enters his life and has a profound effect on him.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:09

    Desperate for a good story, a sex-addicted journalist throws himself into the world of high-class escorts when he starts following a Stanford-educated prostitute.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Providing the romantic comedy genre with a decidedly queer twist, THE ONE is an effortlessly charming tale which proves that love is never simple! Hunky Daniel couldn’t have it better: great parents, a successful career and his beautiful fiancée Jen. But in his seemingly perfect life, there is one temptation- he has a thing for his adorable, openly gay former college classmate Tommy. After a few drinks, Daniel succumbs to his repressed desires sending these two on a torrid affair. Funny how love and lust have a way of messing up even the best laid plans of man!

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:40

      A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:41

      After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA

      Marc Maron returns to his old stomping grounds for an intimate special in which he takes stock of himself. More than ever, Maron is raw and hilariously honest as he dissects his own neuroses and self-loathing while providing outrageous anecdotes from his personal life, in which he starts to realize the hurt isn't real, it's just "Thinky Pain."

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredocumentary
      CountryUSA

      Curiosity is an American documentary television series that premiered on August 7, 2011, on the Discovery Channel. Each episode focuses on one question in science, technology, and society and features a different celebrity host. Stephen Hawking hosted the premiere episode titled "Did God Create the Universe?", which aired simultaneously on seven Discovery Communications networks: Discovery Channel, TLC, Discovery Fit and Health, Animal Planet, Science, Investigation Discovery, and Planet Green. Season one consists of 16 episodes.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genredocumentary
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:44

      The story of the evolution of a boy from Nebraska who became one of the most respected men in the world, and the heroes who helped guide him along the way. By allowing access to his life and never-before-released home videos, Buffett offers a glimpse into his unique mind to help us understand what is truly important when money no longer has meaning.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA

      After his movie and television career has run dry, Bruce Madsen (Adam Carolla) is forced to go back on the road playing one dingy comedy club after another, spending endless nights in budget hotel rooms and always flying coach. Amidst trying to revitalize his career, rekindle his love life and put his daughter through college, Bruce knows one thing for sure - he must get off the road. ROAD HARD is the story of that journey.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genremelodrama, drama, western
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:23

      The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama, crime, biography, history
      CountryUSA

      Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrethriller, drama, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:31

      A man awakens in a car wreck at the bottom of a steep cliff. He can't remember who he is or how he got there, but a report over the radio fills in some of the blanks, as it describes a violent bank robbery and names a perpetrator who happens to be sitting dead in the back seat.

      Markimdb: 3.8
      Genrehorror, fantastic
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

      Six college friends unite for a weekend getaway where they find themselves fighting for their lives after a terrorist attack turns the local residents into rage infused zombies.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:27

      Lizzie Borden Took An Ax chronicles the scandal and enduring mystery surrounding Lizzie Borden, who was tried in 1892 for axing her parents to death. As the case rages on, the courtroom proceedings fuel an enormous amount of sensationalized stories and headlines in newspapers throughout the country, forever leaving Lizzie Borden’s name in infamy.




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