Atmospheric movies

List of the most atmospheric movies selected by visitors to our site: Crimson Peak, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Neon Demon, Phantom Thread, The Greatest Showman, The Others, The Great Gatsby, Se7en, The Woman in Black, The Wailing.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:31

In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration02:23

Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 17th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor's daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl's love save her.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA, Belgium, Denmark, France
Duration01:43

    When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:21

    In the glamour of 1950s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the center of British fashion. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama, musical, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:25

    The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountrySpain, USA, France, Italy
    Duration01:44

    Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryAustralia, USA
    Duration02:23

    An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

    Markimdb: 8.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada
    Duration01:35

    The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true identity.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:50

    A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrethriller, crime
    CountrySpain, USA

    A radio host is kidnapped on air and forced to tell secrets about his past.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
    Duration02:45

    Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, adventure, family
    CountryFrance, Canada
    Duration01:45

    A 12-year-old cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryTaiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China
    Duration02:21

    A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:27

      A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountrySpain
      Duration02:08

      Kilian is a young man who has never left the mountains of Huesca which saw him grow up. In 1953 he will travel to the exotic island of Fernando Poo to work in a cacao field alongside his father and his brother. During 20 years in this island he will undertake a journey towards maturity and knowledge, but will also have to deal with pain and loss.

      Markimdb: 8.9
      Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryNew Zealand, USA
      Duration03:21

      Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.

      Markimdb: 8.4
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration02:25

      During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genrecomedy, adventure, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration01:40

      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 painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore
      Duration02:52

      A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrefantasy, drama, crime
      CountryGermany, France, Spain, USA
      Duration02:27

      Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Canada, Hungary

      Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
      CountryItaly, France, United Kingdom
      Duration02:17

      From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, Spain
      Duration02:28

      As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia, Spain
      Duration01:39

      A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA, Canada

      Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.

      Genredrama, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genreadventure, family, cartoon, music
      CountryUSA

      Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful gig at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure, history
      CountryItaly, United Kingdom, France, Luxembourg
      Duration01:37

      The film is set in Tuscany during the Black Death. As in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, romance and swordplay. There are randy nuns, Saracen pirates, and a sexy cow.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany
      Duration01:50

      Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. A film with many twists and turns.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA, France
      Duration01:49

      The Devil Wears Prada is about a young journalist who moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss however is extremely demanding and cruel and won’t let her succeed if she doesn’t fit into the high class elegant look of their magazine when all she really wants to be a good journalist.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:13

      Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA, Romania, South Africa
      Duration01:30

      When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      MIDNIGHT SON is the story of Jacob, a young man confined to a life of isolation, due to a rare skin disorder that prevents him from being exposed to sunlight. His world opens up when he meets Mary, a local bartender, and falls in love. Tragically, Jacob’s actions become increasingly bizarre as he struggles to cope with the effects of his worsening condition. Forced by the disease to drink human blood for sustenance, he must control his increasingly violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of grisly murders.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genreaction, drama, crime
      CountryDenmark, France, USA, Sweden, Belgium
      Duration01:30

      Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.

      Markimdb: 3.6
      Genrehorror, fantasy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:24

      A creature of ancient legend manifests, bound to protect the ecological balance of the land and killing anyone that threatens it. This elusive guardian is initially both feared and celebrated by the locals, but when a deadly curse affects them all, they must unite and recapture the monster wolf’s spirit or face their ultimate doom.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

        A thriller centered on an institutionalized young woman who becomes terrorized by a ghost.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genrehorror, thriller
        CountryUSA

        Mateho, an officer of the Inquisition and rational man of science, visits a remote monastery to investigate a bizarre murder of a monk. And you guessed it: something evil is afoot. But is the terror man-made or the result of witchcraft?

        Markimdb: 3.3
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        Upon the death of his great grandfather, Brandon Davis a wedding photographer inherits an antique camera famous for taking Victorian death photography. After photographing his subjects they start to die from horrible, bizarre deaths.

        Markimdb: 7.9
        Genredrama, adventure, family, biography, history
        CountryUSA

        The untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the strength, courage and determination of one man, Leonhard Seppala, and his lead sled dog, Togo.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountrySerbia, Hungary, USA
        Duration01:47

        In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominos with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband’s alluring friend, Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences. Based on Emile Zola’s novel, Thérèse Raquin.

        Markimdb: 5.1
        Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        In a world of fake castles and anthropomorphic rodents, an epic battle begins when an unemployed father's sanity is challenged by a chance encounter with two underage girls on holiday.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrehorror, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:41

        During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, adventure, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia
        Duration02:08

        There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:04

        A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryAustria, USA
        Duration01:40

        Two young orphans in the Tirolian Mountains come under siege by a vicious band of hunters. Frightened of being separated by child services following the death of their mother, a self-sufficient 16-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother - who hasn't spoken a word since seeing his father killed by the mayor - strive to live off the land in peace. Their innocence is shattered, however, when a group of hunters led by the mayor's son brutalizes and rapes the free-spirited girl. Later, when a well-meaning social services worker arrives too late to protect the terrorized siblings, the girl and her brother prepare to take a stand against their ruthless attackers.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:00

        Evicted from his squat and suddenly alone on the streets, George is a man without a home. Struggling with his demons and desperately trying to connect with the daughter he abandoned, he navigates the system, hustling for change and somewhere safe and quiet to gather his thoughts. But the streets are relentless and soon, George finds himself teetering on the edge, alone and abandoned.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        A man in search of his past, and a woman who lives in the moment, are brought together when they pursue the origins of a stray parrot in this comedic and romantic drama.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrehorror, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:27

        A rookie cop's world is turned upside down when she comes face to face with Paymon - King Of Hell. Officer Jessica Loren has the last shift at a transitioning police station, assigned to wait for a crew picking up bio-hazard waste from the armoury. But unbeknownst to her, cult leader John Michael Paymon has haunted the department ever since he committed suicide in custody. Jessica is about to find out just how dangerous he still is, all alone on the graveyard shift.............




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