Movies about mansions

Movies about mansions
List of the best movies about mansions selected by visitors to our site: You Should Have Left, Knives Out, Ten Little Indians, Crimson Peak, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, The Others, The Room, Sleepy Hollow, MouseHunt, The Haunting.

In the top there are new films of 2020, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Country
Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
CharactersWriters, Rich, Actors, Old men
PlotSupernatural, Love with age difference, Life, Experiments, Jealousy
PlaceMansions, Country houses, Small cities
StyleBy books

In an effort to repair their relationship, a couple books a vacation in the countryside for themselves and their daughter. What starts as a perfect retreat begins to fall apart as one loses their grip on reality, and a sinister force tries to tear them apart.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
CharactersDogs, Family, Writers, Lawyers, Detectives
PlotInvestigation, Intrigue, Inheritance, Death, Chase
PlaceMansions, Country houses, Estate
StyleExciting, Atmospheric, Fascinating, For men

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrethriller, crime, detective
CountrySoviet Union
Duration02:10
StyleNumbers in the title

A disturbing psychological thriller based on the classic novel by Agatha Christie. Ten strangers are forced to come face to face with their dark pasts after receiving an anonymous invitation to an isolated island off the coast of England.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:31
CharactersSerial killers, Strong women
PlotLove, Superpowers, Supernatural, Ghosts, Cheating
PlaceEngland, Estate
TimeWinter
StyleAction, Beautiful, Atmospheric, Creepy, Gothic

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: 5.6
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:51
CharactersFamily, Sisters, Hermits
PlotRevenge, Friendship, Mental disorders, Fate
PlaceUSA, Estate
StyleAction, Heavy, Tense, Depressive, Gothic

In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago. The arrival of cousin Charles will threaten the fragile equilibrium of their minds, haunted by madness, fear and superstition.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountrySpain, USA, France, Italy
Duration01:44
CharactersClairvoyants
PlotSuperpowers, Supernatural, Life after death, Ghosts
PlaceParallel worlds
StyleUnexpected ending, Atmospheric, Smart, Tense, Gloomy

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: 6
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryFrance, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration02:03
CharactersFamily
PlotSupernatural, Mystery
PlaceFrance, Labyrinths
StyleUnexpected ending, Psychological problems, Heavy, Makes me think, For men

Kate and Matt discover that a part of their house can grant wishes. In the wake of several miscarriages, what they want most is a child.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:45
CharactersManiacs, Witch, Horses
PlotLove, Magic, Superpowers, Investigation, Supernatural
PlaceVillage, USA, Small cities
Time18th century, Dark ones
StyleFascinating, Gothic, Disturbing

New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:38
CharactersAnimals, Cooks, Heroes, Family, Mice
PlotAdventure, Flooding, Hunting, Inheritance
PlaceMansions
TimeWinter
StyleLight

Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of it's single, stubborn occupant: a tiny and tenacious mouse.

Markimdb: 5
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:53
PlotSurvival, Revenge, Superpowers, Supernatural, Fate
PlaceCastle, Estate
StylePsychological problems, Atmospheric, Tense, Gothic, Serious

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 – and they soon see the true nature of its horror.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrefantasy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration02:30
CharactersMonsters
PlotLove, Dancing, Magic, Relationship, Love triangle
PlaceEngland, France, Castle
StyleUnexpected ending, Romantic, Cute, Touching, Beautiful landscapes

A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, fantasy, detective
CountryAustralia, USA
Duration01:46
CharactersSerial killers, Widows
PlotOn real events, Money, Earthquake, Death, Curses
PlaceMansions, California
StyleExciting, Philosophical, Gothic

San Jose, California, 1906. Isolated in her labyrinthine mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester believes that she is being haunted by the souls of those killed by the guns manufactured by her company.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrethriller
CountryUnited Kingdom, Russia, Latvia, France
Duration01:59
CharactersMusicians, Violinists
PlotMusic, Mystery, Inheritance, Ghosts
PlaceForest, Mansions, Estate
StyleTense, Psychedelic, Disturbing, Womens in main roles

After a gifted musician inherits a mansion after her long lost father dies under mysterious circumstances, she discovers his last musical masterpiece riddled with cryptic symbols that unravels an evil secret, triggering dark forces that reach beyond her imagination.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryItaly
CharactersStalin
PlotFriendship, Supernatural, Curses, Ghosts, Box
TimeWorld War II
StyleAction

When six-year-old Sophie is tragically orphaned guardianship is assigned to her estranged aunt Annabelle. The two move into a large, eerie, Victorian house where Sophie unearths a locked wooden box with a strange symbol drawn on it. Desperate to connect with her niece Annabelle pries the lock open revealing a beautiful music box. Each time the music box is wound and replayed it's surprisingly chilling melody plays slightly longer, captivating Sophie even more. When the music box begins affecting Sophie's behavior and health Annabelle seeks the aid of a child psychologist and clairvoyant who soon discover the music box is possessed by an evil spirit who seeks to haunt Sophie and destroy Annabelle. As the haunting intensifies time begins to run out and Annabelle finds herself racing against the music box's melody to defeat the spirit before the last note plays.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, fantasy
CountryUSA, Canada, Republic of Ireland, South Africa
CharactersWitch, Brother and sister, Wizards, Old man
PlotMagic, Superpowers, Supernatural, Witchcraft
PlaceForest
TimeDark ones
StyleTense, Womens in main roles, Fairy tales, Disturbing

A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Canada, China, Australia
CharactersChildrens, Family
PlotObsession, Supernatural, Dolls
PlaceMansions, Country houses

After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.

Markimdb: 5
Genrehorror
CountryRussia
Duration01:45
CharactersTeens
PlotCurses
PlaceRussia, Estate, Boarding school

The sinister ghost of the Queen of Spades is out for blood, her victims the students of an old boarding school shrouded in gloomy rumors. Exploring the school’s abandoned wing, the teenagers discover a mirror covered in mysterious drawings. Facing it, they playfully recite an incantation which renders their innermost desires a reality - at the expense of nothing less than their souls.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:43
PlotLove, Passion
StyleRomantic, To cry, Soulful, Gloomy, Touching

Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of life. Mismatched or not, their attraction is instant and smoldering. With time, however, their class and age differences become an obstacle in their relationship, especially since Max can't keep Nora a secret from his Jewish friends and upper-crust associates forever.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryVenezuela
Duration01:41

The story of Dulce, a mother who has encounters with apparitions inside her old house. She must decipher a mystery that could trigger a prophecy: the death of her family.

Markimdb: 6
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration02:09
CharactersOrphans
PlotLife, Obsession, True love, Family life, Adoption
PlaceEngland
Time19th century
StyleRomantic, By books, Atmospheric, Gloomy, Serious

A poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy. Based on the classic novel by Emily Bronte.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:33
PlotSupernatural, Mystery, Ghosts
PlaceEngland, London, Mansions, Estate
StyleAtmospheric, Serious, Disturbing

A young governess, Ann, is sent to a country house to take care of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Soon after her arrival, Miles is expelled from boarding school. Although charmed by her young charge, she secretly fears there are ominous reasons behind his expulsion. With Miles back at home, the governess starts noticing ethereal figures roaming the estate's grounds. Desperate to learn more about these sinister sightings she discovers that the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of her predecessor hold grim implications for herself. As she becomes increasingly fearful that malevolent forces are stalking the children the governess is determined to save them, risking herself and her sanity in the process.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, Luxembourg, USA, Republic of Ireland, Australia
Duration02:05
CharactersStrong women, Family, Pregnant, Fathers, Sisters
PlotOn real events, Death, Love triangle, Jealousy, Ghosts
PlaceParty, Cemetery, Scotland, Mansions
Time19th century
StyleAtmospheric, Touching, Serious

The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada
Duration01:35
CharactersLawyers
PlotRevenge, Supernatural, Life after death, Curses, Mystery
PlaceVillage, England, London, Estate
StyleAtmospheric, Tense, Gothic, Disturbing

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: 5.5
Genrehorror, thriller, military
CountryUnited Kingdom
CharactersSoldier
PlotVirtual Reality, Mystery, Supernatural, Mystery, Ghosts
TimeWorld War II, Dark ones
StyleUnexpected ending, Action, Tense, Gloomy, Serious

A group of World War II American soldiers encounter a supernatural enemy as they occupy a French castle previously under Nazi control.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:44
CharactersWriters
PlotGhosts, Fear
StyleNumbers in the title, Disturbing

A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:45
CharactersDemons
PlotSupernatural, Ghosts, False accusations
StyleUnexpected ending, Action, Atmospheric, Tense, Serious

A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
CountryItaly, USA
Duration02:26
CharactersWitch, Demons, Psychotherapists
PlotSurvival, Dancing, Supernatural, Ballet, Witchcraft
PlaceCollege, Berlin
StyleUnexpected ending, Heavy, Tense, Touching, Disturbing

A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe's artistic director, an ambitious young dancer and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare, others will finally wake up.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:14
CharactersDogs, Witch, Childrens, Demons, Snake
PlotEnd of the world, Magic, Basketball, Friendship, Fear
PlaceSchool
TimeHalloween
StyleFor children, Exciting

When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Italy
Duration01:53
CharactersLesbians, Gay, Losers, Tourists
PlotTravel, Friendship, Depression, Vacation, Divorce
PlaceItaly, Small cities
StyleTo cry, For girls, Touching

After a rough divoce, Frances, a 35 year old book editor from San Francisco takes a tour of Tuscany at the urgings of her friends. On a whim she buys Bramasole, a run down villa in the Tuscan countryside and begins to piece her life together starting with the villa and finds that life sometimes has unexpected ways of giving her everything she wanted.

Markimdb: 3.8
Genrehorror, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, India, Canada
CharactersBabysitting, Orphans, Nephews
PlotSupernatural, Ghosts
PlaceMansions, Labyrinths
StyleBy books, Tense, Disturbing, Womens in main roles, Gothic

A young woman quits her teaching job to be a private tutor (governess) for a wealthy young heiress who witnessed her parent's tragic death. Shortly after arriving, the girl's degenerate brother is sent home from his boarding school. The tutor has some strange, unexplainable experiences in the house and begins to suspect there is more to their story.





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