Movies dramas about the transmigration of souls

List of the best films dramas about the transmigration of souls according to the audience: The Skeleton Key, The Prophecy, Hereditary, Dead Again, Fluke, What Dreams May Come, Chaotic Ana, Birth, The Fountain, Cloud Atlas.

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, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:44

    A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and only a former priest and a little girl can stop him.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrehorror, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:00

    When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    In 1949 composer Roman Strauss is executed for the vicious murder of his wife Margaret with a pair of scissors. In 1990s Los Angeles a mute amnesiac woman shows up at an orphanage and private eye Mike Church is called in to investigate. Under hypnosis both the woman and Church seem to have a strange link back to the Strauss murder.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantasy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog. Remembering some of who he was, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, he remembers more of his life, and realizes he wasn't such a good husband and father.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, New Zealand
    Duration01:53

    Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife, Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountrySpain
    Duration01:58

    The teenager artist Ana is raised in Ibiza by her German father Klaus in a naturalist lifestyle in a cave. One day, she meets a woman called Justine that invites Ana to move to Madrid, offering education and economical support, to live in an old house with other artists having classes of Arts and with the only commitment of studying. Ana befriends her mate Linda (Bebe) and falls in love for the problematic Said, having her first sexual experience with him. After a period together, Said leaves Ana, and then she is hypnotized by Anglo, discovering her past lives and deaths.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, USA
    Duration01:40

    It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:36

    Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

    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: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryFrance, Canada
    Duration01:33

    Husband, wife, and daughter have moved from Boston to Williamstown. At 16, Samantha treats her mother shabbily, but when the two of them are in a horrific car crash, the mother wills Sam to live, somehow losing her own life while her spirit enters Sam.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:42

      In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrefantasy, drama
      CountryFrance, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan
      Duration02:41

      This psychedelic tour of life after death is seen entirely from the point of view of Oscar (Nathaniel Brown), a young American drug dealer and addict living in Tokyo with his prostitute sister, Linda (Paz de la Huerta). When Oscar is killed by police during a bust gone bad, his spirit journeys from the past -- where he sees his parents before their deaths -- to the present -- where he witnesses his own autopsy -- and then to the future, where he looks out for his sister from beyond the grave.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada, France, Germany
      Duration01:33

        Decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, discovering he's involved in a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. He learns he's part of a top-secret experimental program that enables him to experience the final 8 minutes of another person's life. Colter re-lives the train incident over and over again, gathering more clues each time. But can he discover who is responsible for the attack before the next one happens?

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:48

        I Origins follows a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the human eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab partner, they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has ever known to validate his theory.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrefantasy, drama
        CountryThailand, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain
        Duration01:54

        Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave—the birthplace of his first life.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:52

        Spike Jonze’s debut feature film is a love story mix of comedy and fantasy. The story is about an unsuccessful puppeteer named Craig, who one day at work finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters it’s mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

        Markimdb: 4.9
        Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:57

        The new found married bliss of Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threatens to destroy their world. Bella soon discovers she is pregnant, and during a nearly fatal childbirth, Edward finally fulfills her wish to become immortal. But the arrival of their remarkable daughter, Renesmee, sets in motion a perilous chain of events that pits the Cullens and their allies against the Volturi, the fearsome council of vampire leaders, setting the stage for an all-out battle.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, India, China, Hong Kong
        Duration02:47

        A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrefantastic, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary, USA

        2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife.

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, musical
        CountryIndia, USA
        Duration02:33

        This experimental satire is a comedy of ideas about an alien in the city, who asks questions that no one has asked before. They are innocent, child-like questions, but they bring about catastrophic answers. People who are set in their ways for generations, are forced to reappraise their world when they see it from PK's innocent eyes. In the process PK makes loyal friends and powerful foes, mends broken lives and angers the establishment. PK's childlike curiosity transforms into a spiritual odyssey for him and millions of others. This offbeat, experimental drama is an ambitious and uniquely original exploration of complex philosophies. It is also a simple and humane tale of love, laughter and letting-go. Finally, it is a moving saga about a friendship between strangers from worlds apart.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        Cate, CEO of the Merry and Bright Candy Cane Company, meets Gabe during the busy Christmas season. She assumes Gabe is the suitor her well-meaning mother is trying to set her up with when in reality, he works for Empire Corporate Recovery, which has been hired to take a closer look at Merry and Bright's operation and find ways to make the company more profitable. As Cate and Gabe begin to work together, they find ways to elevate the business and find that they have more in common than savvy business sense.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:25

        Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of 'brotherhood,' tests him and his loyalty in brutal ways.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:44

        Seth McArdle (Samuel Davis) is a high school senior with an especially full plate. Not only must he navigate the usual social and academic pitfalls of high school, but he has to contend with his young twin sisters, serving as de facto parent in the absence of his deceased mother and deadbeat father. The pressure mounts when the bank calls with a foreclosure warning, and Seth's frustrations spill over into various altercations with the school football team. An exasperated coach exiles Seth to work after school with Abel the eccentric groundskeeper (Kevin Sorbo). Their relationship starts off cold and rocky, but as the two spend more time together, they realize they have more in common than either thought. The downside: it's pretty much pain and sadness that they share. The upside: God loves them.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA, France

        Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:01

        The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, Japan
        Duration01:31

        In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to placate the seething masses of this dystopia, Mishima sponsors Tekken, a tournament in which fighters battle until only one is left standing.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA

        After locking himself out of his apartment, an introverted, heartbroken editor finds himself on an epic journey up, down and around his block with life-altering ramifications.

        Markimdb: 2.2
        Genreaction, drama
        CountryAustralia, USA
        Duration01:47

        An elite firm of assassins must face their own mortality as they are hunted down one by one by a mysterious assailant. Caught up in the drama is a disgraced journalist who is more connected to the assassins' world than he could ever know.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genredrama, military
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:44

        Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.

        Markimdb: 4
        Genreaction, drama, sport
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:49

        On these streets everyone is fighting for a way out, but after a lifetime of hard knocks, a down-on-his-luck cage fighter gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is chosen to compete against the MMA world champion during a massive competition. The stakes are high and the reward great...but should he lose, it will cost him his life.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:30

        After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genredrama, family, sport
        CountryIndia, USA

        Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA

        Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.

        Markimdb: 2.1
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:11

        When a discredited L.A. Seismologist warns of an impending 12.7 earthquake, no one takes her seriously. Now on her own, she races desperately to get her family to safety before the earthquake breaks Los Angeles apart from the mainland.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA

        West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genredrama, sport
        CountryUSA

        Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA

        In Barrow, Alaska, teenagers Qalli and Aivaaq find their bond tested when a seal-hunting trip goes wrong, resulting in the death of their friend.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA, Sweden
        Duration01:34

        40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:24

        When new kid in town Ed Wallis is given an assignment to interview an older person, he turns to his mysterious neighbor, Ashby Holt for help. That new connection leads to unexpected journeys for both of them, as Ashby – who turns out to be a retired CIA assassin – deals with a terminal prognosis, and Ed deals with adjusting to life with his newly single mom and developing relationship with a brainy classmate, Eloise.

        Markimdb: 3.4
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama
        CountryUSA

        Faye, a former actress that lost her vision due to botched laser eye surgery, struggles to put her life back together while living alone in her dream house in the Hollywood Hills. Supported by her friend Sophia, she starts opening up to Luke, a personal trainer who is mute and can only communicate through his cell phone. When a masked stranger named Pretty Boy shows up, Faye will realize that she isn't as alone as she thinks.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genredrama, sport
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:27

        Major-league rookie pitcher Hopper Gibson has lost his focus. After choking on the mound, he’s sent down to the minors and prescribed sessions with an unorthodox sports therapist, who pushes him to uncover the origins of his anxiety.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:25

        An aspiring young photographer finds himself caught up in a heady world of money, sex, and privilege when he moves to wealthy Long Island in the summer of 2008.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:37

        Muhammad Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the U.S. judicial system right up to the highest court in the land.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        When an engaged couple can’t agree on anything, the mother of the groom (Linda Gray) hires a wedding planner (Danica McKellar) and an event planner (Paul Greene) to help put together the wedding of their dreams. The two planners are as different as night and day, but as they too learn to compromise, they discover opposites do indeed attract and can combine to produce incredible results!

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama, short
        CountryUSA

        A dark domestic melodrama about the ties that bind and the ties that really bind.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, China
        Duration02:09

        In a series of escalating encounters, security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, France
        Duration01:46

        Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
        Duration02:09

        A traumatised veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.




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