Movies thrillers about a haunted house

List of the best thriller films about a haunted house according to the audience: Nightcrawler, Doctor Sleep, The Raven, Shutter Island, Limitless, The Skin I Live In, Split, Bridge of Spies, 127 Hours, Nocturnal Animals.

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

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

    When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom

    A traumatized, alcoholic Dan Torrance meets Abra, a kid who also has the ability to "shine." He tries to protect her from the True Knot, a cult whose goal is to feed off of people like them in order to remain immortal. Doctor Sleep is a sequel to Stephen King's 1977 novel "The Shining". Doctor Sleep is set several decades after the events of the first "Shining".

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Spain, Hungary, Serbia
    Duration01:50

    A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:18

    World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA, Mexico
    Duration01:45

    A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life in this darkly comic and provocative film.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountrySpain, USA
    Duration02:00

    A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Japan
    Duration02:27

    Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, drama, history
    CountryUSA, Germany, India
    Duration02:39

      During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrethriller, drama, adventure, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
      Duration01:33

      The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

        Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:20

          A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrethriller, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:57

            An oil drilling team struggles to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wilds of Alaska. Hunting them is a pack of wolves that sees them as intruders.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrethriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:35

            Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.

            Markimdb: 8.1
            Genrethriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:29

              With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom, India

              What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

              Markimdb: 7.5
              Genrethriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:04

              Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

              Markimdb: 6.8
              Genreaction, thriller
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:34

              A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Stanton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster.

              Markimdb: 6.9
              Genrethriller, drama
              CountryUSA

              Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were dispatched to check on him.

              Markimdb: 6.3
              Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, military
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:48

                Sergeant John Tyree is home on a 2 week leave from Germany. He meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off the pier. John falls in love with Savannah who is a student on spring break helping build a house for Habitat for Humanity. A romance occurs and Savannah falls deeply in love with John. She promises to write John overseas until he returns.

                Markimdb: 7.5
                Genrethriller, drama, detective
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                Duration01:52

                  After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

                  Markimdb: 7.5
                  Genrethriller, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:55

                    Disconnect interweaves multiple storylines about people searching for human connection in today’s wired world. Through poignant turns that are both harrowing and touching, the stories intersect with surprising twists that expose a shocking reality into our daily use of technology that mediates and defines our relationships and ultimately our lives.

                    Markimdb: 7.8
                    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:14

                      The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

                      Markimdb: 7.3
                      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA, France
                      Duration02:13

                        A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder. Lara Brennan is arrested for murdering her boss with whom she had an argument. It seems she was seen leaving the scene of the crime and her fingerprints were on the murder weapon. Her husband, John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. And when the strain of being separated from her family, especially her son, gets to her, John decides to break her out. So he does a lot of research to find a way.

                        Markimdb: 6.7
                        Genreaction, thriller
                        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                        Duration01:35

                          A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

                          Markimdb: 6.8
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:55

                          Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

                          Markimdb: 6.8
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime, history
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:57

                          Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent, student at M.I.T. in Boston who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine with the desire to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the four to five years of schooling as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor Micky Rosa into a small but secretive club of five. Students Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa of the skill of card counting at blackjack.

                          Markimdb: 7.8
                          Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:49

                          Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.

                          Markimdb: 6.7
                          Genrethriller, drama
                          CountryUSA, Japan
                          Duration01:50

                          A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to destroy Claire and replace her in the family. The nail-biting suspense builds quickly in this chilling psychological thriller about deception and bitter revenge.

                          Markimdb: 7.1
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:03

                          Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemption.

                          Markimdb: 6.5
                          Genrethriller, drama
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:06

                          In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything—even put his very life on the line—in a harrowing attempt to understand the bizarre actions of this madman.

                          Markimdb: 7.9
                          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA, France
                          Duration02:01

                          Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

                          Markimdb: 7.5
                          Genrethriller, comedy, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:43

                            A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...

                            Markimdb: 6.8
                            Genrethriller, drama
                            CountryUSA
                            Duration01:52

                            A Harvard Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

                            Markimdb: 6.3
                            Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
                            CountryUSA, Netherlands
                            Duration01:38

                              The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose to the top... and there was no place to go but down.

                              Markimdb: 6.5
                              Genrethriller, drama, crime
                              CountryUSA
                              Duration02:35

                              Naomi Watts stars as Susan, a single mother of two, working as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother. When Henry discovers that the girl next door has a terrible secret, he implores Susan to take matters into her own hands in this imaginative and emotional drama.

                              Markimdb: 6.7
                              Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                              CountryUSA
                              Duration01:55

                                A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

                                Markimdb: 6.8
                                Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                                CountryUSA
                                Duration01:44

                                Kale is a 17-year-old placed under house arrest after punching his teacher. He is confined to his house, and decides to use his free time spying on his neighbors. Things start to get weird when guests enter the Turner's house and don't come back out. Kale and his friends, Ronnie and Ashley, start to grow more and more interested in what is actually happening within the house of Robert Turner.

                                Markimdb: 7.3
                                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                                CountryUSA
                                Duration01:56

                                A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.

                                Markimdb: 6.9
                                Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
                                CountryUSA, Germany
                                Duration01:52

                                  Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny and his 'gang' kidnap Jake's 15 year old brother and holds him hostage. Problem now is what to do with 'stolen boy?'

                                  Markimdb: 7.4
                                  Genrethriller, crime
                                  CountryUSA

                                  A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

                                  Markimdb: 7.4
                                  Genrethriller, drama, crime
                                  CountryUSA

                                  A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

                                  Markimdb: 8.6
                                  Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
                                  CountryUSA
                                  Duration01:54

                                  Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

                                  Markimdb: 6.4
                                  Genrethriller, adventure, crime
                                  CountryUSA
                                  Duration01:51

                                  While on a family vacation, rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.

                                  Markimdb: 7.4
                                  Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                                  CountryUSA
                                  Duration01:48

                                  Jack Terry is a master sound recordist who works on grade-B horror movies. Late one evening, he is recording sounds for use in his movies when he hears something unexpected through his sound equipment and records it. Curiosity gets the better of him when the media become involved, and he begins to unravel the pieces of a nefarious conspiracy. As he struggles to survive against his shadowy enemies and expose the truth, he does not know whom he can trust.

                                  Markimdb: 7.7
                                  Genrethriller, drama, crime
                                  CountryUSA
                                  Duration01:48

                                  After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.

                                  Markimdb: 7.1
                                  Genrethriller, drama, detective
                                  CountryUSA
                                  Duration01:54

                                  Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.

                                  Markimdb: 7.2
                                  Genrethriller, drama
                                  CountryUSA
                                  Duration01:57

                                  Threats from sinister foreign nationals aren't the only thing to fear. Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed (and increasingly paranoid) since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. But all that takes a backseat when a seemingly all-American couple set up house next door.

                                  Markimdb: 6.8
                                  Genreaction, thriller, detective
                                  CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, France, USA
                                  Duration01:53

                                  An American biologist attending a conference in Berlin awakens from a coma after a car accident, only to discover that someone has taken his identity and that no one, not even his wife, believes him. With the help of an illegal immigrant and a former Stazi agent, he sets out to prove who he is and find out why people are trying to kill him.

                                  Markimdb: 7.5
                                  Genrethriller, drama
                                  CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                                  Duration01:59

                                  Freddie is an inept bank clerk with no future. His only hobby is collecting butterflies, which gives him a feeling of power and control that is otherwise totally missing from his life. He comes into a large sum of money, and buys himself a country house. Still unable to make himself at ease socially, he starts to plan on acquiring a girl friend - in the same manner as he collects butterflies. He prepares the cellar of the house to be a collecting jar, and stalks his victim over several days.

                                  Markimdb: 6.7
                                  Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                                  CountryUSA
                                  Duration01:59

                                  A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.




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