20 best movies like Martyrs (2008)


List of the best movies like Martyrs (2008): Ghostland, Martyrs, Frontier(s), Haunter, Still/Born, The Theatre Bizarre, A Night of Horror Volume 1, A Serbian Film, Dark Souls, The Scarehouse.

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Markimdb: 6.4
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryCanada, France
Duration01:23

A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters' lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange...

Markimdb: 4
Genrehorror
CountryUSA
Duration02:00

A woman and her childhood friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrehorror
CountryFrance, Luxembourg
Duration01:43

    A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
    CountryCanada, France
    Duration01:37

    A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:59

    Still/Born follows Mary, a new mother who lost one of her twins in childbirth. As she struggles with the loss of one of her children, she starts to suspect something sinister is after her surviving child - a supernatural entity that has chosen her child and will stop at nothing to take it from her.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA, France, Canada
    Duration01:54

    Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night, she sees that the front door is slightly ajar and impulsively decides to sneak inside. But there in the dark, decrepit auditorium, a show unlike any other unfolds before her eyes. Its host is an eerie human puppet named Peg Poett who will introduce Penny to six tales of the bizarre: A couple traveling in a remote part of the French Pyrenees cross paths with a lustful witch; A paranoid lover faces the wrath of a partner who has been pushed to her limit; The Freudian dreams of an unfaithful husband blur the lines between fantasy and reality; The horrors of the real world are interpreted through the mind of a child; A woman addicted to other people's memories gets her fix through the vitreous fluid of her victims' eyeballs; And a perverse obsession with sweets turns sour for a couple in too deep.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA, Canada, Australia

    Whether you’re a fan of Sydney's iconic genre film festival A Night of Horror, or just a fan of the best and bloodiest in new horror cinema, you can’t afford to miss this fright-filled anthology. Zombies, demonic entities, self-surgery, cannibalism and more await in the dark corners of this terrifying offering from some of the most talented filmmakers working in the genre today.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountrySerbia
    Duration01:44

      Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, Milos must participate in one last mysterious film. From then on, Milos is drawn into a maelstrom of unbelievable cruelty and mayhem.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama
      CountryNorway, France
      Duration01:35

      A young girl, Johanna, is attacked and seemingly murdered. Her father receives a phone call from the police pronouncing her dead as he sees her walk in the front door of their house. Strange things begin to happen to Johanna; she is disorientated and becomes pale and unresponsive. Similar attacks begin to happen, and Johanna’s father takes it on himself to find out the truth. He embarks on a dark thrill ride of lost memories, conspiracy, and zombie-like symptoms. Finding the mysterious darkness within is the source of the bizarre world he has uncovered.

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genrehorror, thriller, crime
      CountryCanada
      Duration01:24

      When two friends open a Halloween fun house on Devil's Night it is all fun and games until their former sorority sisters begin to arrive. These six sisters are confronted by their past as the night spins out of control.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryCanada
      Duration01:45

      Bruno Hamel is a thirty eight year old surgeon. He lives in Drummondville with his wife Sylvie, and their eight year-old daughter Jasmine. Like many happy people, he is leading an uneventful life until a beautiful fall afternoon, when his daughter is raped and murdered. From then on, the world of the Hamel family collapses. When the murderer is arrested, a terrible project germinates in Bruno's darkened mind. He plans to capture the "monster" and make him pay for his crime. The day the murderer appears in Court, Hamel, who had prepared his plan in great detail, kidnaps the monster and later sends the police a brief message stating that the rapist and murderer of his daughter was going to be tortured for 7 days and then executed. Once this task accomplished, he will then give himself up.

      Markimdb: 2.8
      Genrehorror, comedy, crime
      CountryNetherlands
      Duration02:10

      Taking inspiration from The Human Centipede films, the warden of a notorious and troubled prison looks to create a 500-person human centipede as a solution to his problems.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror
      CountryFrance, Italy, Romania
      Duration01:31

      Alexia travels with her friend Marie to spend a couple of days with her family in their farm in the country. They arrive late and they are welcomed by Alexia's father. Late in the night, a sadistic and sick killer breaks into the farmhouse, slaughters Alexia's family--including their dog--and kidnaps Alexia. Marie hides from the criminal and tries to help the hysterical and frightened Alexia, chase the maniac, and disclose his identity in the end.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrehorror, action
      CountryUSA, Canada, Japan, France
      Duration01:49

      A group of surviving people take refuge in a shopping center after the world has been over taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies. A remake of the 1978 zombie film of the same name.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:31

        Eden Lake is a relentlessly tense and immaculately paced horror-thriller about modern youth gone wild. When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.

        Markimdb: 4.6
        Genrehorror, thriller
        CountryCanada, USA
        Duration02:30

        Veronica, the new girl in town, is lured into the woods by a group of senior boys looking to make her a victim. But the boys don't know that Veronica's been trained to handle herself in surprisingly lethal ways.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, detective
        CountryCanada
        Duration01:45

        In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end the nightmare before it's too late.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrehorror, thriller
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:50

        A petty car thief in a small Southern Ohio town gets involved in an underground game of life and death.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genrehorror, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:09

        A young nurse is kidnapped by a group of violent teens who escape from a mental hospital and take her on the road trip from hell. Pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge, one of the teens is destined for tragedy and horrors that will destroy his mind, moulding him into a monster named Leatherface.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrehorror, fantastic, drama
        CountryDenmark, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Poland
        Duration02:10

        Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:05

        Five medical students, hoping to gain insight into the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring and dangerous experiment. By stopping their hearts for short periods of time, each triggers a near-death experience. As the investigation becomes more and more perilous, they are forced to confront the sins of their pasts, as well as contend with the paranormal consequences of trespassing to the other side.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
        CountrySpain, Mexico
        Duration01:45

          A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:40

          A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrehorror, fantastic
          CountryCanada
          Duration01:32

          A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation.

          Markimdb: 5.1
          Genrehorror, thriller, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:15

          Jennifer Hills is still tormented by the brutal sexual assault she endured years ago. She’s changed identities and cities, reluctantly joining a support group where she begins to piece together a new life. But when her new friend’s murderer goes free and the tales of serial rapists haunt her, Jennifer will hunt down the men responsible and do what the system won’t – make them pay for their crimes in the most horrific ways imaginable. Only this time, no jury may be able to save her.

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genrehorror
          CountryCanada
          Duration02:10

          Samantha has lived her whole life in different foster homes. Now living in a small town, she never feels like she quite fits in, even with her own current foster family who might adopt her, or the boy who follows her around doing her classwork. So, it’s perhaps natural that she doesn’t know what to do with a curious tagalong little sister named Olivia. One day, Sam callously ditches Olivia, who wanders off into the woods on her own and disappears.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrehorror, crime
          CountryTurkey

          Feature length version of the 2013 Turkish short film about police making a horrifying discovery in an apartment building.

          Markimdb: 5.1
          Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
          CountryCanada
          Duration01:38

          Tamara, an unattractive girl who is picked on by her peers, returns after her death as a sexy seductress to enact revenge.

          Markimdb: 5.1
          Genrehorror, thriller, detective
          CountryCanada
          Duration01:40

          Tortured by the ghosts of the demonized insane asylum that killed the crew of GRAVE ENCOUNTERS, film students fight to escape death as their own paranormal investigation goes terribly wrong in this horrifying sequel.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:32

          Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead people.

          Markimdb: 3.6
          Genrehorror, comedy
          CountryCanada

          A horrifying tale of revenge that begins with a back-alley abortion, and ends with a bloodbath so vicious that it brings a new meaning to 'an eye for eye.

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:28

          A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

          Markimdb: 5.2
          Genrehorror, detective
          CountryFrance, Canada, USA
          Duration01:50

          Bruiser is the story of a man who has always tried to fit in. He keeps his mouth shut, follows the rules, and does what he's supposed to do. But one morning, he wakes up to find his face is gone. All the years of acquiescence have cost him the one thing he can't replace: his identity. Now he's a blank, outside as well as in, an anonymous, featureless phantom. Bent on exacting revenge, he explodes. He isn't going to follow the rules anymore.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrehorror, drama, biography, history
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:26

          England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.

          Markimdb: 5.1
          Genrehorror, thriller
          CountryCanada, France

          Two young women terrorized by a group of small town psychos seek revenge on their tormentors.

          Markimdb: 4.6
          Genrehorror, fantastic, drama
          CountryFrance, Spain

          The story about a group of youths who can't face the thought of growing up because anyone who does becomes a rampaging zombie.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:25

            Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. The authorities believed they had buried the truth about the tragedy that claimed over 700 human lives. Now, three years later, a reporter has emerged with footage revealing the cover-up and an unimaginable killer: a mysterious parasitic outbreak. Told from the perspective of those who were there and saw what happened, The Bay unfolds over 24 hours through people's iPhones, Androids, 911 calls, webcams, and whatever else could be used to document the nightmare in Claridge. What follows is a nerve-shredding tale of a small town plunged into absolute terror.

            Markimdb: 3.2
            Genrehorror, thriller
            CountryItaly, Canada
            Duration01:21

            Brian's mother dies and is surprised when he inherit's The Sanctuary, her controversial experimental treatment center for addictions. When he and his friends are shown around the dilapidated building by a mysterious employee, it is clear that there is a sinister mood. Despite this the group enters a secret underground passage and the terrible reality is revealed. Brian's mother had built a revolutionary machine that cured people of their addiction, but as a side effect to materialize the addictions in a mutated form of children who are addicted to human flesh which have moved into the building.

            Markimdb: 5
            Genrehorror, thriller, drama
            CountryUSA

            Novella McClure is like most struggling actresses in Los Angeles: she's in her early 30s, her fake name sounded cooler ten years ago, and she hasn't landed a role in three years. To top it all off, she's developed a disturbing habit of eating her own flesh. Novella desperately tries to hide her strange condition from her motherly landlord, Eesha, and somewhat psychopathic best friend, Candice, but her body and mind continue to deteriorate in the depressing world of failed auditions and sketchy night clubs. Can a romantic relationship with her psychiatrist prevent her from self destruction? Or will her fatal habit continue to eat away at her?

            Markimdb: 5.4
            Genredrama
            CountryGermany, Canada, France, Sweden, Norway
            Duration01:59

            One day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a writer named Tomas accidentally hits and kills a child. Will he be able to move on?

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration03:12

            In 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration01:20

            James Cray watched as his wife was killed by Fargo, a hit-and-run serial murderer. After severely injuring Fargo and going to prison for several years, James is now determined to avenge his wife's death. He drives across the country looking for Fargo's 1972 Cadillac Eldorado, which the now-disabled killer has turned into a rolling death trap. James' search is helped by a state traffic officer and a singer with her own agenda.

            Markimdb: 5.9
            Genrehorror, drama
            CountryUSA, Mexico, Canada

            A young teacher discovers that her troubled student's father and younger brother harbor a deadly supernatural secret. Taking the boy into her care, the teacher must fight for their survival against horrors beyond imagination.

            Markimdb: 4.9
            Genrehorror, thriller, detective
            CountryCanada, France, Japan, USA
            Duration01:35

            Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn't fully understand, Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she's not who she thinks she is. The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her forever.

            Markimdb: 5.2
            Genrehorror, thriller
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
            Duration02:14

            A family’s road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family’s every limit as they struggle to survive.

            Markimdb: 3.3
            Genrehorror
            CountryUSA

            From the director of CANDYMAN and the producers of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY comes a found-footage nightmare of lust, possession, and destruction. Jill's an artist. Ian's a filmmaker. And their love life is off the chain. There's no experience too wild, no dare too dangerous—not even when Jill lets Ian strap her to a gurney in the abandoned hospital they're scoping out for their next art show. But he shouldn't have left her alone. Not even as a joke. Now, Jill's hookup with horror has awakened something in that place. Something with a lust for more than flesh.

            Markimdb: 4.2
            Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, detective
            CountryCanada

            When five friends vacation at a remote lake house, they expect nothing less then a good time, unaware that Earth is under attack by an alien invasion and mass-abductions.

            Markimdb: 5.5
            Genrehorror, thriller
            CountryUnited Kingdom
            Duration01:46

            London, modern day: Joe, a mild mannered young man is bored by his life. When his beloved brother is murdered Joe finds solace in Piggy, one of his brother's old friends. Piggy helps Joe to cope with grief, intent on saving him and helping him get justice for his brother's killing. As their friendship grows Joe finds himself in an increasing dangerous and murky world of violence and revenge. As Joe life collapses around him he starts to question who Piggy really is, and how honest he's really been with him. When Joe confronts Piggy a series of events are put in place that lead to a disastrous climax. Written by Anonymous (IMDb.com).

            Markimdb: 6
            Genrehorror, thriller
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:35

            A fashion photographer is traveling to meet his sister at Eden Parish. Once there, his friends begin to film interviews with the Eden Parish inhabitants, all of whom speak of the commune in glowing terms. However, they soon discover that there is a sinister edge to the commune that belies the seemingly peaceful setting.

            Markimdb: 5.6
            Genrehorror, thriller
            CountryUSA

            A young woman slowly goes crazy after taking a job as the caretaker for an ancient New York home.




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