20 best movies like Shadowhunters (2016)

List of the best movies like Shadowhunters (2016): Beautiful Creatures, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, Sleeping Beauty, Phenomenon, The Sorcerer and the White Snake, Beyond the Mask, The Bride, The Frame, Corbin Nash.

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Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:04

Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure, detective
CountryGermany, Canada
Duration02:10

    In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of Shadowhunters and enters Downworld, an alternate realm filled with demons, vampires, and a host of other creatures. Clary and her companions must find and protect an ancient cup that holds the key to her mother's future.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years ago. David deals with his grief by continuing his romance with Gillian during walks with her "ghost" on the beach at night. While David lives in the past, other family problems crop up in the present in the real world....

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:22

    A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama
    CountryChina, Hong Kong
    Duration01:38

    The Sorcerer and the White Snake is an ancient Chinese fable about a woman demon who falls in love with a mortal is brought to life through the latest advances in CGI and action techniques.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:25

    A former assassin tries to redeem himself by becoming a masked highwayman in Colonial America.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, melodrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:58

    Sting is Doctor Frankenstein in this remake of the old classic film Bride of Frankenstein. After years of research, the doctor finally succeeds in creating the perfect woman, who gets the name "Eva".

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:08

    Two strangers find their lives colliding in an impossible way. Alex is a methodical cargo thief working for a dangerous cartel. Sam is a determined paramedic trying to save the world while running from her past.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrehorror, action, thriller
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    A rogue police detective in search of his parents' killer is murdered and reborn the ultimate killer.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:13

    Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryItaly, USA
    Duration02:08

    Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when independently wealthy Kirk Edwards hires him to write and direct a film. They go to Madrid to find Maria Vargas, a dancer who will star in the film.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Australia, United Kingdom
    Duration01:53

    Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    A family dog—with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind—evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, action, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:30

    A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryIndia
    Duration02:27

    On the request of his friend Kabir, SP Adil Sends him to the Naxal group as an informer. When Kabir finds the truth he becomes one of their gang leader.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA, China, Canada
    Duration02:32

      The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies of witch hunters have battled this unnatural enemy for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who many years ago slayed the all-powerful Witch Queen, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter. Today, Kaulder is the last living hunter who has spent his immortal life tracking down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost family.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, drama, military
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:43

      During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrehorror, fantasy, melodrama, drama
      CountrySouth Korea
      Duration02:13

      Sang-hyun (Song Kang-ho), a respected priest, volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life as a vampire. Now, Sang-hyun is torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newfound desire for Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin), the wife of his childhood friend.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrefantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:09

      Holden wakes up from a coma after 12 years and discovers new abilities that propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy.

      Markimdb: 3.3
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      In a planet where humans must scavenge the post-apocalyptic barren wasteland, Hirokin – a reluctant warrior with a dark past – sets off on mission to fulfill his destiny. Having fought to the death to save his wife and son from the planets evil dictator – Griffin – and his elite army of hunters, the lone warrior is left for dead in the vast desert. Armed with his samurai blade, Hirokin is forced to choose between avenging the murder of his family and fighting for the freedom his people. In a twist of fate and with a small rebellion by his side Hirokin s vision finally becomes clear.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrehorror, melodrama, drama
      CountrySweden
      Duration01:55

      Set in 1982 in the suburb of Blackeberg, Stockholm, twelve-year-old Oskar is a lonely outsider, bullied at school by his classmates; at home, Oskar dreams of revenge against a trio of bullies. He befriends his twelve-year-old, next-door neighbor Eli, who only appears at night in the snow-covered playground outside their building.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure, family, detective
      CountryWest Germany

      A nine year old boy named Joey, who after the tragic death of his father, begins to experience psychic powers such as allowing him to move inanimate objects with his mind, set things on fire, and even communicate with his dead father. However, not everything is good for Joey as his newly gained powers accidentally awake an evil supernatural force that is contained inside the body of an old ventriloquist's dummy that Joey found in an abandoned house. The supernatural Dummy shows similar powers to Joey's, and soon he puts the lives of everyone near Joey in danger as the evil Dummy has dark plans for Joey's special powers.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family
      CountrySpain, Canada, USA
      Duration02:56

      The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:59

        Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonlight transformation, leaves him with a savage hunger for flesh.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:26

        A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genreaction, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:38

        A despondent Vietnam veteran in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing industry in a Texas bay town.

        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: 5.1
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:48

        Supernatural private eye, Dylan Dog, seeks out the monsters of the Louisiana bayou in his signature red shirt, black jacket and blue jeans.

        Markimdb: 3.4
        Genreaction, drama, military, history
        CountryUSA

        Untold and lost history. A true story of the American Pathfinders, the volunteer paratroopers whose deadly mission was to land 30 minutes before the Normandy invasion, locate and mark strategic "drop zones" and set up the top-secret navigation equipment needed to guide the main airborne assault on D-Day.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genreaction, melodrama, drama, military
        CountryUSA

        Toward the end of World War II, two American soldiers fighting in Southern France become romantically involved with a young, American woman. Her background will reveal more about them than her.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:19

        One man's struggle to contain the curse he hides within... and his last-ditch attempt to free himself with the love of family. But when it looks as if he is losing his battle, and endangering all he holds most dear, the family dog, Thor, is the last hope for his family's survival... and the end to his Werewolf curse.

        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: 7
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA

        A young twenty-something diver living in the Florida Keys discovers he has the power to breathe underwater.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrehorror, action, fantasy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration00:30

        Vanessa Helsing, the daughter of famous vampire hunter and Dracula nemesis Abraham Van Helsing is resurrected five years in the future to find out that vampires have taken over the world and that she possesses unique power over them. She is humanity’s last hope to lead an offensive to take back what has been lost.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA

        The big-budget, epic film on young King David who took on the mighty warrior Goliath against all odds.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrehorror, fantasy, melodrama, drama
        CountryGermany
        Duration01:41

        One night, 18 year old Lena is bitten by Louise, leader of a female vampire trio that are as deadly as they are beautiful. Her newfound vampiric lifestyle is a blessing and a curse at the same time. At first, she enjoys the limitless freedom, the luxury, the parties. But soon the murderous blood lust of her comrades in arms proves too much for her, and she falls dangerously in love with Tom, a young undercover cop. When she resolves to turn her back on the bloodsucking band of sisters, Louise fury knows no bounds. Lena will have to choose between immortal love and immortal life.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, drama, western, detective
        CountryCanada, USA
        Duration01:01

        Based on the IDW Comic, Wynonna Earp follows Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures. With her unique abilities, and a posse of dysfunctional allies, she's the only thing that can bring the paranormal to justice.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, drama, western
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:13

          Gunslinger Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich), a former Confederate officer determined on unleashing hell on earth. Jonah not only secures freedom by accepting this task, he also gets revenge on the man who slayed his wife and child. Megan Fox plays a prostitute as well as Jonah Hex's love interst in the film.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genreaction, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:46

          Two friends spend all their free time building flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in hopes that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang "Mother Medusa".

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