20 best movies like Shadowhunters (2016)

List of the best movies like Shadowhunters (2016): The Restless, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Crimson Peak, Aquaman, Beautiful Creatures, Van Helsing, David and Goliath, We Are the Night, Wynonna Earp.

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Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:42

After his beloved fiancée is killed by demons, Yi Gwak (Woo-sung Jung) joins the royal demon-hunting squad and distinguishes himself as a great hero. And though Yi eventually falls in battle, his adventures are just beginning. His spirit is whisked away to Joong-cheon, a place between heaven and earth where souls await reincarnation -- and where the final, epic clash between the forces of good and evil will be played out.

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: 5.5
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.

    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: 6.1
    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: 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".

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA, Canada

      An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
      CountryChina
      Duration02:01

      At the beginning of the 1990s, famous tomb explorer Hu Bayi decided to retire and move to the United States with his girlfriend Shirley. But before his wedding, Bayi discovers his first love Ding Shitian, who supposedly had died in the "One Hundred Cave" 20 years ago, is actually still alive. Together with Shirley and his old exploration partner, Bayi unravels a terrible millennium-old secret...

      Markimdb: 4
      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryPoland, United Kingdom

      Vietnam veteran Billy Ray Lancing, a former CSA agent who now works on a wildlife refuge in Northern Alaska, has been exchanging letters in a pen-pal relationship with Irina Morawska, a 13-year-old orphaned girl in Poland that he's helping out financially. When the letters suddenly stop coming, Billy heads to Poland to figure out why -- only to discover that the orphanage that Irina was staying in, which is financed by honest -- and unsuspecting -- good-intentioned Samaritans, is a cover for a human trafficking network.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA

      Captured by a secret society known as the Faith and mentally controlled with a powerful spell, ancient demoness Lilith now lives as a young woman with no memory of her agless past. However, the terrifying plague unleashed by a rampaging monster, the Demonicos, forces one human to recruit her mystical power known as the Darklight to fight this terrifying beast...

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrehorror, action, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      A mid-western farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of southern vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.

      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: 5.1
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama
      CountryJapan
      Duration01:53

      By the year 2050 AD, a mysterious organization called Galactor has occupied half of the Earth and threatens to exterminate the human race. Around the same time, the International Science Organization had uncovered mysterious stones that bear unusual powers. It is said that one person out of approximately eight million is able to harness the power of the stones; they are known as a "Receptor". Dr. Kozaburo Nambu gathers a team of these five lucky Receptors together. Known as the "Gatchaman" team, it is their mission to defeat Galactor.

      Markimdb: 3.4
      Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:37

      A battle-weary ex-Special Forces Operative buys a ranch in remote American West to flee from the world, and encounters a strange series of trespassers, including a beautiful elf princess and a Native American mystic and Orcs. When the Orcs invade his property, John must give up his isolation to become a hero, before the Orcs unleash their dragon god on our world.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:32

      Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrehorror, action, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:40

      Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, including Vlad's son, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire Dracula.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:09

      Terry Noonan returns home to New York's Hells Kitchen after a ten year absence. He soon hooks up with childhood pal Jackie who is involved in the Irish mob run by his brother Frankie. Terry also rekindles an old flame with Jackie's sister Kathleen. Soon, however, Terry is torn between his loyalty to his friends and his loyalties to others.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom
      Duration01:50

      Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, crime
      CountrySpain, Canada

      In a post-zombie world, where the infected live normal lives, their retroviral drug is running out.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama
      CountryIndia
      Duration02:20

      An inseparable couple Saira and Shiva find themselves in a complicated situation when a stranger claims to be her reincarnated lover from their previous lifetime, hellbent on destroying their relationship and winning her back.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryTaiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China
      Duration02:21

      A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      Beautiful vampire Djuna tries to resist the advances of the handsome, human screenwriter Paolo, but eventually gives in to their passion. When her seductive and highly volatile sister Mimi unexpectedly comes to visit, she threatens Djuna's new relationship, and the whole vampire community becomes endangered.

      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: 6.2
      Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA, Australia
      Duration02:19

      Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

      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: 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: 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: 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: 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
      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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 5.8
        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: 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: 5.7
        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: 6.1
        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: 7.2
        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: 6.8
        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.




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