20 best movies like The Village (2004)


List of the best movies like The Village (2004): The Prestige, Sleepy Hollow, Cucuy: The Boogeyman, The Game, Alien Code, Gone Girl, Midnight Son, The Illusionist, October Gale, Out of the Past.

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Markimdb: 8.5
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:05

    A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:45

    New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA

    When children start disappearing, a rebellious teen under house arrest starts to suspect that a legendary evil, a boogeyman known as the Cucuy, might be responsible.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrethriller, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:09

    In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a coldhearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad -- a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nearly a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:32

    After deciphering a message found in a satellite, genius cryptographer Alex Jacobs finds himself being stalked by government agents and otherworldly beings.

    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: 5.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      MIDNIGHT SON is the story of Jacob, a young man confined to a life of isolation, due to a rare skin disorder that prevents him from being exposed to sunlight. His world opens up when he meets Mary, a local bartender, and falls in love. Tragically, Jacob’s actions become increasingly bizarre as he struggles to cope with the effects of his worsening condition. Forced by the disease to drink human blood for sustenance, he must control his increasingly violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of grisly murders.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Czech Republic
      Duration01:50

      With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crowned prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
      CountryCanada
      Duration01:31

      A doctor takes in a mysterious man who washes ashore at her remote cottage with a gunshot wound. Quickly they both learn the killer has arrived to finish the job, while a storm has cut them off from the mainland.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, film noir
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:37

      Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, CA. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has a secret past, and when a mysterious stranger arrives in town, Jeff is forced to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:46

      Fifteen-year old John Cleaver is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake, and the safety of those around, he lives by rigid rules to keep himself “good” and “normal”. However, when a real monster shows up in his town he has to let his dark side out in order to stop it – but without his rules to keep him in check, he might be more dangerous than the monster he’s trying to kill.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryUSA

      17-year old Eli moves with his family to the isolated farm of reclusive Waylon, a man whose dark past threatens to overtake him. Eli’s family works to restore the desolate fields, while he becomes fascinated with the forests. While on the farm, Eli meets the mysterious Amanda when she gives him an apple. The next day she extracts a promise from him to avoid the deep woods. Reeling from a violent encounter with his father, one night he breaks this promise and finds her body hanging from a tree.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrethriller
      CountryCanada, USA

      After getting hired to probe a suspicious death in the small town of Wander, a mentally unstable private investigator becomes convinced the case is linked to the same 'conspiracy cover up' that caused the death of his daughter.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrethriller, melodrama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:00

      Two teenage boys secretly meet up in a cabin, bear witness to a shooting and barely escape with their lives. Desperate to keep their relationship a secret and in fear of being found by the perpetrator, they remain silent but soon learn that what has been seen cannot be unseen -- and when you witness a horrible event, it changes everything.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration01:44

      A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patients near death experiences.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:10

      Marnie is a beautiful kleptomaniac who is in love with businessman Mark Rutland. Marnie who is a compulsive thief is being watched by her new boss Mark who suspects her of stealing from him and thus decides to blackmail her in the most unusual way. A psychological thriller from Alfred Hitchcock based on a novel of the same name by Winston Graham.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective, film noir
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:22

      A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryGermany, United Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:50

      Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scenery will help alleviate her suffering, she leaves her home in the city and moves into a vacant country house owned by a friend and begins a relationship with charming local Angus. But, just as her life is taking a turn for the better, Rachel realizes she's being romanced by a ghost, leading her to doubt her own sanity.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Australia, China
      Duration02:34

      A husband and wife try to reinvigorate their relationship but their lives are threatened by a "friend" from the husband's past who holds a horrifying secret about him, sending their world into a tailspin.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:03

      Uncle John revolves around the struggle to keep a mysterious disappearance unsolved

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada
      Duration01:56

      The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA

      When a teenage girl says she's the victim of a secret network called The Sisterhood of Night, a quiet suburban town becomes the backdrop for a modern-day Salem witch trial.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, South Africa, Canada
      Duration01:37

        In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:35

        A single mother is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, military
        CountryChina, USA
        Duration01:43

        An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.

        Markimdb: 4.5
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:38

        Haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend Alice, a heartbroken Billy returns home to Northern Virginia seeking solace from old friends. But what he finds there is more disconcerting: his best friend Stanley has become unstable, mysterious and withdrawn from those around him. Billy teams up with another old friend to find out what's going on and as they probe Stanley's recent activities, their friend's behaviour seems more and more bizarre and frightening.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, military, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Luxembourg, China
        Duration01:37

        The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
        CountryUSA

        Young lovers Billy and Sarah journey from L.A. to Texas with plans to make a false claim to the valuable assets left behind by a dead friend. But when their voyage brings them to Tremo, Texas, they find a bizarre and sinister world awaiting them.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, film noir
        CountryUSA

        Los Angeles, 1958: a detective holes up in a downtown hotel awaiting killers to come get him. During the course of one night he will meet various occupants of the hotel and the truth of how he came to be in his present situation will be revealed.

        Markimdb: 4.4
        Genrehorror, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:21

        A father's quiet retreat to the woods with his two children turns into a fight for survival.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:10

        When a crisis threatens to destroy their high school, four teens hatch a daring plan to raise $10 million. Step one? Breaking into the U.S. Mint.

        Markimdb: 4.6
        Genrehorror, thriller
        CountryUSA

        Dr. Michael Cayle thought leaving the chaotic lifestyle of New York City behind for the quiet, small town of Ashborough would bring his family closer together. Soon after arriving, however, he discovers the town's deepest secret: a terrifying and controlling race of creatures that live amongst the darkness in the woods behind his home.

        Markimdb: 5.1
        Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:36

        A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.

        Markimdb: 4.2
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:57

        Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, is torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:39

        Claire (an American) wakes up in a terrible state at the end of a runway in Spain. As she tries to account for her state (blood-soaked and bruised), she has flashbacks from the past few days. She thinks she's killed someone, but isn't sure, and now she's wandering the Spanish streets without money or a clear memory.

        Markimdb: 4.9
        Genrehorror, thriller
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:41

        Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi and director Gil Kenan reimagine and contemporize the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is invaded by angry spirits. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and take the youngest daughter, the family must come together to rescue her.

        Markimdb: 4.4
        Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, detective
        CountryUSA

        Dylan, a young man working at a funeral parlor, is trying to unravel a mystery that shattered his life ten years earlier. After faking his own funeral to see who will show up, he befriends a mysterious street junkie and is reunited with an old love from his past. The lives of these three characters are transformed by supernatural forces as Dylan discovers that no one is who they seem to be.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration01:29

          On the night a comet is passing near Earth, eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of reality bending events. When the power goes out, they discover that the only house on the street left with power also holds many secrets.

          Markimdb: 4.7
          Genrehorror, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:36

          In the Fall of 1940, the entire population of Friar, New Hampshire walked together up a winding mountain trail and into the wilderness. Without warning, they left behind everything: their homes, their clothes, and their money. The only clue where they went was a single word etched into stone near the forest’s edge: YELLOWBRICKROAD.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:53

          In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.

          Markimdb: 3.5
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:33

          Nationally acclaimed evangelist John Luther is the last obstacle in the way of sweeping religious reform in the States. When a U.S. Senator and Luther's own supporters abduct and frame him in the murder of an innocent teenage girl, an unprecedented era of persecution is unleashed. Out on personal recognizance, Luther escapes police surveillance in search of the truth. And suddenly, a once-normal life is targeted by a team of ex-military operatives who wage a relentless campaign to eliminate the incriminating evidence. As evangelist turned fugitive, Luther vows to expose anyone involved with or profiting from the girl's murder; a mission that brings him face-to-face with the coming storm of persecution that will threaten the entire Christian community in America.

          Markimdb: 5
          Genrethriller, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:20

          JIM TAHANA doesn't leave much of an impression when he passes you by. But look closer and you'll sense his hunger - the deep hunger of an insatiable American soul - always scanning to devour something - anything that might fill the searing, unexplained void within him. Jim obsesses over the hobby that has been part of his DNA since he was a young boy: grief tourism - the act of traveling with the intent to visit places of tragedy or disaster. Every year his week-long vacations from work are spent going to grief tourist locations in the lives of different serial killers he is fascinated with. This years obsession is Carl Marznap, a mass murder from New Orleans, Louisiana. But this trip is no ordinary vacation as Jim's rancid sexual impulses and weakening grip on reality deteriorate into a violent despair that will ultimately unlock an unspeakable secret festering within him, bringing The Grief Tourist to it's brutal and shocking finale...

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrethriller, melodrama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:43

          Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening -- and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex cannot totally rely on friends or her estranged husband, Joaquin, for assistance. Only a single ally, loner ex-policeman Turner Kendall, can help her escape her predicament and find the true killer.

          Markimdb: 5.5
          Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, detective
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:36

            Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man – who is wealthy. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when they learn that Valerie's older sister has been killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon, to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon's arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them.

            Markimdb: 5.2
            Genrethriller, fantasy, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:47

            Two siblings discover a supernatural escape from a troubled home, but find their bond tested when reality threatens to tear their family apart.

            Markimdb: 5.5
            Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:25

            A young woman held in captivity discovers the realities of truth and lies in the outside world.

            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: 6.6
            Genrehorror, thriller
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:58

            A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genrethriller, comedy, drama
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
            Duration01:57

            A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genrethriller, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:34

            A drama centered around the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.




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