Movies like La possédée (1971)
The best movies like La possédée (1971) are The Nun II (2023), The Song of Bernadette (1943) and A Nun's Curse (2020). If La possédée hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedThe Exorcist (1973)7.8/10 from 9,023 votes
- NewestThe First Omen (2024)Released 2024
The Nun II (2023)
In 1956 France, a priest is violently murdered, and Sister Irene begins to investigate. She once again comes face-to-face with a powerful evil.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Song of Bernadette (1943)
In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Massabielle grotto - the townspeople assume this lady to be the Virgin Mary. Pompous government officials think the girl is insane, doing their best to suppress her and her followers, while the church wants nothing to do with the matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the town, ultimately transforming their lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Nun's Curse (2020)
A group of travelers are forced to seek shelter inside an abandoned jail where a notorious nun named Sister Monday had once been assigned and was suspected of murdering prisoners.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Nun (2018)
A priest with a dark past and a novice nearing her final vows are sent by the Vatican to Romania to investigate a nun's death and face a demonic force.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Little Hours (2017)
Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister Alessandra, Sister Ginevra and Sister Fernanda, try unsuccessfully to find out what their purpose in life is, a conundrum that each of them faces in different ways.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisImmaculate (2024)
An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPrey for the Devil (2022)
In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante, Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl and soon realizes the Devil has her right where he wants her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNuns on the Run (1990)
Set up by their boss to be knocked off following a final heist, soon-to-retire crooks Brian Hope and Charlie McManus get wind of their impending demise and run off with the spoils of their crime. Fleeing their boss, the drug dealers they robbed, the police, and Brian's angry girlfriend, the duo take refuge in a training convent for nuns. In disguise, they convince Sister Superior that they're nuns, a charade they're forced to maintain as their enemies arrive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Devils (1971)
In 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of sexually depraved Sister Jeanne's accusations of witchcraft, which corrupt officials of church and state are all too happy to exploit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSister Act (1992)
When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, she proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be closed by the unscrupulous chief of a local authority.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe First Omen (2024)
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Exorcist (1973)
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOrphan (2009)
After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Nun's Story (1959)
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStigmata (1999)
A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Skeleton Key (2005)
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMagic in the Moonlight (2014)
Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like La possédée?
The closest matches to La possédée are The Nun II (2023), The Song of Bernadette (1943) and A Nun's Curse (2020). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after La possédée?
Start with The Nun II (2023), the closest match to La possédée.
What is the highest-rated movie like La possédée?
The Exorcist (1973), rated 7.8/10 by 9,023 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like La possédée?
The First Omen (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like La possédée?
Yes: The Nun II (2023), The Song of Bernadette (1943) and A Nun's Curse (2020).
How are movies similar to La possédée chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside La possédée, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.