Movies like The Priest (2021)
The best movies like The Priest (2021) are Bhoothakaalam (2022), Romancham (2023) and Churuli (2021). If The Priest hooked you with its drama and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRemember (2015)7.3/10 from 785 votes
- NewestPravinkoodu Shappu (2025)Released 2025
- In MalayalamBhoothakaalam (2022)Also in Malayalam
Bhoothakaalam (2022)
Following the death of a family member, a mother and son experience mysterious events which distort their sense of reality and make them question their sanity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Romancham (2023)
Set in 2007, in the outskirts of Bengaluru, a game of Ouija board goes hilariously wrong when seven bachelors unexpectedly invite a spirit and try to make the best out of the situation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChuruli (2021)
Two cops undercover trailing a fugitive enter a hamlet inside a dense forest. At every turn, they encounter a mysterious character who further misleads them into new labyrinths.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKuruthi (2021)
Ibrahim, a widower, grieves the loss of his wife and child and lives in a secluded area. However, his life turns upside down after a policeman comes knocking at his door with a criminal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Joseph (2018)
Joseph is a retired police officer with adept investigative skills. He accidentally gets involved in a crime case after his ex-wife’s unexpected demise.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKumari (2022)
Kumari is married off to Dhruvan of Kanjirangattu Tharavadu, a cursed land beyond Illmayi, in the west. As Kumari finds her comfort zone in her new family which is heavy with mystery, myths and superstitions, she also realizes that the people over there are blinded by faith and sorcery, ready to sacrifice their lives to preserve tradition, prosperity and peace.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & drama
Rorschach (2022)
When Luke Antony's wife goes missing, he sets off to search for her and stumbles upon the Balan family. However, terrorising events start occurring as Luke grows closer to them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEla Veezha Poonchira (2022)
Sudhi and Madhu are police officers at a small wireless police station on the hilltop. Amidst the heavy monsoon, they receive word that a woman`s body parts have been scattered all over Elaveezhapoonchira. Will they solve the mystery?
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Golam (2024)
A mysterious death during work hours in an office puzzles all but only Investigator ASP Sandeep Krishna observes it as a murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Kooman (2022)
The story takes place in a hilly village on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. The story is about a strict police officer who relocates there and the subsequent events that turn his and many other's lives upside down associated with that police station. Few normal incidents happen in the village, and some from the past suddenly appear to be abnormal. The secrets slowly start unfolding.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Nizhal (2021)
A First class judicial Magistrate comes across an 8 year old boy-Nithin & his murder stories. Do they have real life connection?
Why it matches: Fans watch both
9 (2019)
When forces within and beyond this world conspire to snatch his son away, a father resolves to do whatever it takes to protect him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Joji (2021)
Joji, an engineering dropout and the youngest son of a rich family lives with his aspirations of becoming super wealthy. Driven by greed and blind ambition, he decides to execute his plans following an unexpected event in the family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJallikattu (2019)
An escaped buffalo triggers a frenzy of ecstatic violence in a remote village.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPravinkoodu Shappu (2025)
On a rainy night, a toddy shop owner is found hanging after 11 people stayed inside playing cards in the closed shop. SI Santhosh investigates, uncovering secrets to find the killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Anjaam Pathiraa (2020)
A psychologist with a keen interest in criminology gets entangled in a tough serial killer case which the police find hard to crack.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIrul (2021)
A dark rainy night, an empty house, a stranded couple and an unknown man. A sleek game of the cat and the mouse starts playing on, as the three of them find a dead body in the basement.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Nayattu (2021)
Three police officers are forced to go on the run when they get tangled in the death of a youth, a few days before the election.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBougainvillea (2024)
A family entangled in a police investigation surrounding the mysterious disappearance of tourists in Kerala.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Kaanekkaane (2021)
Paul’s daughter Sherin is no more and her husband Allen has remarried. When he visits the new couple, who is also taking care of his grandson, a few doubts pop up in his mind, regarding his daughter’s death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Jana Gana Mana (2022)
After the mysterious death of a college professor triggers nationwide protests, a police officer’s pursuit of justice unravels layers of political manipulation and moral conflict, exposing how truth and power collide in the pursuit of justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like this12th Man (2022)
A group of 11 friends go away to a resort for a weekend bachelor party, but the day ends in a death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Bramayugam (2024)
A folk singer in 17th-century Kerala discovers a mansion. Inside, he encounters an enigmatic cook and a powerful master, setting in motion a chain of events that changes his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAattam (2024)
After a party amongst a theatre group, their sole actress, Anjali is subjected to a crime from one of the men in the group. A meeting is called for. In trying to reach a consensus, stories unravel, suspicions surface and clamour ensues.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Sookshmadarshini (2024)
Manuel returns with his mother to their former home in a middle-class neighbourhood. Suspicious of his intentions, Priyadarshini and her friends begin gathering clues, convinced he may be hiding something sinister.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWe Go On (2016)
Paralyzed by his fear of dying, Miles Grissom takes out an advert offering $30,000 in reward money to the first person who can show him evidence of an angel, a demon, or prove that ghosts exist - anything to prove to him that we go on after our deaths. He narrows the responses down to three viable candidates - a scientist, a medium, and a worldly entrepreneur. Along with his protective mother, he embarks on an adventure through Los Angeles that will spiral into an unthinkable nightmare.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Caveman's Valentine (2001)
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisRemember (2015)
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBefore and After (1996)
Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Question of Faith (2017)
When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Priest?
The closest matches to The Priest are Bhoothakaalam (2022), Romancham (2023) and Churuli (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Priest?
People who watched The Priest most often go on to Bhoothakaalam (2022), Romancham (2023) and Churuli (2021).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Priest?
Remember (2015), rated 7.3/10 by 785 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Priest?
Pravinkoodu Shappu (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Malayalam movies like The Priest?
Yes: Bhoothakaalam (2022), Romancham (2023) and Churuli (2021).
How are movies similar to The Priest chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Priest, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.