Movies like The Spirit of the Dead (2000)
The best movies like The Spirit of the Dead (2000) are Caged (2021), Best Wishes to All (2024) and The Surrender (2025). If The Spirit of the Dead hooked you with its horror and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)7.3/10 from 6,799 votes
- NewestThe Surrender (2025)Released 2025
- In JapaneseBest Wishes to All (2024)Also in Japanese
Caged (2021)
An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and pushed to the breaking point by an abusive female guard.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBest Wishes to All (2024)
A young woman's visit to her grandparents' home leads to the discovery of what's brought them happiness, a revelation that will lead her to question her choices, sanity and reality itself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Surrender (2025)
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Transfiguration (2016)
When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCastle Freak (1996)
John Reilly discovers that his family's newly inherited castle in Italy is haunted by a relentless, bloodthirsty creature.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMedusa (2020)
After being bitten by a lethal snake, a young woman experiences changes in her senses and appearance, as she sheds her old self and slowly turns into a deadly weapon.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWerewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)
Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Vanishing (1993)
The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hunt (2020)
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRace with the Devil (1975)
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJigsaw (2017)
Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Possessed (2021)
A man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same supernatural gift, they join forces for the ultimate confrontation. Inspired by actual events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Evil (1978)
Shortly after moving into a dark, brooding mansion, a psychologist and his co-workers are terrorized by a horrible evil being.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisPlay Dead (2022)
Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is using the corpses for his sick and twisted business, and when he realises that Chloe still has a pulse, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Truth About Emanuel (2013)
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDark Harvest (2023)
In a small Midwestern town, a deadly annual ritual unfolds when the mythical nightmare, Sawtooth Jack, rises from the cornfields and challenges the town’s teenage boys in a bloody battle of survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Horror House (2012)
On Halloween night, a sorority house is overrun with ghosts, while a vengeful housemother goes on a killing spree.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Entity (1982)
A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUntil Dawn (2025)
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Fluttering Lust Trap (1997)
A young couple, stranded by a car breakdown, discovers an old hot spring inn. They quickly decide to stay there. Soon, they begin to be followed by the shadow of someone or something around them. It turns out to be the ghost of a woman who died at the inn and cannot rest in peace.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & horror
Undead Cemetery (2014)
Eisuke Kasahara (47 years old), the director of surgery at Eiai University Hospital, is affectionate with his flashy wife Lisa (35 years old), who does not do housework for Roku, and asks a detective agency to investigate and discovers that Lisa is having an affair with her host. Eisuke tried to pressure Lisa for a divorce by confronting her with photographic evidence and an investigation report. However, on the contrary, Lisa confronts her with the results of an investigation that Eisuke is having an affair with Aki Nogami, a 24-year-old beautiful nurse. "I'm a generous wife, so I don't make a fuss about my husband's infidelity, and of course I don't want to divorce him. However, if you really want to break up, I'll get plenty of alimony," Eisuke, who was threatened by Lisa, unilaterally says goodbye to Aki and chooses the path of remarriage with Lisa. But from here, Eisuke's real shambles awaited...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Shin Mahjong Demon 5: Shinjuku Mahjong Showdown (2000)
He who conquers Kabukicho conquers the nation! This thrilling mahjong film faithfully recreates the atmosphere of a mahjong tournament held in Shinjuku's Kabukicho district during the 1970s, known as the golden age of mahjong. Who will be able to stop the legendary mahjong master, Shoichi Sakurai, from achieving a third consecutive victory...? The curtain rises on a fierce battle for pride between these men!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider Vulcan & Valkyrie (2021)
Shigeru Daimonji, the Secretary of National Defense, has ordered Yua Yaiba/Kamen Rider Valkyrie to eliminate Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai. While she hesitates to act on this directive, the Rider itself sets sights on Valkyrie. Meanwhile, the now former Solds attempt to discover freedom for the first time without ZAIA Enterprise, while engaging in an all out war against A.I.M.S. Isamu Fuwa/Kamen Rider Vulcan, who personally witnessed the birth of Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai, investigates to discover their true goal. What is Yua's fate, who acts on her own justice as she refuses to fight both Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai, the Solds, & Isamu who is determined to carry out his final mission as Kamen Rider Vulcan?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Carlos (1991)
V-cinema classic about a wanted Brazilian Japanese gangster who flees to Tokyo and fights yakuza.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Biotherapy (1986)
A group of Japanese scientists are stalked and viciously butchered by a creepy alien in a trenchcoat.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Miran, The Revenger (1996)
Miran, a daughter who can't speak because of the shock of witnessing her father's murder, vows revenge on the international drug organization Yongdeng faction. She is reunited with her estranged sister Mishuku, and they part ways. The Black Dragon Society led by Lee of the Yongdeng Faction vs. the runaway group Night Raid led by Mishukul. The killing machine, Maya vs. Miran. What is going through Miran's mind as she takes revenge despite the loss of her friends?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
The King of Kita: Roar of Darkness (1997)
The mysterious death of the perpetrator of sexual violence against women continues. Former lawyer Toshisuke Honmoto begins to work on solving the case. However, a group of men calling themselves the "Justice Restoration Group" appear before Honmoto, and a battle with them begins.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Swallowtail: Queens of the Night (2011)
The struggle to become number one in a Roppongi hostess club. Based on a story by Akira Eshima. In Roppongi's "Papillon," a popular cabaret club among many, there were two number one hostesses. One was Ayame, rumored to be a virgin, who meticulously attends to each customer. The other was Tsubaki, who was willing to engage in intimate business dealings, thereby attracting high-spending clients. Into such a "Papillon," Yuri has just joined.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Akagi the Gambler II (1997)
Akagi appears again one year after the night where he first played mahjong.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Spirit of the Dead?
The closest matches to The Spirit of the Dead are Caged (2021), Best Wishes to All (2024) and The Surrender (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Spirit of the Dead?
Start with Caged (2021), the closest match to The Spirit of the Dead.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Spirit of the Dead?
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), rated 7.3/10 by 6,799 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Spirit of the Dead?
The Surrender (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like The Spirit of the Dead?
Yes: Best Wishes to All (2024), A Fluttering Lust Trap (1997) and Undead Cemetery (2014).
How are movies similar to The Spirit of the Dead chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Spirit of the Dead, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.