Movies like Viy
If Viy's mix of witch, village and evil spirit stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Viy's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Witch
2016 · Directed by Robert Eggers · 92 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: witch, folk horror · Also horror and fantasy
In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are…
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Pumpkinhead
1988 · Directed by Stan Winston · 86 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: witch, demon · Also fantasy and horror
When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.
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A Dark Song
2016 · Directed by Liam Gavin · 100 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: demon, folk horror · Also horror and fantasy
A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.
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The Craft
1996 · Directed by Andrew Fleming · 101 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: witch · Also horror and drama
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
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Nosferatu
2024 · Directed by Robert Eggers · 133 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: gothic horror · Also horror and fantasy
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
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Fear Street: 1994
2021 · Directed by Leigh Janiak · 108 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: witch · Also horror and drama
After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.
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Witch Hunt
2021 · Directed by Elle Callahan · 92 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: witch · Also horror and fantasy
In a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, a sheltered teenager must face her own demons and prejudices as she helps two young witches avoid law enforcement and cross the southern border to…
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983 · Directed by Jack Clayton · 95 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: witch · Also fantasy and horror
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
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The Reckoning
2021 · Directed by Neil Marshall · 111 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: witch · Also horror and drama
In the aftermath of the Great Plague and amidst the subsequent witch-hunts against women, a young widow grapples with the tragic death of her husband in a society completely consumed by fear and death.
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In the Lost Lands
2025 · Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson · 101 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: witch · Also fantasy and horror
A queen sends the powerful and feared sorceress Gray Alys to the ghostly wilderness of the Lost Lands in search of a magical power, where she and her guide, the drifter Boyce, must outwit and outfight both man and demon.
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Warlock
1989 · Directed by Steve Miner · 103 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: witch · Also horror and fantasy
In 17th century New England, witch hunter Giles Redferne captures an evil warlock, but the conjurer eludes death with supernatural help.