Movies like Hellbender
If Hellbender's mix of mountain, black magic and forest stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Hellbender'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: black magic, witchcraft, folk horror
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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The Blair Witch Project
1999 · Directed by Daniel Myrick · 81 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: forest, witchcraft, folk horror
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
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The Ritual
2017 · Directed by David Bruckner · 94 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: forest, folk horror
A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.
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A Dark Song
2016 · Directed by Liam Gavin · 100 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: black magic, folk horror
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 Revenant
2015 · Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · 157 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: mountain, forest
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
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Bring Her Back
2025 · Directed by Michael Philippou · 104 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: folk horror · From the same decade (2020s)
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
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The Watchers
2024 · Directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan · 102 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: forest · From the same decade (2020s)
A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.