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Movies that feel like November (2017)

If you loved November, the closest films we have are Interview with the Vampire (1994), mother! (2017) and Viy (1967). All three share November's contemplative and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on YouTube TV, fuboTV and MGM+ Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.

πŸ… 93% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Rainer Sarnetcontemplativedreamlikedreadunsettling

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If November hit the spot, these will too

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Interview with the Vampire
1994 Β· dir. Neil Jordan
πŸ… 66%β˜… 7.5horror Β· drama Β· fantasy

The same mix in both: stillness, then dream logic

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

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mother!
2017 Β· dir. Darren Aronofsky
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.6horror Β· drama

Both land dread and unease at once

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

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Viy
1967 Β· dir. Georgi Kropachyov
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.2drama Β· fantasy Β· horror

Witch is the engine of both

The difference: 50 years apart, and the 1960s show

A seminary student on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village. The hag then transforms into a beautiful young woman whose dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights. With terrors occurring and his faith waning, he reads prayers on the overnight watch and tries to survive the supernatural encounters.

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Kwaidan
1965 Β· dir. Masaki Kobayashi
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.9horror Β· fantasy Β· drama

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.

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Lamb
2021 Β· dir. Valdimar JΓ³hannsson
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.3drama Β· fantasy Β· horror

Fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.

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Nosferatu
2024 Β· dir. Robert Eggers
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.1horror Β· fantasy

Both trade on dread more than on being horror

The difference: Missing the stillness of November

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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Tigers Are Not Afraid
2017 Β· dir. Issa LΓ³pez
πŸ… 97%β˜… 6.9fantasy Β· horror

Unsettling romance in both cases

When her mother suddenly disappears with no one to care for her, young Estrella ends up on the street and joins a gang of children, triggering a dangerous and tragic chain of events.

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Let the Right One In
2008 Β· dir. Tomas Alfredson
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.8horror Β· drama

Drama built on stillness, twice over

When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.

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πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.3drama Β· horror

Both trade on dread more than on being horror

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

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Tumbbad
2018 Β· dir. Rahi Anil Barve
πŸ… 87%β˜… 8.2fantasy Β· horror

Both trade on dream logic more than on being fantasy

India, 1918. On the outskirts of Tumbbad, a cursed village where it always rains, Vinayak, along with his mother and his brother, care of a mysterious old woman who keeps the secret of an ancestral treasure that Vinayak gets obsessed with.

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The Witch
2016 Β· dir. Robert Eggers
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7horror Β· drama Β· mystery

The same preoccupation in both: witch

The difference: Leans mystery where November does not

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 tested in shocking ways.

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The Witches
1990 Β· dir. Nicolas Roeg
πŸ… 94%β˜… 6.8fantasy Β· family Β· horror

Unsettling romance, and it commits to that

While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.

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