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Movies that feel like Viy (1967)

If you loved Viy, the closest films we have are Kwaidan (1965), Interview with the Vampire (1994) and November (2017). All three share Viy's contemplative and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel and HBO Max and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 88% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Georgi Kropachyovcontemplativedreamlikedreadunsettling

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If Viy hit the spot, these will too

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

Contemplative where it counts, dreamlike underneath

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

Both keep circling back to gothic horror

The difference: 27 years apart, and the 1990s show

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

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November
2017 Β· dir. Rainer Sarnet
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.1drama Β· fantasy Β· romance

Witch is the engine of both

The difference: Leans romance where Viy does not

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.

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

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath

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

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

Drama built on stillness, twice over

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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Poison for the Fairies
1986 Β· dir. Carlos Enrique Taboada
β˜… 7.2fantasy Β· horror

Fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

The difference: Not nearly as contemplative as Viy

In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.

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

Both built around gothic horror

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

Witch sits at the heart of each

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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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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The Devil's Backbone
2001 Β· dir. Guillermo del Toro
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.4fantasy Β· drama Β· horror

Unsettling drama in both cases

Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa LucΓ­a orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.

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Repulsion
1965 Β· dir. Roman Polanski
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.6drama Β· thriller Β· horror

Contemplative horror, and it commits to that

Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.

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Don't Look Now
1973 Β· dir. Nicolas Roeg
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.1thriller Β· drama Β· horror

Fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

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