Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "evil-cult"

1. Borderlands (2024)

102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy | Completed

Based on the best-selling videogame, this all-star action-adventure follows a ragtag team of misfits on a mission to save a missing girl who holds the key to unimaginable power.

Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Gina Gershon, Cate Blanchett, Ariana Greenblatt, Jack Black

2. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

PG-13 | 164 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Eight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman

Votes: 1,827,669 | Gross: $448.14M

3. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Approved | 137 min | Drama, Horror

A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer

Votes: 235,223

4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

PG-13 | 146 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

As Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy

Votes: 599,215 | Gross: $295.98M

5. The Babysitter (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 85 min | Comedy, Horror

When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot baby sitter belongs to a satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

Director: McG | Stars: Judah Lewis, Samara Weaving, Robbie Amell, Hana Mae Lee

Votes: 108,206

6. Bright (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 117 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller

A detective must work with an Orc to find a powerful wand before evil creatures do.

Director: David Ayer | Stars: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Edgar Ramírez

Votes: 201,682

7. The Invitation (I) (2015)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

When a man accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife, the unsettling past reopens old wounds and creates new tensions.

Director: Karyn Kusama | Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman, Tammy Blanchard

Votes: 119,103 | Gross: $0.23M

8. Candyman (1992)

R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd, Kasi Lemmons

Votes: 100,167 | Gross: $25.79M

9. I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

In a town full of secrets, a group of teenagers are stalked by a mysterious killer a year after a fatal accident on their graduation night.

Stars: Madison Iseman, Brianne Tju, Bill Heck, Zeke Goodman

Votes: 9,065

10. The Omega Man (1971)

PG | 98 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Dr Robert Neville has developed an experimental vaccine which makes him the only immune survivor of a biological catastrophe. A gang of homicidal mutants blame science for their condition and attempt to kill him.

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo

Votes: 34,075 | Gross: $8.72M

11. Horizon Zero Dawn (2017 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In a primitive tribal world where strange, monstrous, animalistic machines roam the wilderness, a brave young female warrior goes on a quest to learn the truth about her mysterious origin and the state the world is in.

Director: Mathijs de Jonge | Stars: Ashly Burch, Laura van Tol, Ava Potter, JB Blanc

Votes: 18,635

12. Venus (I) (2022)

R | 100 min | Horror

Horror invades the concrete corridors of a cursed apartment complex on the outskirts of Madrid.

Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Ester Expósito, Inés Fernández, Ángela Cremonte, Magüi Mira

Votes: 4,005

13. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

PG-13 | 109 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

When assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins

Votes: 23,408 | Gross: $19.74M

14. Resident Evil Village (2021 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

Ethan Winters' world suddenly comes crashing down when Chris Redfield's appearance sets off a chain of events that ultimately leads him to a mysterious village.

Directors: Morimasa Sato, America Young | Stars: Todd Soley, Katie O'Hagan, Jeff Schine, Michelle Lukes

Votes: 7,494

15. The Lost Empire (1984)

R | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Seeking revenge, officer Angel Wolfe, her Native American friend Whitestar, and outlaw Heather infiltrate a fortified island where an undead wizard and his evil cult force captured women to take part in gladiatorial tournaments.

Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: Melanie Vincz, Raven De La Croix, Angela Aames, Paul Coufos

Votes: 1,714

16. In Fabric (2018)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.

Director: Peter Strickland | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Julian Barratt, Steve Oram

Votes: 13,954

17. Messiah of Evil (1974)

R | 90 min | Horror

A young woman goes searching for her missing artist father. Her journey takes her to a strange Californian seaside town governed by a mysterious undead cult.

Directors: Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz | Stars: Michael Greer, Marianna Hill, Joy Bang, Anitra Ford

Votes: 5,837

18. We Summon the Darkness (2019)

R | 91 min | Horror, Music, Thriller

Three best friends embark on a road trip to a heavy-metal show, where they bond with three aspiring musicians and head off to one of the girls' country home for an after-party.

Director: Marc Meyers | Stars: Alexandra Daddario, Keean Johnson, Maddie Hasson, Amy Forsyth

Votes: 11,877

19. Wounds (2019)

R | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.

Director: Babak Anvari | Stars: Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman, Christin Rankins

Votes: 21,581

20. Satanic Panic (2019)

Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Horror

A pizza delivery girl at the end of her financial rope has to fight for her life - and her tips - when her last order of the night turns out to be high society Satanists in need of a virgin sacrifice.

Director: Chelsea Stardust | Stars: Rebecca Romijn, Arden Myrin, Hayley Griffith, Ruby Modine

Votes: 6,863

21. Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)

Not Rated | 70 min | Horror

A family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo.

Director: Harold P. Warren | Stars: Tom Neyman, John Reynolds, Diane Adelson, Harold P. Warren

Votes: 37,540

22. Borderlands 3 (2019 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In this FPS/RPG, Troy and Tyreen Calypso learn of other Vaults beyond the planet Pandora, and form a violent cult named the "Children of the Vault" to gain possession of them, while Lilith recruits the "Vault Hunter" to get to them first.

Directors: Mo Davoudian, Paul Sage, Matteo Grossi | Stars: Chris Hardwick, Ice-T, Penn & Teller, SungWon Cho

Votes: 2,461

23. Kristy (2014)

Not Rated | 86 min | Horror, Thriller

When a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts, she must conquer her deepest fears to outwit them and fight back.

Director: Olly Blackburn | Stars: Haley Bennett, Ashley Greene, Lucas Till, Chris Coy

Votes: 9,285

24. Race with the Devil (1975)

PG | 88 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, Lara Parker

Votes: 7,339 | Gross: $12.64M

25. The Visitor (2022)

89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

After a series of tragedies, Robert moves with his wife back to her childhood home. After he discovers an old portrait of a man who looks like him, he goes down a rabbit hole to discover the identity of this mysterious doppelganger.

Director: Justin P. Lange | Stars: Finn Jones, Jessica McNamee, Thomas Francis Murphy, Dane Rhodes

Votes: 2,903

26. Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999 Video)

R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller

The Candyman is back, trying to convince his descendent, an artist, to join him.

Director: Turi Meyer | Stars: Donna D'Errico, Tony Todd, Alexia Robinson, Leonardo Guerra

Votes: 7,628

27. Kamen Rider (1971–1973)

TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A grasshopper-like, motorcycle-riding cyborg (joined by another one later in the show) fights the evil organization that transformed him for their evil deeds.

Stars: Akiji Kobayashi, Shinji Nakae, Gorô Naya, Jirô Yabuki

Votes: 428

28. Jackals (I) (2017)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.

Director: Kevin Greutert | Stars: Deborah Kara Unger, Ben Sullivan, Chelsea Ricketts, Nick Roux

Votes: 4,896

29. No Place to Hide (1992)

R | 98 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

A tough L.A. cop and the teen sister of the ballerina whose murder he's investigating become targeted by a sinister cult that secretly runs the city.

Director: Richard Danus | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Drew Barrymore, Illana Diamant, Martin Landau

Votes: 783 | Gross: $0.14M

30. Getaway (II) (2020)

76 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror

Tamara Miller has planned a weekend lake getaway with her lifelong two best friends. When she gets kidnapped by a backwoods cult, eerie and unexplained occurrences arise. Will she make it ... See full summary »

Director: Toran Caudell | Stars: Jaclyn Betham, Scout Taylor-Compton, Landry Allbright, Toran Caudell

Votes: 2,616

31. The Dain Curse (1978)

360 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Private eye investigates diamond theft, and becomes involved with an ancient family curse.

Stars: Tom Bower, David Canary, Malachy McCourt, Hattie Winston

Votes: 360

32. Dragon Fury (1995)

Not Rated | 79 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Mason, a dragon warrior from the future, returns to the year 1999 in search of a serum that can combat a disease simply known as "The Plague." In the post-apocalyptic world of 2099 -- after... See full summary »

Director: David Heavener | Stars: Richard Lynch, Robert Chapin, Chona Jason, Deborah Stambler

Votes: 249

33. The Iron Heart (2022–2023)

TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

An undercover agent goes on a dangerous mission to bring down a crime ring. Fueled by a bitter and painful past, Apollo and his allies face the grueling task that will challenge his resolve and strength.

Stars: Richard Gutierrez, Sue Ramirez, Albert Martinez, Anthony Jennings

Votes: 65

34. Harvester (1996 Video Game)

M | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Amnesiac named Steve wakes up in a strange little town called Harvest, a place seemingly straight out of 1950s Americana but with a noticeably eerie and twisted pitch black dark side, that's preparing for the annual festival of blood.

Director: Gilbert P. Austin | Stars: Michael Napadano Jr., Pieter Van Der Vliet, M.R. Eudy, Tim Higgins

Votes: 236

35. Elves (1989)

PG-13 | 89 min | Horror

A woman finds she is part of a Nazi breeding experiment with elves to create supermen. She and friends are trapped in a store with an elf. Only a renegade Santa Claus can save them.

Director: Jeffrey Mandel | Stars: Dan Haggerty, Julie Austin, Deanna Lund, Borah Silver

Votes: 1,800

36. The Deceivers (1988)

PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Fact-based account of a secret society of murderers, and of the man who exposed them in British India 1825.

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi Kapoor, Helena Michell

Votes: 1,271 | Gross: $0.35M

37. Mind, Body & Soul (1992)

R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller

Brenda is brought to a satanic ritual by her evil cultist boyfriend. She refuses to join the cult, so they deem her traitor and take brutal revenge. She's framed, jailed, beaten and raped. Her defense lawyer, John, is her only ally.

Director: Rick Sloane | Stars: Ginger Lynn, Wings Hauser, John Henry Richardson, Tamara Clatterbuck

Votes: 301

38. Ritual of Evil (1970 TV Movie)

98 min | Drama, Horror

A psychiatrist investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress.

Director: Robert Day | Stars: Louis Jourdan, Anne Baxter, Diana Hyland, John McMartin

Votes: 294

39. Devil's Prey (2001)

R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of young adults attend an all-night rave only to discover that it's a trap for a satanic cult that requires flesh for bloody sacrifices.After a night of being chased by masked members, the would-be victims find sanctuary

Director: Bradford May | Stars: Ashley Jones, Charlie O'Connell, Bryan Kirkwood, Jennifer Lyons

Votes: 1,059

40. Low Blow (1986)

R | 90 min | Action

Leo Fong plays a private investigator who is in search of a young girl kidnapped by a religious cult. Destined to save her, he teams up with a Vietnam vet, a pro-boxing champ and a former cop to save her...

Director: Frank Harris | Stars: Leo Fong, Cameron Mitchell, Troy Donahue, Diane Stevenett

Votes: 663 | Gross: $0.06M

41. Manos Returns (2018)

67 min | Comedy, Horror

MANOS Returns is the follow up film to the cult favorite Manos: The Hands of Fate, created by Jackey Neyman Jones who portrayed Debbie from the original film.

Director: Tonjia Atomic | Stars: Jackey Neyman Jones, Tom Neyman, Diane Adelson, Bryan Jennings

Votes: 231

42. Hellmington (2018)

83 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A detective investigates her father's dying words; the name of a girl who has been missing for 9 years.

Directors: Justin Hewitt-Drakulic, Alex Lee Williams | Stars: Nicola Correia-Damude, Michael Ironside, Yannick Bisson, Monica Parker

Votes: 442

43. Shadow Builder (1998)

R | 120 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

A demon is summoned to take the soul of a young boy, who has the potential to become a saint. By doing this, he will open a doorway to Hell, and destroy the world.

Director: Jamie Dixon | Stars: Michael Rooker, Leslie Hope, Shawn Thompson, Andrew Jackson

Votes: 1,791

44. Deadly Premonition (2010 Video Game)

M | Crime, Horror, Mystery

Eccentric FBI agent Francis York Morgan has been called in to investigate the ritualistic murder of Anna Graham in the small town of Greenvale. With every clue he finds, the surreal mystery deepens.

Director: Swery | Stars: Melissa Hutchison, Amy Provenzano, Amy Rubinate, Christiane Crawford

Votes: 549

45. Scaredy Cat (1948)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Porky and Sylvester spend the night in an old dark house where a cult of killer mice try to eliminate them both. Sylvester tries warning Porky, but he is convinced that Sylvester is a coward.

Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 2,028

46. Wrong Way (1972)

X | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Two girls are driving home when their car breaks down in the country. They are kidnapped by a gang of drug-crazed hippies, and repeatedly raped. They escape, but soon run into a death cult ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Williams | Stars: Laurel Canyon, Candy Sweet, Forrest Lorne, Ray Wray

Votes: 242

47. Witchcraft IX: Bitter Flesh (1997 Video)

R | 92 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror

Will Spanner, parted from his body, finds a hooker who can hear him; meanwhile Detectives Lutz and Garner investigate a string of murders seemingly tied to ancient Egypt.

Director: Michael Paul Girard | Stars: Landon Hall, David Byrnes, Julius Antonio, Stephanie Beaton

Votes: 259

48. Blood (1997 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Betrayed by the evil deity that he served in life (and death), Caleb rises from the grave seeking vengeance and answers.

Stars: Stephan Weyte, Jace Hall

Votes: 515

49. Atlantis: The Lost Tales (1997 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

Point and click adventure about Seth, a man tasked to investigate the disappearance of the Queen of Atlantis. He uncovers a conspiracy involving dark magic rituals, forbidden knowledge and a superweapon capable of destroying the island.

Director: Remi Herbulot | Stars: Paul Bandey, Nicholas Calderbank, Christian Erickson, David Gasman

Votes: 61

50. The Occult Experience (1985)

96 min | Documentary

An examination of occultism as practiced in different parts of the world.

Director: Frank Heimans | Stars: Margot Adler, Michael Aquino, Lilith Sinclair, Anton LaVey

Votes: 113