Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "malevolent-spirit"

1. Poltergeist (1982)

PG | 114 min | Horror, Thriller

A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight

Votes: 179,921 | Gross: $76.61M

2. The Nun (2018)

R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.

Director: Corin Hardy | Stars: Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Bonnie Aarons

Votes: 170,909 | Gross: $117.45M

3. Ghost Ship (2002)

R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.

Director: Steve Beck | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Gabriel Byrne, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington

Votes: 109,195 | Gross: $30.11M

4. The Turning (2020)

PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young governess is hired to look after an orphaned girl, but the return of the girl's problematic brother uncovers secrets from their past. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw."

Director: Floria Sigismondi | Stars: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Barbara Marten

Votes: 16,179

5. Winchester (2018)

PG-13 | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy

Ensconced in her sprawling San Jose, California mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Dame Helen Mirren) believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.

Directors: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig | Stars: Helen Mirren, Sarah Snook, Finn Scicluna-O'Prey, Jason Clarke

Votes: 36,817 | Gross: $25.09M

6. The Ghost Station (2022)

80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A public service worker at Oksu Station witnesses a shocking incident and recruits his friend to help uncover the truth behind the station's mysterious happenings.

Director: Yong-ki Jeong | Stars: Kim Bo-ra, Kim Jae-hyun, Shin So-yul, Oh Jin-Seok

Votes: 506

7. The Darkness (I) (2016)

PG-13 | 92 min | Horror, Thriller

A family unknowingly awakens an ancient supernatural entity on a Grand Canyon vacation, and must fight for survival when it follows them home.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry

Votes: 17,141 | Gross: $10.73M

8. Between Worlds (2018)

R | 90 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

Joe meets a mother who can contact spirits when suffocating. Her daughter is dying when Joe helps the mother spiritually contact the daughter and save her. Unfortunately, the spirit in the daughter's body is now that of Joe's dead wife.

Director: Maria Pulera | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Franka Potente, Penelope Mitchell, Garrett Clayton

Votes: 7,910

9. Prison (1987)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

The spirit of a long-dead prisoner returns for revenge, haunting the prison's new governor.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Lane Smith, Viggo Mortensen, Chelsea Field, Lincoln Kilpatrick

Votes: 4,776 | Gross: $0.35M

10. Tales That Witness Madness (1973)

R | 90 min | Horror

A psychiatrist tells stories of four special cases to a colleague.

Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Jack Hawkins, Donald Pleasence, Georgia Brown, Donald Houston

Votes: 2,155

11. Diary of a Madman (1963)

Approved | 96 min | Horror

An evil spirit leaves the body of his human host, a criminal on death-row, and sneaks into the body of his next human host, a French magistrate.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Vincent Price, Nancy Kovack, Chris Warfield, Elaine Devry

Votes: 3,064

12. Grave Secrets (1989)

R | 90 min | Horror

A woman tormented by ghostly apparitions and a professor of psychic phenomena investigate other-worldly disturbances and unlock the secret of a malevolent force reaching out for vengeance from beyond the grave.

Director: Donald P. Borchers | Stars: Paul Le Mat, Renée Soutendijk, Lee Ving, Olivia Barash

Votes: 538

13. The Sacred (2012)

TV-MA | 85 min | Horror, Thriller

A young girl bravely travels up to her dead Aunts cabin for creative inspiration. Marie gets more than she bargained for, when she soon realizes she is not alone. Confronted by evil spirits, she is forced to fight for her life.

Director: Brett Donowho | Stars: Heather Roop, Jordan Belfi, Brighid Fleming, Sid Haig

Votes: 464

14. The Selling (2011)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy

A too-honest-for-his-own-good real estate agent has to sell a haunted house before its ghostly inhabitants ruin his life.

Director: Emily Lou Wilbur | Stars: Gabriel Diani, Janet Varney, Jonathan Klein, Etta Devine

Votes: 1,572

15. The Dybbuk (1937)

Unrated | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical

The mystical love story between Chonen, a poor Talmud student, and Lea, a girl from a wealthy family, depicts the traditional folk culture of Polish Jews before WW2.

Director: Michal Waszynski | Stars: Avrom Morewski, Ajzyk Samberg, Mojzesz Lipman, Lili Liliana

Votes: 717

16. The Lumberjack (2023)

40 min | Short, Horror

"A grieving novelist retreats to a remote mountain cabin to find solace, but soon he will find himself in a fight for survival against a malevolent spirit."

Director: Dimitris Tsabiras | Stars: Evangelos Kourgias, Stergios Xynos, Efstathia Agelari, Konstantinos Deliboridis

Votes: 18

17. Alone (XVI) (2023)

Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Horror

A woman is tormented by the malevolent spirit of her mother after forging her will.

Director: Christian Heflin | Stars: David Flores, Arriella Guidubaldi, Gabriel Myers Prunty

18. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: Theatre of Slums (2021)

44 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

The team are called to investigate the Groundlings Theatre in Portsmouth, Hampshire. A volunteer believes that there are malevolent spirits trapped inside the building.

Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Lawman, Ian Shaw

Votes: 8

19. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: Playing with the Devil (2021)

44 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

The team are called in to investigate a 17th century pub. The landlord is petrified to enter the attic and believes that a sinister spirit resides there.

Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Lawman, Ian Shaw

20. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: Bargain to Burden (2021)

44 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

The team investigate a terraced house in the former mining village of Ynyshir in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales. Can they identify a menacing spirit and finally bring peace to this property?

Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Lawman, Ian Shaw

21. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: The Dangers of Dabbling (2023)

History, Mystery, Thriller

Chezelle is living in fear for her and her infant child's life. She loves the paranormal but is scared a recent session might have unleashed something evil. Can the team track down this malevolent spirit and restore peace to her home?

Director: Ben Cole

22. Wellington Paranormal (2018–2022)
Episode: Vampire (2018)

TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Over the course of a single night, Officers Minogue and O'Leary encounter a series of incidents including a suspicious plastic bag, a gang of creepy clowns, a human sacrifice ritual, and a theft from the hospital blood bank.

Director: Jemaine Clement | Stars: Mike Minogue, Karen O'Leary, Maaka Pohatu, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer

Votes: 351