Movies Like The Spell

If you liked The Spell (1950), a drama and mystery movie directed by Lorenzo P. Tuells, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Inseparable (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and mystery
A troubled engineer faces pressure at work and problems at home with his moody wife. American expat Chuck, rescues him from the brink of despair and becomes an unlikely mentor.
2
Remember (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and mystery
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
3
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and mystery
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…
4
The Good Doctor (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and mystery
Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts…
5
Triage (2009)
★ 6/10Also drama and mystery
The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.
6
A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also mystery and drama
After being forced into early retirement, former detective Jeff Jackson returns to a quiet life on Martha's Vineyard. Quiet, at least, until a body washes up and he's drawn back into crime solving.
7
Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and drama
As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation.
8
Garage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and drama
Jenn buys an old reel-to-reel recorder at a garage sale only to find that it includes the sound of a man pleading for his life. When the former owner of the recorder, a retired therapist, is found murdered in a…
9
Donovan's Echo (2011)
★ 6/10Also mystery and drama
A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.
10
Fedora (1978)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and mystery
Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement, only to discover the horrifying truth behind her success.
11
Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and mystery
When Jenn's old pal Sandra becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, it'll be up to her to discover who done it before time runs out.
12
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and drama
Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.
13
Wedding Planner Mystery (2014)
★ 6/10Also mystery and drama
Wedding Planner Mystery follows the exploits of a quirky but lovable event planner who makes murder as fun as can be. Homicide doesn't follow our heroine; she seeks it out. Using her circle of contacts, her friendship…
14
Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery
After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.
15
TalhotBlond (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.
16
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery
Police Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an investigation filled with surprises…
17
The Shepherd (2023)
★ 7/10Also drama
On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home becomes lost while flying over water and needs a miracle to land safely.
18
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and drama
A librarian with a sharp mind for murder, Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling…
19
Puncture (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and mystery
Based on a true story. Mike Weiss (Chris Evans) is a brilliant but self-destructive Houston attorney whose drug addiction threatens to destroy his career. When he and his law partner Paul Danziger (Mark Kassen) take on…
20
The Engineer (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery
As Israel is rocked by a series of terrorist bombings, a US senator's daughter is killed in one bloody explosion. Now, ex-Mossad agent Etan must lead an elite, covert team of agents and mercenaries to find the man…