Movies Like The Spirit Puppet
If you liked The Spirit Puppet (2023), a thriller and mystery movie directed by Zhang Mingguo, 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.
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Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and dramaIn the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…
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The Vanishing (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and dramaThe boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.
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The Locksmith (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and mysteryA thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an…
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Blackwater Lane (2024)
★ 6/10Also thriller and dramaAn American school teacher in England drives past an abandoned car late one night, unaware that the driver was the victim of a murder. As she comes to terms with the realization, seemingly supernatural events start to…
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Nocebo (2022)
★ 6/10Also mystery and thrillerA fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying…
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The Initiated (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and dramaBased on the novels by Colombian writer Mario Mendoza and on the character of detective Frank Molina, the filming of Los Initiados took place in Bogotá. In the saga of Frank Molina, which uses the books Lady Massacre…
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Like Minds (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and mysteryA forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
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The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and thrillerUnable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
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Only the River Flows (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and dramaDedicated police detective Ma Zhe is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders in a rural Chinese town. As pressure mounts from his superiors, a hasty arrest is made, but while his colleagues celebrate, several…
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Fallen (1998)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and thrillerHomicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
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Limbo (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and mysteryTravis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the…
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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and horrorWhen a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
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Savaged (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and horrorAfter thugs brutalize a deaf-mute woman, the spirit of an Apache warrior takes over her lifeless body and sets out on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge.
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The Truth About Emanuel (2013)
★ 6/10Also drama and thrillerA troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
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I Am All Girls (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and mysteryA special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.
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The Surrender (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and horrorA fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
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Shimmer Lake (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and dramaShot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.
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You'll Never Find Me (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerPatrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the…
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180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and dramaWhen an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
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Body Cam (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thrillerAs a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.