Movies Like The Shadow of Fate

If you liked The Shadow of Fate (1961), a movie directed by Esmail Koushan, 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
Pyewacket (2017)
★ 5.9/10
A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.
2
Talk to Me (2023)
★ 7.1/10
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
3
It Feeds (2025)
★ 6.7/10
A clairvoyant therapist confronts her own personal demons while trying to save a young girl who believes a malevolent entity is feeding on her.
4
'night, Mother (1986)
★ 7.4/10
A mother and daughter spend a night together after the daughter reveals that she will kill herself by the end of it.
5
Silent Hill (2006)
★ 6.6/10
Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to…
6
Paranoiac (1963)
★ 6.6/10
Eleven years ago, the wealthy Ashby family was shattered when Mr and Mrs Ashby died in an airplane crash and their grieving son Tony committed suicide. All who remains is cruel Simon, an alcoholic in desperate need of…
7
The Mother (2023)
★ 6.6/10
A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
8
The Virgin Suicides (2000)
★ 7.1/10
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
9
Strange Weather (2016)
★ 5.9/10
Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.
10
Heavy Metal (1981)
★ 6.5/10
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
11
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
★ 7.6/10
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the…
12
Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)
★ 6.5/10
A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
13
Carrie (1976)
★ 7.3/10
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent…
14
The Eyes of My Mother (2016)
★ 6.2/10
A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.
15
The Chronology of Water (2025)
★ 6.7/10
Plagued by an abusive childhood, a woman finds escape in competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction before ultimately finding her voice through writing.
16
Redux Redux (2025)
★ 6.6/10
In an attempt to avenge her daughter’s death, Irene Kelly travels through parallel universes, killing her daughter’s murderer again and again. As she becomes consumed by vengeance, her humanity begins to slip…
17
The Craft (1996)
★ 6.8/10
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
18
Deranged (1974)
★ 5.8/10
A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies, he misses her, and a year later digs her up and takes her home. He…
19
Saint Maud (2020)
★ 6.5/10
Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up…
20
On the Count of Three (2022)
★ 6.4/10
Val has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things. But he considers himself a bit of a failure—his effectiveness lacking—so he figures he could use some help. As luck would have it, Val’s best…