Movies Like Li Shimin's Journey to the Underworld
If you liked Li Shimin's Journey to the Underworld (1978), a horror and fantasy movie directed by 金陵仁, 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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Cinderella's Curse (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and fantasyDesperate Cinderella summons her fairy godmother from an ancient flesh-bound book, seeking revenge on her evil stepmother and stepsisters who abuse and torment her daily.
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Nightbreed (1990)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and fantasyA troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
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Witch Hunt (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and fantasyIn a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, a sheltered teenager must face her own demons and prejudices as she helps two young witches avoid law enforcement and cross the southern border to…
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The Unhealer (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and horrorA botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to…
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A Knight's War (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and fantasyA fearless knight braves a deadly realm to save the Chosen One’s soul. Facing witches, demons, and brutal foes, he discovers her return could ignite chaos and doom humanity.
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Dust Bunny (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and horrorTen-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.
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They Reach (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also horrorIn 1979, a young girl stumbles upon a possessed tape player. She unknowingly unleashes a demonic entity that haunts her family while slowly dragging the small town of Clarkston to Hell.
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The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasyThe Sorcerer and the White Snake is an ancient Chinese fable about a woman demon who falls in love with a mortal is brought to life through the latest advances in CGI and action techniques.
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Books of Blood (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorA journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
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Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and fantasyBrigitte has escaped the confines of Bailey Downs but she's not alone. Another werewolf is tailing her closely and her sister's specter haunts her. An overdose of Monkshood - the poison that is keeping her…
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Nightbooks (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and horrorAlex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way…
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Thinner (1996)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and horrorAn obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is…
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Gretel & Hansel (2020)
★ 6/10Also horror and fantasyA long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
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Nocebo (2022)
★ 6/10Also horror and fantasyA 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 Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasyThe world is on the brink of catastrophe in a chaotic age where evil demons roam. In order to keep evil at bay, a mysterious organisation from the pugilist world emerges. A new constable and a young girl with a…
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A Legend (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasyAn archeologist noticed that the texture of the relics discovered during the excavation of a glacier closely resembled a jade pendant seen in one of his dreams. He and his team then embark on an expedition into the…
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Pumpkinhead (1988)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and horrorWhen a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.
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Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and fantasySet in 19th Century Canada, Brigitte and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. But when one of the girls is bitten, they have no one to turn to but…
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The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and fantasyCassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking…
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Mudborn (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also horrorHsu-Chuan, who works at a game company, accidentally brings home a broken clay doll from a haunted house while developing a new horror VR game. Unexpectedly, his pregnant wife, Mu-Hua, a cultural relic restorer…