Movies Like Island of the Evil Spirits

If you liked Island of the Evil Spirits (1981), a drama and horror movie directed by Masahiro Shinoda, 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
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.
2
Peacock (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and mystery
A minor train accident in rural Nebraska gradually unveils a mystery involving the town's reclusive bank clerk.
3
Suspect X (2008)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and mystery
A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she…
4
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…
5
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…
6
The Other (1972)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and horror
A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.
7
The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and drama
Unable 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…
8
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and mystery
After freeing a young Bedouin girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, an Australian adventuress, together with her devoted police detective friend, begins to unravel a decade-old mystery concerning priceless…
9
Endless Night (1972)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and drama
Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious…
10
Nocturne (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and mystery
Inside the halls of an elite arts academy, a timid music student begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate.
11
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery (2015)
★ 7/10Also mystery and drama
Based on the New York Times bestselling book, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, the film will take viewers on a mouthwatering mystery that centers on Hannah Swensen, shop owner of the Cookie Jar where much…
12
Ring 0 (2000)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and drama
Taking place thirty years before the events of Ringu, Ringu 0 provides the shocking background story of how the girl on the video became a deadly, vengeful spirit.
13
Murder in Three Acts (1986)
★ 6/10Also drama and mystery
In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.
14
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.
15
Confessions (2010)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and mystery
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
16
Raising Cain (1992)
★ 6/10Also drama and horror
Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his…
17
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery and drama
Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
18
Gemini (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and horror
When his mother's untimely death quickly follows his father's, a doctor begins to believe a killer may be targeting him and his amnesiac wife.
19
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…
20
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.