Movies Like El espectro de la novia

If you liked El espectro de la novia (1943), a mystery and crime movie directed by René Cardona, 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
La Casa (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery
Responding to an urgent call for help, a police officer becomes trapped by the evil spirits of a cursed house.
2
The Limits of Control (2009)
★ 6/10Also crime and mystery
A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him…
3
Body Cam (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery
As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.
4
Nocebo (2022)
★ 6/10Also mystery and horror
A 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…
5
Home Sweet Home: Rebirth (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and mystery
When a city is overrun with a demonically-possessed crowd, a cop must find the source of evil to save his family.
6
Night Watch (1973)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and horror
A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.
7
All the Devils Are Here (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and mystery
After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
8
Older Gods (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mystery
After the disappearance of his troubled friend, American Chris Rivers travels to the remote Welsh countryside to investigate what happened – leading him to a dark apocalyptic cult.
9
Lady in White (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and horror
Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago.
10
The Cellar (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mystery
When Keira Woods' daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country, she soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk…
11
Offering to the Storm (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and mystery
Inspector Amaia Salazar confronts the origins of her nightmares as she unfolds the darkest secrets of the Baztan valley. Part 3 in the Baztan Trilogy.
12
Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and mystery
When 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.
13
Black Rainbow (1989)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and horror
Martha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with their loved ones still alive, in public performances. Trouble begins when she gives a message to Mary Kuron from her…
14
Frank and Penelope (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and crime
A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…
15
Cleaner (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and mystery
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may…
16
The International (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and mystery
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…
17
Black Christmas (1974)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and mystery
As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.
18
Like Minds (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and horror
A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
19
No One Gets Out Alive (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and mystery
An immigrant in search of the American dream is forced to take a room in a boarding house and soon finds herself in a nightmare from which she can't escape.
20
The Chalk Line (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mystery
After a couple finds a traumatized child of unknown origins, wife Paula must decipher the girl's strange behaviors to unlock her identity and dark past.