Movies Like Painted Skin

If you liked Painted Skin (2020), a fantasy and thriller movie directed by Edward Guo, 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
The Deliverance (2024)
★ 6/10Also thriller
Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services…
2
Twitches (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy
Twins separated at birth, Camryn and Alex meet by chance for the first time on their 21st birthday and discover they're witches with the power to save their homeland of Coventry from the evil that threatens it. But…
3
Obsession (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also thriller
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
4
Legend (1985)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy
Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful…
5
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also fantasy
Every few hundred years, the most powerful demon on earth—a snake demon—awakens, and the Yin-Yang Masters are summoned to the capital. Meanwhile, the Princess of the realm has her own plans, as she conspires to claim…
6
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
★ 7.7/10Also fantasy
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
7
Monster Hunt (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy
Young monster kids try to make peace between the world of humans and the world of the monsters.
8
The Unhealer (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and thriller
A 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…
9
Painted Skin (2008)
★ 6/10Also fantasy
Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely…
10
He Never Died (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and thriller
When Jack learns his long-lost daughter was taken by a crime syndicate, he confronts his demons and wages a brutal fight to save her.
11
Princess (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy
A reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.
12
Penelope (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her…
13
Play Dead (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is…
14
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
★ 7/10Also fantasy
Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.
15
Bedazzled (2000)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy
Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot basketball star, a…
16
The Invitation (2022)
★ 6/10Also thriller
After the death of her mother, Evie is approached by an unknown cousin who invites her to a lavish wedding in the English countryside. Soon, she realizes a gothic conspiracy is afoot and must fight for survival as she…
17
Priest (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy
In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church's walled cities. When the…
18
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasy and thriller
As the war between the vampires and the Lycans rages on, Selene, a former member of the Death Dealers (an elite vampire special forces unit that hunts werewolves), and Michael, the werewolf hybrid, work together in an…
19
Jiang Ziya (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy
Atop the ruins of war, top commander Jiang Ziya is given the task to banish the Nine-tailed Fox Demon who threatens all mortals' very existence. When he discovers the Nine-tailed Fox's life linked to the soul of an…
20
A Knight's War (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy
A 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.