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Movies Like Mayathirai

If you liked Mayathirai (2022), a horror and fantasy movie directed by T. Sampath Kumar, 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. 1The Unhealer

    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…

  2. 2Eradication

    Eradication (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller

    When an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and…

  3. 3The Possessed

    The Possessed (2021)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror and thriller

    A man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same supernatural gift, they join forces for the…

  4. 4Deep Water

    Deep Water (2026)

    ★ 7.4/10Also horror and thriller

    A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their…

  5. 5Night Watch

    Night Watch (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller 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.

  6. 6The Dead Zone

    The Dead Zone (1983)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller and horror

    Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an…

  7. 7Nightbooks

    Nightbooks (2021)

    ★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and horror

    Alex, 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…

  8. 8The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It

    The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and fantasy

    Cassie, 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…

  9. 9The Car

    The Car (1977)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined…

  10. 10The Watcher in the Woods

    The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

    ★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and horror

    After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar…

  11. 11Carnival of Souls

    Carnival of Souls (1962)

    ★ 7/10Also horror and fantasy

    Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is…

  12. 12Time Lapse

    Time Lapse (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and horror

    Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.

  13. 13Burnt Offerings

    Burnt Offerings (1976)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.

  14. 14Fear in the Night

    Fear in the Night (1972)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and horror

    It took Peggy Heller a long time to recover from the trauma of a brutal physical assault, suffered in her youth. When she married Robert, he provided her with the love and reassurance she craved for and the two settled…

  15. 15Cranston Academy: Monster Zone

    Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also fantasy and horror

    An intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.

  16. 16Monster Summer

    Monster Summer (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and horror

    When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.

  17. 17Unseen

    Unseen (2023)

    ★ 6.6/10Also horror and thriller

    Sam receives a call from Emily, a near blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. Can she survive using Sam as her eyes via video call?

  18. 18Red Riding Hood

    Red Riding Hood (2011)

    ★ 6/10Also fantasy and horror

    Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is…

  19. 19Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House

    Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)

    ★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and horror

    Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.

  20. 20Twilight Zone: The Movie

    Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror and fantasy

    An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."

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