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Movies Like Ox-Head Village

If you liked Ox-Head Village (2022), a horror and drama movie directed by Takashi Shimizu, 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. 1Ju-on: The Curse

    Ju-on: The Curse (2000)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror and mystery

    When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into…

  2. 2The Cellar

    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…

  3. 3Ring 2

    Ring 2 (1999)

    ★ 5.8/10Also horror and mystery

    While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her…

  4. 4Ajin: Demi-Human

    Ajin: Demi-Human (2017)

    ★ 7.3/10Also horror and mystery

    Kei Nagai dies in a car accident, but realises he is a type of immortal known as Ajin. Hunted by humans, Ajin is eventually found by the government and used as a subject in cruel experiments. He finds fellow…

  5. 5Uzumaki

    Uzumaki (2000)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery and horror

    The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.

  6. 6Blue Exorcist: The Movie

    Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012)

    ★ 7.3/10Also mystery and horror

    The atmosphere in True Cross Academy is lively and boisterous in the days leading up to the grand festival held once every 11 years. During this time, Okumura Rin is entrusted with the responsibility of suppressing the…

  7. 7Pulse

    Pulse (2001)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror and mystery

    In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.

  8. 8One Missed Call

    One Missed Call (2003)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery

    People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed…

  9. 9The Mothman Prophecies

    The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and horror

    Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror when fate draws him to the sleepy West Virginia town of Point Pleasant, whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous…

  10. 10Something Wicked This Way Comes

    Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

    ★ 6.5/10Also mystery and horror

    In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?

  11. 11Remember

    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.

  12. 12Mark of the Vampire

    Mark of the Vampire (1935)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery and horror

    Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampiric assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body, are certain…

  13. 13The City of the Dead

    The City of the Dead (1960)

    ★ 6.5/10Also mystery and horror

    In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a presumed witch places a curse on the town before she is burned at the stake. 300 years later, a college student arrives and checks into the mysterious Raven's Inn to research the town's…

  14. 14undertone

    undertone (2026)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and mystery

    The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.

  15. 15Ugetsu

    Ugetsu (1953)

    ★ 8/10Also drama and mystery

    In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit…

  16. 16Gemini

    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.

  17. 17The Caveman's Valentine

    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…

  18. 18Evil of Dracula

    Evil of Dracula (1974)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror and mystery

    Professor Shiraki arrives at an isolated girls' boarding school to take a new position. Upon arrival, he learns the principal's wife died in a car accident and is being kept in the cellar, according to local tradition…

  19. 19Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper

    Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and mystery

    A rash of sniper attacks leaves the streets of Tokyo empty and the public terrified to go outside. It’s up to Conan and his friends to find the culprit, but the case goes deeper than it seems. Military cover-ups…

  20. 20Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

    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.

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