Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Jigoku List

  • Kwaidan - Similar themes of horror and the supernatural, with a focus on Japanese culture.
  • Ringu - Explores horror and the afterlife with a strong cultural backdrop.
  • Ningen no Joken - Covers existential themes through intense storytelling, akin to Jigoku.
  • Ugetsu - Combines elements of fantasy and morality with a Japanese historical context.
  • The Ring (2002) - A remake of Ringu, exploring themes of horror and the supernatural.
  • Saiminjutsushi - Delves into dark themes and the psychological horror aspect.
  • A Page of Madness - A silent film exploring madness and surrealism in a mental asylum.
  • The Devil's Ballad - Deals with themes of death and the underworld through a horror lens.
  • The Audition - Psychological horror with a focus on a woman’s descent into madness.
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man - A surreal blend of horror and body transformation themes.
  • Perfect Blue - Explores the psychological decline and horror within the film industry.
  • Hellraiser - Explores themes of suffering and the afterlife in a horror format.
  • The Grudge - Focused on curses and supernatural horror, similar to Jigoku.
  • Battle Royale - Explores themes of betrayal, violence, and human nature.
  • Noroi: The Curse - Found footage horror that delves into curses and supernatural events.
  • Shutter - Focuses on supernatural elements and consequences of past actions.
  • Angel's Egg - Surreal storytelling with existential and philosophical undertones.
  • Tale of Two Sisters - Psychological horror focusing on family and dark secrets.
  • The Wailing - Combines folkloric horror with a mystery narrative.
  • Eraserhead - Surreal horror exploring themes of fear and the unknown.
  • Dark Water - Deals with haunted elements and deeply emotional storytelling.
  • Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell - Combines sci-fi and horror with themes of fear and isolation.
  • The Eyes of My Mother - Explores themes of isolation, family, and psychological horror.
  • Ichi the Killer - Graphic depictions of violence and psychological depth similar to Jigoku's intensity.
  • The Sixth Sense - Explores themes of life after death and psychological depth.
  • Funny Games - A critique of violence in media and intense psychological horror.
  • Hereditary - Focuses on family trauma and psychological horror.
  • The Babadook - Examines grief and horror through a psychological lens.
  • The Witch - Focuses on the darker aspects of folklore and family dynamics.
  • Annihilation - Explores existential dread and transformation, akin to Jigoku's themes.
  • Midsommar - Combines psychological horror with themes of loss and existentialism.
  • Mother! - Allegorical horror that dives into deeper philosophical and existential themes.
  • It Follows - Explores themes of existential horror and psychological depth.
  • Antichrist - Explores horror in nature and psychological despair.
  • The Cabin in the Woods - A meta-horror film that discusses and subverts horror tropes.
  • Jacob's Ladder - Explores themes of trauma and the supernatural in a psychological thriller context.
  • Scream - Meta-horror film that explores the tropes of horror films while still delivering genuine horror.
  • The Haunting - Classic exploration of horror within a haunted home setting.
  • Suspiria - Focus on the macabre and the supernatural within a unique visual style.

Last updated: 2024-09-30 17:46:38

# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1
Kwaidan
Kwaidan
183 min
1965 Japan 20343 7.9 Movie Released
2
Ugetsu
Ugetsu
96 min
1953 Japan 26186 8.2 Movie Released
3 1926 Japan 4705 7.3 Movie Released
4
The Audition
The Audition
16 min
2015 United States of America 4606 6.6 Movie Released
5 1989 Japan 26329 6.9 Movie Released
6
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
82 min
1998 Japan 98944 8 Movie Released R
7
Hellraiser
Hellraiser
94 min
1987 United Kingdom 142346 6.9 Movie Released R
8
The Grudge
The Grudge
92 min
2004 United States of America 151807 5.9 Movie Released
9
Battle Royale
Battle Royale
113 min
2000 Japan 196009 7.5 Movie Released NR
10 2005 Japan 15779 6.9 Movie Released NR
11
Shutter
Shutter
97 min
2004 Thailand 49837 7 Movie Released
12
Angel's Egg
Angel's Egg
114 min
2006 Japan 174 6.1 Movie Released
13 1989 United States of America 1823 2.6 Movie Released R
14
The Wailing
The Wailing
156 min
2016 South Korea 84565 7.4 Movie Released NR
15
Eraserhead
Eraserhead
89 min
1977 United States of America 129257 7.3 Movie Released
16
Dark Water
Dark Water
105 min
2005 United States of America 65773 5.6 Movie Released PG-13
17 1968 Japan 2013 6.1 Movie Released NR
18 2016 United States of America 14695 6.2 Movie Released
19
Ichi the Killer
Ichi the Killer
129 min
2001 Japan 60571 7 Movie Released
20
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
107 min
1999 United States of America 1064000 8.2 Movie Released PG-13
21
Funny Games
Funny Games
111 min
2008 Austria 104686 6.5 Movie Released
22
Hereditary
Hereditary
128 min
2018 United States of America 389541 7.3 Movie Released R
23
The Babadook
The Babadook
94 min
2014 Australia 250858 6.8 Movie Released R
24
The Witch
The Witch
92 min
2016 Brazil 307673 7 Movie Released
25
Annihilation
Annihilation
115 min
2018 United Kingdom 366924 6.8 Movie Released R
26
Midsommar
Midsommar
147 min
2019 Sweden 416616 7.1 Movie Released R
27
mother!
mother!
121 min
2017 United States of America 252629 6.6 Movie Released R
28
It Follows
It Follows
101 min
2015 United States of America 274280 6.8 Movie Released
29
Antichrist
Antichrist
108 min
2009 Denmark 137730 6.5 Movie Released
30 2012 United States of America 456559 7 Movie Released
31
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
113 min
1990 United States of America 119354 7.4 Movie Released R
32
Scream
Scream
112 min
1996 United States of America 393935 7.4 Movie Released R
33
The Haunting
The Haunting
113 min
1999 United States of America 81127 5 Movie Released
34
Suspiria
Suspiria
99 min
1977 Italy 106949 7.3 Movie Released R
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