Top rated dark and ominous movies with an artistic approach

Check out today’s highest ranked dark and ominous movies with an artistic approach! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best dark and ominous movies with an artistic approach, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 La Llorona (2019)

Accused of the genocide of Mayan people, retired general Enrique is trapped in his mansion by massive protests. Abandoned by his staff, the indignant old man and his family must face the devastating truth of his actions and the growing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes.

Info

2019-07-25 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

María Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina De La Hoz

Rating

rating icon 6.5
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unearthly
  2. Ranked #1 for
    slow and plodding
  3. Ranked #1 for
    big boost to director

Trailer

La Llorona trailer
play button

2 The Feast (2021)

A wealthy family hosts a sumptuous dinner, only for a mysterious young server to chillingly unravel their lives with terrifying consequences they could never see coming.

Info

2021-11-19 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts

Rating

rating icon 5.392
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slow pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    slow and deliberate
  3. Ranked #1 for
    increasing tension

Trailer

The Feast trailer
play button

3 She Will (2022)

Veronica, an aging film star, retreats to the Scottish countryside with her nurse Desi to recover from a double mastectomy. While there, mysterious forces give Veronica the power to enact revenge within her dreams.

Info

2022-07-15 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Alice Krige, Kota Eberhardt

Rating

rating icon 5.7
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    glued to screen
  2. Ranked #1 for
    haunting visual
  3. Ranked #1 for
    startling image

Trailer

She Will trailer
play button

4 Umma (2022)

Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.

Info

2022-03-18 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart

Rating

rating icon 5.4
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    psychologically horrifying
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fearful
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sighing

Trailer

Umma trailer
play button
download maimovie
Download
Maimovie Now

to discover other
85,237 similar movies

5 Incantation (2022)

Inspired by a true story of a family who believed they were possessed by spirits, this film follows a woman who must protect her child from a curse. WARNING: This is a cursed video, it might contain certain risks to watch. For those who dares to follow, please solve the puzzle of my daughter's curse with me.

Info

2022-03-18 | Horror

Cast

Hsuan-yen Tsai, Kao Ying-Hsuan

Rating

rating icon 6.8
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    genuinely spooky
  2. Ranked #1 for
    off balance
  3. Ranked #1 for
    ominous atmosphere

Trailer

Incantation trailer
play button

6 Gretel & Hansel (2020)

A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

Info

2020-01-30 | Fantasy / Horror

Cast

Sophia Lillis, Samuel Leakey

Rating

rating icon 6.0
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    visually rich
  2. Ranked #2 for
    grim atmosphere
  3. Ranked #3 for
    stylish shooting

Trailer

Gretel & Hansel trailer
play button

7 Vesper (2022)

After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.

Info

2022-08-17 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Marsan

Rating

rating icon 6.404
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    plot hinges
  2. Ranked #1 for
    post-apocalyptic future
  3. Ranked #1 for
    slimy cast

Trailer

Vesper trailer
play button

8 Little Joe (2019)

Alice, a single mother who is more dedicated to her work as a genetic engineer than to her teenage son Joe, develops a new variety of flower that is supposed to have the ability to make its owner happy thanks to its special chemical properties.

Info

2019-11-01 | Drama / Science Fiction

Cast

Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw

Rating

rating icon 5.724
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    high-pitched voice
  2. Ranked #1 for
    bright colors
  3. Ranked #1 for
    ambient sound

Trailer

Little Joe trailer
play button

9 Men (2022)

In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her, and what begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.

Info

2022-05-20 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear

Rating

rating icon 6.146
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    figurative concept
  2. Ranked #1 for
    like a mirror
  3. Ranked #1 for
    visual metaphor

Trailer

Men trailer
play button

10 The Humans (2021)

Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group’s deepest fears are laid bare.

Info

2021-11-24 | Drama

Cast

Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell

Rating

rating icon 6.104
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    heavy dialogue
  2. Ranked #1 for
    talky
  3. Ranked #2 for
    bumping at night

Trailer

The Humans trailer
play button

FAQ

According to the review analysis on Maimovie, movies in Top rated dark and ominous movies with an artistic approach list are rated as bumping at night, artistic approach, completely enthralling, ominous tone, dark and ominous, foreboding, eerie tone, evocative, discomforting, disquieting.
We collect all existing reviews on the web for all movies and proceed machine learning to calculate the A.I. ranking. It ranks the movies while automatically updating new information every week.
Using Taste search, Maimovie provides a unique system which helps you search for specific results through phrases that are collected from movie reviews and information from various movie databases. You can look for movies with phrases such as “adrenaline pumping movies” or “unexpected plot twist of all time.” The Maimovie application’s database covers movie information from all 540K+ movies and connects you to all 74+ available streaming services.