"based on myths, legends or folklore" containing the tag

Turno nocturno
1h 47m
Movie 2024

Turno nocturno

A young nurse with a domestic abuse past starts working the night shift at a small hospital, where, during the night, the ghost of a nurse materializes.

Xarax
0h 13m
Movie 2026

Xarax

A young priest visits a convent in Mumbai where a brutal exorcism has failed—what he finds inside is not just a demon, but a mirror to his own darkest desires.

The Windigo
1h 25m
Movie 2024

The Windigo

An ancient Chippewa demon, the WINDIGO, is resurrected by a Native American teenager and his grandmother to protect their family after a run-in with back-woods meth dealers. They soon discover that the creature’s lust for killing cannot be controlled. As each killing bonds the teen and the Windigo ever closer, the family must find a way to break the curse before all of them become the blood-thirsty creature’s next victims.

Gaua
Movie 2025

Gaua

Spain, Basque Country, 17th century. At night and through the mountains, Kattalin escapes from her farmhouse and, while wandering through the deep forest, she senses a presence that stalks her.

Real Haunts 4
0h 53m
Movie 2025

Real Haunts 4

An Original Documentary Film that explores 4 unique haunted hot spots including a Gothic Haunted House, America's Oldest Lighthouse, Ryholite Ghost Town, Nevada and a haunted Train Museum. With Mark Hall-Patton from "Pawn Stars"

Northlore
0h 54m
Movie 2025

Northlore

Weaving animation and live action, Northlore delves into the transformational stories of people living in Canada’s North and their deep connection to the land and its wildlife.

LA. LA. End
Movie 2024

LA. LA. End

The Californian sun, which lights up the city, lights up again every evening in cinemas all over the world". Guided by these words from Blaise Cendrars, L.A. L.A. END is a stroll through Los Angeles, among the remnants of Hollywood's Golden Age. Following in the footsteps of a Marilyn Monroe lookalike, we meet a gallery of characters who paint a sensitive portrait of a bygone era that gradually becomes a portrait of a woman.

Mavka: The Forest Song
1h 39m
Movie 2023

Mavka: The Forest Song

Mavka, a Soul of the Forest, faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as Guardian of the Heart of the Forest when she falls for a human, a talented young musician named Lukas.

Adipurush
2h 59m
Movie 2023

Adipurush

7000 years ago, Ayodhya's Prince Raghava and Prince Sesh along with the Mighty Vanar Warriors travels to the island of Lanka with an aim to rescue Raghava's wife Janaki, who has been abducted by Lankesh, the king of Lanka.

It Lives Inside
1h 39m
Movie 2023

It Lives Inside

Desperate to fit in at school, Sam rejects her East Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. However, when a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage to defeat it.

Irati
1h 52m
Movie 2023

Irati

Western Pyrenees, year 778. When his land is threatened by the ruthless armies of the Frankish emperor, a Basque warlord asks for help from his ancestral gods.

The Oath
1h 44m
Movie 2023

The Oath

400 A.D., in a forgotten time of Ancient America, a lone Hebraic fugitive must preserve the history of his fallen nation while being hunted by a ruthless tyrant – but rescuing the King's abused mistress could awaken a warrior's past.

Nak
0h 44m
TV Show 2023

Nak

Based on a Thai legend, it tells the unearthly love story between Mak and his wife Nak who died in childbirth while her husband was at war and nevertheless remained around with her child both as ghosts. When Mak returns home, he finds his wife and child seemingly well.

Odyssey: Behind the Myth
TV Show 2023

Odyssey: Behind the Myth

Who was Homer, and what is the meaning of The Odyssey? In this documentary we follow the footsteps of Ulysses, also known by his Greek name Odysseus—a hero as relevant today as he was nearly three thousand years ago, on a journey across some of the most fascinating landscapes and seascapes of the Mediterranean region. With the help of prominent international scholars, we seek to resolve the questions that still surround one of humanity’s greatest literary works and its enigmatic author.

The Northman
2h 17m
Movie 2022

The Northman

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.

Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History
0h 58m
Movie 2022

Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History

Stephen Fry embarks on a journey to discover the stories behind some of the world's most fantastic beasts that have inspired myths and legends in history, story-telling and film.

Kisaragi Station
1h 22m
Movie 2022

Kisaragi Station

Haruna Tsunematsu is studying folklore at university and she decides the subject of her graduation thesis will be the "Kisaragi Station" urban legend which has been a hot topic on the Internet since 2004.

Bldg. N
1h 43m
Movie 2022

Bldg. N

Urban legend horror film based on the true story of the "Ghost Apartment Incident" that occurred in Gifu Prefecture's Tomika Town in 2000.

The Green Knight
2h 10m
Movie 2021

The Green Knight

An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.

Are We Monsters
1h 34m
Movie 2021

Are We Monsters

A werewolf conflicted with identity, Maya seeks to understand the two sides of herself- before the consequences become deadly.

The Time Thief
1h 54m
Movie 2021

The Time Thief

In 1988, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, an 11-years-old boy is worried for his grandmother's life. Worn out by illness, the old storyteller tries to convince her grandson that Death no longer exists. Her story will bring back to life the extraordinary people from the village in 1927 who, by using rocambolesque tricks, will eliminate Death that threatens them. From now on, Death will coincide with the birth of legends.

The Story of Southern Islet
1h 45m
Movie 2021

The Story of Southern Islet

Cheong, a Chinese man, falls sick after a row with his neighbour. His wife Yan is desperately looking for a remedy to cure her husband. Throughout the journey, Yan endures strange encounters and unearthly experiences. Finally, Yan is convinced that she should seek help from the village shaman. Mysteries, legends and shamanism surround Yan with unknowns yet to be solved.

Deliverance
0h 6m
Movie 2021

Deliverance

Two monks on a mission choose very different paths

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