Movies Like The Virgin Spring (1960)

The Virgin Spring is a 1960 drama, history film from Ingmar Bergman with a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Tess and The Old Gun.

Drama History

Tess

1979

A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.

7.1

MagicScore

The Old Gun

1975

In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu in a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decided to meet then for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.

7.5

MagicScore

Padmaavat

2018

Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Singh of Mewar, and goes to great lengths to satisfy his greed for her.

6.9

MagicScore

The Revenant

2015

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

7.5

MagicScore

Mom

2017

After her stepdaughter is sexually assaulted at a party, a furious mother sets out to destroy the lives of the four perpetrators who walked free.

7.5

MagicScore

Irreversible

2002

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

7.2

MagicScore

Bedevilled

2010

A disillusioned Seoul woman visits a remote island to reconnect with a childhood friend, only to find her trapped in an oppressive cycle of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. As tensions escalate, the situation spirals into a harrowing tale of survival and retribution.

7.2

MagicScore

The Nightingale

2018

In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

7.1

MagicScore

The Last House on the Left

2009

When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no one is going to forget.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Seven Days

2010

Like many happy people, Bruno Hamel is leading an uneventful life until one afternoon, when his daughter is raped and murdered. When the murderer is arrested, a terrible project germinates in Bruno's darkened mind. He plans to capture the "monster" and make him pay for his crime.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Death Wish II

1982

Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

Hannie Caulder

1971

After she's raped by the outlaw trio who murdered her husband, a frontierswoman hires a bounty hunter to instruct her in the ways of a gun in order to exact her revenge.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

Savage Streets

1984

Brenda, vivacious leader of the "Satins", a fun-loving group of pretty high school girls, searches for deadly vengeance against the gang members who assaulted her deaf-mute sister.

6.1

MagicScore

#14

The Last House on the Left

1972

On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs on the way, the pair run afoul of a group of vicious crooks, headed up by the sadistic Krug.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

Sentinelle

2021

Transferred home after a traumatizing combat mission, a highly trained French soldier uses her lethal skills to hunt down the man who hurt her sister.

5.8

MagicScore

#16

Act of Vengeance

1974

A woman is sexually assaulted by a serial rapist wearing a hockey mask. She and other victims form a squad that targets would-be rapists, all the while searching for the mask wearing maniac that raped them all.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

Rolling Vengeance

1987

A truck driver builds a special, eight-ton monster truck to help get revenge against the rednecks who killed his family.

5.6

MagicScore

#18

The Business of Strangers

2001

A dark thriller about a successful businesswoman and her young assistant who toy with a slow-witted businessman while stuck at an airport hotel.

5.5

MagicScore

#19

Deeper: The Retribution of Beth

2015

Mark (a journalist from Xice Magazine) is sent to do a premier article on Steve and John (co-creators of XBus & owners of Bang-on Entertainment). They decide to take Mark on a ride that, unbeknownst to them, turns into a vicious nightmare. Caught in a revenge plot that's been brewing for years, Mark tries to escape with his life as our mysterious Beth reigns down punishment for Steve and John's past dirty deeds. What is a "just" consequence for a couple of scum-bag's?... And how far will one go to get even?

4.2

MagicScore

#20

Vigilante

1983

New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, he goes berserk and vows revenge.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Virgin Spring?

The top films similar to The Virgin Spring by MovieMagicScore are Tess (7.1), The Old Gun (7.5), Padmaavat (6.9). Each shares drama/history themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Virgin Spring worth watching?

The Virgin Spring holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10 from 643 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Virgin Spring?

The Virgin Spring (1960) is a drama, history film directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Virgin Spring?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Virgin Spring

This ranked list pairs The Virgin Spring (1960), a drama and history film from Ingmar Bergman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Max von Sydow take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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