Movies Like Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (2024)

Dancing Village: The Curse Begins is a 2024 horror, mystery, thriller film from Kimo Stamboel with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with KKN: Curse of the Dancing Village and Sumala.

Horror Mystery Thriller

KKN: Curse of the Dancing Village

2022

Six students were terrorized by a mysterious dancer while running a community service program in a remote village. Apparently, one of them violates the most fatal rule in the village.

5.7

MagicScore

Sumala

2024

An evil spirit seeking vengeance returns to plague the town that wronged her sister. Based on a chilling urban legend.

7.4

MagicScore

Satan's Slaves 2: Communion

2022

After moving from their home to an apartment building, a new terror awaits Rini’s family.

7.0

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Sugar Mill

2025

A group of young men and women who work as seasonal workers in a sugar factory face terror from the kingdom of demons where the factory is located. They must find out the cause of the demons' anger, before the terror ends their lives.

7.8

MagicScore

And Then We Danced

2019

Merab, a devoted dancer, has been training for years with his partner Mary for a spot in the National Georgian Ensemble. The arrival of another male dancer, Irakli, sparks both an intense rivalry and romantic desire that may cause Merab to risk his future in dance as well as his relationships.

7.3

MagicScore

Anandabhadram

2005

To honour his mother's final wish, Ananthan returns to his ancestral village from America and attempts to light a lamp at the family temple. However, his quest is thwarted by an evil magician named Digambaran who seeks to harness the temple's hidden powers.

7.4

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Do You See What I See

2024

After Mawar falls for her very first boyfriend, her friends' joy turns into suspicion as they realize he may not be who he seems.

6.9

MagicScore

Satan's Slaves

2017

After dying from a strange illness that she suffered for three years, a mother returns home to pick up her children.

6.7

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Zorba the Greek

1964

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

Grave Torture

2024

When a violent act kills her parents, Sita vows to debunk the idea of supernatural torment after death — a fixation that leads her on a dark quest.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Jurnal Risa by Risa Saraswati

2024

When a woman becomes possessed by an evil spirit, a team of horror-mystery journalists goes to the village that the spirit came from to try to free her.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

Etoile

1989

An American ballerina arrives in Hungary to enroll in a ballet school and it soon becomes apparent that things are not what they seem.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

I Am Frankelda

2025

A gifted young writer in 19th-century Mexico journeys into her subconscious and comes face to face with characters from her own spooky stories.

8.3

MagicScore

#14

The Carpenter's Son

2025

A remote village in Roman-era Egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their child are targeted by supernatural forces.

5.4

MagicScore

#15

The Gypsy Camp Vanishes Into the Blue

1976

This colourful, music-filled and sensual melodrama based on early stories by Maxim Gorky tells the fatal love story between the beautiful and rebellious girl Rada and the handsome horse thief Zobar. The story is set in early 20th century Bessarabia, now part of Moldova, then belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

The Sixth Sense

1999

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

7.9

MagicScore

#17

Asih 2

2020

After adopting Ana, Sylvia realizes that she did not only bring Ana home, but also Asih, the ghost who has been Ana's foster mother.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

Asih

2018

Years after a woman tragically takes her own life and drowns her baby, a couple expecting a child finds themselves terrorized by a sinister ghost.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Full Circle

1978

After the death of her daughter, wealthy housewife Julia Lofting abruptly leaves her husband and moves into an old Victorian home in London to re-start her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

The Monkey's Paw

2013

After Jake Tilton is given a mystical "monkey's paw" talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, he finds his world turned upside down after his first two wishes result in his malevolent coworker, Tony Cobb, being resurrected from the dead. When Cobb pressures Jake into using the final wish to reunite Cobb with his son, his intimidation quickly escalates into relentless murder - forcing Jake to outwit his psychotic friend and save his remaining loved ones.

4.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Dancing Village: The Curse Begins?

The top films similar to Dancing Village: The Curse Begins by MovieMagicScore are KKN: Curse of the Dancing Village (5.7), Sumala (7.4), Satan's Slaves 2: Communion (7.0). Each shares horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Dancing Village: The Curse Begins worth watching?

Dancing Village: The Curse Begins holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 22 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Dancing Village: The Curse Begins?

Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (2024) is a horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Kimo Stamboel, starring Maudy Effrosina, Aulia Sarah, Jourdy Pranata.

Where can I find more recommendations like Dancing Village: The Curse Begins?

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About movies like Dancing Village: The Curse Begins

This ranked list pairs Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (2024), a horror and mystery and thriller film from Kimo Stamboel, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Maudy Effrosina 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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