Movies Like Mermaid Down (2019)

Mermaid Down is a 2019 fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller film from Jeffrey Grellman with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Veronika Decides to Die and K-PAX.

Fantasy Horror Mystery Thriller

Veronika Decides to Die

2009

After a frantic suicide attempt, Veronika awakens inside a mysterious mental asylum. Under the supervision of an unorthodox psychiatrist who specializes in controversial treatment, Veronika learns that she has only weeks to live.

5.9

MagicScore

K-PAX

2001

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

7.2

MagicScore

Grandmaster

2012

Chandrashekhar lives alone in a dark and violent city. Even with crime occurring all around him, he withdraws from all responsibility and lives quietly. Soon, change is forced upon him in order to catch a serial killer. Like a grandmaster who anticipates his opponents moves well in advance, he proceeds forward. But only once, just once, he makes a fatal mistake.

6.6

MagicScore

The Moustache

2005

One day, on a whim, Marc decides to shave off the moustache he's worn all of his adult life. He waits patiently for his wife's reaction, but neither she nor his friends seem to notice. Stranger still, when he finally tells them, they all insist he never had a moustache. Is Marc going mad? Is he the victim of some elaborate conspiracy? Or has something in the world's order gone terribly awry?

6.1

MagicScore

Frankie & Alice

2010

A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her.

6.0

MagicScore

Daddy's Deadly Darling

1973

The owner of a roadside diner and his new helper kill people and feed them to pigs.

5.1

MagicScore

Nightmare

1964

A young student is haunted by recurring dreams of her mother murdering her father, but her nightmare is just beginning as she tries to prove to her loved ones that she is not insane.

6.8

MagicScore

The Night Visitor

1971

An insane Swedish farmer escapes from an asylum to get revenge on his sister, her husband and others.

6.3

MagicScore

Night Tide

1961

A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As they become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

The Lure

2015

Two mermaid sisters, who end up performing at a nightclub, face cruel and bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a beautiful young man.

6.2

MagicScore

#11

Breaking Dawn

2004

Within the confines of an insane asylum languish many would-be seers and messiahs. Medical students meet them day in, day out. But when Eve meets Don Wake, she discovers he's not your run-of-the-mill paranoic. In fact, his visions of her life on the outside tread the line between fantasy and reality as a stalker becomes known to her. She could be in danger; it could all be in her head.

5.6

MagicScore

#12

Twelve Monkeys

1995

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

7.6

MagicScore

#13

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum

2018

The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, but they encounter much more than expected as they move deeper inside the nightmarish old building.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

The Lighthouse

2019

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

7.5

MagicScore

#15

Spider

2002

A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Strait-Jacket

1964

After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

Blindness

2008

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.

6.5

MagicScore

#18

Sucker Punch

2011

A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a group of fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to collect five mystical items, blurring the lines between reality and imagination.

6.2

MagicScore

#19

Cropsey

2009

Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.

6.0

MagicScore

#20

Dr. Caligari

1989

Mrs. Van Houten has shown signs of losing touch with reality, and her husband discusses possible treatment with Dr. Caligari, who says Mrs. Van Houten has a disease of the libido.

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Mermaid Down?

The top films similar to Mermaid Down by MovieMagicScore are Veronika Decides to Die (5.9), K-PAX (7.2), Grandmaster (6.6). Each shares fantasy/horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Mermaid Down worth watching?

Mermaid Down holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 291 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Mermaid Down?

Mermaid Down (2019) is a fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Jeffrey Grellman, starring Alexandra Bokova, Meggan Kaiser, Burt Culver.

Where can I find more recommendations like Mermaid Down?

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