Movies Like Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977)

Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun is a 1977 horror film from Jesús Franco with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Devils and The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine.

Horror

The Devils

1971

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.

7.5

MagicScore

The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine

1974

Lucita has been locked away in a convent by her family in order to keep her away from her lover, Esteban. The pair make plans to elope, but Esteban is accused of heresy before Lucita can escape. Hiding in the convent, Esteban discovers the horrifying depravity of the covent's abbess, Sister Incarnation. Can Esteban rescue his love from this madhouse before the inquisitor discovers what is going on and has everyone executed?

4.4

MagicScore

Benedetta

2021

A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.

6.6

MagicScore

The Demons

1973

A group of nuns become possessed by demons and are then tortured in a dungeon of horrors during the Inquisition.

5.1

MagicScore

Satanic Pandemonium

1975

Sister Maria is known in the convent for her good works and charity, but, in the secret depths of her sexual fantasies, she is tormented by visions of another world - a world where her forbidden passions are allowed to run free. In this world Satan is her master. As her acts of violence and blasphemy mount, Maria realizes that she has been chosen by the Devil to destroy the convent and lead her sister nuns into hell!

6.4

MagicScore

Sister Emanuelle

1977

Sister Emanuelle and Sister Nanà go to meet Mr. Cazzabriga, who has a problem: his wild-child daughter, Monica, who he wants to send to a Catholic school to remove her from temptations around the house.

5.2

MagicScore

Flavia the Heretic

1974

Puglia, southern Italy, around 1400. A convent is invaded by the Tarantula cult, whose fanatical and crazed members desecrate the sacred place by committing obscene and bloody acts.

6.0

MagicScore

The Other Hell

1981

A priest investigates paranormal activity at a nuns' convent where a deep, dark secret is about to resurface in the guise of murder! Could the devil be behind this, or is that just what Mother Superior wants everyone to believe?

4.8

MagicScore

Sacred Flesh

2000

Taunted by visions of Mary Magdalene, who reveals the confessions of the younger nuns at the convent, the Mother Superior's mind is filled with the violent, sexual acts of her fellow sisters.

3.1

MagicScore

#10

Luciferina

2018

After receiving bad news, Natalia, a young novice, returns home, where her sister Ángela asks her to travel with her and her friends to a mysterious place.

6.0

MagicScore

#11

The Transgressor

1974

18 years after the mysterious death of her mother, Maya takes religious vows to find out what terrible things happened to her mother inside the Sacred Heart Convent. As soon as the door closes to the nunnery, the nuns start torturing her. She also has to deal with a lecherous archbishops and a lesbian mother superior.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

Visions of Ecstasy

1989

The 16th century Carmelite nun St. Teresa, surrounded by candles and crosses, fantasizes about making love to a crucified Christ and her own psyche.

5.2

MagicScore

#13

The Milky Way

1969

Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way they meet a whole assortment of people—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Alucarda

1977

A young girl's arrival at a convent after the death of her parents marks the beginning of a series of events that unleash an evil presence on the girl and her mysterious new friend, an enigmatic figure known as Alucarda. Demonic possession, Satan worship, and vampirism follows.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Immaculate

2024

An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Sister Death

2023

Spain, 1949. Narcisa, a novice, arrives at an old convent, converted into a girls' school, to work as a teacher.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

Dark Waters

1993

After the death of her father, a young woman travels to a remote convent on an island in the Black Sea to find out why her father funded it for years.

5.7

MagicScore

#18

St. Agatha

2018

St. Agatha is set in the 1950s in small town Georgia. A pregnant con woman named Agatha is on the run and seeks refuge in a convent hidden in deafening isolation. What first starts out as the perfect place to have a child turns into a dark lair where silence is forced. Ghastly secrets are masked, and every bit of will power Agatha has is tested. She soon learns the sick and twisted truth of the convent and the odd people that lurk inside its halls. Agatha must now find a way to discover the unyielding strength needed to escape and save her baby before she’s caged behind these walls forever.

5.6

MagicScore

#19

The Convent

2018

During the 17th century, a young woman is saved from execution and led to a priory to repent her sins but discovers a greater evil lies within.

5.4

MagicScore

#20

Viridiana

1962

Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determined to seduce his pure niece. Viridiana becomes undone as her uncle upends the plans she had made to join the convent.

7.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun?

The top films similar to Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun by MovieMagicScore are The Devils (7.5), The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine (4.4), Benedetta (6.6). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun worth watching?

Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 39 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun?

Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977) is a horror film directed by Jesús Franco, starring Susan Hemingway, Ana Zanatti, William Berger.

Where can I find more recommendations like Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun?

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This ranked list pairs Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977), a horror film from Jesús Franco, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Susan Hemingway 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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