Movies Like Retribution (1987)

Retribution is a 1987 horror film from Guy Magar with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Madhouse and Suitable Flesh.

Horror

Madhouse

2004

A young psychiatric intern unearths secrets about the mental health facility in which he works.

5.7

MagicScore

Suitable Flesh

2023

A once-esteemed psychiatrist helplessly watches her life spiral into a nightmarish maelstrom of supernatural hysteria and gruesome deaths, all linked to a seemingly unstoppable ancient curse.

5.3

MagicScore

Hellraiser: Hellseeker

2002

When the puzzle box is once again solved, Pinhead and his legion demolish all who dare oppose them. But standing in his way is the only person who has defeated Cenobites of the past.

5.0

MagicScore

The Shining

1980

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

8.2

MagicScore

Doctor Sleep

2019

Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".

7.1

MagicScore

Scanners

1981

After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers. Some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.

6.7

MagicScore

Magic Cop

1990

A Taoist former cop is called to Hong Kong to assist in the investigation of of a series of strange murders. Aided by two local officers, he runs afoul of an evil sorceress.

6.6

MagicScore

City of the Living Dead

1980

A woman seemingly dies of fright after participating in a séance where she sees a vision of a Dunwich priest hanging himself in a church cemetery. New York City reporter Peter Bell investigates and learns that the priest's suicide has somehow opened a portal to Hell and must be sealed by All Saints Day, or else the dead will overtake humanity.

6.4

MagicScore

Firestarter

1984

Charlene "Charlie" McGee has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Can her psychic power and the love of her father save her from the threatening government agency which wants to destroy her?

6.3

MagicScore

#10

Patrick

1978

A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Witchboard

1986

Playing around with a Ouija board, a trio of friends succeeds in contacting the spirit of a young boy. Trouble begins when the evil spirit, Malfeitor, takes over one of their bodies.

5.7

MagicScore

#12

Making Contact

1985

A nine year old boy named Joey, who after the tragic death of his father, begins to experience psychic powers such as allowing him to move inanimate objects with his mind, set things on fire, and even communicate with his dead father. However, not everything is good for Joey as his newly gained powers accidentally awake an evil supernatural force that is contained inside the body of an old ventriloquist's dummy that Joey found in an abandoned house. The supernatural Dummy shows similar powers to Joey's, and soon he puts the lives of everyone near Joey in danger as the evil Dummy has dark plans for Joey's special powers.

5.5

MagicScore

#13

Firestarter

2022

For more than a decade, parents Andy and Vicky have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family's location, a mysterious operative is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans.

5.5

MagicScore

#14

The Manitou

1978

A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-old demonic Native American spirit.

5.4

MagicScore

#15

Patrick Still Lives

1980

A group of strangers are summoned to the secluded home of Patrick, a young man rendered comatose after a freak accident, but soon find themselves falling victim to Patrick's mysterious psychic powers and murderous rage.

5.2

MagicScore

#16

Psychic Killer

1975

Mental patient Arnold Masters, hospitalized for a murder he didn't commit, learns astral projection--the art of leaving one's physical body and transporting the soul someplace else--from a fellow inmate. Upon his release, Arnold uses his new powers to bump off the people he holds responsible for his arrest, his mother's death while he was imprisoned and the price of meat! Lt. Morgan and Lt. Anderson are the cops on his trail, while his caring shrink, Dr. Scott, tries to prevent any more deaths.

5.2

MagicScore

#17

Patrick

2013

Patrick lays comatose in a small private hospital, his only action being his involuntary spitting. When a pretty young nurse, just separated from her husband, begins work at the hospital, she senses that Patrick is communicating with her, and he seems to be using his psychic powers to manipulate events in her life.

5.0

MagicScore

#18

Sorority House Massacre

1986

Upon joining a sorority, Beth is plagued by nightmares of a knife-wielding killer, when her past comes back to haunt her.

4.7

MagicScore

#19

The Crawling Eye

1958

A United Nations investigator crosses paths with a pair of psychic sisters on his way to Trollenberg observatory in the Swiss Alps, which has been plagued by a series of mountaineer disappearances that may be related to a radioactive cloud at the mountain's south face.

4.7

MagicScore

#20

Persona

1966

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer.

8.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Retribution?

The top films similar to Retribution by MovieMagicScore are Madhouse (5.7), Suitable Flesh (5.3), Hellraiser: Hellseeker (5.0). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Retribution worth watching?

Retribution holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 34 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Retribution?

Retribution (1987) is a horror film directed by Guy Magar, starring Dennis Lipscomb, Leslie Wing, Suzanne Snyder.

Where can I find more recommendations like Retribution?

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

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About movies like Retribution

This ranked list pairs Retribution (1987), a horror film from Guy Magar, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Dennis Lipscomb 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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