Movies Like The Demons (1973)

The Demons is a 1973 horror film from Jesús Franco with a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Devils and Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun.

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

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Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun

1977

16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.

5.7

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Silent Hill

2006

Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.

6.6

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The Magdalene Sisters

2002

Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.

7.4

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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

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Killer Nun

1979

A demented nun sliding through morphine addiction into madness, while presiding over a regime of lesbianism, torture and death. Sister Gertrude is the head nurse/nun in a general hospital, whose increasingly psychotic behavior endangers the staff and patients around her.

4.8

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Little Witches

1996

When an ancient book of spells transforms 6 naughty Catholic school girls into a sexy coven of witches, all hell breaks loose. Witness the evil craft of Little Witches as the execute their devilish deeds.

3.9

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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

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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

#10

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

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#11

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

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#12

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

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#13

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

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#14

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

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#15

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

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#16

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

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#17

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

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#18

The Painted Veil

2006

A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.

7.3

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#19

Ida

2013

In 1960s Poland, young novitiate Anna is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.

7.2

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#20

The Nun's Story

1959

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

7.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Demons?

The top films similar to The Demons by MovieMagicScore are The Devils (7.5), Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (5.7), Silent Hill (6.6). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Demons worth watching?

The Demons holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10 from 32 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Demons?

The Demons (1973) is a horror film directed by Jesús Franco, starring Anne Libert, Carmen Yazalde, Doris Thomas.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Demons?

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About movies like The Demons

This ranked list pairs The Demons (1973), a horror film from Jesús Franco, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Anne Libert 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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