Movies and TV series about curses
The 36 best titles about curses, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.
JUJUTSU KAISEN
2020
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyYuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryo
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 · Hayao Miyazaki
MovieAdventureAnimationFantasySophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the kin
Made in Abyss
2017 · Sho Tanaka
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDramaLocated in the center of a remote island, the Abyss is the last unexplored region, a huge and treacherous fathomless hole inhabited by strange creatures where only the bravest adventurers descend in s
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
2021 · Sunghoo Park
MovieActionAnimationFantasyYuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his
The Iron Claw
2023 · Sean Durkin
MovieDramaHistoryThe true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009 · David Yates
MovieAdventureFantasyDumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.
Drag Me to Hell
2009 · Sam Raimi
MovieHorrorThrillerAfter denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she's been cursed
ParaNorman
2012 · Sam Fell
MovieAdventureAnimationComedyIn the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Bill Condon
MovieFamilyFantasyRomanceA live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
Incantation
2022 · Kevin Ko
MovieHorrorInspired by the true story of a family who believed they were possessed by spirits. This film follows a woman who must protect her child from a curse.
Into the Woods
2014 · Rob Marshall
MovieComedyFantasyIn a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.
Maleficent
2014 · Robert Stromberg
MovieActionAdventureFamilyA beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be t
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
2026 · Lee Cronin
MovieHorrorMysteryThe young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns int
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022 · David Yates
MovieAdventureFantasyProfessor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to
Dark Shadows
2012 · Tim Burton
MovieComedyFantasyVampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen
Beauty and the Beast
2014 · Christophe Gans
MovieFantasyRomanceForced to face the cruel side of life, a devastated, bankrupt merchant chances upon the enchanted castle of a hideous creature, the mere sight of it chills the bone to the marrow. There, a fate worse
The Grudge
2004 · Takashi Shimizu
MovieHorrorMysteryThrillerAn American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
Practical Magic
1998 · Griffin Dunne
MovieComedyFantasyRomanceSally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselve
Dead Silence
2007 · James Wan
MovieHorrorJamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend
The Hot Chick
2002 · Tom Brady
MovieComedyFantasyNot only is Jessica Spencer the most popular girl in school -- she is also the meanest. But things change for the attractive teen when a freak accident involving a cursed pair of earrings and a chance
The Grudge 2
2006 · Takashi Shimizu
MovieHorrorThrillerA young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong, and strange things begin happening in a Chicago
Good Luck Chuck
2007 · Mark Helfrich
MovieComedyRomanceCursed since childhood, dentist Charlie Logan cannot find the right woman. Even worse, he learns that each of his ex-girlfriends finds true love with the man she meets after her relationship with him
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