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1. Dark Winds (2022– )
TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows Leaphorn and Chee, two Navajo police officers in the 1970s Southwest that are forced to challenge their own spiritual beliefs when they search for clues in a double murder case.
Stars: Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Deanna Allison
Votes: 16,401
2. The Medium (2021)
Not Rated | 130 min | Horror
A horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. What could be possessing a family member might not be the Goddess they make it out to be.
Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun | Stars: Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma, Sirani Yankittikan, Yasaka Chaisorn
Votes: 13,315
3. The Doors (1991)
R | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley
Votes: 99,342 | Gross: $35.18M
4. Brother Bear (2003)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.
Directors: Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, Rick Moranis, Jason Raize
Votes: 124,253 | Gross: $85.34M
5. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
PG-13 | 91 min | Horror
The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Oliver Robins
Votes: 29,993 | Gross: $41.00M
6. Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019)
Not Rated | 122 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Pastor Park works to expose suspicious religious groups. He's hired to look into the cult group Deer Mount. Meanwhile, Police Captain Hwang investigates a murder case and the main suspect is a member of the Deer Mount cult.
Director: Jang Jae-hyun | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Yoo Ji-tae, Jung Jin-young, Min Tanaka
Votes: 4,978
7. The Undead (1957)
Unrated | 71 min | Fantasy, Horror
A beautiful woman is sent back in time via hypnosis to the Middle Ages where she finds she is suspected of being a witch, and subject to being executed.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Pamela Duncan, Richard Garland, Allison Hayes, Val Dufour
Votes: 2,601
8. Son: The Guest (2018)
TV-MA | 65 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A psychic, a Catholic priest, and a detective team up to fight crimes caused by supernatural forces.
Stars: Kim Dong-wook, Kim Jae-Wook, Jung Eun-chae, Park Ho-san
Votes: 2,248
9. House of Cards (1993)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama
A widow tries to find out why her daughter's strange behavior, a reaction to her father's death, is progressively worsening.
Director: Michael Lessac | Stars: Kathleen Turner, Tommy Lee Jones, Asha Menina, Shiloh Strong
Votes: 2,955 | Gross: $0.32M
10. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
R | 172 min | Drama
The telling of an Inuit legend of an evil spirit causing strife in the community and one warrior's endurance and battle of its menace.
Director: Zacharias Kunuk | Stars: Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk
Votes: 6,873 | Gross: $3.79M
11. The Cursed (2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
"The Cursed" is about a teenage girl who has the ability to bring death by using names, photos, and belongings, and a just social issues reporter, fighting against the massive evil hidden behind an IT conglomerate.
Stars: Uhm Ji-won, Jung Ji-so, Sung Dong-il, Jo Min-soo
Votes: 759
12. Unplugged (IV)
Animation, Drama | Filming
Dayna flees her tour and finds solace in South Dakota's Badlands, connecting with nature and locals, healing from abuse. Her disappearance fuels fame, leaving her stranded in the wilderness she loves, saved from suicide but risking death.
Directors: Paul McComas, Holly Trasti | Stars: Christina Ricci, Jeri Ryan, Louis Gossett Jr., Sheryl Lee
13. The White Reindeer (1952)
Not Rated | 74 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A newlywed woman goes to the local shaman to get some help with her love life, but instead she gets turned into a white reindeer vampire.
Director: Erik Blomberg | Stars: Mirjami Kuosmanen, Kalervo Nissilä, Åke Lindman, Jouni Tapiola
Votes: 2,499
14. Suddenly in the Dark (1981)
Not Rated | 95 min | Horror
A wife starts to suspect her husband's infidelity after the arrival of their new, young housekeeper, who carries a mysterious wooden doll with herself.
Director: Young Nam Ko | Stars: Il-bong Yun, Kim Yeong-ae, Lee Ki-seon, Hye-ri Han
Votes: 493
15. Reign: The Conqueror (1997–2000)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A unique re-telling of the story of Alexander the Great; a powerful warrior King who was prophesied to conquer and destroy the world.
Stars: John DeMita, Michael Sorich, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Beau Billingslea
Votes: 549
16. The Horse Boy (2009)
Unrated | 93 min | Documentary
A writer documents the journey his family takes to Mongolia to consult with nomadic shamans on the healing of their autistic son.
Director: Michel Orion Scott | Stars: Rupert Isaacson, Kristin Neff, Rowan Isaacson, Kendal Stewart
Votes: 721 | Gross: $0.16M
17. A Bigger World (2019)
99 min | Drama
Corine, depressed after her husband's death, travels to Mongolia to record native songs. The encounter with a shaman who senses her grief is a life-changing experience. Corine returns home but soon goes back to become a shaman herself.
Director: Fabienne Berthaud | Stars: Cécile de France, Narantsetseg Dash, Tserendarizav Dashnyam, Ludivine Sagnier
Votes: 544
18. Journeys to the Edge of Consciousness (2019)
87 min | Documentary, Animation, Adventure
Explore three psychedelic trips by three world-famous authors that together changed them, and Western culture, forever. Let go and be taken on an animated journey into the depths of the ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Harper | Stars: Rick Doblin, Amanda Feilding, Graham Hancock, Holly Harman
Votes: 162
19. Republic Z (2018)
87 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Three years after the outbreak of an epidemic, three survivors have to make their way from a shelter in the thick of the woods to the city, in an attempt to save the world.
Directors: Stepan Burnashev, Nadezhda Yumshanova | Stars: Dmitriy Baishev, Georgiy Bessonov, Kyunney Filippova, Serafim Kharlampyev
Votes: 143
20. Crazywise (2016)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
What can we learn from those who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience? During a quarter-century documenting indigenous cultures, human-rights ... See full summary »
Directors: Phil Borges, Kevin Tomlinson | Stars: Angeles Arrien, Phil Borges, Laura Delano, Carroll Dunham
Votes: 150
21. Tak and the Power of Juju (2003 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Tak must save the Pupanunu people from Tlaloc's evil spell!
Stars: Jason Marsden, John Kassir, Patrick Warburton, Rob Paulsen
Votes: 171
22. D'autres mondes (2004)
90 min | Documentary
The secrets about unlocking the mysteries of consciousness by plant-drugs. The related chances and risks involved in this shamanism.
Director: Jan Kounen | Stars: Pablo Amaringo, Guillermo Arévalo, Michel Boccara, J.C. Callaway
Votes: 378
23. The Teenage Psychic (2017–2019)
18+ | 60 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Xiao Zhen is a 16-year-old girl who just wants to live a typical teenage life in high school. But since she was born with the ability to see ghosts, her life will never be normal.
Stars: Shu-yao Kuo, Akio Chen, Hung Hsiu Wu, Chun Hong
Votes: 422
24. Ayahuasca (I) (2014)
51 min | Documentary, Adventure
Documentary about a journey to the heart of the Peruvian Amazon in search of a healer who works with jungle plants. Recounts the experience of the preparation of an Ayahuasca's ceremony.
Directors: Fabiola Simonetti, Roberto Cañas
Votes: 47
25. Legend of Enyo (2009–2010)
TV-PG | Animation, Family
Against an exotic and exciting backdrop of fantastic prehistoric beasts and shamanism, a clever and talented 12 year old boy named Enyo takes us on a spectacular journey of fantasy, fun and wild adventure.
Stars: Jamie Croft, Pippa Grandison, Keith Scott, Barry Crocker
Votes: 66
26. Khadak (2006)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Set in the frozen steppes of Mongolia, a young nomad confronted with his destiny after animals fall victim to a plague which threatens to eradicate nomadism.
Directors: Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth | Stars: Batzul Khayankhyarvaa, Tsetsegee Byamba, Banzar Damchaa, Tserendarizav Dashnyam
Votes: 967 | Gross: $0.00M
27. Icaros: A Vision (2016)
91 min | Drama
A film shaped like a shamanic journey, steeped in a psychoactive brew, exploring fear and destiny in the jungle of the mind.
Directors: Leonor Caraballo, Matteo Norzi | Stars: Ana Cecilia Stieglitz, Filippo Timi, Arturo Izquierdo, Guillermo Arévalo
Votes: 216 | Gross: $0.01M
28. The Occult Experience (1985)
96 min | Documentary
An examination of occultism as practiced in different parts of the world.
Director: Frank Heimans | Stars: Margot Adler, Michael Aquino, Lilith Sinclair, Anton LaVey
Votes: 114
29. Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul (2010)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Adventure
On a quest for spiritual awakening and healing, a naturopathic doctor and an accountant join others in the Amazon to drink a hallucinogenic brew called ayahuasca or 'Vine of the Soul'. ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Meech | Stars: Guillermo Arévalo, Gabor Maté, Dennis J. McKenna, Kenneth Tupper
Votes: 404
30. Fortune Salon (2009)
Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Romance
Tae-rang is a successful upscale shaman with great looks. Unfortunately her love life is stunted by a prophecy that destines her to marry the unattractive and lazy Seung-won. As an alternative appears she must choose between love and fate.
Director: Kim Jin Young | Stars: Park Yejin, Chang Jung Lim, Seo Yeong-hie, Seo Yu-jeong
Votes: 187
31. John Safran vs. God (2004)
25 min | Comedy
In his most ludicrously ambitious project yet, world-famous media hooligan John Safran scours the world in search of God... AND FINDS HIM.... Or, at least, a lot of folk who believe they have.
Stars: John Safran, Gavin Wood, David Serafin, Jonathan auf der Heide
Votes: 412
32. Taiga (1992)
501 min | Documentary
Taiga is an eight-hour documentary directed and photographed by Ulrike Ottinger. It focuses on the life and rituals of nomadic peoples in Northern Mongolia, specifically the Darkhad nomads and the Sojon Urinjanghai.
Director: Ulrike Ottinger
Votes: 124
33. Humano (2013)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Mystery
A young man travels to the Andean mountains to understand the origin of man and the reason of his existence.
Director: Alan Stivelman
Votes: 253
34. The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006)
112 min | Drama
A portrayal of the lives of the last great Inuit shaman, Avva, and his beautiful and headstrong daughter, Apak. Based on the journals of 1920s Danish ethnographer Knud Rasmussen.
Directors: Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk | Stars: Pakak Innuksuk, Leah Angutimarik, Neeve Irngaut, Natar Ungalaaq
Votes: 385
35. Aya: Awakenings (2013)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Mystery
An experiential journalist ventures into the Amazon Jungle to discover the mysteries of a powerful visionary plant medicine and the shamans who work with it.
Directors: Timothy Parish, Rak Razam | Stars: Guillermo Arévalo, Even Dawn, Kevin Furnas, Percy Garcia Lozano
Votes: 104
36. Void (I) (2022)
96 min | Drama, Family
When medical science has no answer for Rhea's infertility, she is left with no option but to go for Supernatural Interventions. Does she succeed? If yes then at what cost?
Director: Vaibhav Gattani | Stars: Yuvradnyee, Vaibhav Gattani, Sanya Sagar, Apoorv Kumar
Votes: 30
37. Little Saints (2014)
98 min | Documentary
Six people travel to Mexico to meet a shaman and take part in an ancient ritual. They eat hallucinogenic mushrooms with the intention of alleviating their physical and psychological ailments.
Director: Oliver Quintanilla | Stars: Natalia Martínez, Lorrie Wessel, David Chaves, Jaime Blakely
Votes: 8
38. Red Cloud: Deliverance (2012)
27 min | Short, Action, Drama
Jake Red Cloud, a Native American gun for hire with a mysterious past, needs a place to lay low. With a flashy bankroll, he persuades attractive Jeanine Parker to rent him a room. Jake ... See full summary »
Director: Sioux Cloud | Stars: Alex Kruz, Breanna Lakatos, Jen Waite, Tadashi Mitsui
Votes: 74
39. Lost in Siberia (2012)
100 min | Comedy
A comedy about a shy logistician of a German mail order company who is sent to Siberia by his boss to create a work flow system for a Russian subsidiary of his German company.
Director: Ralf Huettner | Stars: Katja Riemann, Joachim Król, Vladimir Burlakov, Armin Rohde
Votes: 669
40. Mukundo (2000)
105 min | Drama
A couple seek guidance from a Nepalese spiritual healer after the death of their baby boy.
Director: Tsering Rhitar Sherpa | Stars: Gauri Malla, Mithila Sharma, Ratan Subedi, Nirmal Pyakurel
Votes: 62
41. Manifesting the Mind: Footprints of the Shaman (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 121 min | Documentary
With philosophy and insight from Dennis McKenna, Terence McKenna, Clark Heinrich, Alex Grey, and many others, this broad look at entheogens is not to be missed by anyone interested in psychedelics and shamanism.
Director: Andrew Rutajit | Stars: Dennis J. McKenna, Rick Strassman, Alex Grey, Timothy Freke
42. Gloria's Call (2018)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Even if she tried, Gloria Orenstein would never go by unnoticed, no matter what she put her hands on. Renowned scholar, ecofeminist pioneer, expert in surrealist literature, highlighting ... See full summary »
Director: Cheri Gaulke | Star: Gloria Feman Orenstein
Votes: 9
43. The Inside of Us
72 min | Documentary | Post-production
Outwardly, it may seem that Jan, a young filmmaker, is living a content life, but he's going through a crushing inner spiritual crisis. He starts to wake up from his strictly ... See full synopsis »
Director: Jan Rajnoha | Stars: Stanislav Grof, Dennis J. McKenna, Jan Rajnoha, Jeremy Narby
44. Shamans of the Blind Country (1981)
221 min | Documentary
The life and healing practices of a tribe in the Himalayas in north-western Nepal.
Director: Michael Oppitz | Stars: Bal Bahadur, Beth Bahadur, Man Bahadur, Tul Bahadur
Votes: 42
45. Magical Death (1973)
Not Rated | 29 min | Documentary, Short
This film is an exceptionally vivid portrayal of shamanic activity, as well as an exploration of the close connection between politics and shamanism in Yanomamo culture. The shaman plays a ... See full summary »
Director: Napoleon A. Chagnon | Stars: Napoleon A. Chagnon, Dedeheiwä
Votes: 10
46. The Shaman & Ayahuasca: Journeys to Sacred Realms (2010)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, Biography
As interest grows in the psychoactive visionary brew Ayahuasca (the Mother of all 'teacher plants') so does the question of how to explain this mysterious phenomenon to the uninitiated ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Wiese | Stars: Pablo Amaringo, José Campos
Votes: 22
48. Q'ero Mystics of Peru (2014)
66 min | Documentary
Q'ero Mystics of Peru with a run time of 1 hour 6 minutes focuses on the mystical practices of the Q'ero Indians of the Peruvian high Andes, and how their relationship to energy, ... See full summary »
Director: Seti Gershberg
49. Shamans of the Global Village (2016– )
60 min | Documentary
An intimate journey into the world of modern global shamanism with western practitioners and never before filmed footage of ancient medicine practices.
50. Tientsin Mystic 2 (2020)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Guo Deyou and his team continue to investigate the eight strange incidents of the republic.
Stars: Diana Feng, Vincent Matile, Xiaojiang Shao, Hansu Zhan
Votes: 18