Top rated dark and gothic movies with wasted potential

Check out today’s highest ranked dark and gothic movies with wasted potential! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best dark and gothic movies with wasted potential, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Devil's Machine (2019)

Antique expert Brendon Cole is summoned to authenticate a 300-year-old clockwork doll with a notoriously dark history known as The Inferno Princess. In the remote Highlands mansion where it has recently been uncovered, Brendon soon finds himself the victim of the automaton’s legendary curse as the malevolent forces surrounding it are terrifyingly awakened.

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2019-03-02 | Horror

Cast

Jamie Scott Gordon, Erich Redman

Rating

rating icon 4.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Baroque imagery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    moody lighting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    effectively creepy

Trailer

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2 The Reckoning (2021)

In the aftermath of the Great Plague and amidst the subsequent witch-hunts against women, a young widow grapples with the tragic death of her husband in a society completely consumed by fear and death. Because she rejects the advances of her landlord, she is falsely accused of being a witch and thrown in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. She must endure physical persecution at the hands of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter and face her own inner demons as the devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.

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2021-02-05 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    tepid plot
  2. Ranked #1 for
    late night movie
  3. Ranked #2 for
    interesting ending

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3 Last Radio Call (2022)

On June 30th, 2018, Officer David Serling went missing inside an undisclosed abandoned hospital. Using his recovered body cam footage, his wife attempts to piece together what happened to him on that horrible night.

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2022-01-14 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sarah Froelich, Jason Scarbrough

Rating

rating icon 6.068
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like The Da Vinci Code
  2. Ranked #1 for
    quite chilling
  3. Ranked #2 for
    dead end

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4 The Munsters (2022)

Lily is a typical 150-year-old lovelorn vampire who's looking for the man of her nightmares -- until she lays her eyes on Herman, a 7-foot-tall green experiment with a heart of gold. It's love at first shock as these two ghouls fall fangs over feet for each other in a Transylvanian romance. Unfortunately, it's not all smooth sailing in the cemetery as Lily's father has other plans for his beloved daughter's future, and they don't involve her new bumbling beau.

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2022-09-27 | Comedy / Fantasy

Cast

Jeff Daniel Phillips, Sheri Moon Zombie

Rating

rating icon 5.679
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cornball
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mildly entertaining
  3. Ranked #1 for
    kitschy editing

Trailer

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5 A Nightmare Wakes (2020)

An adaptation of the novel "Frankenstein," as told through the life of Mary Shelley. As she creates her masterpiece, she gives birth to a monster.

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2020-10-02 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Alix Wilton Regan, Giullian Yao Gioiello

Rating

rating icon 4.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    looker
  2. Ranked #1 for
    temperamental
  3. Ranked #5 for
    dangerous subject

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6 Cryptid (2022)

A small rural town in Maine is shocked as a mysterious animal leaves a local resident brutally ripped apart. Deemed to be a random bear attack by town officials, freelance journalist Max Frome suspects it might be something more.

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2022-10-07 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Nicholas Baroudi, Ellen Adair

Rating

rating icon 3.667
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    never boring
  2. Ranked #1 for
    building tension
  3. Ranked #1 for
    feeling a little rushed

Trailer

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7 The Stairs (2021)

In 1997, 11-year-old Jesse finds a mysterious staircase in the woods and disappears - - 20 years later, a group of hikers sets off into the very same woods. Unfortunately for them, they come face-to-face with the very same set of stairs...

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2021-02-26 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Kathleen Quinlan, John Schneider

Rating

rating icon 3.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    left unexplained
  2. Ranked #2 for
    intentionally funny
  3. Ranked #5 for
    not remotely scary

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8 Triggered (2020)

Nine friends, all harboring a dark secret, go camping in the woods. After a wild night of partying, they wake up with suicide bombs strapped to their chests, all with varying times on their countdown clocks. They decide to work out how to disarm the bombs or find help - until they discover they can 'take' one another's time by killing each other.

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2020-08-28 | Horror / Action

Cast

Liesl Ahlers, Reine Swart

Rating

rating icon 5.297
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sheer fun
  2. Ranked #1 for
    intentionally funny
  3. Ranked #1 for
    attractive female

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9 We Need to Do Something (2021)

Seeking shelter from a storm, a family finds themselves trapped in a bathroom for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls.

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2021-09-03 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw

Rating

rating icon 5.341
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    final insult
  2. Ranked #1 for
    copping out
  3. Ranked #2 for
    wrapped-up nicely

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10 The Owners (2020)

A group of friends think they found the perfect easy score - an empty house with a safe full of cash. But when the elderly couple that lives there comes home early, the tables are suddenly turned. As a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues, the would-be thieves must fight to save themselves from a nightmare they could never have imagined.

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2020-08-27 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Maisie Williams, Sylvester McCoy

Rating

rating icon 5.621
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    kind of weird
  2. Ranked #1 for
    followable
  3. Ranked #1 for
    uncreative story

Trailer

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