Highest-Rated Movies about 'Dark History'

Rosewood (1997), The Nun (1966), The Banshee Chapter (2013), The Nest (2002), Silent Hill (2006), The Nun (2013), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), Worry Dolls (2016) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Dark History movies.

#1. Rosewood (1997)

Storyline: Rosewood, Florida, is a small, peaceful town with an almost entirely African-American population of middle-class homeowners, until New Year's Day 1923, when a lynch mob from a neighboring white community storms the town. Among the carnage, music teacher Sylvester (Don Cheadle) and mysterious stranger Mann (Ving Rhames) stand tall against the invaders, while white grocer John (Jon Voight) attempts to save the town's women and children. The film is based on a true story.

Plot Keywords: history, racial discrimination, violence, true story, american south, african american, race relations ...

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#4. The Nest (2002)

Storyline: Albanian crime lord Abedin Nexhep (Angelo Infanti) is being transported to trial by a specially trained police squad led by tough female commander Helene Laborie (Nadia Farès). Nexhap's hired killers attack the convoy en route, and the survivors retreat to a warehouse. Inside, Santino (Benoît Magimel) and his gang of thieves are stealing laptop computers. When Nexhap's men find the warehouse and prepare to assault, the police and thieves must fight together to get through the night alive.

Plot Keywords: horror, suspense, thriller, supernatural, haunted house, curse, paranormal ...

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#5. Silent Hill (2006)

Storyline: Sharon Da Silva wakes up every night screaming about "silent hill". Pursued by a police officer suspicious of her motives and swerving to avoid another child her adoptive mother crashes the car knocking herself unconscious. When Rose Da Silva awakens to find her adopted child is missing, she searches the fog and ash blanketed town for her beloved daughter.

Plot Keywords: horror, thriller, supernatural, psychological horror, mystery, dark, religious ...

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#7. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

Storyline: It's 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind...but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time-stories that have a way of becoming all too real for a group of teenagers who discover Sarah's terrifying tomb.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: horror, suspense, supernatural, teen, dark fairy tale, thriller, ghost story ...

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#9. The Amityville Horror (2005)

Storyline: In December 1975, George and Kathy Lutz along with their three children move into an elegant Long Island house. What they don't know is that the house was the site of a horrific mass murder a year before. They decide to keep the house and attempt to keep the horror in the past, but are now haunted by a murderous presence. This is until, George starts to behave weirdly and their daughter, Chelsea starts to see people. What follows is 28 days of sheer, unbridled terror for the family with demonic visions of the dead. Based on the true story of George and Kathy Lutz, The Amityville Horror remains one of the most horrifying haunted house stories ever told - because it actually happened.

Plot Keywords: horror, thriller, supernatural, haunted house, paranormal, demon, exorcism ...

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#10. The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)

Storyline: Charts one family's encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover. Now terror awaits when Jonah, the boy who communicated with the dead, returns to unleash horror on the innocent and unsuspecting family.

Plot Keywords: horror, supernatural, haunted house, paranormal activity, exorcism, based on true events, family tragedy ...

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#11. The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)

Storyline: Jonathan Drake, while attending his brother's funeral, is shocked to find the head of the deceased is missing. When his brother's skull shows up later in a locked cabinet, Drake realizes an ancient curse placed upon his grandfather by a tribe of South American Jivaro Indians is still in effect and that he himself is the probable next victim. That night he is awakened by the approach of an Indian, his lips sewed together with string, and wielding a curare-tipped bamboo knife.—Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>

Plot Keywords: horror, thriller, mystery, supernatural, curse, revenge, murder ...

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#12. We Are Still Here (2015)

Storyline: After their teenage son is killed in a car crash, Paul (Andrew Sensenig) and Anne (Barbara Crampton) move to the quiet New York countryside to try to start a new life for themselves. But the grieving couple unknowingly becomes the prey of a family of vengeful spirits that reside in their new home, and before long they discover that the seemingly peaceful town they've moved into is hiding a terrifyingly dark secret. Now they must find a way to overcome their sorrow and fight back against both the living and dead as the malicious ghosts threaten to pull their souls - and the soul of their lost son - into hell with them.

Plot Keywords: horror, supernatural, haunted house, revenge, cult, paranormal, gore ...

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#13. The Woods (2006)

Storyline: In 1965, after provoking a fire in a forest, the rebel teenager Heather Fasulo is sent to the boarding school Falburn Academy in the middle of the woods by her estranged mother Alice Fasulo and her neglected father Joe Fasulo. The dean Ms. Traverse accepts Heather in spite of the bad financial condition of her father. The displaced Heather becomes close friend of he weird Marcy Turner, while they are maltreated by the abusive mate Samantha Wise. During the nights, Heather has nightmares and listens to voices from the woods, and along the days she believes that the school is a coven of witches. When some students, including Marcy, simply vanish, Heather believes she will be the next one.

Plot Keywords: horror, mystery, thriller, supernatural, disappearance, boarding school, paranormal ...

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#15. The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000)

Storyline: A modern day ghost story for the whole family! Teenager James Greville has lived in children's homes his whole life, so he is surprised when a Great Uncle invites him to his country manor for a holiday. He spends most of his time alone exploring the sprawling Greville Lodge and soon discovers that the Lodge has many secrets, including doors to the west wing which have been sealed shut. One night James wakes up to find himself in front of one of the doors and this time it opens! Through the doors, the mysteries of Greville Lodge are revealed.—<Justquinn@aol.com>

Plot Keywords: horror, mystery, supernatural, haunted house, paranormal, thriller, curse ...

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