Best Folklore Movies

Looking for the best folklore movies? These 25 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Wolfwalkers 2020 ★ 8.2

Song of the Sea 2014 ★ 8.0

Son of the White Mare 1981 ★ 7.6

Mavka: The Forest Song 2023 ★ 7.2

November 2017 ★ 7.1

The Apostle 2012 ★ 7.3

Cat People 1942 ★ 6.9

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2013 ★ 6.9

Clash of the Titans 1981 ★ 6.9

Noroi: The Curse 2005 ★ 6.9

Fréwaka 2025 ★ 7.0

Bulbbul 2020 ★ 6.6

Faust 2011 ★ 6.6

Child of Kamiari Month 2021 ★ 6.5

His House 2020 ★ 6.4

From Darkness 2024 ★ 6.2

Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil 2018 ★ 6.4

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1902 ★ 6.0

Dark Tales of Japan 2004 ★ 5.8

Mystics in Bali 1981 ★ 6.0

Leprechaun Returns 2018 ★ 6.1

The Damned 2025 ★ 5.8

Lord of Misrule 2023 ★ 5.7

Subspecies 1991 ★ 5.4