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Home > Movies > Movie Lists > The 50 Best Movies Based on Illuminati

The 50 Best Movies Based on Illuminati

Purvi Sarafby Purvi Saraf
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 04:00 IST

Over the past many years, Hollywood has made many films based on conspiracy theories (popularity called “Illuminati”). The Illuminati itself can be fascinating to learn but, at the same time, really hard to believe, and yet they serve as a great source for many screenplays. Here is the best list of movies similar to Illuminati. Action, thriller, drama, adventure, and various other genres of films have been made with the help of the Illuminati. Here is a list of films based on the Illuminati.

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  • 1. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Slender Man (2018)
  • 2. Area 51 (2015) 
  • 3. 2012 (2009)
  • 4. Best Movies Like Illuminati: The Wicker Man (1973) 
  • 5. The Matrix (1999) 
  • 6. The Omen (1976)
  • 7. Best Movies Like Illuminati: The Da Vinci Code (2006)
  • 8. Angels & Demons (2009) 
  • 9. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
  • 10. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Inferno (2016) 
  • 11. The Shining (1980)
  • 12. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
  • 13. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
  • 14. End Of Days (1999)
  • 15. Chinatown (1974)
  • 16. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Executive Actions (1973)
  • 17. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
  • 18. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
  • 19. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Conspiracy Theory (1997)
  • 20. 23 (1998)
  • 21. Illuminati (2020)
  • 22. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Blue Blood (2019)
  • 23. JFK (1991)
  • 24. The Net (1995)
  • 25. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Inception (2010)
  • 26. DON’T WORRY DARLING (2022)
  • 27. THE MENU (2022)
  • 28. Best Movies Like Illuminati: BABYLON(2022)
  • 29. US (2019)
  • 30. THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (2009)
  • 31. Best Movies Like Illuminati: THE CONSPIRACY (2012)
  • 32. DARK CITY (1998)
  • 33. THE INVITATION (2022)
  • 34. Best Movies Like Illuminati: I CAME BY (2022)
  • 35. THE DEVIL CONSPIRACY (2022)
  • 36. LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND (2023)
  • 37. Best Movies Like Illuminati: REMINISCENCE (2021)
  • 38. RUN RABBIT RUN (2023)
  • 39. THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX (2018)
  • 40. Best Movies Like Illuminati: THE PALE BLUE EYE (2022)
  • 41. THE HUNT (2020)
  • 42. THE PLATFORM (2019)
  • 43. THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2012)
  • 44. Best Movies Like Illuminati: THE BELIEVERS (1987)
  • 45. THE DA VINCI TREASURE (2006)
  • 46. SYNCHRONICITY (2015)
  • 47. Best Movies Like Illuminati: A CURE FOR WELLNESS (2016)
  • 48. THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974)
  • 49. V FOR VENDETTA (2005)
  • 50. Best Movies Like Illuminati: THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (2011)

1. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Slender Man (2018)

Slender Man (2018)

This 2018 horror film was based on the internet meme created back in 2009. A forum user named “Victor Surge” created this eponymous being depicted as a tall and thin man with a blank head and usually wearing a suit.

The film’s plot follows a group of girls who call upon the Slender Man to see if he is real or not, only to have themselves haunted by the being and then mysteriously disappearing one by one. The film stars Joey King, Jaz Sinclair, Julia Goldani Telles, Annalise Baso and Javier Potet.

2. Area 51 (2015) 

Area 51 (2015) 

This film was made back in 2015. It, however, gained popularity in 2019 in the wake of the much-anticipated Area 51 raid. Many theories suggest that the government keeps secret information and material about extraterrestrial life at the Area 51 compound (a place where even Mr. Beast couldn’t resist going!).

This theory was enough for a film to be made. The director of Paranormal Activity and Insidious, Oren Peli, directed this film.

The film follows a group of friends who infiltrate Area 51 to find out its secrets. They, however, find themselves attacked by soldiers as well as the extraterrestrial beings there. The film is presented in the found footage format like Paranormal Activity.

3. 2012 (2009)

2012 (2009 film)

Roland Emmerich, who is well known for directing disaster films, directed this 2009 disaster thriller. 2012 was based on the phenomenon which indicated that the cataclysmic events would occur on 21st December 2012. This day was supposed to be the end of the world and all forms of its civilizations.

That theory formed the basis of this film which stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, and Woody Harrelson.

4. Best Movies Like Illuminati: The Wicker Man (1973) 

The Wicker Man (1973) 

The Wicker Man is considered to be one of the greatest horror films of all time. The film is based on the concept of paganism. The film follows a police sergeant in search of a missing girl. He arrives in a Scottish village on an island to find her but is shocked when he is told that the girl never existed.

5. The Matrix (1999) 

The Matrix (1999) 

One of the most acclaimed sci-fi films of all time, The Matrix generated a new belief in conspiracy theorists that Earth is a simulated environment run by cyber intelligence. One of the most acclaimed sci-fi films of all time, The Matrix generated a new belief in conspiracy theorists that Earth is a simulated environment run by cyber intelligence.

The film follows a computer hacker named Neo, who uncovers a disturbing truth no one should know and embarks on a journey to free people from The Matrix. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie Anne-Moss, and Laurence Fishburne.

6. The Omen (1976)

The Omen (1976)

An ambassador for the United States lives a happy life with his family in England until mysterious deaths start happening around him. He starts suspecting that his own son may be the Anti-Christ.

7. Best Movies Like Illuminati: The Da Vinci Code (2006)

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Starring Tom Hanks, the film revolves around a symbolist, Professor Robert Langdon, who travels to London to investigate a murder committed in a bizarre manner. He soon finds that the murder was committed for religion and uncovers a well-protected secret.

8. Angels & Demons (2009) 

Angels & Demons (2009) 

The sequel to The Da Vinci Code follows Robert Langdon, who is now in the pursuit of a mysterious Illuminati terrorist. The terrorist is in possession of anti-particle matter which he intends to use to create religious intolerance.

9. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

Some conspiracy theorists claim that the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was a secret vampire hunter. Author Seth Grahame-Smith wrote an entire book based on this ridiculous theory, and soon, a film based on this book was made.

Lincoln becomes a vampire hunter after his mother is killed by a vampire and goes on a journey to drive the vampires out of the country.

10. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Inferno (2016) 

Inferno (2016) 

Robert Langdon, despite suffering from amnesia, teams up with a doctor to prevent a mad billionaire scientist from wiping off a majority of the earth’s population.

11. The Shining (1980)

The Shining (1980)

A writer currently suffering from writer’s block is hired as a caretaker for an isolated hotel. When a snowstorm hits, he and his family are stranded there. He soon begins to lose his sanity while his son and wife start uncovering some of the hotel’s dark secrets.

12. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Directed by the legendary Stanley Kubrick, the film follows a psychopath named Alex who has been imprisoned for his heinous crimes. He volunteers to be a part of the experimental therapy to reduce his sentence, but things don’t go exactly as planned.

13. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

A couple is trying hard to have a baby move into a new neighborhood fill with strange people. Matters start taking a turn for the worse when she gets pregnant and suspects that the neighbors are after her baby.

14. End Of Days (1999)

End Of Days (1999)

In this film, a former detective gets embroiled in a religious conflict where he must protect a woman who was chosen by evil forces to conceive the Anti-Christ. The film stars the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger.

15. Chinatown (1974)

Chinatown (1974)

Jack Nicholson stars as a private detective hired by a woman to spy on her husband to see if he is having an affair. The situation becomes worse when the husband dies, and the detective finds himself in a web of treachery and deceit.

16. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Executive Actions (1973)

Executive Action (1973)

This Dalton Trumbo-penned docudrama, adapted from playwright Donald Freed and Rush to Judgement author Mark Lane’s story, is the grandfather of all Kennedy assassination films, and it continues to be a fascinating record of a specific period in conspiratorial thinking.

17. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) - IMDb

A middle-aged Chinese immigrant gets sucked into a wild adventure where she must travel to different universes and connect with the lives she might have led if she is to be the one to save existence.

18. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) - IMDb

Following his wife’s admission of unmet desire, a Manhattan doctor sets out on an odd, all-night journey. The lines between reality and illusion become blurry as he travels through the rituals of a secret society.

19. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Conspiracy Theory (1997)

Conspiracy Theory (1997)

Mel Gibson’s character in Conspiracy Theory, Jerry Fletcher, uses a newsletter that he physically delivers to people who voluntarily want to subscribe in order to spread his outlandish notions about militias, the UN, the Vietnam War, and anything else that comes to mind.

Conspiracy theorists still struggled to spread their message beyond a self-selected group of like-minded individuals in 1997. 

20. 23 (1998)

23 (1998) - IMDb

A friend realizes there is money in computer hacking when orphaned Karl Koch and his friend David begin getting into government and military computers. He then flies to East Berlin in an effort to get in touch with the KGB. 

21. Illuminati (2020)

Trump vs the Illuminati - Rotten Tomatoes

The new term for organizations thought to control the world is “secret societies.” Numerous evil deeds committed against humanity have been attributed to or blamed on these organizations.

The mysterious Illuminati is without a doubt one of the most infamous secret societies. The purpose of this documentary is to shed light on the alleged “keepers of the light.”

22. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Blue Blood (2019)

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Unaware of how they got there, two female hikers wake up in the middle of the forest. They are forced to engage in a ritualistic occult quest in which they must fight for their lives against a cloaked evil.

23. JFK (1991)

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The inquiry into the murder of District Attorney Jim Garrison is the subject of this film. He went on to support his theory that a conspiracy was responsible for Kennedy’s murder.

24. The Net (1995)

The Net (1995) | MUBI

When computer programmer Angela Bennett unintentionally learns about government secrets, her entire world is turned upside down. The only way to restore Angela’s identity is by giving someone a disc that holds the secrets because her identity has been erased. 

25. Best Movies Like Illuminati: Inception (2010)

Inception 2010 Trailer - YouTube

Cobb enters his targets’ dreams to take information from them. Saito offers to erase Cobb’s criminal record in exchange for conducting an inception on the sick son of one of his rivals.

The films in this list are some of the best Illuminati films made. They will make you wonder at the ridiculousness of the theories, interest you, and entertain you. Some of them may also make you wonder what the reality could possibly be.

26. DON’T WORRY DARLING (2022)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Olivia Wilde
  • Writer: Katie Silberman, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke
  • Cast: Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde
  • IMDb Ratings: 6.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 38%
  • Streaming Platform: HBO Max

The movie is Set in an idyllic 1950s-style experimental community called Victory. The plot follows Alice as she begins to question the seemingly perfect world she shares with her husband, Jack.  As she unravels the secrets hidden beneath the town’s glossy exterior, she’s taken over paranoia and curiosity, which leads to shocking revelations about the true nature of the town. The film explores themes of control, deception, and hidden agendas  while also laced with mystery, and mind-bending plot twists. It definitely is a compelling watch for fans of Illuminati-like conspiracy theories.

27. THE MENU (2022)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Mark Mylod
  • Writer: Seth Reiss, Will Tracy
  • Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau
  • IMDb Ratings: 7.2/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
  • Streaming Platform: Disney+ / HBO Max

A group of elite guests are invited to eat at an exclusive, remote island restaurant to experience a luxurious multi-course meal prepared by the world-renowned Chef Slowik. However, as the night goes on, it becomes clear that this dining experience is far from ordinary. 

The Menu masterfully blends psychological thriller and dark satire, exposing themes of power and hidden agendas within high society. With shocking twists and oddly specific but unpredictable undertones, the plot plays into the idea of secretive, controlling forces—reminiscent of the operations often associated with the Illuminati.

28. Best Movies Like Illuminati: BABYLON(2022)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Damien Chazelle
  • Writer: Damien Chazelle
  • Cast: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire
  • IMDb Ratings: 7.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 57%
  • Streaming Platform: Paramount+

Set in 1920s Hollywood, Babylon is a grand, chaotic, and unfiltered look at what the ambitious artists of early Hollywood had to go through, and all of their rise and fall. The story follows multiple characters navigating the transition from silent films to talkies, exposing the excess, corruption, and hidden power structures that shaped Hollywood’s golden age. 

With its wild parties, mysterious backroom and underworld dealings, and a slow spiral descent into darkness, Babylon shows us some ideas of what secret societies and unseen forces controlling the entertainment world truly would feel like – for we are blind to most of the true happenings. 

29. US (2019)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Jordan Peele
  • Writer: Jordan Peele
  • Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker
  • IMDb Ratings: 6.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
  • Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video / Netflix

 Us is a chilling psychological horror film that explores the ideas of duality, hidden societies, and the unseen forces that shape reality without being the most prominent force there is.

The story follows Adelaide Wilson and her family. They find themselves having to face creepy doppelgängers known as the “Tethered.” As the mystery unfolds, it reveals a terrifying underworld society, suggesting a larger conspiracy and a darker social experiment in the process.

Us has the ability to bring out symbolisms, and unleash an unsettling atmosphere, while also giving a deeper commentary on class divisions and hidden power distribution.

30. THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (2009)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Ti West
  • Writer: Ti West
  • Cast: Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, Greta Gerwig
  • IMDb Ratings: 6.3/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85%
  • Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video

The House of the Devil is a psychological horror film that follows a college student, Samantha. She takes a babysitting job in a remote mansion. However, as the night progresses, she realizes that her employers are part of a satanic cult with chilling plans for her. 

Drawing inspiration from classic horror and occult conspiracies, the film plays into themes of secret societies, ritualistic sacrifices, and the unseen forces influencing the world.

31. Best Movies Like Illuminati: THE CONSPIRACY (2012)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Alex Proyas
  • Writer: Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs, David S. Goyer
  • Cast: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt
  • IMDb Ratings: 7.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 75%
  • Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video

The Conspiracy is a chilling film that follows the style of a found-footage. The movie follows two documentary filmmakers who begin investigating a reclusive conspiracy theorist. When he mysteriously disappears, they uncover a powerful secret society known as the Tarsus Club, whose influence extends across global politics and power structures.  As they dive deeper into the plot, they realize that they may, in actuality, be in way over their heads. 

32. DARK CITY (1998)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Damien Chazelle
  • Writer: Damien Chazelle
  • Cast: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire
  • IMDb Ratings: 7.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 57%
  • Streaming Platform: Paramount+

Dark City is a neo-noir sci-fi film that follows John Murdoch, a man who wakes up in a city where reality is constantly being altered by a mysterious group called the Strangers. These Stranger beings manipulate time, memories, and even the physical layout of the city, creating a dreamlike world where free will is an illusion. With its chilling atmosphere, hidden controller themes, and ideas of mind control, Dark City explores the idea of unseen forces shaping the world without anyone realizing it. 

33. THE INVITATION (2022)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Karyn Kusama
  • Writer: Jessica Materials
  • Cast: Natalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Stephanie Corneliussen, Hugo Armstrong
  • IMDb Ratings: 6.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 84%
  • Streaming Platform: Netflix

The Invitation is a horror-thriller film that revolves around Evie. Evie is a young woman who discovers her long-lost relatives and is invited to a lavish wedding in the English countryside. 

However, as the celebration continues, she begins to realize that her new-found family are holders of dark secrets, and her invitation may have been part of a more sinister plan. The film touches on themes of social control, manipulation, and a hidden elitist theory. 

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34. Best Movies Like Illuminati: I CAME BY (2022)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Babak Anvari
  • Writer: Babak Anvari, Namsi Khan
  • Cast: George MacKay, Hugh Bonneville, Kelly Macdonald, Percelle Ascott
  • IMDb Ratings: 6.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 74%
  • Streaming Platform: Netflix

 I Came By follows the story of a rebellious graffiti artist, Toby who uncovers a chilling secret when he targets the home of a wealthy former judge. The judge’s disturbing hidden life leads Toby into dangerous territory, where he begins to uncover a deep conspiracy involving powerful figures. The film explores the tension between the oppressed and the powerful elite, echoing themes of corruption, secrecy, and the lengths those in power will go to protect their secrets.

35. THE DEVIL CONSPIRACY (2022)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Nathaniel Nose
  • Writer: Nathaniel Nose
  • Cast: Joe Doyle, Alice Orr-Ewing, Brad Haynes, Louisa Connolly-Burnham
  • IMDb Ratings: 4.2/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 52%
  • Streaming Platform: VOD

 The Devil Conspiracy is a supernatural horror thriller that follows a biotechnology company which is aiming to resurrect powerful religious figures for the purposes of demonic rituals. When they steal the DNA of the Virgin Mary, a spiritual battle ensues between good and evil forces. The movie delves into dark religious conspiracies, with secret organizations manipulating events for their own purposes. 

 

36. LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND (2023)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Sam Esmail
  • Writer: Sam Esmail (Based on the novel by Rumaan Alam)
  • Cast: Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la Herrold
  • IMDb Ratings: 6.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 75%
  • Streaming Platform: Netflix

 Leave the World Behind is a psychological thriller that follows a family whose family vacation takes a terrifying turn after the world that they know of begins to crumble around them. 

A cyberattack causes mass blackouts and a breakdown of communication, leading to paranoia and uncertainty about who—or what—is behind the disaster. As societal collapse looms, the film subtly hints at powerful unseen forces controlling the fate of humanity. 

37. Best Movies Like Illuminati: REMINISCENCE (2021)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Lisa Joy
  • Writer: Lisa Joy
  • Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Cliff Curtis
  • IMDb Ratings: 5.8/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 46%
  • Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video / HBO Max

Reminiscence follows Nick Bannister, a private investigator in a dystopian future world where climate change has flooded cities and people escape reality by reliving their memories. Nick Bannister works with and helps clients access lost moments of their past. 

When he becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind a missing woman, he stumbles upon a deeper conspiracy involving corruption, social control, and hidden elites manipulating the world from the shadows. The film’s themes of memory manipulation, technological control, and an elite class benefiting from chaos speak wonders for it’s storyline. 

38. RUN RABBIT RUN (2023)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Daina Reid
  • Writer: Hannah Kent
  • Cast: Sarah Snook, Lily LaTorre, Damon Herriman, Greta Scacchi
  • IMDb Ratings: 5.2/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 40%
  • Streaming Platform: Netflix

Run Rabbit Run is a chilling thriller that follows the story of a fertility doctor, Sarah, whose young daughter begins exhibiting disturbing behavior—claiming to remember a past life that reveals dark family secrets. As Sarah struggles with the supernatural and psychological implications of these revelations, the movie explores themes of hidden truths, generational trauma, and forces beyond human understanding

39. THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX (2018)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Julius Onah
  • Writer: Oren Uziel, Doug Jung
  • Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Daniel Brühl, Chris O’Dowd
  • IMDb Ratings: 5.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 21%
  • Streaming Platform: Netflix

The Cloverfield Paradox is a sci-fi horror movie that follows a group of astronauts on a space station that are working to solve Earth’s energy crisis using a particle accelerator. However, their experiment goes horribly wrong, ripping a hole between dimensions and unleashing monstrous consequences. The film explores hidden government experiments, corporate secrecy, and the dangers of playing with forces beyond human understanding—all common themes in Illuminati-related conspiracy theories. It hints at shadowy organizations controlling scientific advancements and manipulating global events from behind the scenes.

40. Best Movies Like Illuminati: THE PALE BLUE EYE (2022)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Scott Cooper
  • Writer: Scott Cooper (Based on the novel by Louis Bayard)
  • Cast: Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Robert Duvall
  • IMDb Ratings: 6.6/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 63%
  • Streaming Platform: Netflix

Set in the 1830s, The Pale Blue Eye follows a retired detective investigating a series of brutal murders at the West Point Military Academy, with the help of a young Edgar Allan Poe. As the case unfolds, they uncover dark rituals, secret societies, and an eerie connection between the academy’s elite and occult practices. The film’s gothic atmosphere, themes of hidden knowledge, and secretive institutions parallel many Illuminati-based conspiracies, making it a compelling mystery-thriller with underlying elements of elite control and ritualistic practices

41. THE HUNT (2020)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Craig Zobel
  • Writer: Nick Cuse, Damon Lindelof
  • Cast: Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, Ike Barinholtz, Emma Roberts
  • IMDb Ratings: 6.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 57%
  • Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video

The Hunt is a satirical thriller that dives into conspiracy theories about the global elite. It follows a group of strangers who wake up in a remote location, only to realize they are being hunted for sport by a group of wealthy elites. As the story unfolds, it plays on themes of media manipulation, political divide, and the hidden power structures that control society. 

42. THE PLATFORM (2019)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
  • Writer: David Desola, Pedro Rivero
  • Cast: Iván Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Juan, Emilio Buale
  • IMDb Ratings: 7.0/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 79%
  • Streaming Platform: Netflix

The Platform is a dystopian horror-thriller takes place in a mysterious vertical prison where food is distributed from top to bottom, forcing those on the lower levels to survive on scraps—or starve. 

The film serves as a powerful metaphor for class hierarchy, social control, and the imbalance of power, as the idea that a select few at the top dictate the fate of those below, while keeping them desperate and divided, aligns with theories of elite manipulation and societal control.

 

43. THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2012)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Drew Goddard
  • Writer: Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
  • Cast: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz
  • IMDb Ratings: 7.0/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
  • Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video / Hulu

The Cabin in the Woods is a horror-satirical thriller that follows the lore of typical “teenagers in a remote cabin” horror trope and turns it into something far more sinister. The film reveals a hidden underground organization orchestrating ritualistic sacrifices to appease ancient gods, controlling events through surveillance and manipulation. The movie cleverly plays with the idea of unseen forces dictating reality, making it a thrilling and mind-bending experience.

44. Best Movies Like Illuminati: THE BELIEVERS (1987)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: John Schlesinger
  • Writer: Mark Frost (Based on the novel The Religion by Nicholas Conde)
  • Cast: Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Harley Cross, Robert Loggia
  • IMDb Ratings: 6.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 60%
  • Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video

The Believers is a psychological horror-thriller that follows a widowed psychologist who stumbles upon a secretive cult involved in ritualistic child sacrifices for gain power and influence. 

As he digs deeper, he realizes the cult is embedded within the upper echelons of society, protected by the elite. Its disturbing themes of power, control, and sacrifice make it a gripping and unsettling watch.

45. THE DA VINCI TREASURE (2006)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Peter Mervis
  • Writer: Carlos De Los Rios
  • Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Lance Henriksen, Nicole Sherwin
  • IMDb Ratings: 2.2/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: N/A
  • Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video

The Da Vinci Treasure is a low-budget thriller that takes a similar approach to The Da Vinci Code, blending mystery, treasure hunts, and secret societies. Directed by Peter Mervis, the film follows Michael Archer, an adventurer and archaeologist on a quest to uncover a long-lost treasure hidden by the legendary painter Leonardo da Vinci.

As Michael deciphers ancient clues, he uncovers a web of hidden knowledge, secret societies, and long-buried conspiracies that suggest history has been manipulated by an elite few. 

 

46. SYNCHRONICITY (2015)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Jacob Gentry
  • Writer: Jacob Gentry, Alex Orr
  • Cast: Chad McKnight, Brianne Davis, AJ Bowen, Michael Ironside
  • IMDb Ratings: 5.5/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 50%
  • Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video

Synchronicity is a cerebral sci-fi thriller which follows a physicist. He invents a time machine, only to find himself caught in a web of deception orchestrated by a powerful corporate figure. As he unravels the truth, he realizes he may be a pawn in a larger game of control and manipulation. 

47. Best Movies Like Illuminati: A CURE FOR WELLNESS (2016)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Gore Verbinski
  • Writer: Justin Haythe
  • Cast: Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth
  • IMDb Ratings: 6.4/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 42%
  • Streaming Platform: Disney+ / Amazon Prime Video

A Cure for Wellness is a psychological horror-thriller, which follows a young executive sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from a mysterious wellness center in the Swiss Alps. Upon arrival, he discovers that the spa’s supposed “cure” is anything but ordinary, and the patients never seem to leave.

As Lockhart uncovers the dark secrets behind the facility and its enigmatic director Dr. Volmer, he becomes trapped in a nightmarish cycle of paranoia, hallucinations, and twisted experiments.

48. THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: Alan J. Pakula
  • Writer: David Giler, Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Based on the novel by Loren Singer)
  • Cast: Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, Hume Cronyn, William Daniels
  • IMDb Ratings: 7.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
  • Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video

The Parallax View is a gripping political thriller that follows a journalist who stumbles upon a vast conspiracy that is linked to the assassinations of various political heads. Joe Frady, the investigative journalist ends up becoming entangled in a shadowy organization, the Parallax Corporation, after witnessing the assassination of a U.S. senator. As he digs deeper, he uncovers a disturbing truth—Parallax recruits and brainwashes individuals to carry out political assassinations.

49. V FOR VENDETTA (2005)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: James McTeigue
  • Writer: The Wachowskis (Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore & David Lloyd)
  • Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, John Hurt
  • IMDb Ratings: 8.2/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 73%
  • Streaming Platform: Max / Amazon Prime Video

V for Vendetta is a film set in a dystopian future where a totalitarian government controls society through fear and propaganda. It follows a masked vigilante known as “V” who fights to overthrow the regime. The film delves into themes of government surveillance, media manipulation, and the idea that the elite use fear to maintain power.

50. Best Movies Like Illuminati: THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (2011)

Best Movies Like Illuminati

  • Director: George Nolfi
  • Writer: George Nolfi (Based on the short story Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick)
  • Cast: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, Terence Stamp
  • IMDb Ratings: 7.0/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score: 71%
  • Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video

The Adjustment Bureau is a mind-bending sci-fi thriller that explores the battle between free will and destiny. The film follows David Norris, a rising politician who unexpectedly falls for Elise Sellas, a gifted dancer. Their love, however, disrupts a secret plan controlled by a mysterious organization who ensure people follow preordained paths – the Adjustment Bureau. When David discovers their existence, he must decide whether to defy fate or accept the reality forced upon him. Blending romance, suspense, and themes that make one think deeper about the real world. The Adjustment Bureau raises compelling questions about choice, control, and destiny, making it a thrilling and philosophical watch.

Numerous films based on Illuminati and conspiracy theories have been made over the years. There is absolutely no doubt that there will be more in the coming years with some of them being equally ridiculous as the previous ones yet fun to watch. But first, make sure you are caught up with these ones on the list! Happy Watching!

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