The theme of Lucifer has always been popular in movies and TV shows, exploring various aspects of his mythology. Here’s a top-10 list of movies and series where Lucifer is either a key character or serves as inspiration:
This series portrays Lucifer Morningstar, who, bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, decides to abandon his throne and retire to Los Angeles. There, he opens a nightclub and becomes a consultant to the LAPD.
In this thriller, a group of people are trapped in an elevator, and one of them is revealed to be the Devil in disguise, revealing each person’s sins.
The film follows John Constantine, a demon hunter seeking to earn his place in heaven by sending demons back to hell. Lucifer appears as a character who influences the plot.
In this action thriller, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a former cop battling to prevent Lucifer, who seeks his bride on Earth, from fulfilling his apocalyptic destiny.
The film centers around 8 people, from all warps of life, who thought they had bought a ‘movie role’ in a horror film, only to be locked inside the haunted mental asylum to test “The Lucifer Effect” experiment.
The movie tells the story of a woman trying to understand the supernatural occurrences around her, resorting to exorcism and discovering a connection to Lucifer.
Though Lucifer isn’t a direct character in this film, the battle between good and evil, angels and demons, is a central theme that permeates the story.
This psychological horror unveils the story of a family suffering from a curse passed through generations, with a potential link to a cult that worships Lucifer.
In this long-running series, Lucifer is one of the key antagonists the Winchester brothers face. He is portrayed as a powerful demon with his own goals and motivations.
While this reality show with Gordon Ramsay isn’t about Lucifer in the literal sense, its title and the intensity of the competition are often humorously compared to hellish trials, placing Ramsay in the role of a strict judge.
This list includes a variety of genres and approaches to portraying the figure of Lucifer, from biblical mythology to modern interpretations, highlighting his versatility as a character.