Movies Like Celluloid Nightmares

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Girl Hell

1999·1h 6m·★ 5.0·Daisuke Yamanouchi

Both star Salmon Sakeyama & Tsuyoshi OkunoDir. Daisuke Yamanouchi

A Serbian Film

2010·1h 44m·★ 4.9·Srđan Spasojević

Themes: snuff, pornography

Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

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A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984·1h 31m·★ 7.4·Wes Craven

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As Above, So Below

2014·1h 33m·★ 6.3·John Erick Dowdle

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Saw II

2005·1h 33m·★ 6.6·Darren Lynn Bousman

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Saw III

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.2·Darren Lynn Bousman

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We're All Going to the World's Fair

2022·1h 26m·★ 5.4·Jane Schoenbrun

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Amish Witches: The True Story of Holmes County

2016·1h 27m·★ 4.4·Jake Wade Wall

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The Black Water Vampire

2014·1h 22m·★ 4.3·Evan Tramel

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A Banquet

2022·1h 37m·★ 4.7·Ruth Paxton

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Red Room 2

2000·1h 24m·★ 5.0·Daisuke Yamanouchi

Starring Salmon SakeyamaDir. Daisuke Yamanouchi

Red Room

1999·1h 8m·★ 4.7·Daisuke Yamanouchi

Starring Hiroshi KitasenjuDir. Daisuke Yamanouchi

How Good Is Celluloid Nightmares?

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