Movies Like Doctor X

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

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933·1h 18m·★ 6.8·Michael Curtiz

3 shared cast incl. Lionel Atwill & Fay Wray2 shared crewDir. Michael Curtiz

The Return of Doctor X

1939·1h 2m·★ 5.7·Vincent Sherman

Doctor X CollectionThemes: series of murders, reporterScience Fiction & Horror & Mystery

Man-Made Monster

1941·1h·★ 6.1·George Waggner

Themes: reporter, mad scientistFans also likedStarring Lionel Atwill

Night of the Creeps

1986·1h 28m·★ 6.7·Fred Dekker

Themes: morgue, experimentFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

Victor Frankenstein

2015·1h 50m·★ 6.0·Paul McGuigan

Themes: mad scientist, experimentFans also likedScience Fiction & Thriller

Sssssss

1973·1h 39m·★ 5.4·Bernard L. Kowalski

Themes: mad scientist, experimentHorror & Science Fiction

The Ninth Gate

1999·2h 13m·★ 6.7·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller & Horror

King Kong

1933·1h 44m·★ 7.9·Merian C. Cooper

TMDB recommendsStarring Fay Wray

Bride of Frankenstein

1935·1h 15m·★ 7.8·James Whale

TMDB recommendsHorror & Science Fiction

The Vampire Bat

1933·1h 4m·★ 5.8·Frank R. Strayer

Both star Lionel Atwill & Fay WrayHorror & Thriller

The Invisible Man

2020·2h 4m·★ 7.1·Leigh Whannell

Fans also likedThriller & Science Fiction & Horror

The Resurrected

1991·1h 45m·★ 6.2·Dan O'Bannon

Fans also likedHorror & Thriller & Science Fiction

Black Friday

1940·1h 10m·★ 6.3·Arthur Lubin

Fans also likedScience Fiction & Horror & Mystery

Open Grave

2013·1h 42m·★ 6.1·Gonzalo López-Gallego

Fans also likedHorror & Thriller & Mystery

Containment

2015·1h 17m·★ 4.9·Neil Mcenery-West

Fans also likedThriller & Horror & Science Fiction

The Void

2016·1h 30m·★ 5.9·Jeremy Gillespie

Fans also likedMystery & Horror & Science Fiction

The Inhabitant

2022·1h 37m·★ 4.4·Jerren Lauder

Fans also likedThriller & Horror & Mystery

Die Alone

2024·1h 31m·★ 5.8·Lowell Dean

Fans also likedHorror & Thriller & Science Fiction

The X Files: I Want to Believe

2008·1h 44m·★ 5.9·Chris Carter

Fans also likedMystery & Science Fiction & Thriller

Nocturne

2020·1h 30m·★ 5.7·Zu Quirke

Fans also likedHorror & Mystery & Thriller

How Good Is Doctor X?

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