Movies Like Don't Answer the Phone!

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

Maniac

2012·1h 29m·★ 6.1·Franck Khalfoun

4 shared themes: grindhouse, prostitute, photographer...Fans also likedHorror & Thriller

Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

Themes: sadist, sadismTMDB recommends

Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

Themes: rape, prostituteTMDB recommends

Alone in the Dark

1982·1h 33m·★ 6.0·Jack Sholder

Themes: maniac, slasherFans also likedHorror & Thriller

Dirty Harry

1971·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

Themes: maniac, psychopathTMDB recommends

Maniac

1980·1h 28m·★ 6.3·William Lustig

Themes: grindhouse, sadismFans also liked

Exposé

1976·1h 24m·★ 5.4·James Kenelm Clarke

Themes: rape, sadism, psychopathThriller & Horror

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

TMDB recommendsThemes: sadism, psychopath

The House That Jack Built

2018·2h 32m·★ 6.8·Lars von Trier

Themes: sadism, psychopathFans also likedHorror & Thriller

Psycho

1960·1h 49m·★ 8.5·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: stabbing, slasherHorror & Thriller

Mr. Brooks

2007·2h·★ 7.2·Bruce A. Evans

Themes: photographer, psychopathFans also liked

Kalifornia

1993·1h 58m·★ 6.7·Dominic Sena

Themes: photographer, psychopathFans also liked

The Neon Demon

2016·1h 58m·★ 6.1·Nicolas Winding Refn

Themes: photographer, psychopathFans also liked

Basic Instinct

1992·2h 8m·★ 7.1·Paul Verhoeven

Themes: sadism, psychopathFans also liked

The Call

2013·1h 36m·★ 6.7·Brad Anderson

Themes: slasher, psychopathFans also liked

Scream

1996·1h 52m·★ 7.4·Wes Craven

Themes: phone, slasher

A Serbian Film

2010·1h 44m·★ 4.9·Srđan Spasojević

Themes: rape, sadismHorror & Thriller

Halloween

1978·1h 31m·★ 7.7·John Carpenter

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Saw III

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.2·Darren Lynn Bousman

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Friday the 13th

1980·1h 35m·★ 6.4·Sean S. Cunningham

Themes: sadism, slasher

How Good Is Don't Answer the Phone!?

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