Movies Like Dust Devil

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

Hardware

1990·1h 33m·★ 6.0·Richard Stanley

2 shared crewTMDB recommendsDir. Richard Stanley

The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988·1h 38m·★ 6.4·Wes Craven

Themes: nightmare, hallucination, surrealismTMDB recommendsStarring Zakes Mokae

Images

1972·1h 41m·★ 7.0·Robert Altman

4 shared themes: adultery, hallucination, surrealism...Fans also likedThriller & Mystery & Horror

Before I Wake

2016·1h 37m·★ 6.2·Mike Flanagan

Themes: nightmare, dreamsFans also likedHorror & Thriller

Hereditary

2018·2h 8m·★ 7.3·Ari Aster

Themes: ritual, demon, supernaturalHorror & Mystery & Thriller

Smile 2

2024·2h 7m·★ 6.7·Parker Finn

Themes: nightmare, hallucination, demonHorror & Mystery

mother!

2017·2h 1m·★ 6.6·Darren Aronofsky

Themes: nightmare, surrealismFans also liked

The Shining

1980·2h 24m·★ 8.4·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: isolation, surrealismHorror & Thriller

Dune: Part Two

2024·2h 47m·★ 8.4·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: sandstorm, desert

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984·1h 31m·★ 7.4·Wes Craven

Themes: nightmare, dreams, supernatural

Mirror

1975·1h 47m·★ 7.9·Andrei Tarkovsky

Themes: wind, dreams

Black Phone 2

2025·1h 54m·★ 6.0·Scott Derrickson

Themes: dreams, supernaturalHorror & Thriller

The Tenant

1976·2h 6m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Repulsion

1965·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsThriller & Horror

Identity

2003·1h 30m·★ 7.3·James Mangold

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Dead Again

1991·1h 47m·★ 6.8·Kenneth Branagh

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Possessor

2020·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Brandon Cronenberg

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Firestarter

1984·1h 55m·★ 6.1·Mark L. Lester

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

undertone

2026·1h 34m·★ 6.0·Ian Tuason

Themes: demon, supernaturalHorror & Mystery

Dead Birds

2005·1h 31m·★ 5.6·Alex Turner

Themes: demon, supernaturalHorror & Thriller

How Good Is Dust Devil?

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