Movies Like Grip of the Strangler

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

The Prestige

2006·2h 10m·★ 8.5·Christopher Nolan

Themes: hanging, obsession

Manhunter

1986·2h·★ 7.2·Michael Mann

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Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

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The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

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Andha Naal

1954·2h 14m·★ 8.0·S. Balachander

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Domestic Disturbance

2001·1h 29m·★ 5.6·Harold Becker

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Ed Kemper

2025·1h 32m·★ 5.0·Chad Ferrin

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The Zodiac

2005·1h 32m·★ 5.3·Alexander Bulkley

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The Dead Zone

1983·1h 43m·★ 7.2·David Cronenberg

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The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988·1h 38m·★ 6.4·Wes Craven

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Possessor

2020·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Brandon Cronenberg

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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988·1h 28m·★ 5.8·Dwight H. Little

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Hardware

1990·1h 33m·★ 6.0·Richard Stanley

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The Pool

2001·1h 29m·★ 4.4·Boris von Sychowski

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Halloween: Resurrection

2002·1h 29m·★ 3.9·Rick Rosenthal

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The Night Stalker

1972·1h 14m·★ 7.4·John Llewellyn Moxey

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The Glass Key

1942·1h 25m·★ 7.0·Stuart Heisler

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Time Without Pity

1957·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Joseph Losey

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M

1951·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Joseph Losey

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A Study in Terror

1965·1h 35m·★ 6.5·James Hill

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How Good Is Grip of the Strangler?

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