Movies Like Man-Made Monster

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

Horror Island

1941·1h·★ 5.9·George Waggner

2 shared crewDir. George WaggnerDP: Elwood Bredell

Doctor X

1932·1h 16m·★ 6.4·Michael Curtiz

Themes: reporter, mad scientistFans also likedStarring Lionel Atwill

Bride of Re-Animator

1990·1h 36m·★ 6.2·Brian Yuzna

Themes: laboratory, mad scientistFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

Mimic

1997·1h 45m·★ 6.0·Guillermo del Toro

Themes: mutation, scientistTMDB recommendsHorror & Science Fiction

House of Frankenstein

1944·1h 11m·★ 6.2·Erle C. Kenton

Themes: mad scientist, black and whiteBoth star Lon Chaney Jr. & Lionel AtwillHorror & Science Fiction

The Kindred

1987·1h 33m·★ 5.7·Stephen Carpenter

Themes: laboratory, scientistFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

Black Friday

1940·1h 10m·★ 6.3·Arthur Lubin

DP: Elwood BredellFans also likedStarring Anne Nagel

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942·1h 8m·★ 6.1·Erle C. Kenton

Both star Lionel Atwill & Lon Chaney Jr.DP: Elwood BredellHorror & Science Fiction

The Fly

1986·1h 36m·★ 7.6·David Cronenberg

Themes: mutation, scientistFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

Hulk

2003·2h 18m·★ 5.7·Ang Lee

Themes: mutation, dog, scientist

12 Angry Men

1957·1h 37m·★ 9.0·Sidney Lumet

Themes: trial, black and white

Eraserhead

1977·1h 29m·★ 7.2·David Lynch

TMDB recommendsHorror & Science Fiction

28 Days Later

2002·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Danny Boyle

TMDB recommendsHorror & Science Fiction

This Island Earth

1955·1h 25m·★ 5.9·Joseph M. Newman

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Horror

Lilo & Stitch

2002·1h 25m·★ 7.4·Dean DeBlois

Themes: mutation, dog

Back to the Future

1985·1h 56m·★ 8.5·Robert Zemeckis

TMDB recommends

Paprika

2006·1h 30m·★ 7.7·Satoshi Kon

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King Kong

1933·1h 44m·★ 7.9·Merian C. Cooper

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The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951·1h 32m·★ 7.7·Robert Wise

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The Phantom of the Opera

1925·1h 47m·★ 7.5·Rupert Julian

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