Movies Like Near Dark

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

Thelma & Louise

1991·2h 10m·★ 7.6·Ridley Scott

Themes: hitchhiker, road movie

Basic Instinct

1992·2h 8m·★ 7.1·Paul Verhoeven

Themes: femme fatale, neo-noir

Memento

2000·1h 53m·★ 8.4·Christopher Nolan

Themes: neo-noir, motel

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

Themes: victim, neo-noir

No Country for Old Men

2007·2h 2m·★ 8.2·Joel Coen

Themes: neo-noir, motel

Gremlins

1984·1h 46m·★ 7.3·Joe Dante

Themes: sunlight, small town

Manhunter

1986·2h·★ 7.2·Michael Mann

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The Fearless Vampire Killers

1967·1h 48m·★ 7.0·Roman Polanski

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Dead End

2003·1h 23m·★ 6.4·Jean-Baptiste Andrea

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Firestarter

1984·1h 55m·★ 6.1·Mark L. Lester

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Jeepers Creepers 2

2003·1h 44m·★ 5.7·Victor Salva

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House of Frankenstein

1944·1h 11m·★ 6.2·Erle C. Kenton

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The Lair of the White Worm

1988·1h 33m·★ 6.1·Ken Russell

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The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932·1h 8m·★ 6.2·Charles Brabin

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Assignment Terror

1970·1h 27m·★ 4.2·Tulio Demicheli

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The Exorcism

2024·1h 36m·★ 4.2·Joshua John Miller

Both star Adrian Pasdar & Joshua John Miller

Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein

1972·1h 28m·★ 4.1·Jesús Franco

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Monster Mash: The Movie

1995·1h 23m·★ 4.1·Alec Sokolow

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Dracula vs. Frankenstein

1971·1h 31m·★ 3.5·Al Adamson

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Frankenstein General Hospital

1988·1h 30m·★ 3.7·Deborah Sahagun

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