Movies Like Nightmare at Noon

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

Terminal Exposure

1987·1h 45m·★ 4.5·Nico Mastorakis

2 shared crewDir. Nico MastorakisDP: Cliff Ralke

Rango

2011·1h 47m·★ 7.3·Gore Verbinski

Themes: water supply, sheriff

Halloween

1978·1h 31m·★ 7.7·John Carpenter

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Dirty Harry

1971·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

28 Days Later

2002·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Danny Boyle

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Saw III

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.2·Darren Lynn Bousman

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

The Silencing

2020·1h 33m·★ 6.3·Robin Pront

TMDB recommendsThriller & Action

Mission: Impossible II

2000·2h 3m·★ 6.1·John Woo

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

Night Shadows

1984·1h 39m·★ 5.1·John "Bud" Cardos

Both star Wings Hauser & Bo HopkinsHorror & Thriller

The Hunt

2020·1h 30m·★ 6.6·Craig Zobel

Fans also likedAction & Thriller & Horror

Squealer

2023·1h 39m·★ 3.4·Andy Armstrong

Fans also likedThriller & Action & Horror

The Wind

1986·1h 32m·★ 5.1·Nico Mastorakis

Starring Wings HauserDir. Nico MastorakisHorror & Thriller

Hired to Kill

1990·1h 36m·★ 5.0·Nico Mastorakis

Starring George KennedyDir. Nico MastorakisAction & Thriller

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003·1h 51m·★ 8.2·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommends

Platoon

1986·2h·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

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Dawn of the Dead

1978·2h 7m·★ 7.8·George A. Romero

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Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Steven Spielberg

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Hunting Season

2025·1h 33m·★ 5.8·Raja Collins

Fans also likedAction & Thriller

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

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How Good Is Nightmare at Noon?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.