Movies Like Out of the Dark

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

Maniac

1980·1h 28m·★ 6.3·William Lustig

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Hell House LLC

2015·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Stephen Cognetti

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The Jack in the Box Rises

2024·1h 32m·★ 4.1·Lawrence Fowler

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Terrifier

2018·1h 24m·★ 5.5·Damien Leone

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Terrifier 3

2024·2h 5m·★ 6.2·Damien Leone

Themes: killer clown, clown

The Omen

2006·1h 50m·★ 5.5·John Moore

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Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

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M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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Arsenic and Old Lace

1944·1h 58m·★ 7.9·Frank Capra

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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Halloween

1978·1h 31m·★ 7.7·John Carpenter

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It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Ladislao Vajda

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Delicatessen

1991·1h 39m·★ 7.5·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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Dressed to Kill

1980·1h 45m·★ 7.0·Brian De Palma

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Blood: The Last Vampire

2000·48m·★ 6.6·Hiroyuki Kitakubo

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X

2022·1h 46m·★ 6.5·Ti West

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The Jester 2

2025·1h 27m·★ 4.9·Colin Krawchuk

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Saw II

2005·1h 33m·★ 6.6·Darren Lynn Bousman

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Night of the Reaper

2025·1h 33m·★ 5.8·Brandon Christensen

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On Halloween

2020·1h 32m·★ 3.2·Timothy Boyle

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How Good Is Out of the Dark?

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