Movies Like Terror in the Wax Museum

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

Arnold

1973·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Georg Fenady

2 shared crewBoth star Elsa Lanchester & Patric KnowlesDir. Georg Fenady

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933·1h 18m·★ 6.8·Michael Curtiz

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The House That Dripped Blood

1971·1h 42m·★ 6.5·Peter Duffell

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

Museum Of Horror

1964·1h 25m·★ 5.9·Rafael Baledón

TMDB recommendsMystery & Horror

House of Wax

2005·1h 53m·★ 5.5·Jaume Collet-Serra

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

The Monster Club

1981·1h 38m·★ 5.9·Roy Ward Baker

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Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

1940·1h 3m·★ 7.0·Lynn Shores

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The Big Clock

1948·1h 35m·★ 7.6·John Farrow

Both star Ray Milland & Elsa Lanchester

Night of the Demon

1957·1h 36m·★ 7.4·Jacques Tourneur

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House of Wax

1953·1h 28m·★ 7.0·André de Toth

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The Night Stalker

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

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Unseen

2023·1h 16m·★ 5.8·Yoko Okumura

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Waxworks

1924·1h 23m·★ 6.5·Leo Birinski

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The City of the Dead

1960·1h 18m·★ 6.7·John Llewellyn Moxey

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The Lady Vanishes

2013·1h 26m·★ 6.1·Diarmuid Lawrence

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The Frozen Ghost

1945·1h 1m·★ 5.8·Harold Young

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Waxwork

1988·1h 37m·★ 6.1·Anthony Hickox

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A Study in Terror

1965·1h 35m·★ 6.5·James Hill

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Mill of the Stone Women

1960·1h 35m·★ 6.5·Giorgio Ferroni

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The Locals

2003·1h 28m·★ 5.5·Greg Page

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How Good Is Terror in the Wax Museum?

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