Movies Like The Black Cat

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

The Cat and the Canary

1927·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Paul Leni

Themes: last will and testament, old dark houseFans also likedComedy & Horror & Mystery

The Ghost Breakers

1940·1h 25m·★ 7.0·George Marshall

Themes: heir, inheritanceFans also likedComedy & Horror & Mystery

Hold That Ghost

1941·1h 26m·★ 7.2·Arthur Lubin

Themes: old dark house, inheritanceFans also likedComedy & Horror

How to Make a Killing

2026·1h 45m·★ 6.5·John Patton Ford

Themes: heir, inheritance

Thir13en Ghosts

2001·1h 31m·★ 5.6·Steve Beck

Themes: last will and testament, inheritance

Tales of Terror

1962·1h 29m·★ 6.8·Roger Corman

Fans also likedHorror & Comedy & MysteryStarring Basil Rathbone

A Haunted House 2

2014·1h 27m·★ 4.7·Michael Tiddes

Themes: horror spoof, spoofComedy & Horror

A Haunted House

2013·1h 26m·★ 5.1·Michael Tiddes

Themes: horror spoof, spoofComedy & Horror

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982·1h 29m·★ 6.8·Carl Reiner

Fans also likedStarring Alan LaddComedy & Mystery

The Omen

2006·1h 50m·★ 5.5·John Moore

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

Scary Movie

2000·1h 28m·★ 6.3·Keenen Ivory Wayans

Themes: horror spoof, spoof

Scary Movie 3

2003·1h 24m·★ 5.6·David Zucker

Themes: horror spoof, spoof

Scary Movie 2

2001·1h 22m·★ 5.4·Keenen Ivory Wayans

Themes: horror spoof, spoof

Scary Movie 4

2006·1h 23m·★ 5.1·David Zucker

Themes: horror spoof, spoof

Scary Movie 5

2013·1h 28m·★ 3.6·Malcolm D. Lee

Themes: horror spoof, spoof

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949·1h 24m·★ 6.7·Charles Barton

Fans also likedComedy & Horror & Mystery

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2018·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Eli Roth

Fans also likedComedy & Horror & Mystery

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

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Back to the Future

1985·1h 56m·★ 8.5·Robert Zemeckis

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The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

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