Movies Like The Black Scorpion

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

Jivaro

1954·1h 32m·★ 5.9·Edward Ludwig

2 shared crewBoth star Pascual García Peña & Richard DenningDir. Edward Ludwig

The Vanquished

1953·1h 24m·★ 5.7·Edward Ludwig

2 shared crewDir. Edward LudwigDP: Lionel Lindon

Tarantula

1955·1h 20m·★ 6.4·Jack Arnold

Themes: giant spider, desertFans also likedStarring Mara Corday

The Monolith Monsters

1957·1h 17m·★ 6.4·John Sherwood

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Them!

1954·1h 34m·★ 7.2·Gordon Douglas

Themes: giant insect, desertFans also likedScience Fiction & Horror

The Mist

2007·2h 6m·★ 7.1·Frank Darabont

Themes: giant spider, giant insectHorror & Science Fiction

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003·3h 21m·★ 9.0·Peter Jackson

Themes: volcano, giant spider

Dune: Part Two

2024·2h 47m·★ 8.4·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: giant worm, desert

Dune

2021·2h 35m·★ 8.0·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: giant worm, desert

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954·1h 19m·★ 6.9·Jack Arnold

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Bride of Frankenstein

1935·1h 15m·★ 7.8·James Whale

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Dawn of the Dead

1978·2h 7m·★ 7.8·George A. Romero

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Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

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Frankenstein

1993·1h 57m·★ 5.7·David Wickes

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A Daughter Of Destiny

1928·2h 11m·★ 6.2·Henrik Galeen

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Frankenstein

1910·14m·★ 6.4·J. Searle Dawley

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Mimic

1997·1h 45m·★ 6.0·Guillermo del Toro

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Stung

2015·1h 27m·★ 5.1·Benni Diez

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Sicario

2015·2h 2m·★ 7.7·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: mexico, desert

Gremlins

1984·1h 46m·★ 7.3·Joe Dante

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