Movies Like The Monster

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

The Phantom of the Opera

1925·1h 47m·★ 7.5·Rupert Julian

TMDB recommendsStarring Lon Chaney

The Hands of Orlac

1924·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Robert Wiene

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

Society

1989·1h 40m·★ 6.5·Brian Yuzna

Fans also likedComedy & Horror & Mystery

The Private Eyes

1980·1h 31m·★ 6.5·Lang Elliott

Fans also likedComedy & Mystery & Horror

Dead

2020·1h 30m·★ 5.4·Hayden J. Weal

Fans also likedComedy & Horror & Mystery

The Old Dark House

1963·1h 26m·★ 5.5·William Castle

Fans also likedComedy & Horror & Mystery

City Lights

1931·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

TMDB recommends

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011·1h 33m·★ 7.4·Andreas Baum

TMDB recommends

The Impossible Voyage

1904·20m·★ 7.4·Georges Méliès

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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Alfred Hitchcock

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Another Thin Man

1939·1h 43m·★ 7.4·W.S. Van Dyke

Fans also likedComedy & Mystery

The Golem: How He Came Into the World

1920·1h 25m·★ 7.2·Carl Boese

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Shadow of the Thin Man

1941·1h 37m·★ 7.2·W.S. Van Dyke

Fans also likedComedy & Mystery

Stonehearst Asylum

2014·1h 52m·★ 6.8·Brad Anderson

Fans also likedMystery & Horror

The Pawnshop

1916·26m·★ 7.0·Charlie Chaplin

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920·1h 19m·★ 6.9·John S. Robertson

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Song of the Thin Man

1947·1h 26m·★ 6.9·Edward Buzzell

Fans also likedComedy & Mystery

The Rink

1916·30m·★ 7.0·Charlie Chaplin

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Wendell & Wild

2022·1h 45m·★ 6.4·Henry Selick

Fans also likedComedy & Horror

Vicious Fun

2021·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Cody Calahan

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How Good Is The Monster?

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