Movies Like The Ugly

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

Raising Cain

1992·1h 32m·★ 6.1·Brian De Palma

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Before I Go to Sleep

2014·1h 32m·★ 6.3·Rowan Joffé

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Manhunter

1986·2h·★ 7.2·Michael Mann

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Fragile

2005·1h 41m·★ 6.0·Jaume Balagueró

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Possessor

2020·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Brandon Cronenberg

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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988·1h 28m·★ 5.8·Dwight H. Little

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The Lift

1983·1h 35m·★ 6.1·Dick Maas

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Ed Kemper

2025·1h 32m·★ 5.0·Chad Ferrin

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The Zodiac

2005·1h 32m·★ 5.3·Alexander Bulkley

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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989·1h 38m·★ 4.9·Dominique Othenin-Girard

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The Pool

2001·1h 29m·★ 4.4·Boris von Sychowski

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Halloween: Resurrection

2002·1h 29m·★ 3.9·Rick Rosenthal

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Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

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Split

2017·1h 57m·★ 7.3·M. Night Shyamalan

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Identity

2003·1h 30m·★ 7.3·James Mangold

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Stonehearst Asylum

2014·1h 52m·★ 6.8·Brad Anderson

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Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

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The Howling

1981·1h 31m·★ 6.5·Joe Dante

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Halloween

2018·1h 46m·★ 6.5·David Gordon Green

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How Good Is The Ugly?

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