Movies like The Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
The best movies like The Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971) are Death Walks on High Heels (1971), The Psychic (1977) and The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972). If The Black Belly of the Tarantula hooked you with its horror and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedEyes Wide Shut (1999)7.5/10 from 7,471 votes
- NewestNight of the Hunted (2023)Released 2023
- In ItalianDeath Walks on High Heels (1971)Also in Italian
Death Walks on High Heels (1971)
Exotic dancer Nicole finds herself terrorized by a black-clad assailant determined on procuring her murdered father's stolen gems. Fleeing Paris in hopes of evading her knife-wielding pursuer, Nicole arrives in England only to discover that death stalks her at every corner.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Psychic (1977)
A woman with psychic powers has a vision of a murder that took place in a house owned by her husband.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)
After the death of their grandfather, two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by the Red Queen, whom legend says claims seven lives every hundred years. When a mysterious woman in a red cloak starts targeting their circle of friends, the sisters begin to suspect there might be some truth to the legend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll the Colours of the Dark (1972)
After a car accident that caused the loss of her baby, Jane experiences an increasing amount of nightmares that shake her to her core. After seeking professional help, her haunting visions turn into an even more frightening reality, one full of black magic, blood orgies, and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYour Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)
Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies at his grand country manor and humiliating his wife Irina. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime suspect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fifth Cord (1971)
A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while the police are considering him a suspect in their investigation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hideout (2007)
A mystery-thriller about an Italian woman who moves to Davenport to open a restaurant. After her husband commits suicide, she spends fifteen years recovering at a Minnesota mental hospital. When she builds herself up enough to begin another restaurant, she discovers that a murder took place there fifty years earlier. She decides to investigate and finds a secret plot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOpera (1987)
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
A maniac on the loose is committing savage acts of slaughter, and one survivor may be the only key to unmasking the serial slayer known as the Half-Moon Killer. The mysterious half-moon lockets he leaves with his victims could be the only key to unraveling his sinister motives, but will that be enough before he completes his ice-cold plot to claim his intended seven victims?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Hunted (2023)
When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bloodstained Shadow (1978)
A schoolgirl was murdered seven years ago, and the case was never solved; now, the murderer seems to be back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTorso (1973)
A masked serial killer with psychosexual issues strangles female coeds with scarves before dismembering them. When a wealthy student identifies one of the scarves and thinks she has a lead on a suspect, she becomes the killer's next target, retreating to her family's remote cliffside villa with three of her girlfriends.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWatcher (2022)
As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSleepless (2001)
An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
A madman haunted by the ghost of his ex-wife carves a corpse-laden trail.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHunted (2021)
A woman flees two serial killers who are hot on her heels in a forest.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlood and Black Lace (1964)
Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees' many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
When socialite and heiress Julie Wardh begins receiving blackmail letters attributed to a mysterious serial killer, she suspects her cruel and sadistic former lover Jean is behind them. With her husband Neil frequently out of town, she falls into the arms of her friend's cousin George, and as the unknown assassin begins to make his move, she fears that one of the three men in her life may be the killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Prowler (1981)
Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisInto the Labyrinth (2019)
When a kidnapping victim turns up alive after fifteen years, a profiler and a private investigator try to piece together the mystery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCreep (2004)
Trapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into the unknown labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city's streets
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSaw IV (2007)
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBliss of Evil (2022)
A sound engineer struggling in the aftermath of trauma is forced to face her fears when she's locked in a music studio with her girlfriend's grunge band. Mistrust and mayhem erupt as they search for answers and a way out.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Cube (1998)
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEyes Wide Shut (1999)
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThrough Your Door (2013)
An unseen Intruder stalks and terrorizes an innocent family, recording every move on a head-mounted camera. A terrifying cat and mouse game ensues as the Intruder removes the father and daughter from the house, leaving the mother to fend for herself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Terkel in Trouble (2004)
6th-grader Terkel begins experiencing a streak of bad luck after sitting on a black spider. His teacher dies and is replaced by the strange Justin. At home, Terkel's Uncle Stewart erupts in sporadic fits of rage, and at school Terkel is bullied by two boys after they learn that fat Doris likes him. On a school camping trip, Terkel begins receiving death threats and must figure out who wants to kill him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ice Harvest (2005)
A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like this1911 (2018)
A pair of conspiracy theorists spot lights outside their window and post their findings on the forums.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Obsessed (2019)
A body horror freak-out based on the manic descent of Bjork’s stalker.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Black Belly of the Tarantula?
The closest matches to The Black Belly of the Tarantula are Death Walks on High Heels (1971), The Psychic (1977) and The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Black Belly of the Tarantula?
Start with Death Walks on High Heels (1971), the closest match to The Black Belly of the Tarantula.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Black Belly of the Tarantula?
Eyes Wide Shut (1999), rated 7.5/10 by 7,471 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Black Belly of the Tarantula?
Night of the Hunted (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like The Black Belly of the Tarantula?
Yes: Death Walks on High Heels (1971), The Psychic (1977) and The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972).
How are movies similar to The Black Belly of the Tarantula chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Black Belly of the Tarantula, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.