Movies like Phantom of Death (1988)
The best movies like Phantom of Death (1988) are Deep Red (1975), Opera (1987) and The Psychic (1977). If Phantom of Death hooked you with its horror and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDeep Red (1975)7.7/10 from 1,663 votes
- NewestMindcage (2022)Released 2022
- In ItalianDeep Red (1975)Also in Italian
Deep Red (1975)
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies 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 & 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 & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhat Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)
An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered. A peeping tom is caught with photos of her having sex with a teenage drop-out but he is later released due to lack of evidence. The investigation, conducted by Inspector Silvestri and the assistant public prosecutor Vittoria Stori, focuses on the girl's parents. Conspiracies and horrors pile up, as do the body parts.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLike Minds (2006)
A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
After several Catholic school pupils are murdered, a teacher who is having an affair with one of his students becomes a suspect. When other gruesome murders start occurring shortly thereafter, the teacher suspects that he may be the cause of them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlay Dead (2022)
Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is using the corpses for his sick and twisted business, and when he realises that Chloe still has a pulse, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
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 & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHush (2016)
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
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 thisSightless (2020)
After an attack renders her blind, Ellen withdraws from the world to recover. But soon she plunges into paranoia, unable to convince anyone that her assailant has returned to terrorize her by hiding in plain sight.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Beast with Five Fingers (1947)
Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where murder has taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNocturne (2020)
Inside the halls of an elite arts academy, a timid music student begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)
When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStriking Distance (1993)
Demoted Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy works river patrol while a serial killer targets women from his past, forcing him to conduct an unauthorized investigation to prove his innocence and expose a dirty cop.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMindcage (2022)
Detectives Jake Doyle and Mary Kelly seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and Jake are lured into a diabolical game of cat and mouse, racing against time to stay one step ahead of The Artist and his copycat.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisGrand Piano (2013)
Tom Selznick, the most talented pianist of his generation, stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public in a long awaited concert in Chicago. Just moments after starting his performance in the packed theater, in front of an expectant audience, Tom finds a threatening message written on the score: 'Play one wrong note and you die'. Without leaving the piano, Tom must discover the anonymous sniper's motives and look for help without anyone realizing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Girl by the Lake (2007)
A cop investigates the murder of a beautiful teen girl left naked by a lake.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDinner Party (2021)
Best friends Will and Alan plan to have a dinner party together. Alan must reconcile with a decision he made that night.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
The Neighbor (2020)
A spy from a multiversal agency tracks a rival spy to a familiar neighborhood.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Monster Party (2018)
Three teenage thieves infiltrate a mansion dinner party, unaware that it is secretly being hosted by a serial killer cult for the social elite.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisHalloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMidnight Kiss (2019)
A group of gay friends head to Palm Springs to ring in the New Year. Things take a terrifying turn as the friends all search for someone to kiss at midnight, and invite a killer into their midst.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Kiss-Off (1968)
A low rent detective, his stripper girlfriend, a runaway wife (who's joined a whorehouse) and a rapist / obscene phone caller / serial killer all factor into this piece of Los Angeles sleaze.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Scream (1996)
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisScream 2 (1997)
Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScream 3 (2000)
As bodies begin dropping around the Hollywood set of STAB 3, the third film based on the gruesome Woodsboro killings, Sidney and other survivors are once again terrorized by another Ghostface killer.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFriday the 13th (1980)
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Phantom of Death?
The closest matches to Phantom of Death are Deep Red (1975), Opera (1987) and The Psychic (1977). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Phantom of Death?
Start with Deep Red (1975), the closest match to Phantom of Death.
What is the highest-rated movie like Phantom of Death?
Deep Red (1975), rated 7.7/10 by 1,663 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Phantom of Death?
Mindcage (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like Phantom of Death?
Yes: Deep Red (1975), Opera (1987) and The Psychic (1977).
How are movies similar to Phantom of Death chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Phantom of Death, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.