Movies like Der Totenhügel (1994)
The best movies like Der Totenhügel (1994) are Night of the Living Dead (1990), Grindhouse (2007) and The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). If Der Totenhügel hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedResident Evil (2026)7.5/10 from 2,034 votes
- NewestResident Evil (2026)Released 2026
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGrindhouse (2007)
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDie Alone (2024)
Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Mae, a hardened and eccentric survivor. Together, Ethan and Mae face threats both human and otherwise before a fateful encounter with Kai unravels a secret that lies just beyond Ethan's fractured memory.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrankenstein Created Woman (1967)
A deformed tormented girl drowns herself after her lover is framed for murder and guillotined. Baron Frankenstein, experimenting with the transfer of souls, places the boy's soul into her body, bringing Christina back to life. Driven by revenge, she carries out a violent retribution on those responsible for both deaths.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeadsight (2018)
A man with partial blindness and a young pregnant police officer must work together to escape a deadly virus that has spread across Grey County.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Driver (2019)
After a plague of the undead decimates human life on Earth, a former hit man (Mark Dacascos), his wife, and daughter live quietly in a survivalist compound. But when their base is attacked, a massive explosion summons a swarm of the undead. They escape and must seek out the Haven, a rumored sanctuary up north, while the father teaches his daughter to shoot, drive, and survive before time runs out.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLand of the Dead (2005)
The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisResident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice finds out that the people that died from the previous incident at the Umbrella Corporation have turned into zombies. She then joins a small band of elite soldiers, who are enlisted to rescue the missing daughter of the creator of the mutating T-virus. Once lack of luck and resources happen, they begin to wage an exhilarating battle to survive and escape before the Umbrella Corporation erases its experiment from the face of the earth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExtinction (2015)
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRe-Kill (2015)
Five years after a zombie outbreak, the men and women of R-Division hunt down and destroy the undead. When they see signs of a second outbreak, they fear humanity may not survive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSaw 3D (2010)
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilent Zone (2025)
In a zombie-ravaged world, a resourceful teen and her protector fight for survival, facing relentless dangers and testing the limits of hope and loyalty.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Animated Dead (2021)
An animated retelling of ‘Night of the Living Dead’, in which a group of people in a rural farmhouse struggle to survive the threat of bloodthirsty zombies.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisResident Evil (2002)
When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSaccharine (2026)
After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPatients of a Saint (2020)
There's a zombie outbreak after a medical trial in an international detention and medical facility on an isolated island. An ex US Special Forces/bodyguard woman inmate and a guard form a team.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
Professor Van Helsing had been asked to help against the tyranny of skeletal creatures that are responsible for terror and death amongst the peasants in rural China. He is the only person qualified to deal with the cause of these phenomena, for the undead are controlled by the most diabolical force of all.... Count Dracula. But he is not alone- to aid him comes a mystical brotherhood of seven martial arts warriors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisResident Evil (2026)
Medical courier Bryan unwittingly finds himself fighting for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Skin of Your Teeth (2009)
Four survivors of the zombie apocalypse hide out in a farm. They try to find a way to escape and survive. Things don't work out as planned. Will any of them make it?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Planet Terror (2007)
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWrath of the Dead: Prologue (2014)
When hell rises... One man will go to war for the survival of the humanity!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Within the Woods (1979)
While spending a weekend at a remote cabin, Bruce desecrates an Indian burial ground and becomes re-animated, making way to kill his friends.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeadspiel (2008)
Ghoulishly funny. this short follows a curling match between humans and zombies who must choose between sportsmanship and bloodsport.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Separate Ways (2026)
The story follows Leah, a resilient young woman navigating a world reshaped by a sudden and terrifying outbreak. As society collapses and the threat of the undead looms, Leah struggles not only to survive the new dangers around her but also to process the emotional weight of her past. Through haunting flashbacks, we glimpse her relationship with Mason-her longtime partner-and the unresolved tensions, love, and missed moments that defined their life before everything changed. Blending intimate relationship drama with apocalyptic horror, the film explores how ordinary human conflicts are magnified in extraordinary circumstances. As Leah moves between memories of what once was and the harsh reality of what now is, she's forced to confront loss, love, and the difficult choices that come with survival.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Dead Walk (2008)
The Dead Walk is an eerie and atmospheric tale about the rise of the living dead, besieging the world. In the grand tradition of classic films from this genre, 'The Dead Walk' follows a group of surviving strangers who must struggle and find a way to live in their new hellish world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Zombie Strippers! (2008)
In the not too distant future a secret government re-animation chemo-virus gets released into conservative Sartre, Nebraska and lands in an underground strip club. As the virus begins to spread, turning the strippers into "Super Zombie Strippers" the girls struggle with whether or not to conform to the new "fad" even if it means there's no turning back.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDiary of the Dead (2007)
A group of young filmmakers encounter real zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisLisik: Origin Point (2025)
Lisik: Origin Point brings a chilling tale of loss, revenge, and supernatural horror. Kara, a high school student, grapples with the tragic death of her brother, who was a victim of bullying. Her best friend, Elisha, consumed by anger and grief, seeks vengeance. But when a mysterious infection sweeps through the school, turning students into monstrous creatures, Kara and Elisha must fight for their lives. This isn't your typical zombie flick; the infection seems to amplify the evil within, creating truly terrifying creatures. What dark secrets lie behind this horrifying transformation?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Der Totenhügel?
The closest matches to Der Totenhügel are Night of the Living Dead (1990), Grindhouse (2007) and The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Der Totenhügel?
Start with Night of the Living Dead (1990), the closest match to Der Totenhügel.
What is the highest-rated movie like Der Totenhügel?
Resident Evil (2026), rated 7.5/10 by 2,034 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Der Totenhügel?
Resident Evil (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like Der Totenhügel?
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How are movies similar to Der Totenhügel chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Der Totenhügel, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.