Movies like Nosferatu (1922)
The best movies like Nosferatu (1922) are Vampyr (1932), Le manoir du diable (1896) and Drácula (1931). If Nosferatu hooked you with its horror and fantasy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)7.9/10 from 1,851 votes
- NewestThe Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)Released 2023
- In GermanVampyr (1932)Also in German
Vampyr (1932)
Allan Gray, a young man fascinated by the supernatural, goes to a small village where he feels a sinister force descending upon him. There, Allan meets an old man who asks him to protect his two daughters, for one of them has been bitten by a vampire.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLe manoir du diable (1896)
In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of interloping cavaliers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDrácula (1931)
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDracula (1931)
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet with the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves and drives the agent to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Phantom Carriage (1921)
An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFaust (1926)
Murnau’s epic adaptation of Goethe’s tragedy stands with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis among the supreme achievements of German silent cinema. Gösta Ekman plays the alchemist who, his faith shaken in a time of plague, is offered the gift of healing and eternal youth… in exchange for his soul.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & horror
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisWaxworks (1924)
A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. While writing, the poet and the daughter of the owner, Eva, fantasize the fantastic stories and fall in love for each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCarnival of Sinners (1943)
A struggling artist buys a talisman that gives him love, fame and wealth. The talisman is a severed left hand, and it works perfectly, in fact, magically. But of course there is nothing free in this world, and after one year the devil comes and asks for his due.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHäxan (1922)
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLondon After Midnight (1927)
The abandoned Balfour House, the owner of which was found dead five years earlier, comes back to life with the arrival of two suspicious sinister-looking tenants.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002)
A cinematic version of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's adaptation of Bram Stoker's gothic novel Dracula. Filmed in a style reminiscent of silent Expressionist cinema of the early 20th century (complete with intertitles and monochrome photography), it uses dance to tell the story of a sinister but intriguing immigrant who preys upon young English women.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDracula's Daughter (1936)
A countess from Transylvania seeks a psychiatrist’s help to cure her vampiric cravings.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
A man travels to the remote and decaying mansion of his old friend Roderick Usher, who lives in isolation with his mysterious and gravely ill wife, Madeleine. As the strange atmosphere surrounding the Usher family grows increasingly unsettling, the visitor finds himself drawn into their world of obsession, illness, and supernatural dread.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDante's Inferno (1911)
The classic tale of Dante's journey through hell, loosely adapted from the Divine Comedy and inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré. This historically important film stands as the first feature from Italy and the oldest fully-surviving feature in the world, and boasts beautiful sets and special effects that stand above other cinema of the era.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Return of Dracula (1958)
After a vampire leaves his native Balkans, he murders a Czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead man's American cousins.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDestiny (1921)
As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman poisons herself in order to join him and is met by Death, who gives her three opportunities to prove that love is stronger than death, thereby freeing her beloved from his fate.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMark of the Vampire (1935)
Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampiric assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body, are certain that the vampire is either the mysterious Count Mora or his daughter. Receiving little help from the law, occult expert Professor Zelen is sought to assist with their investigation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrankenstein (1931)
Obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from deceased body parts. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it flees into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Hands of Orlac (1924)
A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cat and the Canary (1927)
A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mummy (1932)
An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrankenstein (1910)
Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done, Frankenstein is comforted by his fiancée; but on his wedding night he is visited by the monster.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Asphyx (1972)
Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe White Reindeer (1952)
A newly-married woman becomes frustrated as her husband, a reindeer herder for an Arctic village, spends much of his time away. Desperate for affection, she visits a shaman who offers a potion that makes her irresistibly desirable, with unexpected and deadly results.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Nosferatu?
The closest matches to Nosferatu are Vampyr (1932), Le manoir du diable (1896) and Drácula (1931). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Nosferatu?
People who watched Nosferatu most often go on to Vampyr (1932), Le manoir du diable (1896) and Drácula (1931).
What is the highest-rated movie like Nosferatu?
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), rated 7.9/10 by 1,851 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Nosferatu?
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like Nosferatu?
Yes: Vampyr (1932), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920).
How are movies similar to Nosferatu chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Nosferatu, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.