Movies like Dark Dreams (1993)
The best movies like Dark Dreams (1993) are The Asphyx (1972), Dr. Strange (1978) and Megaboa (2021). If Dark Dreams hooked you with its fantasy and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedScanners (1981)6.7/10 from 1,460 votes
- NewestDie Alone (2024)Released 2024
The 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDr. Strange (1978)
A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMegaboa (2021)
On a trip to Colombia, a group of college students encounter a fifty-foot boa constrictor, hungry for blood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBasilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by modern archaeologist Harrison 'Harry' McColl's expedition. Despite a cryptic warning from tribal locals, everything goes to his Colorado university's museum. It's all exhibited during another eclipse, which leads to the monster reviving. Harry and some of his friends must try to petrify the monster again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJekyll & Hyde (1990)
Henry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her father forbids any contact. And his experiments into the dual nature of man have yielded a personality-splitting drug that he has tested on himself, changing him into an uninhibited brute who seeks violent and undignified pleasures. Jekyll quickly becomes addicted to the sordid freedom induced by the drug. He can commit the most enjoyably revolting deeds, then return to his laboratory and use an antidote to change back to his original form, so that his lofty persona remains untarnished.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisDead of Night (1977)
This anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back and forth through time; a tale of vampires; and a distraught mother asks for her drowned son to come back to life and gets more than she bargained for.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSouthbound (2015)
On a desolate stretch of desert highway, weary travelers — two men on the run from their past, a band on their way to the next gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation — are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in these interwoven tales of terror and remorse on the open road.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking for new tricks, she finds a little book called "The Evil Thing"
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Signal (2007)
A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisBooks of Blood (2020)
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZygote (2017)
The two remaining crew members of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight to survive against an alien creature.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDreams in the Witch House (2005)
A college student renting an old room in a boarding house discovers a plot by sinister, otherworldly forces to sacrifice his neighbor's infant.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDark Light (2019)
A woman returns to her family home and discovers it to be inhabited by monsters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMargaux (2022)
As a group of seniors celebrate their final college days at a smart house, the house's highly advanced AI system, Margaux, begins to take on a deadly presence of her own. A carefree weekend of partying turns into a dystopian nightmare as they realize Margaux's plans to eliminate her tenants one way or another. Time begins to run out as the group desperately tries to survive and outsmart the smart home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisScanners (1981)
A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSlash/Back (2022)
In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisContainment (2015)
Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlood and Snow (2023)
When researchers rescue a fellow scientist who survived a meteorite strike in the Arctic, they discover she may not be who they think she is. Is she some-how changed?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Return (2020)
After the death of his father, a brilliant college student returns to his family home where he learns that the horrors from his childhood aren't as dead and gone as he once thought.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
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 & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7 (2001)
A collection of psychic images received by general posts. Fear multiplies! Earth-bound spirits, vengeful spirits, floating spirits, guardian spirits ... full of mysterious images that can not be elucidated by science!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Spirit Box 2 (2014)
The second psychic documentary, where psychic phenomena and horror experiences are connected one by one, and attacks with a big shiver. Women's shoes left behind on the bridge, which is famous for suicide. A suspicious figure appeared there with multiple footsteps... "Distortion time" and a total of 8 segments are included.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Spirit Box 4 (2015)
Suganuma was found to be in a state of confusion on the beach. He should have come to the river to bird watch, but he doesn't remember at all how he got to the sea, and he's been suffering from hallucinations since that day. " Iwasawa, a staff member of "Shimikidama Tegu", will trace the journey on the day of the incident with Suganuma, who came to consult with him. When Suganuma was a student, he had the experience of shooting independent films around here. An abominable memory of the leading actress. And a few bizarre phenomena that occur frequently.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Spirit Box 3 (2015)
The third psychic documentary where psychic phenomena and horror experiences are connected one by one and attacked with a big horror. Okazaki is a man who was able to capture the horror experience of a person. The person seems to be a suicidal woman, and Okazaki plans to make money if he sells this video...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Psychic Manjara 23 (2020)
Three years since the start of the series!! The 23rd occult horror psychic video collection! Resurrected unspoken fear!! Return to the origin special edition!!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Best Selection 2 (2002)
A best selection of the "Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video" franchise that takes footage from part 2, 6, 4, Special 1 and a new unreleased video.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 4 (2000)
4th entry in the popular "Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video" film series.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 9 (2002)
The 9th installment in the popular Japanese horror documentary series "Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video", and the second entry in the series directed by Tetsuaki Matsue. Featuring ten terrifying segments investigating the paranormal phenomena captured in videos submitted by the public.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 40 (2010)
A collection of horrifying psychic images submitted by general posts, "It was really there! Cursed video". Fear grows! Earth-bound spirits, grudges, floating spirits, guardian spirits ... Full of mysterious images that cannot be elucidated by science- including 'Company trip', 'Hydrogen sulfide', 'Eyes that sneak in', 'Spontaneous combustion', 'Summer Kawahara', 'House Studio', 'Series surveillance camera rental office' and 'Night pond'.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Sealed Video 50: Ankoku no Sosha Kohen (2020)
50th entry in the 'Sealed Video' franchise from the production team of 'Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video'.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Dark Dreams?
The closest matches to Dark Dreams are The Asphyx (1972), Dr. Strange (1978) and Megaboa (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Dark Dreams?
Start with The Asphyx (1972), the closest match to Dark Dreams.
What is the highest-rated movie like Dark Dreams?
Scanners (1981), rated 6.7/10 by 1,460 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Dark Dreams?
Die Alone (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Dark Dreams?
Yes: The Asphyx (1972), Dr. Strange (1978) and Megaboa (2021).
How are movies similar to Dark Dreams chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Dark Dreams, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.