Movies Like Altered States

If you liked Altered States (1980), a horror and science fiction movie directed by Ken Russell, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Annihilation (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and horror
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
2
From Beyond (1986)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and science fiction
The Resonator, a powerful machine that can control the sixth sense, has killed its creator and sent his associate into an insane asylum. When a psychiatrist becomes determined to continue the experiment, she…
3
The Endless (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and horror
Two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group's beliefs may be more sane than they once thought.
4
Infinity Pool (2023)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction
While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture…
5
A Field in England (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller
During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist, who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a…
6
Hollow Man (2000)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and thriller
Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using himself as the…
7
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and thriller
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
8
Limitless (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and science fiction
The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that…
9
The Resurrected (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller
Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.
10
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller
A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the…
11
The Signal (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fiction
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.
12
The Hidden (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and horror
When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher determine the cause.
13
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and horror
When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred…
14
The Return (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and science fiction
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.
15
Books of Blood (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
16
The Thing (1982)
★ 8.1/10Also horror and science fiction
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
17
Event Horizon (1997)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and science fiction
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something…
18
The Empty Man (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
19
Get Out (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also thriller and horror
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial…
20
Eraserhead (1977)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and science fiction
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.