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Movies Like Pituitary Hunter

If you liked Pituitary Hunter (1984), a horror movie directed by Chan Ta, 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. 1Crimes of the Future

    Crimes of the Future (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also horror

    With his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. An investigator from the National Organ Registry obsessively tracks…

  2. 2Grindhouse

    Grindhouse (2007)

    ★ 7/10Also horror

    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…

  3. 3Saccharine

    Saccharine (2026)

    ★ 7.2/10Also horror

    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.

  4. 4Nightmares

    Nightmares (1983)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror

    A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to…

  5. 5Splinter

    Splinter (2008)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV…

  6. 6Assimilate

    Assimilate (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror

    Three friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims.

  7. 7Nightmare Cinema

    Nightmare Cinema (2018)

    ★ 5.8/10Also horror

    A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious…

  8. 8The Resurrected

    The Resurrected (1991)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.

  9. 9The Man Who Could Cheat Death

    The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)

    ★ 5.8/10Also horror

    Dr. Bonner plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human victims. Bonner looks about 40; he's really 104 years old. But people are starting to get suspicious, and he may not…

  10. 10Bodycam

    Bodycam (2026)

    ★ 6/10Also horror

    A call to a quiet suburban home unleashes unthinkable carnage when two officers mistakenly shoot a man and his infant child, spiraling the tragedy into a fierce, unrelenting fall into the unknown.

  11. 11American Mary

    American Mary (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror

    A young medical student struggling to pay tuition is drawn into the shady world of underground body-modification.

  12. 12Deep Water

    Deep Water (2026)

    ★ 7.4/10Also horror

    A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their…

  13. 13The Doctor and the Devils

    The Doctor and the Devils (1985)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror

    In Victorian England, graverobbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but greed causes them to seek an easier means of getting the job done.

  14. 14The Flesh and the Fiends

    The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)

    ★ 6.6/10Also horror

    Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...

  15. 15Play Dead

    Play Dead (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror

    A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.

  16. 16The Medusa Touch

    The Medusa Touch (1978)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror

    A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realises that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.

  17. 17Body Bags

    Body Bags (1993)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college student working a graveyard shift is terrorized by a serial killer; a hair transplant goes horribly wrong; and a baseball player loses an eye and gets a new…

  18. 18Cult Killer

    Cult Killer (2024)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror

    A private investigator is forced into a dangerous alliance with a killer in order to uncover a quiet town’s grisly criminal underbelly and clear the name of her mentor, who is implicated in the crimes.

  19. 19Die Alone

    Die Alone (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror

    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…

  20. 20Seconds

    Seconds (1966)

    ★ 7.4/10Also horror

    An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity; one that comes with its own price.

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