Movies Like Dark Shadows
If you liked Dark Shadows (1944), a crime and drama movie directed by Paul Burnford and Walter Hart, 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
Copycat (1995)
★ 6.5/10Also crimeAn agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.
- 2
Panic (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaAlex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful…
- 3
Gang Related (1997)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and dramaAfter murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done.
- 4
The Naked City (1948)
★ 7.2/10Also crimeAfter a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
- 5
Run (1991)
★ 6/10Also dramaWhen a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.
- 6
The Call (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also crimeJordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a…
- 7
The Experiment (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also drama20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
- 8
The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also dramaUnable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
- 9
Awake (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeWhile undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make…
- 10
Solace (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also crimeA psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer.
- 11
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeJane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
- 12
180 (2026)
★ 5.8/10Also crime and dramaWhen an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
- 13
Righteous Kill (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and dramaTwo veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the…
- 14
Prescription: Murder (1968)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and dramaIn Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
- 15
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and dramaBrad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.
- 16
The Client (1994)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and crimeA street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the…
- 17
Blood Work (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaStill recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
- 18
Faces in the Crowd (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeAnna is living with "face-blindness" after surviving a serial killer's attack. As she lives with her condition, one in which facial features change each time she loses sight of them, the killer closes in.
- 19
A Crooked Somebody (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and crimeAn attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity.
- 20
The Seven-Ups (1973)
★ 6.3/10Also crimeA tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.