Movies Like Wanda - The Sadistic Hypnotist

If you liked Wanda - The Sadistic Hypnotist (1969), a comedy and horror movie directed by Greg Corarito, 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
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.
2
Captive (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape.
3
The Tall Man (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
4
Ghostland (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also horror
A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house…
5
Abigail (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and comedy
A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl.
6
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.
7
Tau (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
8
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.
9
The Harvest (2015)
★ 6/10Also horror
After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick, bed-ridden boy next door, despite his mother’s strong objections. Her persistence leads to a friendship, but during…
10
Novocaine (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.
11
The Boy Behind the Door (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Bobby tries to save himself and his best friend when they are kidnapped on their way home from school.
12
Excess Baggage (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
13
The Final (2010)
★ 6/10Also horror
A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them.
14
Death Game (1977)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
George Manning is a well-to-do businessman, husband, and father. While his family is away on his birthday, he invites a pair of rain-soaked young women into his house to wait out an evening thunderstorm. The two girls…
15
The Entity (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also horror
A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
16
Don't Breathe (2016)
★ 7/10Also horror
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
17
Saw (2004)
★ 7.4/10Also horror
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With…
18
Feast (2005)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and comedy
When a motley crew of strangers find themselves trapped in an isolated tavern, they must band together in a battle for survival against a family of flesh-hungry creatures.
19
Whisper (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.
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Studio 666 (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and comedy
Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album. Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural…