Movies Like The Man They Could Not Hang

If you liked The Man They Could Not Hang (1939), a science fiction and horror movie directed by Nick Grindé, 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
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fiction
A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a…
2
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and science fiction
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
3
The Invisible Man (1933)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and science fiction
After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.
4
The Tingler (1959)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fiction
A pathologist experiments with a deaf-mute woman who is unable to scream to prove that humans die of fright due to an organism he names The Tingler that lives within each person on the spinal cord and is suppressed…
5
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and horror
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
6
Circle (2015)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction
In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two…
7
The Damned (1962)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and science fiction
An American tourist and a troubled young woman are chased by her gang leader brother to a top secret British government facility that conducts experiments on children.
8
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fiction
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
9
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and science fiction
After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Henry Frankenstein falls under control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his…
10
This Island Earth (1955)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and horror
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
11
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and horror
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
12
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and science fiction
The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.
13
Tarantula (1955)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and horror
A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates…
14
The Black Sleep (1956)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction
In 19th century England, a noted brain surgeon rescues a former student from being hanged on a false conviction for murder, and spirits him away to an ancient, repurposed abbey far in the countryside. There, he…
15
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and science fiction
One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.
16
House of Horrors (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and crime
An unsuccessful sculptor saves a madman named "The Creeper" from drowning. Seeing an opportunity for revenge, he tricks the psycho into murdering his critics.
17
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and horror
A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.
18
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction
After being resurrected by grave robbers, Larry Talbot searches for Dr. Frankenstein in the hopes of being cured of his lycanthropy. The mad scientist may turn out to be dead, but his monster is just waiting to be found…
19
Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and horror
An intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.
20
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and horror
The first manned spacecraft, fired from an English launchpad, is lost from radar before roaring back to Earth and crashing in a farmer's field. The rocket is found to contain only one of the three men who took off in…