Movies Like The Invisible Ray
If you liked The Invisible Ray (1936), a science fiction and horror movie directed by Lambert Hillyer, 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.
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Open Grave (2013)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerA man awakes -- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer.
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Doctor X (1932)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerA wisecracking reporter investigates the cannibalistic 'Moon Killer' murders tied to a medical academy, culminating in a chilling reenactment experiment.
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Twelve Monkeys (1995)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and thrillerIn the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground…
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Lifeforce (1985)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fictionA race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
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4 Horsemen: Apocalypse (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and horrorA small team of scientists must race against time to stop what seems to be a cascade of global disasters signaling the possible apocalypse and end of days.
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The Bay (2012)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fictionChaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.
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Alien: Covenant (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fictionThe crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
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Die Alone (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and thrillerLost 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…
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Polaroid (2019)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerHigh school loner Bird Fitcher has no idea what dark secrets are tied to the mysterious Polaroid vintage camera she stumbles upon, but it doesn't take long to discover that those who have their picture taken meet a…
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Dagon (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerA boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people start to disappear and things not quite human start to appear. Paul is…
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Pitch Black (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and science fictionWhen their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the…
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The Invisible Man (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and science fictionWhen Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can…
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Spectral (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and thrillerA special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
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Man-Made Monster (1941)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and science fictionMad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.
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Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fictionAnd suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
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Prodigy (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and science fictionJimmy is a committed child psychologist who uses his own playbook, but when he is brought in to work with Ellie, he is completely unprepared for his subject—a 9-year-old psychopathic genius with nothing to lose. As he…
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Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fictionThe ultimate weapon, claimed to be safe for mankind, produces global side-effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817 in…
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Elizabeth Harvest (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thrillerThe newly married Elizabeth arrives with her new husband, the scientist Henry, at a magnificent house. He tells her that she can do there anything she pleases, except to enter a certain closed room.
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Sphere (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thrillerA spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate…
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The Resurrected (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thrillerCharles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.