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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.

  1. 1Open Grave

    Open Grave (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    A 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.

  2. 2Doctor X

    Doctor X (1932)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    A wisecracking reporter investigates the cannibalistic 'Moon Killer' murders tied to a medical academy, culminating in a chilling reenactment experiment.

  3. 3Twelve Monkeys

    Twelve Monkeys (1995)

    ★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and thriller

    In 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…

  4. 4Lifeforce

    Lifeforce (1985)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction

    A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.

  5. 54 Horsemen: Apocalypse

    4 Horsemen: Apocalypse (2022)

    ★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and horror

    A 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.

  6. 6The Bay

    The Bay (2012)

    ★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fiction

    Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.

  7. 7Alien: Covenant

    Alien: Covenant (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction

    The 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.

  8. 8Die Alone

    Die Alone (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror and thriller

    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…

  9. 9Polaroid

    Polaroid (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    High 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…

  10. 10Dagon

    Dagon (2001)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller

    A 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…

  11. 11Pitch Black

    Pitch Black (2000)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller and science fiction

    When 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…

  12. 12The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller and science fiction

    When 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…

  13. 13Spectral

    Spectral (2016)

    ★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and thriller

    A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.

  14. 14Man-Made Monster

    Man-Made Monster (1941)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and science fiction

    Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.

  15. 15Extinction

    Extinction (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fiction

    And 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.

  16. 16Prodigy

    Prodigy (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and science fiction

    Jimmy 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…

  17. 17Frankenstein Unbound

    Frankenstein Unbound (1990)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fiction

    The 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…

  18. 18Elizabeth Harvest

    Elizabeth Harvest (2018)

    ★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller

    The 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.

  19. 19Sphere

    Sphere (1998)

    ★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller

    A 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…

  20. 20The Resurrected

    The Resurrected (1991)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

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

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