Movies Like The Shadow of the Cat
If you liked The Shadow of the Cat (1961), a horror and thriller movie directed by John Gilling, 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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Strays (1991)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorA young married couple and their daughter are terrorized by a pride of ferocious feral felines.
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Sleepwalkers (1992)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerCharles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam…
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This Gun for Hire (1942)
★ 7/10Also thrillerSadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new…
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Play Dead (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerCriminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is…
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Creep (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thrillerLooking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: "$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated." Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote…
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Cat's Eye (1985)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and thrillerThree short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's…
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Assassins (1995)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerAssassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to…
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Crawl (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and thrillerWhen a huge hurricane hits her hometown in Florida, Haley ignores evacuation orders to look for her father. After finding him badly wounded, both are trapped by the flood. With virtually no time to escape the storm…
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Cat People (1982)
★ 6/10Also horrorAfter years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have…
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The Ring (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorJournalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel…
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Ben (1972)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerA lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people.
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Pet Sematary (1989)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorAfter the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
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The Collector (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and thrillerDesperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.
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Hunted (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thrillerA woman flees two serial killers who are hot on her heels in a forest.
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Sinister 2 (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorA young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.
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Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
★ 7.7/10Also horrorAfter going their separate ways, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred reunite to investigate the ghost of Moonscar the pirate on a haunted bayou island, but it turns out the swashbuckler's spirit isn't the only…
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Hush (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and thrillerA deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.
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Sisters (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and horrorInquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and…
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Please Don't Feed the Children (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerAfter a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.
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The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thrillerTethered by a frightening conclusion, Maya and the Strangers are locked on an unavoidable, unforgiving collision course — a showdown that proves they’re far from strangers now.