Movies Like The Hands of Orlac

If you liked The Hands of Orlac (1924), a horror and thriller movie directed by Robert Wiene, 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
Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and horror
When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
2
Carnival of Souls (1962)
★ 7/10Also horror and mystery
Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is…
3
The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery and thriller
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
4
Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
5
D.O.A. (1949)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and thriller
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his…
6
Peeping Tom (1960)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller and horror
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He…
7
The Lady Vanishes (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and mystery
Young socialite Iris Carr befriends an older woman while traveling solo by train. When Iris wakes from a nap, the woman is gone and other passengers claim she never existed.
8
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and mystery
While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.
9
Black Angel (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and thriller
A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin's wife.
10
The Dark Mirror (1946)
★ 7/10Also thriller and mystery
A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
11
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and thriller
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
12
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and thriller
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
13
The Shed (2019)
★ 6/10Also horror and thriller
The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge…
14
The Third Man (1949)
★ 7.9/10Also thriller and mystery
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a…
15
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
★ 6.8/10Also mystery and thriller
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a…
16
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
★ 7/10Also thriller and mystery
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a…
17
Unseen (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and thriller
Sam receives a call from Emily, a near blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. Can she survive using Sam as her eyes via video call?
18
Extraordinary Tales (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and mystery
Five tales by Edgar Allan Poe come to life thanks to a pictorical style animation, five tales that exude madness, pestilence, murder and torture.
19
House of Horrors (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller
An unsuccessful sculptor saves a madman named "The Creeper" from drowning. Seeing an opportunity for revenge, he tricks the psycho into murdering his critics.
20
I Bury the Living (1958)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and horror
The new manager of a small-town cemetery becomes convinced that he triggered the untimely deaths of several plot owners by tampering with a certain map. When nobody believes him, he risks his sanity to play God once…