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Movies Like The Unearthly

If you liked The Unearthly (1957), a science fiction and horror movie directed by Boris Petroff, 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. 1Blood of the Vampire

    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. 2Island of Lost Souls

    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.

  3. 3Signal One

    Signal One (2026)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction

    A computer scientist is invited by a tech billionaire to join his private facility on a Caribbean island to investigate extraterrestrial matter on Earth. When they make contact beyond our world, chaos erupts as we’re…

  4. 4The Tingler

    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. 5The Curse of Frankenstein

    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.

  6. 6X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

    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.

  7. 7Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    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.

  8. 8The Damned

    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.

  9. 9Tarantula

    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…

  10. 10The Man They Could Not Hang

    The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

    ★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and horror

    Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and…

  11. 11The 27th Day

    The 27th Day (1957)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction

    Five individuals from five nations, including the USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien saucer, where an alien gives each a container holding three capsules. The alien explains that no power on…

  12. 12The Invisible Man

    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.

  13. 13Quatermass 2

    Quatermass 2 (1957)

    ★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and horror

    In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the first Moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly government-run, complex of identical design has been built in a…

  14. 14Babylon 5: The River of Souls

    Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)

    ★ 6.4/10Also science fiction

    A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.

  15. 15Bride of Frankenstein

    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…

  16. 16Babylon 5: The Gathering

    Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993)

    ★ 6.5/10Also science fiction

    The feature-length pilot for this Emmy award-winning show. Babylon 5 is the latest in a series of space stations built by humans. The Vorlon ambassador, Kosh, has been poisoned. It is the new commanding officer…

  17. 17Race with the Devil

    Race with the Devil (1975)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror

    Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

  18. 18Circle

    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…

  19. 19Star Trek: The Motion Picture

    Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

    ★ 6.5/10Also science fiction

    When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.

  20. 20Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)

    ★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and horror

    During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the…

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