Movies Like Like a Moth to a Flame
If you liked Like a Moth to a Flame (2009), a thriller and horror movie directed by Toby Ross and Joe Rubin, 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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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and horrorWhen 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.
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The Lady Vanishes (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horrorYoung 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.
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The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and thrillerA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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Peeping Tom (1960)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller and horrorLoner 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…
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Nightfall (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and thrillerAn innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
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Indemnity (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crimeAn ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.
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Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thrillerTwo couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
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Madigan (1968)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and thrillerNYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While they follow various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes…
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The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and thrillerWisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…
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Pickup on South Street (1953)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller and crimeIn New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified…
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Lady in the Lake (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crimePrivate eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to…
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and thrillerA small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
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He Ran All the Way (1951)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and crimeA crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.
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The Shed (2019)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerThe 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…
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Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thrillerAfter retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
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The Dark Mirror (1946)
★ 7/10Also thriller and horrorA sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
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Dead of Night (1977)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerThis anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back and forth through time; a tale of vampires; and a distraught mother asks for her drowned son to come back to life and gets more than she…
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Mermaid Down (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thrillerA mermaid is ripped from the ocean by a fishing crew only to be tortured and to have her tail cut off. A seemingly helpful stranger intervenes, but then locks her away in an institution for mentally disturbed young…
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Dead of Night (1945)
★ 7.2/10Also horror and thrillerAn architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.
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Z (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and thrillerA family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.