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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.

  1. 1Maniac

    Maniac (1963)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime 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. 2The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Vanishes (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horror

    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.

  3. 3The Glass Key

    The Glass Key (1942)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime 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. 4Peeping Tom

    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…

  5. 5Nightfall

    Nightfall (1956)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime and thriller

    An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

  6. 6Indemnity

    Indemnity (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crime

    An 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.

  7. 7Race with the Devil

    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.

  8. 8Madigan

    Madigan (1968)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller

    NYPD 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…

  9. 9The Night Stalker

    The Night Stalker (1972)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and thriller

    Wisecracking 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…

  10. 10Pickup on South Street

    Pickup on South Street (1953)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller and crime

    In 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…

  11. 11Lady in the Lake

    Lady in the Lake (1946)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crime

    Private 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…

  12. 12Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

    ★ 7.5/10Also horror and thriller

    A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

  13. 13He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way (1951)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller and crime

    A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

  14. 14The Shed

    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…

  15. 15Oscar Shaw

    Oscar Shaw (2026)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller

    After 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…

  16. 16The Dark Mirror

    The Dark Mirror (1946)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller and horror

    A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.

  17. 17Dead of Night

    Dead of Night (1977)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    This 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…

  18. 18Mermaid Down

    Mermaid Down (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    A 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…

  19. 19Dead of Night

    Dead of Night (1945)

    ★ 7.2/10Also horror and thriller

    An 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.

  20. 20Z

    Z (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror and thriller

    A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.

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