Movies Like A Midsummer Nightmare

If you liked A Midsummer Nightmare (1975), a tv movie and crime movie directed by Don Leaver, 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
Garage Sale Mystery (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and tv movie
Jennifer Shannon can always find a diamond in the rough, when it comes to garage sales, that is. Whether it's a new antique to sell at her consignment shop, an Atari game for her son or a piece of furniture for her…
2
The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and tv movie
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…
3
The Night Strangler (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movie and horror
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every…
4
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.
5
Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and tv movie
Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by…
6
Grip of the Strangler (1958)
★ 6/10Also horror and crime
A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.
7
Don't Go to Sleep (1982)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and tv movie
One year after a young girl dies in a car accident, her sister begins seeing visions of her, while the family home is plagued by strange happenings.
8
Gargoyles (1972)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and tv movie
After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the burial grounds for further study. Once they do so, they, as well as the…
9
House of Horrors (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and crime
An unsuccessful sculptor saves a madman named "The Creeper" from drowning. Seeing an opportunity for revenge, he tricks the psycho into murdering his critics.
10
Dead of Night (1977)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and tv movie
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…
11
Mr. Boogedy (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movie and horror
A novelty-salesman moves his family into a new house. Initially dismissing incidents as more of their father's practical jokes, the family soon learns that the house is haunted by people who lived in the house 300…
12
The Leopard Man (1943)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and crime
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
13
The Black Room (1935)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and crime
In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the older; so is dismayed when twins are born to the popular baron. The…
14
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and crime
An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Țofei's spiritual trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.
15
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and crime
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…
16
Sick Girl (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and tv movie
A shy entomologist named Ida—whose girlfriend has left her, due to her interest in insects—develops a crush on a strange girl, Misty. After Ida receives a mysterious insect in the mail, the two women spend the night…
17
We Own the Night (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also crime
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.
18
Nightwatch (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
A law student takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue and begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect in a series of murders.
19
Falling Through (2000)
★ 4/10Also crime
A newly hired security expert on the American Embassy in Paris questions who to trust, as he investigates an elaborate passport faking scheme.
20
Z (1969)
★ 7.8/10Also crime
A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth, but a tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.