Movies Like Don't Torture a Duckling

If you liked Don't Torture a Duckling (1972), a horror movie directed by Lucio Fulci, 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
Deep Red (1975)
★ 7.7/10Also horror
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon…
2
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
A maniac on the loose is committing savage acts of slaughter, and one survivor may be the only key to unmasking the serial slayer known as the Half-Moon Killer. The mysterious half-moon lockets he leaves with his…
3
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies at his grand country manor and humiliating his wife Irina. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime…
4
I See You (2019)
★ 7/10Also horror
When a 12-year-old boy goes missing at a local park, a detective investigates the case to help the boy's family find answers.
5
Opera (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
6
Psycho Killer (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial…
7
Hunted (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
A woman flees two serial killers who are hot on her heels in a forest.
8
Sleepless (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.
9
Please Don't Feed the Children (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
After a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.
10
Sinister 2 (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.
11
Case 39 (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the…
12
Sisters (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and…
13
Longlegs (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the…
14
Burnt Offerings (1976)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.
15
Blood (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
Jess, a newly separated mother and nurse, moves into her old family farmhouse with Tyler, her teenage daughter, and Owen, her eight-year-old son. One night, the family dog senses something in the woods and runs off to…
16
The Tall Man (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
17
Maniac Cop (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.
18
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.
19
The Wretched (2019)
★ 6/10Also horror
A rebellious teenage boy, struggling with his parents' imminent divorce, encounters a terrifying evil after his next-door neighbor becomes possessed by an ancient witch that feasts on children.
20
The New York Ripper (1982)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.