Movies Like Man-Made Monster

If you liked Man-Made Monster (1941), a horror and science fiction movie directed by George Waggner, 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
Doctor X (1932)
★ 6/10Also horror
A wisecracking reporter investigates the cannibalistic 'Moon Killer' murders tied to a medical academy, culminating in a chilling reenactment experiment.
2
The Fly (1986)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and science fiction
When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and…
3
Hollow Man (2000)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using himself as the…
4
The Kindred (1987)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction
Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mother's…
5
Splice (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fiction
Elsa and Clive, two rebellious young scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the…
6
Clayface (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and science fiction
Matt Hagen's meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss's actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt…
7
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and science fiction
Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose work he had been trying to emulate before his imprisonment…
8
From Beyond (1986)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and science fiction
The Resonator, a powerful machine that can control the sixth sense, has killed its creator and sent his associate into an insane asylum. When a psychiatrist becomes determined to continue the experiment, she…
9
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction
Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more…
10
Possessor (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fiction
Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped…
11
Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fiction
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
12
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground…
13
Crimes of the Future (2022)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and horror
With his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. An investigator from the National Organ Registry obsessively tracks…
14
Scanners (1981)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and horror
A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.
15
The Brood (1979)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and science fiction
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalised wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
16
Nightmares (1983)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fiction
A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to…
17
Tau (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and horror
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
18
Eraserhead (1977)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and science fiction
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
19
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fiction
A deformed tormented girl drowns herself after her lover is framed for murder and guillotined. Baron Frankenstein, experimenting with the transfer of souls, places the boy's soul into her body, bringing Christina back…
20
Alien: Covenant (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.