Movies Like Scared to Death
If you liked Scared to Death (1980), a science fiction and horror movie directed by William Malone, 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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Assimilate (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and science fictionThree friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims.
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Alien: Covenant (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fictionThe 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.
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The Signal (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fictionA horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.
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Prometheus (2012)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and horrorA team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
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Splinter (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fictionWhen their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV…
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Hollow Man (2000)
★ 6/10Also science fictionCocky 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…
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Deep Blue Sea (1999)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fictionResearchers 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…
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Monsters of Man (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also science fictionA robotics company vying to win a lucrative military contract team up with a corrupt CIA agent to conduct an illegal live field test. They deploy four weaponized prototype robots into a suspected drug manufacturing…
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Nightbreed (1990)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorA troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
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Books of Blood (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fictionA journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
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Nightmares (1983)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fictionA 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…
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Crimes of the Future (2022)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and horrorWith 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…
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Alien Resurrection (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and horrorTwo hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers…
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Year 10 (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fictionAfter the fall of civilization, the few survivors have been driven to cannibalism. A young man must confront a violent tribe that has murdered his father and stolen the medicine that keeps his girlfriend alive.
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Die Alone (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and science fictionLost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he…
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Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fictionAnd 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.
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Replicant (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also science fictionScientists create a genetic clone of a serial killer in order to help catch the killer, teaming up with two cops.
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Blood and Snow (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and horrorWhen researchers rescue a fellow scientist who survived a meteorite strike in the Arctic, they discover she may not be who they think she is. Is she some-how changed?
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Spectral (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also science fictionA special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
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Margaux (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fictionAs a group of seniors celebrate their final college days at a smart house, the house's highly advanced AI system, Margaux, begins to take on a deadly presence of her own. A carefree weekend of partying turns into a…