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10 Best Movies Like Dark Is the Night

If you loved Dark Is the Night, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Is the Night for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the j...

#2
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Is the Night for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto...

#3
Young and Dangerous 4

Young and Dangerous 4

1997★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Is the Night for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The boss of the Hung Hing gang, Tian Sang, has died. Ho Nam and Hon Bun find Sangs younger brother, Yang to lead the gang. Meanwhile, Hon Bun receives news that his younger brother...

#4
Dune

Dune

2020★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Is the Night for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Sounds as witnesses. They blurr into memories, half-dreams, it is undecided if they are real or not. A fluctuation between imagination and reality....

#5
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

2018★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Is the Night for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A year after Amber helped Richard secure the crown. The two are set to tie the knot in a royal Christmas wedding — but their plans are jeopardized when Amber finds herself second-g...

#6
Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Is the Night for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the...