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10 Best Movies Like Dark October

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

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#1
The Isle

The Isle

2000★ 6.9

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

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love wi...

#2
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark October for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces...

#3
Waking Ned

Waking Ned

1998★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark October for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money....

#4
The Cameraman

The Cameraman

1928★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark October for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary....

#5
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark October for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...

#6
Epidemic

Epidemic

1987★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark October for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality....