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10 Best Movies Like Dead Man's Island

If you loved Dead Man's Island, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Great Satan

The Great Satan

2018★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead Man's Island for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

With their longtime collaborator Lucifer, Everything Is Terrible! has ingested over 2,000 satanic panic, religious kook, and D-horror VHS tapes. They have recontextualized them and...

#2
RETURN

RETURN

2024★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead Man's Island for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

‘RETURN’ follows Torstein Horgmo, Mikey Ciccarelli, Mons Røisland, Brandon Cocard, Brandon Davis, and Raibu Katayama as they push the boundaries of what can be accomplished snowboa...

#3
Muriel, or the Time of Return

Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead Man's Island for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Al...

#4
Return

Return

★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead Man's Island for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Eyüp decides to cross mount Ararat looking for his aunt in Yerevan after following a madman's words. His aunt has also been expecting someone to come from behind this mount for man...

#5
The Return of Ringo

The Return of Ringo

1965★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead Man's Island for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Once again billed as Montgomery Wood, Giuliano Gemma plays a civil war soldier who returns to his family land to find his family decimated, his property taken over by a family of M...

#6
Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned

Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead Man's Island for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Days after her friends disappear during a trip to a mysterious cave, a girl is approached by a grown man claiming to be one of her missing pals....