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10 Best Movies Like How to Make a Dead Man Float

If you loved How to Make a Dead Man Float, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Make a Dead Man Float 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...

#2
F.O.T.O.G.R.A.F.

F.O.T.O.G.R.A.F.

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Make a Dead Man Float for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A short film based on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. fictional universe, combining the “Picnic to the curb” of the Strugatsky brothers, “Stalker” by Andrei Tarkovsky and the “Exclusion Zone” l...

#3
Zombie Fight Club

Zombie Fight Club

2014★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Make a Dead Man Float for fans of Action. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

It's the end of the century at a corner of the city in a building riddled with crime - Everyone in the building has turned into zombies. After Jenny's boyfriend is killed in a zomb...

#4
Babes

Babes

2024★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Make a Dead Man Float for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond....

#5
Six: Inside

Six: Inside

2009★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Make a Dead Man Float for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Delves deep into the anxiety, thrill and uncertainty of six aspiring animation artists as they are plunged into the twelve-week trial-by-fire that is the NFB's Hothouse for animati...

#6
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

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

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp...