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10 Best Movies Like Nightmares Come at Night

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

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#1
Kamikaze Hearts

Kamikaze Hearts

1986★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nightmares Come at Night for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Porn stars Sharon Mitchell and Tigr navigate the ups and downs of being in love while working in the sex industry....

#2
We Are X

We Are X

2016★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nightmares Come at Night for fans of Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

As glam rock's most flamboyant survivors, X Japan ignited a musical revolution in Japan during the late '80s with their melodic metal. Twenty years after their tragic dissolution, ...

#3
Musangwe: Fight Club

Musangwe: Fight Club

2007★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nightmares Come at Night for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The first rule is that there are no rules. For the bare-knuckle combatants competing in Musangwe fights, anything goes - you can even put a curse on him. The sport, which dates bac...

#4
Home

Home

2003★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nightmares Come at Night for fans of Drama & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The ostensibly calm and courteous Gerald Ballantyne lives in and embodies modern suburbia. But he is haunted by the memory of a recent car crash and hounded by his estranged wife a...

#5
Buddy's Bearcats

Buddy's Bearcats

1934★ 3.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nightmares Come at Night for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Buddy's baseball team, the Bearcats, takes on the Battling Bruisers in the big stadium. The crowd buys tickets and hot dogs before settling down to watch the game.......

#6
Junket 89

Junket 89

1970★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nightmares Come at Night for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Science-fiction comedy: Junket, a schoolboy, borrows an apparatus invented by the absent-minded science master for transporting matter - and, by accident, makes it work......