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10 Best Movies Like Painkiller

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

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#1
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

1996★ 7.4

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

A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera show...

#2
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988★ 6.2

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

Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece....

#3
Return to the Blue Lagoon

Return to the Blue Lagoon

1991★ 6.2

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

In this sequel to the 1980 classic, two children are stranded on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together and even...

#4
Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill

1989★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Painkiller for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks ve...

#5
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Painkiller for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an adv...

#6
Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

1988★ 6.5

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

The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted t...