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10 Best Movies Like The Cat and the Canary

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

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#1
Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1928★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cat and the Canary for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child....

#2
The Kid Brother

The Kid Brother

1927★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cat and the Canary for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The timid youngest son of the most important family in town must use his wits to win the respect of his strong father and the love of a beautiful new woman in town....

#3
Warning Shadows

Warning Shadows

1923★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cat and the Canary for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

During a dinner given by a wealthy baron and his wife, attended by four of her suitors in a 19th century German manor, a shadow-player rescues the marriage by giving all the guests...

#4
Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

1934★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cat and the Canary for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Olga runs an isolated gas station and restaurant in the stifling hot American desert with her discontented younger sister Myra. When two escaped criminals stop for a bite to eat, O...

#5
The Sorrows of Satan

The Sorrows of Satan

1926★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cat and the Canary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Geoffrey is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a writing career. Unable to marry her because of his poverty, in his anger he curses...

#6
Ancient of Days

Ancient of Days

1982★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cat and the Canary for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Ancient of Days is a remarkable series of "canons and fugues for video" that comprises Viola's most sophisticated structural and metaphorical explorations of time. Mathematical not...