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10 Best Movies Like The Dark Half

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

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#1
Dead in the Water

Dead in the Water

2002★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Dark Half for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Young, rich, and randy Gloria takes the family motorboat for some fun in the sun off the coast of Brazil. Along with her are her longtime boyfriend Danny, his best friend Jeff, and...

#2
Journey to the End of the Night

Journey to the End of the Night

2006★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Dark Half for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, the exiled Americans Rosso and his son Paul own a brothel. Paul is a compulsive gambler addicted in cocaine and his father is married with...

#3
Foxtrot

Foxtrot

2017★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Dark Half for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A troubled family must face facts when tragedy strikes their son's desolate military post....

#4
Hearts in Atlantis

Hearts in Atlantis

2001★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Dark Half for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives....

#5
Firestarter

Firestarter

1984★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Dark Half for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Charlene "Charlie" McGee has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Can her psychic power and the love of her father save her from the threatening government agency...

#6
Gritos en el pasillo

Gritos en el pasillo

2006★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Dark Half for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A prestigious fairytale illustrator is hired by the psychiatric hospital director. His job there will be to decorate the hospital walls with his drawings to improve the place's atm...