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10 Best Movies Like The Monster and the Ape

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

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#1
The Mysterious Mr. M

The Mysterious Mr. M

1946★ 3.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Monster and the Ape for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An evil scientist known as "Mr. M." uses a drug he has developed called "hypnotreme" to help steal submarine equipment. Federal agent Grant Farrell is dispatched to find the myster...

#2
The Crossing II

The Crossing II

2015★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Monster and the Ape for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping....

#3
Zombie Fight Club

Zombie Fight Club

2014★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Monster and the Ape 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
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

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

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....

#5
Strange Object

Strange Object

2020★ 6.0

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

An archival investigation into the imperial image-making of the RAF ‘Z Unit’, which determined the destruction of human, animal and cultural life across Somaliland, as well as Afri...

#6
Van Gogh: Painted with Words

Van Gogh: Painted with Words

2010★ 7.3

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

A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from the letters that Van Gogh sen...