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10 Best Movies Like Thing in the Dark

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

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#1
Main Krishna Hoon

Main Krishna Hoon

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thing in the Dark for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family....

#2
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

1898★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thing in the Dark for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish....

#3
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

2023★ 6.3

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

To earn extra cash, Mickey helps couples break up — but life gets complicated when he falls for Tinni, a career woman with an independent streak....

#4
Shamshera

Shamshera

2022★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thing in the Dark for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Set in the 1800s, the film is about a "dacoit" tribe who take charge in fight for their rights and independence against the British....

#5
The Shop on Main Street

The Shop on Main Street

1965★ 7.1

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

In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie....

#6
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

1970★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thing in the Dark for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate majo...