
Movies that feel like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
If you loved Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the closest films we have are Island of Lost Souls (1932), Frankenstein (1931) and Son of Frankenstein (1939). All three share Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Peacock Premium, Shudder and Peacock Premium Plus and others, checked against today's data.
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If Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde hit the spot, these will too

Both keep coming back to the same thing: pre-code
The difference: None of the stillness Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is built on

The same preoccupation in both: black and white

Both are built on the same subject: black and white

Both land dread and unease at once

The same mix in both: ideas, then stillness
The difference: 20 years apart, and the 1950s show

One thread runs through both: pre-code

Dread-soaked horror in both cases

Unsettling science fiction, and it commits to that

Drama with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Common ground: transformation

Horror built on dread, twice over
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde does

Both are built on the same subject: transformation
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