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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.

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

πŸ… 91% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Rouben Mamouliandreadunsettlingcerebralcontemplative

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Island of Lost Souls
1932 Β· dir. Erle C. Kenton
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.4science fiction Β· horror

Both keep coming back to the same thing: pre-code

The difference: None of the stillness Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is built on

An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.

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Frankenstein
1931 Β· dir. James Whale
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.7drama Β· horror Β· science fiction

The same preoccupation in both: black and white

Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.

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Son of Frankenstein
1939 Β· dir. Rowland V. Lee
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7horror Β· science fiction

Both are built on the same subject: black and white

One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.

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The Invisible Man
1933 Β· dir. James Whale
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.6horror Β· science fiction

Both land dread and unease at once

After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

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The Thing from Another World
1951 Β· dir. Christian Nyby
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7drama Β· horror Β· science fiction

The same mix in both: ideas, then stillness

The difference: 20 years apart, and the 1950s show

Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.

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White Zombie
1932 Β· dir. Victor Halperin
πŸ… 77%β˜… 6.2horror

One thread runs through both: pre-code

A wealthy landowner living in Haiti convinces a sorcerer to lure the woman he has fallen for away from her fiancΓ©. The madman later betrays their agreement by keeping the woman for himself…as a zombie.

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Bride of Frankenstein
1935 Β· dir. James Whale
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.8horror Β· science fiction

Dread-soaked horror in both cases

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.

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The Phantom of the Opera
1925 Β· dir. Rupert Julian
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.5horror

Unsettling science fiction, and it commits to that

The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.

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The Fly
1958 Β· dir. Kurt Neumann
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.1science fiction Β· horror Β· drama

Drama with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Industrialist FranΓ§ois Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber.

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The Wolf Man
1941 Β· dir. George Waggner
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.2horror Β· drama

Common ground: transformation

After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.

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The Black Cat
1934 Β· dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.9horror Β· thriller

Horror built on dread, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde does

After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.

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Dracula
1931 Β· dir. Tod Browning
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.3horror

Both are built on the same subject: transformation

A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.

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