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Movies that feel like The Invisible Man (1933)

If you loved The Invisible Man, the closest films we have are Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Frankenstein (1931) and Island of Lost Souls (1932). All three share The Invisible Man's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Paramount Plus Premium and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 95% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. James Whaledreadunsettlingcerebral
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Bride of Frankenstein
1935 Β· dir. James Whale
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.8horror Β· science fiction

The same hand behind both of them: James Whale

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

James Whale directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Leans harder into drama than The Invisible Man does

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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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: mad scientist

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

Both are working the same pair: murder, 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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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931 Β· dir. Rouben Mamoulian
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.6horror Β· science fiction Β· drama

Common ground: black and white

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.

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Phase IV
1974 Β· dir. Saul Bass
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.4horror Β· science fiction

One thread runs through both: scientist

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.

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

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath

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

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Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954 Β· dir. Jack Arnold
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.9adventure Β· horror Β· science fiction

Both are built on the same subject: scientist

The difference: 21 years apart, and the 1950s show

When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a β€œmissing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancΓ©e, Kay.

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

Cerebral horror, and it commits to that

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

Science fiction with a pulse of dread, in both cases

The difference: Missing the ideas of The Invisible Man

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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Scanners
1981 Β· dir. David Cronenberg
πŸ… 69%β˜… 6.7science fiction Β· horror

The same preoccupation in both: murder

A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 Β· dir. Don Siegel
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.7science fiction Β· horror Β· thriller

Unsettling horror in both cases

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

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