
Movies that feel like The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
If you loved The Picture of Dorian Gray, the closest films we have are Viy (1967), Faust (1926) and Kwaidan (1965). All three share The Picture of Dorian Gray's contemplative and dread feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Peacock Premium and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.
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If The Picture of Dorian Gray hit the spot, these will too

Contemplative and dread-soaked in the same breath
The difference: Made in the 1960s, in a different era of the craft

The same mix in both: unease, then dream logic

Drama built on stillness, twice over

Dread-soaked horror in both cases

Both lean on unease more than on fantasy
The difference: Played as mystery first

Dreamlike horror, and it commits to that
The difference: Lighter on stillness

Fantasy with a pulse of dread, in both cases
The difference: Without the same stillness

Contemplative drama in both cases

Horror with a pulse of unease, in both cases

Fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

The same drama instincts

Both know what they want from horror
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