15 Movies Like Don't Wake the Dead
Loved Don't Wake the Dead? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
Saccharine
After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.
#2
Nosferatu
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.
#3
The Evil Dead
In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.
#4
Van Helsing
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.
#5
Nosferatu
The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.
#6
The Boogeyman
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it’s too late.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.
#7
Hellraiser
A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.
#8
Night of the Living Dead
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.
#9
Blood Red Sky
A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Wake the Dead.
#10
Funny Games
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Wake the Dead.
#11
House of 1000 Corpses
Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.
#12
God Is a Bullet
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.
#13
Die Alone
Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Mae, a hardened and eccentric survivor. Together, Ethan and Mae face threats both human and otherwise before a fateful encounter with Kai unravels a secret that lies just beyond Ethan's fractured memory.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.
#14
Diabolic
A woman's hope for a miracle cure turns into a nightmare when she confronts the vengeful spirit of a cursed witch, determined to claim her as a vessel for her evil power.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.
#15
Twilight Zone: The Movie
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.