15 Movies Like Melancholie der Engel
Loved Melancholie der Engel? 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.

Barbarian
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Melancholie der Engel.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Melancholie der Engel.

Possession
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Melancholie der Engel.

Strange Darling
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Melancholie der Engel.

Fresh
Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Melancholie der Engel.

Hostel
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Melancholie der Engel.

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 Melancholie der Engel.

Dolly
Young Macy is abducted by a deranged, monstrous figure who wants to raise her as its child.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Melancholie der Engel.

Play Dead
A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Melancholie der Engel.

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 fantastic follow-up watch to Melancholie der Engel.

Hostel: Part II
Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Melancholie der Engel.

Mandy
The Shadow Mountains, 1983. Red and Mandy lead a loving and peaceful existence; but when their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Melancholie der Engel.

Infinity Pool
While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror. A tragic accident leaves them facing a zero tolerance policy for crime: either you'll be executed, or, if you’re rich enough to afford it, you can watch yourself die instead.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Melancholie der Engel.

Women in Cellblock 9
A group of female freedom-fighters led by Karine Levere is caught by the warden of a women's prison, located somwhere in the South American jungle. None of them will reveal the secrets of their organisation or the names of their collaborators in the cities, so they are handed over to Dr. Costa who, after four years inactivity in Europe, is delighted to be able to practice his torture techniques once more. Laverne fails to resist the inhuman treatments and reveals all. The only hope of saving the organization is for the girls to warn the city cell before it's too late. They trick the prison guard into having sex with them, knock him out and break out of prison. The warden and Dr. Costa must prevent them from revealing the practices inside the prison. The hunt is on and it's shoot to kill...
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Melancholie der Engel.

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 Melancholie der Engel.