15 Movies Like A Blade in the Dark
Loved A Blade in the Dark? 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
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 A Blade in the Dark.
#2
Lola's Secret
A young man's dreams come true when the sexy new maid seduces him. But she has a secret that leads to trouble.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Blade in the Dark.
#3
Halloween
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Blade in the Dark.
#4
Cannibal Holocaust
A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Blade in the Dark.
#5
Madness
An escaped convicted murderer invades the cottage of a man, his wife and the wife's sister, whereupon he proceeds to torment this already dysfunctional trio with rape and violence.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Blade in the Dark.
#6
Bone Lake
A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and manipulation, bringing terrifying secrets to light and triggering a bloody battle for survival.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Blade in the Dark.
#7
Fear
Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect boyfriend is not all he seems to be. His sweet facade masks a savage, dark side that will soon transform Nicole's dream into a nightmare.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Blade in the Dark.
#8
The Smile of the Fox
Mark, a hitman haunted by his past as a corrupt Miami cop and the death of his wife and son, prepares for his next killing. Gradually he becomes fascinated by the beautiful prostitute who lives in the next apartment and they embark on a passionate affair. Their dreams of a life together are complicated by her pimp being a drugs baron; before they can escape he must die, but things are never that simple...
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Blade in the Dark.
#9
Suspiria
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Blade in the Dark.
#10
Convent of Sinners
Convent of Sinners is the story of Susanna, a young girl who is raped by her own father and sent to a convent for her sins, where she falls in love with a priest. The other nuns, however, are jealous and angry, they want Susanna for themselves, and accuse her of being possessed by the Devil.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Blade in the Dark.
#11
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Blade in the Dark.
#12
The Holy Boy
A PE teacher moves to a isolated mountain village where the people appear to live in unshakeable serenity, but soon stumbles across a disturbing ritual. Once a week, the locals are freed of their pain by a lonely boy born with the power to heal one's soul just by hugging them. Trying to rescue him from this madness, the man unleashes his dark side.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Blade in the Dark.
#13
Craving Desire
Luigi, who is engaged to a rich bourgeois, Cinzia, meets his lovely cousin, Sonia, at the cremation of their grandmother. Six months later, Sonia moves in and enters his life, and gradually succeeds in seducing him. Sonia upsets his life. Now, Cinzia is jealous but he can not resist the seductress.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Blade in the Dark.
#14
Africa Blood and Guts
A chronicle of the violence that occurred in much of the African continent throughout the 1960s. As many African countries were transitioning from colonial rule to other forms of government, violent political upheavals were frequent. Revolutions in Zanzibar and Kenya in which thousands were killed are shown, the violence not only political; there is also extensive footage of hunters and poachers slaughtering different types of wild animals.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Blade in the Dark.
#15
The Big Fake
Toni Chichiarelli arrives in Rome with the dream of becoming a painter, but his talent leads him elsewhere — from art galleries to state secrets. Between art, crime, and power, his signature ends up everywhere — even in the history of Italy.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Blade in the Dark.