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.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
#1

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.

Nosferatu
#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.

Dolly
#3

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 Don't Wake the Dead.

Diabolic
#4

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.

Hellraiser
#5

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.

Night of the Living Dead
#6

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.

Nosferatu
#7

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.

Twilight Zone: The Movie
#8

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.

Melancholie der Engel
#9

Melancholie der Engel

Upon learning that his days are numbered, a man and an old friend return to an old house that connects them by a dark secret. Along with three women and a mysterious old man, the group journeys into a horrifying abyss of debauchery and moral mayhem, leading to a fatal turn of events, during which the darkest human depths are revealed.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Wake the Dead.

Funny Games
#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.

Angst
#11

Angst

A killer is released from prison and breaks into a remote home to kill a woman, her handicapped son and her pretty daughter.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Wake the Dead.

Blood Red Sky
#12

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.

House of 1000 Corpses
#13

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.

The Golden Glove
#14

The Golden Glove

A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Don't Wake the Dead.

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS
#15

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS

Ilsa, a warden at a Nazi death camp that conducts experiments on prisoners, strives to prove that women can withstand more pain and suffering than men, and therefore should be allowed to fight on the frontlines.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Don't Wake the Dead.