Movies Like What the Peeper Saw (1972)

What the Peeper Saw is a 1972 drama, horror, thriller film from Andrea Bianchi with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Winslow Boy and The Winslow Boy.

Drama Horror Thriller

The Winslow Boy

1948

In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

6.9

MagicScore

The Winslow Boy

1999

Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learns the royal naval academy expelled his 14-year-old son, Ronnie, for stealing five shillings. Father asks son if it is true; when the lad denies it, Arthur risks fortune, health, domestic peace, and Catherine's prospects to pursue justice.

6.7

MagicScore

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

2016

A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.

6.9

MagicScore

Deadline

1980

A horror film about a screenwriter who loses the ability to distinguish between his fantasy world and the real world, with disastrous consequences. As he ruminates on his place in any world and loses his grip, he also loses his wife and his children's respect, and critics tear him apart. The final undoing of this screenwriter is a deadline that must be met at all costs, costs that perhaps are too great.

5.1

MagicScore

Deadline

2009

A screenwriter travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.

5.0

MagicScore

Saltburn

2023

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

7.0

MagicScore

Goodnight Mommy

2015

In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.

6.7

MagicScore

The Neon Demon

2016

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

6.5

MagicScore

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

2010

A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations

2009

The story revolves around a man trying to uncover the mysterious death of his girlfriend and save an innocent man from the death chamber in the process, by using his unique power to time travel. However in attempting to do this, he also frees a spiteful serial-killer.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Phobia

1980

A psychiatrist involved in a radical new therapy comes under suspicion when his patients are murdered, each according to their individual phobias.

4.3

MagicScore

#12

Amarcord

1973

In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.

7.9

MagicScore

#13

Pleasantville

1998

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

The Shape of Water

2017

An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Buffalo '66

1998

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

The Women

1939

A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar

1991

For those who were young, living under the delusions of love and soft drugs in Paris, May 1968 - even if the guitar is still playing, they can't hear it any longer.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

Kitchen Sink

1989

From the bowels of the kitchen sink, comes a dark and tender love… An original and full-blooded short film that combines humour with surrealism and leads the viewer towards the fantasy of horror.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

W.E.

2011

In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices involved, Wally gains her own courage to find happiness.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

Next of Kin

1982

After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like What the Peeper Saw?

The top films similar to What the Peeper Saw by MovieMagicScore are The Winslow Boy (6.9), The Winslow Boy (6.7), Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (6.9). Each shares drama/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is What the Peeper Saw worth watching?

What the Peeper Saw holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 51 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is What the Peeper Saw?

What the Peeper Saw (1972) is a drama, horror, thriller film directed by Andrea Bianchi, starring Mark Lester, Britt Ekland, Hardy Krüger.

Where can I find more recommendations like What the Peeper Saw?

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About movies like What the Peeper Saw

This ranked list pairs What the Peeper Saw (1972), a drama and horror and thriller film from Andrea Bianchi, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Mark Lester take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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