Movies Like The Medusa Touch (1978)

The Medusa Touch is a 1978 horror, mystery, science fiction, thriller film from Jack Gold with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Argoman the Fantastic Superman and Chronicle.

Horror Mystery Science Fiction Thriller

Argoman the Fantastic Superman

1967

Argoman is practically invincible with powers beyond the scope of mortal man. Who is Sir Reginald Hoover, he seems to know what mission Argoman is involved with? Will Jenabell become the Queen of the World and achieve her wishes to outsmart Argoman?

4.9

MagicScore

Chronicle

2012

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

6.8

MagicScore

The Power

1968

One by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis - the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race is on to determine which of the remaining team members is the murderer and to stop them.

6.2

MagicScore

Race to Witch Mountain

2009

A taxi driver gets more than he bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they're also trying desperately to escape people who have made them their targets.

5.8

MagicScore

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

1995

After a couple adopts a pair of orphaned brothers, it becomes alarmingly clear the boys are much more than they seem.

4.7

MagicScore

The Walking Dead

1936

Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is other than expected.

6.2

MagicScore

Lucy

2014

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

6.5

MagicScore

One Dark Night

1982

A strange man named Karl Rhamarevich dies shortly after discovering a way to become even more powerful in death through telekinesis. On the night of his burial in a crypt, Julie is to spend the night there as part of an initiation rite, supervised by two other girls. The crypt becomes a scene of horror as Raymar returns to life and deploys his horrifying telekinetic powers.

5.4

MagicScore

Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula

1979

Vlad Țepeş, otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler and Dracula, fights the Ottoman Turks on the battlefield and the Hungarian Boyars in his court.

7.7

MagicScore

#10

The Mechanical Monsters

1941

Superman battles a criminal mastermind and his robot army.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

The Woman in Black

2012

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true identity.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

A Clockwork Orange

1971

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

8.2

MagicScore

#13

Following

1999

Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

Absolutely Anything

2015

Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

Villain

1971

In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Dead Man Running

2009

A loan shark gives ex-con Nick a period of 24 hours in order to pay back the money he owes. Up against it, Nick involves his best mate on a multi-part mission in order to raise the cash before it's too late for them both

5.8

MagicScore

#17

The Gentlemen

2020

American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

7.7

MagicScore

#18

The Wrong Arm of the Law

1963

The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upsets the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Wild Target

2010

Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims. After sparing her life, he unexpectedly acquires a young apprentice. Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

Breaking and Entering

2006

Set in a blighted, inner-city neighbourhood of London, Breaking and Entering examines an affair which unfolds between a successful British landscape architect and Amira, a Bosnian woman – the mother of a troubled teen son – who was widowed by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

6.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Medusa Touch?

The top films similar to The Medusa Touch by MovieMagicScore are Argoman the Fantastic Superman (4.9), Chronicle (6.8), The Power (6.2). Each shares horror/mystery/science fiction/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Medusa Touch worth watching?

The Medusa Touch holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 192 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Medusa Touch?

The Medusa Touch (1978) is a horror, mystery, science fiction, thriller film directed by Jack Gold, starring Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Medusa Touch?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more horror recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Medusa Touch

This ranked list pairs The Medusa Touch (1978), a horror and mystery and science fiction and thriller film from Jack Gold, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Richard Burton 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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