Movies Like At the Hypnotist's (1898)

At the Hypnotist's is a 1898 comedy film from Alice Guy-Blaché with a MovieMagicScore of 4.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Magician and Tales of Terror.

Comedy

The Magician

1926

A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.

6.1

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Tales of Terror

1962

Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.

6.6

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Scared to Death

1947

A woman is married to the son of a doctor, the proprietor of a private sanatorium, where she is under unwilling treatment. Both the son and the doctor indicate they want the marriage dissolved. Arriving at the scene is a mysterious personage identified as the doctor's brother who formerly was a stage magician in Europe. He is accompanied by a threatening dwarf...

4.2

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Nights of Cabiria

1957

Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.

8.0

MagicScore

The Great Hypnotist

2014

The famous psychologist Xu Ruining has a raising career, when he met the troublesome patient Ren Xiaoyan. The meeting is not easy as feeble-looking Ren is point by point against him.

6.6

MagicScore

Whirlpool

1950

The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.

6.4

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The Woman in Green

1945

Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.

6.4

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The Sorcerers

1967

An aging hypnotist creates a device that allows the user to control the mind of another person, but his wife abuses its power by manipulating a younger man to commit evil acts.

6.1

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Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966

Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan their revenge, the evil Rasputin works his power over the beautiful women who serve at the Tsar's palace. Even the Tsarina herself is seduced by his evil ways and, as his influence begins to dominate government policy, there is only one course of action left... to destroy him before he destroys them all.

5.8

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#10

The Hypnotic Eye

1960

A mysterious hypnotist is suspected by the police of being responsible for a wave of young, attractive women committing various forms of self-mutilation.

5.8

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#11

Horrors of the Black Museum

1959

A writer of murder mysteries finds himself caught up in a string of murders in London.

5.7

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#12

The Hypnotist

2012

After a young woman and her parents are murdered by a killer determined to wipe out the entire family, Detective Inspector Joona Linna works with a psychiatrist to hypnotize the son who narrowly escaped death in order to find the one surviving daughter before the murderer does.

5.6

MagicScore

#13

The Limit of Sleeping Beauty

2017

Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was the time spent with her lover Kaito.

5.4

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#14

The She-Creature

1956

A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monster that she was in a past life.

4.1

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#15

The Consequences of Feminism

1906

It's a society in which gender roles are switched. Will men stand to be unequal?

6.2

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#16

A House Divided

1913

A married couple, suspecting one another of infidelity, decide to "live separately together."

5.8

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#17

Matrimony's Speed Limit

1913

A man must marry by noon or lose his inheritance. It's 11:50 a.m. and he can't find his fiancée.

5.7

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#18

Madame's Cravings

1906

A pregnant woman steals things from others on account of her cravings.

5.7

MagicScore

#19

Caught in a Cabaret

1914

Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret, suffering the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and tries to impress her by pretending to be an ambassador. Unfortunately she has a jealous fiancé.

5.6

MagicScore

#20

A Sticky Woman

1906

A lady uses her maid to lick her stamps, when an overtly excited man notices the maid, forcibly kisses her, and they wind up stuck to each other.

5.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like At the Hypnotist's?

The top films similar to At the Hypnotist's by MovieMagicScore are The Magician (6.1), Tales of Terror (6.6), Scared to Death (4.2). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is At the Hypnotist's worth watching?

At the Hypnotist's holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.7/10 from 25 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is At the Hypnotist's?

At the Hypnotist's (1898) is a comedy film directed by Alice Guy-Blaché.

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This ranked list pairs At the Hypnotist's (1898), a comedy film from Alice Guy-Blaché, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap. 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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