Movies Like Splinter (2008)

Splinter is a 2008 crime, horror, science fiction, thriller film from Toby Wilkins with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Thing and Black Friday.

Crime Horror Science Fiction Thriller

The Thing

1982

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

8.1

MagicScore

Black Friday

2021

A group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite infected shoppers.

5.0

MagicScore

It Conquered the World

1956

An alien from Venus tries to take over the world with the help of a disillusioned human scientist, as his wife, his best friend and the friend's wife try to intervene.

4.8

MagicScore

The Fly

1986

When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

7.4

MagicScore

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954

When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.

6.8

MagicScore

The Young Cannibals

2019

Seven friends summon a monster when they are tricked into eating burgers made of human flesh.

6.2

MagicScore

Deep Rising

1998

A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.

6.2

MagicScore

The Relic

1997

A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.

6.0

MagicScore

The Kindred

1987

Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mother's biggest fan. Together with some of John's friends they go to Amanda's house, but none are prepared for what they find there.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

The Creeping Flesh

1973

A scientist comes to believe that evil is a disease of the blood and that the flesh of a skeleton he has brought back from New Guinea contains it in a pure form. Convinced that his wife, a Folies Bergere dancer who went insane, manifested this evil, he is terrified that it will be passed on to their daughter. He tries to use the skeleton's blood to immunise her against this eventuality, but his attempt has anything but the desired result.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Island of Terror

1966

A small island community is overrun with creeping, blobbish, tentacled monsters which liquefy and digest the bones from living creatures. The community struggles to fight back.

5.8

MagicScore

#12

The Horror of Frankenstein

1970

Young Victor Frankenstein returns from medical school with a depraved taste for beautiful women and fiendish experiments.

5.8

MagicScore

#13

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

#14

Revenge of the Creature

1955

In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.

5.6

MagicScore

#15

Horror High

1973

A nerdy high school super whiz experiments with a chemical which will transform his guinea pig "Mr. Mumps" from a gentle pet into a ravenous monster. In a fit of rage against his tormentors at the high school, Vernon Potts goes on a killing spree, eliminating all of those who ever picked on him - the Gym Coach, the School Jock, The Creepy Janitor & his hated teacher, Ms. Grindstaff.

5.5

MagicScore

#16

Tremors 5: Bloodlines

2015

When Gummer is hired to capture a deadly creature terrorizing South Africa, he and his new sidekick, Travis Welker, engage in another battle of survival against the fiercely aggressive Graboids.

5.5

MagicScore

#17

Megalodon

2018

A military vessel on the search for an unidentified submersible finds themselves face to face with a giant shark, forced to use only what they have on board to defend themselves from the monstrous beast.

5.4

MagicScore

#18

The Creature Walks Among Us

1956

Scientists surgically transform the Creature into an air-breather, but being able to live on land is not enough to make him comfortable with humans. Enraged, he turns his wrath on anyone who comes near as he desperately tries to return to the deep-water world where he truly belongs.

5.3

MagicScore

#19

Doom

2005

A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer purposefully injected with alien DNA, broke free and began killing people. Dr. Grimm, who is related to team member Reaper, informs them all that the chromosome can mutate humans into monsters -- and is highly infectious.

5.2

MagicScore

#20

Lake Placid vs. Anaconda

2015

A giant alligator goes head to head with a giant Anaconda. The town sheriff must find a way to destroy the two monsters before they kill the whole town.

5.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Splinter?

The top films similar to Splinter by MovieMagicScore are The Thing (8.1), Black Friday (5.0), It Conquered the World (4.8). Each shares crime/horror/science fiction/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Splinter worth watching?

Splinter holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 745 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Splinter?

Splinter (2008) is a crime, horror, science fiction, thriller film directed by Toby Wilkins, starring Jill Wagner, Charles Baker, Rachel Kerbs.

Where can I find more recommendations like Splinter?

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About movies like Splinter

This ranked list pairs Splinter (2008), a crime and horror and science fiction and thriller film from Toby Wilkins, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jill Wagner 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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