Movies Like Blackout (2008)

Blackout is a 2008 horror, thriller film from Rigoberto Castañeda with a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Devil and Crystal Inferno.

Horror Thriller

Devil

2010

A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.

6.1

MagicScore

Crystal Inferno

2017

Disaster hits when two teenagers are caught in a fire on the 20th floor of a skyscraper. Their parents are on the 60th. Will they survive the flames?

4.9

MagicScore

Brick

2025

When a mysterious brick wall encloses their apartment building overnight, Tim and Olivia must unite with their wary neighbors to get out alive.

5.8

MagicScore

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

2025

The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.

7.9

MagicScore

Perfect Skin

2019

Katia, a young Polish woman adrift in London, meets Bob, an American tattoo artist. Katia is drawn to his mysterious aura and the taboo culture of body modification, but Bob has a dark, secret desire to leave his mark on the world and little does Katia know that her fascination with him will put her life in danger.

5.1

MagicScore

Venus

2022

Lucía, a club dancer on the run, takes refuge in a sinister building on the outskirts of Madrid where her sister Rocío lives with her daughter Alba.

6.2

MagicScore

The Echo

2008

An ex-prisoner moves to an old apartment, where one gets to see in the middle of a domestic problem between a police officer, his wife and his daughter. When he tries to intervene, he will be caught in a mysterious curse.

6.1

MagicScore

To Let

2006

Mario and Clara, his pregnant girlfriend, try to find a new apartment to settle in as soon as possible, so they go to visit one in a distant neighborhood that seems abandoned. Once there, things are not as they expected.

5.9

MagicScore

Satan

2006

A group of young people leave a disco and bump into a shepherd who is ready to spend his night worshipping Satan.

5.7

MagicScore

#10

Against the Night

2017

A group of friends sneak into an abandoned prison with the intention of making a ghost hunting video, until they start to go missing one by one.

4.3

MagicScore

#11

Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes

2015

The episode shows the origin of Hundred Eyes and how his relationship with Kublai Khan and Prince Jingim came about. Before losing his sight and before pledging his service to Kublai Khan, who was Hundred Eyes who became a deadly assassin and trained Marco Polo.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

Marco Polo

2007

Assigned to accompany two priests on a mission to convert the court of Kublai Khan to Christianity, Marco Polo is abandoned in the mountains when the priests, doubting the very existence of China, turn back. Polo eventually pushes bravely forth alone toward the fabled country where he is accepted as an envoy into Khan's court. Marooned on the far side of the world, Polo, accompanied by his servant, Pedro, advances as a Mongol grandee for twenty extraordinary years. What he eventually brings back with him to the West is a chronicle that changed history forever.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

Ichi the Killer

2001

As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Witchery

1988

A student and her photographer boyfriend visit an island off of Massachusetts to research a hotel supposedly haunted by a witch.

5.0

MagicScore

#15

Kate & Leopold

2001

When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a skeptical Kate reluctantly takes responsibility for showing Leopold the 21st century. The more time Kate spends with Leopold, the harder she falls for him. But if he doesn't return to his own time, his absence will forever alter history.

6.3

MagicScore

#16

Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!

2008

A drug experiment gone wrong produces a league of blood-thirsty zombies. It is up to a small band of exotic dancers trapped in a gentleman's club to fight back. Together they must rely on their wits and skills to survive the night, and pray that they don't become victims of the flesh-eating zombies!

3.9

MagicScore

#17

The Resident

2011

Juliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after separating from her husband. It's got spacious rooms, a spectacular view, and a handy, handsome landlord. But there are secrets behind every wall and terror in every room as Juliet gets the unnerving feeling that she is not alone.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

Halloween Ends

2022

Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

Born for Hell

1976

Loosely based on the notorious Richard Speck murders, this is the grim tale of a disturbed Vietnam vet returning home via Belfast, who invades a house shared by eight nurses and proceeds to terrorize and murder them.

5.5

MagicScore

#20

Down

2019

A pair of coworkers gets trapped in an elevator over a long weekend, but what at first promises to be a romantic connection turns nefarious as each party begins to reveal who they truly are.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Blackout?

The top films similar to Blackout by MovieMagicScore are Devil (6.1), Crystal Inferno (4.9), Brick (5.8). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Blackout worth watching?

Blackout holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10 from 110 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Blackout?

Blackout (2008) is a horror, thriller film directed by Rigoberto Castañeda, starring Amber Tamblyn, Aidan Gillen, Armie Hammer.

Where can I find more recommendations like Blackout?

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

Keep exploring

Movies like Devil Movies like Crystal Inferno Movies like Brick Movies like Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Movies like Perfect Skin Movies like Venus

About movies like Blackout

This ranked list pairs Blackout (2008), a horror and thriller film from Rigoberto Castañeda, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Amber Tamblyn 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.

← Back to Blackout