Movies Like Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)

Curse of the Puppet Master is a 1998 horror, science fiction, thriller film from David DeCoteau with a MovieMagicScore of 4.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Puppet Master and Puppet Master II.

Horror Science Fiction Thriller

Puppet Master

1989

Alex Whitaker and three other gifted psychics investigate rumors that the secret of life has been discovered by master puppeteer, Andre Toulon, in the form of five killer puppets uniquely qualified for murder and mayhem.

5.8

MagicScore

Puppet Master II

1990

A new team of paranormal researchers has come to the hotel to investigate its murder-soaked past; the puppets -- led by a new member, Torch -- shed some light on the matter, as they tunnel, burn, strangle and hook to survive.

5.9

MagicScore

Puppet Master III

1992

After hearing that mystical toymaker Andre Toulon has managed to create a troupe of sentient, living puppets, Nazi underling Dr. Hess sets his sights on exploiting Toulon's powers for the glory of the Reich.

6.3

MagicScore

Puppet Master 4

1993

Blade, Tunneler, and Pinhead go toe-to-toe with a team of terrifying, gremlin-like creatures known as "Totems" that are sent by the Egyptian demon Sutekh to recapture the magic stolen by Toulon.

5.5

MagicScore

Puppet Master 5

1994

Sutekh, the dark pharaoh from another dimension, sends his own puppet, Totem, to continue his quest to kill Rick and steal the magic which animates the puppets.

5.1

MagicScore

Retro Puppet Master

1999

Andre Toulon, living a peaceful life as a puppeteer in pre-WWI Paris, encounters the renegade sorcerer Afzel, who has stolen the mysterious secrets of life from the dark god Sutekh.

4.1

MagicScore

Puppet Master: The Legacy

2003

A rogue agent named Maclain breaks into the lab of Eric Weiss, who has spent his entire life fascinated by Andre Toulon's supernatural ability to breathe life into his carefully crafted figurines.

3.6

MagicScore

Puppet Master: Axis of Evil

2010

Following the murder of Andre Toulon by Nazi assassins during the height of World War II, a young Danny Coogan finds his crate of mysterious puppets, and discovers their plan to attack a secret American manufacturing plant.

4.7

MagicScore

Puppet Master X: Axis Rising

2012

After foiling a plan to blow up an American arms plant, Danny and Beth quickly find that one of Toulon's puppets has been kidnapped by the Nazis, and his life-giving serum has been synthesized to create a master race of unstoppable soldiers.

4.4

MagicScore

#10

Puppet Master: Axis Termination

2017

To stop the Third Reich and the Nazi war machine from winning World War II and affecting the outcome of the free world, Toulon's indestructible puppets join forces with the masters of psychic powers.

4.8

MagicScore

#11

Impetigore

2019

A woman inherits a house in her ancestral village, but she's unaware that members of the community have been trying to locate and kill her to remove the curse that has plagued them for years.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

Shanks

1974

Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only pleasure, it seems, is in making and controlling puppets. Thanks to his skill, he is offered a job as a lab assistant to Dr. Walker, who is working on ways to re-animate dead bodies by inserting electrodes at key nerve points and manipulating the bodies as if they were on strings. When the professor suddenly dies one night, Shanks gets the idea to apply their experimental results to a human body, and then to start exacting some revenge.

4.9

MagicScore

#13

Dummy

2002

An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may thwart his new career and love life.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

Making Contact

1985

A nine year old boy named Joey, who after the tragic death of his father, begins to experience psychic powers such as allowing him to move inanimate objects with his mind, set things on fire, and even communicate with his dead father. However, not everything is good for Joey as his newly gained powers accidentally awake an evil supernatural force that is contained inside the body of an old ventriloquist's dummy that Joey found in an abandoned house. The supernatural Dummy shows similar powers to Joey's, and soon he puts the lives of everyone near Joey in danger as the evil Dummy has dark plans for Joey's special powers.

5.5

MagicScore

#15

ThanksKilling 3

2012

Fowl-mouthed villain Turkie carves through the likes of a rapping grandma, a mindless puppet, a wig-wearing inventor, a bisexual space worm, and their equally ridiculous friends on his quest to recover the last copy of "ThanksKilling 2". Also known as "Turkeys, In, Space!".

3.4

MagicScore

#16

Nightmare Weekend

1986

A female scientist performs experiments on three college girls that turn them into drooling, murderous mutants.

3.4

MagicScore

#17

Gremlins

1984

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

The Last Boy Scout

1991

Somewhere in Los Angeles, the city of broken dreams, a stripper is murdered. Now, the private detective she had hired and her ex-footballer boyfriend are going to find her murderer... if they don't kill each other first. But the more they dig, the deeper they become enmeshed in a web of extortion, blackmail and corrupt politics hidden beneath the surface of professional football.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

Pinocchio: Unstrung

2026

Influenced by a sinister Cricket and created by Geppetto, Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

The Mad Genius

1931

A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer falls in love with a young woman the puppeteer is also in love with.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Curse of the Puppet Master?

The top films similar to Curse of the Puppet Master by MovieMagicScore are Puppet Master (5.8), Puppet Master II (5.9), Puppet Master III (6.3). Each shares horror/science fiction/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Curse of the Puppet Master worth watching?

Curse of the Puppet Master holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.5/10 from 112 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Curse of the Puppet Master?

Curse of the Puppet Master (1998) is a horror, science fiction, thriller film directed by David DeCoteau, starring George Peck, Emily Harrison, Josh Green.

Where can I find more recommendations like Curse of the Puppet Master?

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 Curse of the Puppet Master

This ranked list pairs Curse of the Puppet Master (1998), a horror and science fiction and thriller film from David DeCoteau, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of George Peck 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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