Movies Like The Magician (1926)

The Magician is a 1926 drama, fantasy, horror film from Rex Ingram with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Suspense. and The Perils of Pauline.

Drama Fantasy Horror

Suspense.

1913

Abandoned by her maidservant in an isolated country house, a mother must protect herself and her baby from an invading tramp while her husband races home in a stolen car to save them.

7.1

MagicScore

The Perils of Pauline

1914

The Perils of Pauline is a motion picture serial shown in weekly installments featuring the actress Pearl White playing the title character. Pauline has often been cited as a famous example of a damsel-in-distress, although viewers will find her character more resourceful and less helpless than the classic 'damsel' stereotype. Nine episodes (from a condensed 1916 re-release) survive to this day.

5.7

MagicScore

At the Hypnotist's

1898

A hypnotist tricks his patients.

4.7

MagicScore

The Adventures of Prince Achmed

1926

Taken from The Arabian Nights, a wicked sorcerer and the beautiful prince Achmed battle one against the other during a series of wondrous adventures.

7.5

MagicScore

Belladonna of Sadness

1973

An evil feudal lord rapes a village girl on her wedding night and proceeds to ruin her and her husband's lives. After she's eventually banished from her village, the girl makes a pact with the devil to gain magical ability and take revenge.

7.3

MagicScore

Allegro non troppo

1976

The film is a parody of Disney's Fantasia, though possibly more of a challenge to Fantasia than parody status would imply. In the context of this film, "Allegro non Troppo" means Not So Fast!, an interjection meaning "slow down" or "think before you act" and refers to the film's pessimistic view of Western progress (as opposed to the optimism of Disney's original).

7.1

MagicScore

Thirteen Women

1932

Thirteen women who were schoolmates ask a swami to cast their horoscopes. The news they receive is not good for any of them.

6.3

MagicScore

The Return of the Vampire

1943

In 1918, an English family is terrorized by a vampire, until they learn how to deal with it. They think their troubles are over, but German bombs in WWII free the monster. He reclaims the soul of his wolfman ex-servant, and assuming the identity of a scientist who has just escaped from a concentration camp, he starts out on a plan to get revenge upon the family.

6.1

MagicScore

Martyrs

2008

A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

The Girl Next Door

2007

In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons, the neighborhood children, and one 12-year-old boy whose life will be changed forever.

6.6

MagicScore

#11

Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical

2006

From an ominous Lecturer, a small 1930s middle American community learns of the Harper Affair, in which young Jimmy Harper finds his life of promise turn into a life of debauchery and murder thanks to the new drug menace marijuana. Along the way, he receives help from his girlfriend Mary and Jesus Himself, but always finds himself in the arms of the Reefer Man and the rest of the denizens of the Reefer Den.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Chandu the Magician

1932

When delusional madman Roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance, he is opposed by Chandu, a powerful hypnotist and yogi.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

I Am Legend

2007

Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Momo

1986

Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

Take Care

2014

When a car crash leaves Frannie immobilized, she is brushed off by everyone she can count on. With nowhere else to turn and desperate for help, she turns to an unlikely source, her ex Devon.

6.0

MagicScore

#16

A Little Help

2010

It's a movie for everyone whose life has been thrown off-course, out of whack, or simply not turned out the way they planned it. In other words, it's a movie for everyone, period. Set in suburban Long Island in the summer of 2002, with the psychic wounds of 9/11 still fresh, A Little Help is a story that takes a comic, searching and profoundly empathetic look at a few pivotal months in the life of dental hygienist Laura Pehlke (Jenna Fischer)-an ordinary woman whose life suddenly flies off the rails-and her heroic efforts to re-establish a sense of security and normalcy for herself and her son.

5.4

MagicScore

#17

Frankenstein

1931

Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.

7.5

MagicScore

#18

Harlequin

1980

Up-and-coming senator Nick Rast's young son is terminally ill with leukemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy falls in love with Wolfe, but the powerful interests behind Rast's career, represented by geriatric monster Doc Wheelan are less happy with events.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

The Raven

1963

A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

Infinity Chamber

2016

A man trapped in an automated prison must outsmart a computer in order to escape and try and find his way back to the outside world that may already be wiped out.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Magician?

The top films similar to The Magician by MovieMagicScore are Suspense. (7.1), The Perils of Pauline (5.7), At the Hypnotist's (4.7). Each shares drama/fantasy/horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Magician worth watching?

The Magician holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 30 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Magician?

The Magician (1926) is a drama, fantasy, horror film directed by Rex Ingram, starring Alice Terry, Paul Wegener, Firmin Gémier.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Magician?

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

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About movies like The Magician

This ranked list pairs The Magician (1926), a drama and fantasy and horror film from Rex Ingram, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Alice Terry 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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