Movies Like Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Island of Lost Souls is a 1932 horror, science fiction film from Erle C. Kenton with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Island of Dr. Moreau and The Most Dangerous Game.

Horror Science Fiction

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996

A plane crash surviving attorney stumbles upon a mysterious island and is shocked to discover that a brilliant scientist and his lab assistant have found a way to combine human and animal DNA—with horrific results.

4.9

MagicScore

The Most Dangerous Game

1932

When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.

6.9

MagicScore

Cat People

1942

A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.

6.9

MagicScore

Cat People

1982

After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.

6.0

MagicScore

The Land That Time Forgot

1974

During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British passenger ship and takes the survivors aboard. After getting lost in fog, the submarine surfaces near the unknown island of Caprona, a lost world where they find dinosaurs and Neanderthals.

5.7

MagicScore

Maniac

1934

An ex-vaudeville actor is working as the assistant to a doctor who has Frankenstein aspirations. The ex-vaudeville actor kills the doctor and decides to assume the identity of the dead physician.

3.8

MagicScore

Mystery on Monster Island

1981

A young European boy living in San Francisco is reluctant to marry his long-term girlfriend because he wants to travel around the world first. His wealthy uncle agrees to send him on a global expedition aboard his ship, but en route the boy and his travelling companion are shipwrecked on a remote island, populated by countless prehistoric creatures as well as gold-hunting bandits.

4.4

MagicScore

Savages

1995

A group of Italian tourists on a Caribbean holiday finds itself stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash.

5.6

MagicScore

Mysterious Island

1961

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Lord of the Flies

1990

When their plane crashes, 25 schoolboys find themselves trapped on a tropical island, miles from civilization.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018

Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

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

#13

Zaat

1971

A mad scientist unleashes his master plan: to transform himself into a mutated walking catfish, and gain revenge on those who have spurned him. His plans go wrong, and he becomes tempted to kidnap a nubile young woman to similarly transform her so that he can breed.

2.7

MagicScore

#14

Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

2025

In this documentary, wealthy entrepreneur Bryan Johnson puts his body and fortune on the line to defy aging and extend his life beyond all known limits.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

Beyond the Time Barrier

1960

In 1960, a pilot testing an experimental rocket powered aircraft accidentally flies into the future and finds himself in a sealed city whose people suspect he is a spy from outside their walls, but who want to keep him to procreate with the ruler's daughter because the majority of the inhabitants are sterile.

6.0

MagicScore

#16

Jurassic World Rebirth

2025

Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world's three most massive dinosaurs. When Zora's operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized, they all find themselves stranded on an island where they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that's been hidden from the world for decades.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

The Breed

2006

Brothers John and Matt have inherited an island cabin from their recently deceased uncle. Along with Matt's girlfriend, Nicki, and other mutual friends, the siblings travel to the cabin for a relaxing weekend getaway. But, not long after arriving, the group is besieged by ravenous dogs. They watch in horror as another vacationer, Luke, is eaten alive. Soon, they discover a training facility where the dogs have been bred to kill.

5.5

MagicScore

#18

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

A fugitive, dangerous madman reaches an English village where he confronts his former partner who left him for dead in the jungle after their discovery of a diamond mine. When the former partner also claims to have since lost the mine and all its wealth, which he took all for himself, and though the partner is still living in a state of luxury , the madman takes up an offer from a crazed scientist to make him invisible, something the scientist has already done with experimental animals, so that he can take revenge.

5.6

MagicScore

#19

Hotel of the Damned

2016

After a car accident and stranded in the middle of nowhere, an ex-con and his daughter find themselves in an abandoned hotel, populated by sub-human cannibalistic creatures.

3.4

MagicScore

#20

Doctor Blood's Coffin

1961

After being thrown out of medical school for ethical violations, Dr. Peter Blood returns home to a small Cornish village, where he sets up a research laboratory in a secluded cave. There, he attempts to revive the dead, using kidnapped humans -- who he views as unworthy of life -- for their body parts, specifically, their hearts.

5.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Island of Lost Souls?

The top films similar to Island of Lost Souls by MovieMagicScore are The Island of Dr. Moreau (4.9), The Most Dangerous Game (6.9), Cat People (6.9). Each shares horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Island of Lost Souls worth watching?

Island of Lost Souls holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 255 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Island of Lost Souls?

Island of Lost Souls (1932) is a horror, science fiction film directed by Erle C. Kenton, starring Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams.

Where can I find more recommendations like Island of Lost Souls?

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About movies like Island of Lost Souls

This ranked list pairs Island of Lost Souls (1932), a horror and science fiction film from Erle C. Kenton, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Charles Laughton 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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