Movies Like Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)

Creature with the Atom Brain is a 1955 horror, science fiction film from Edward L. Cahn with a MovieMagicScore of 5.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Mad Ghoul and The H-Man.

Horror Science Fiction

The Mad Ghoul

1943

A university chemistry professor experiments with an ancient Mayan gas on a medical student, turning the would-be surgeon into a murdering ghoul as part of a plan to steal his lover.

5.9

MagicScore

The H-Man

1958

When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works.

5.7

MagicScore

The Dead Pool

1988

Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late...

6.3

MagicScore

Fantastic Voyage

1966

In order to save an assassinated scientist, a submarine and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into his bloodstream.

6.7

MagicScore

Wild Target

2010

Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims. After sparing her life, he unexpectedly acquires a young apprentice. Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client.

6.4

MagicScore

Re-Animator

1985

Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses.

7.0

MagicScore

The Projected Man

1966

Matter-transmitter sabotage leaves a British scientist (Bryant Halliday) disfigured and full of amps.

4.2

MagicScore

Cruising

1980

When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, young rookie Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.

6.6

MagicScore

Code of Silence

1985

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

The Hitman

1991

After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man. He works to gain the reputation and trust needed in order to be accepted by the burgeoning Seattle-area criminal underworld, but it is all done in order to take it down from within.

5.4

MagicScore

#11

Repo Man

1984

A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

House of Dracula

1945

A scientist working on cures for rare afflictions, such as a bone softening agent made from molds to allow him to correct the spinal deformity of his nurse, finds the physical causes of lycanthropy in wolf-man Larry Talbot and of vampirism in Count Dracula, but himself becomes afflicted with homicidal madness while exchanging blood with Dracula.

5.5

MagicScore

#13

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

1957

Professor Frankenstein creates a teenager from an accident victim, who gets angry when he learns he is going to be taken apart.

5.5

MagicScore

#14

Frankenstein '80

1972

A mad scientist creates a monster called "Mosaico," who breaks out of the laboratory to hunt down and kill beautiful women.

4.6

MagicScore

#15

Death Wish II

1982

Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Léon: The Professional

1994

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.

8.3

MagicScore

#17

John Wick

2014

Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.

7.5

MagicScore

#18

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995

Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

Trespass

1992

Two Arkansas firemen, Vince and Don, get hold of a map that leads to a cache of stolen gold in an abandoned factory in East St. Louis. What they don't know is that the factory is on the turf of a local gang, who come by to execute one of their enemies. Vince sees the shooting, the gang spots Vince, and extended mayhem ensues. As Vince and Don try to escape, gang leader King James argues with his subordinate Savon about how to get rid of the trespassers.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

The Invisible Ray

1936

Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Creature with the Atom Brain?

The top films similar to Creature with the Atom Brain by MovieMagicScore are The Mad Ghoul (5.9), The H-Man (5.7), The Dead Pool (6.3). Each shares horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Creature with the Atom Brain worth watching?

Creature with the Atom Brain holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.0/10 from 40 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Creature with the Atom Brain?

Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) is a horror, science fiction film directed by Edward L. Cahn, starring Richard Denning, S. John Launer, Michael Granger.

Where can I find more recommendations like Creature with the Atom Brain?

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About movies like Creature with the Atom Brain

This ranked list pairs Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), a horror and science fiction film from Edward L. Cahn, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Richard Denning 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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