Movies Like Dr. Cyclops (1940)

Dr. Cyclops is a 1940 adventure, horror, science fiction film from Ernest B. Schoedsack with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Ant-Man and the Wasp and Fitzcarraldo.

Adventure Horror Science Fiction

Ant-Man and the Wasp

2018

Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.

6.9

MagicScore

Fitzcarraldo

1982

Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.

7.6

MagicScore

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

1972

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.

7.5

MagicScore

Anaconda

1997

A 'National Geographic' film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest — and deadliest — snake.

5.2

MagicScore

The Evil of Frankenstein

1964

Once hounded from his castle by outraged villagers for creating a monstrous living being, Baron Frankenstein returns to Karlstaad. High in the mountains they stumble on the body of the creature, perfectly preserved in the ice. He is brought back to life with the help of the hypnotist Zoltan who now controls the creature. Can Frankenstein break Zoltan's hypnotic spell that incites the monster to commit these horrific murders or will Zoltan induce the creature to destroy its creator?

6.1

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

Bride of Re-Animator

1990

Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to create life – starting with the heart of his young protégé Dan's dearly deceased Meg Halsey.

6.5

MagicScore

The Man Who Changed His Mind

1936

Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul. The science community rejects him, and he risks losing everything for which he has worked. He begins to use his discoveries to save his research and further his own causes, thereby becoming... a Mad Scientist, almost unstoppable...

6.0

MagicScore

The Neanderthal Man

1953

A scientist develops a formula which will cause animals to regress to the form of their primitive ancestors, and tries it on himself with disastrous results.

4.2

MagicScore

#10

Young Frankenstein

1974

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

7.9

MagicScore

#11

Ant-Man

2015

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

7.1

MagicScore

#12

Dark City

1998

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

7.3

MagicScore

#13

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

#14

Attack of the Puppet People

1958

A deranged scientist creates a ray that can shrink people down to doll size.

5.0

MagicScore

#15

Justice League of America

1997

The evil Weather Man is intent on destroying New Metro City with a series of malevolent meteorological mishaps. Can the super-powered (and semi-employed) Justice League of America save the day? Or will New Metro be drowned in a humongous tidal wave?

3.5

MagicScore

#16

Revenge of the Creature

1955

In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

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

#18

Man-Made Monster

1941

Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

The Horror of Frankenstein

1970

Young Victor Frankenstein returns from medical school with a depraved taste for beautiful women and fiendish experiments.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

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

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Dr. Cyclops?

The top films similar to Dr. Cyclops by MovieMagicScore are Ant-Man and the Wasp (6.9), Fitzcarraldo (7.6), Aguirre, the Wrath of God (7.5). Each shares adventure/horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Dr. Cyclops worth watching?

Dr. Cyclops holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 71 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Dr. Cyclops?

Dr. Cyclops (1940) is a adventure, horror, science fiction film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack, starring Albert Dekker, Thomas Coley, Janice Logan.

Where can I find more recommendations like Dr. Cyclops?

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About movies like Dr. Cyclops

This ranked list pairs Dr. Cyclops (1940), a adventure and horror and science fiction film from Ernest B. Schoedsack, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Albert Dekker 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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