Movies Like Curse of the Fly (1965)

Curse of the Fly is a 1965 horror, science fiction film from Don Sharp with a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Fly and Return of the Fly.

Horror Science Fiction

The Fly

1958

Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber.

7.0

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Return of the Fly

1959

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. However, their experiments have disastrous results, turning Philippe into a horrible half-man, half-fly creature.

6.1

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The Fly

1986

When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

7.4

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Tarantula

1955

A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.

6.5

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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

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951

As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.

6.3

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The Head

1959

A scientist invents a serum that keeps a dog's head alive after its body dies. When the scientist dies of a heart attack, his crazed assistant cuts off his head and, using the serum, keeps the doctor's head alive and forces it to help him on an experiment to give his hunchbacked nurse assistant a new body.

4.9

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The Night Caller

1965

The inhabitants of Ganymede need to find mates from another world or they will become extinct. They soon discover a suitable breeding stock amongst the females of planet Earth.

5.3

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The Projected Man

1966

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

4.2

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#10

Darkman

1990

Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.

6.4

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#11

Mimic

1997

A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.

6.1

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#12

The Mutations

1974

A mad scientist crosses plants with people, and the results wind up in a sideshow.

5.0

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#13

DNA

1997

A mad scientist's DNA experiment on the bones of a mysterious jungle creature brings the carnivorous beast to life, and only his former assistant Ash Mattley and CIA operative Claire Sommers can stop it.

4.0

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#14

Anacondas: Trail of Blood

2009

A genetically created Anaconda, cut in half, regenerates itself into two new aggressive giant snakes, due to the Blood Orchid.

4.7

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#15

The Kindred

1987

Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mother's biggest fan. Together with some of John's friends they go to Amanda's house, but none are prepared for what they find there.

6.0

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#16

The Fly II

1989

Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state.

5.7

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#17

The Invisible Man

1933

After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

7.5

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#18

Man-Made Monster

1941

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

6.1

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#19

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

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#20

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

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Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Curse of the Fly?

The top films similar to Curse of the Fly by MovieMagicScore are The Fly (7.0), Return of the Fly (6.1), The Fly (7.4). Each shares horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Curse of the Fly worth watching?

Curse of the Fly holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10 from 91 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Curse of the Fly?

Curse of the Fly (1965) is a horror, science fiction film directed by Don Sharp, starring Brian Donlevy, George Baker, Carole Gray.

Where can I find more recommendations like Curse of the Fly?

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About movies like Curse of the Fly

This ranked list pairs Curse of the Fly (1965), a horror and science fiction film from Don Sharp, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Brian Donlevy 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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