Movies Like Rabid (2019)

Rabid is a 2019 horror, science fiction film from Sylvia Soska with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Rabid and The Man with Nine Lives.

Horror Science Fiction

Rabid

1977

After undergoing radical surgery for injuries from a motorcycle accident, a young woman develops a retractable, vampiric stinger in her armpit and a thirst for human blood.

6.3

MagicScore

The Man with Nine Lives

1940

Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and revived in hopes that Kravaal can indeed complete his cure. But human greed and weakness compound to disrupt the project.

6.2

MagicScore

Forbidden World

1982

In the distant future, a federation marshal arrives at a research lab on a remote planet where a genetic experiment has gotten loose and begins feeding on the dwindling scientific group.

5.2

MagicScore

Primate

2026

College student Lucy and her friends spend their vacation at her family's home in Hawaii, which includes her pet chimpanzee, Ben. However, when Ben contracts rabies after being bitten by a rabid animal, the group must fight for their lives in order to avoid the now-violent chimp.

6.4

MagicScore

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

6.4

MagicScore

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

2003

After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.

6.3

MagicScore

The Lady and the Monster

1944

A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death by a scientist and his two assistants, only to create a telepathic monster.

5.8

MagicScore

House of Wax

2005

A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.

6.0

MagicScore

Maniac

2012

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Toolbox Murders

2004

A historic Hollywood hotel houses a supernatural evil. It's been subdued for decades, but when renovations start, a series of murders take place.

5.6

MagicScore

#11

Blood Diner

1987

Two cannibalistic brothers kill various young women to make their flesh part of a new special dish at their rundown restaurant while seeking blood sacrifices to awaken a dormant Egyptian goddess.

5.4

MagicScore

#12

The Revenant

2015

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

7.5

MagicScore

#13

Old

2021

A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

Happy Birthday to Me

1981

Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

Bholaa

2023

An ex-convict must undertake a perilous, violent journey in order to meet his daughter after ten years of imprisonment.

5.9

MagicScore

#16

The Lair

2022

Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair is on her final flight mission when her jet is shot down over one of the most dangerous rebel strongholds in Afghanistan. She finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made creatures known as Ravagers — half-human, half-alien, and hungry for human flesh — are awakened.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

Montana

1998

A seasoned enforcer is given the seemingly routine task of finding the Boss's runaway mistress, Kitty. However Kitty is involved in plans to overthrow the Boss and this routine task gets very complicated.

5.5

MagicScore

#18

Bangalore Days

2014

A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!

7.5

MagicScore

#19

Hidden

2015

A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Mayhem

2017

A virus spreads through an office complex causing white collar workers to act out their worst impulses.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Rabid?

The top films similar to Rabid by MovieMagicScore are Rabid (6.3), The Man with Nine Lives (6.2), Forbidden World (5.2). Each shares horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Rabid worth watching?

Rabid holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 251 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Rabid?

Rabid (2019) is a horror, science fiction film directed by Sylvia Soska, starring Laura Vandervoort, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Ted Atherton.

Where can I find more recommendations like Rabid?

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

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About movies like Rabid

This ranked list pairs Rabid (2019), a horror and science fiction film from Sylvia Soska, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Laura Vandervoort 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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