Movies Like The Mutilator (1985)

The Mutilator is a 1985 horror, mystery, thriller film from Buddy Cooper with a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Hunk and Leprechaun Returns.

Horror Mystery Thriller

Hunk

1987

A "devilish" tale about an ordinary guy who is visited by a beautiful apparition promising him popularity and drop-dead good looks in exchange for his soul. Transformed overnight into a "hunk," he soon discovers there may be hell to pay for his new lifestyle!

5.6

MagicScore

Leprechaun Returns

2018

A group of unwitting sorority sisters accidentally awaken the serial-killing Leprechaun after they build a sorority house on his hunting grounds.

6.1

MagicScore

The Burning

1981

A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidentally burned him.

6.2

MagicScore

Humongous

1982

The monstrous offspring of a violent crime grows up in seclusion on a remote island, where a boatful of hapless teens have shipwrecked, unaware of what's lurking in the woods.

5.0

MagicScore

The Slayer

1982

Siblings, Eric & his surreal artist sister Kay, her doctor husband David, her sister-in-law Brooke along with pilot Marsh become stranded on a rugged isle face off against a supernatural beast drawn to Kay who dreams of its killings.

5.3

MagicScore

I Know What You Did Last Summer

1997

After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-handed figure.

6.0

MagicScore

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

1998

Ever since killing the Fisherman one year ago, Julie James is still haunted by images of him after her. When her best friend Karla wins free tickets to the Bahamas, Julie finds this a perfect opportunity to finally relax. But someone is waiting for her. Someone who she thought was dead. Someone who is out again for revenge.

5.4

MagicScore

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

1995

Annie, a young schoolteacher struggling to solve the brutal murder of her father, unwittingly summons the "Candyman" to New Orleans, where she learns the secret of his power, and discovers the link that connects them.

5.4

MagicScore

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

2006

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.

6.2

MagicScore

#10

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.

5.4

MagicScore

#11

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

7.3

MagicScore

#12

Torso

1973

A masked serial killer with psychosexual issues strangles female coeds with scarves before dismembering them. When a wealthy student identifies one of the scarves and thinks she has a lead on a suspect, she becomes the killer's next target, retreating to her family's remote cliffside villa with three of her girlfriends.

6.6

MagicScore

#13

The Prowler

1981

Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

The Initiation

1984

An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.

5.4

MagicScore

#15

Splatter University

1984

A sociology instructor finds her new teaching duties at a private college interrupted by the presence of a killer.

4.2

MagicScore

#16

A Bay of Blood

1971

An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

My Bloody Valentine

1981

Twenty years after a Valentine's Day tragedy claimed the lives of five miners, Harry Warden returns for a vengeful massacre among teen sweethearts gearing up for another party.

6.4

MagicScore

#18

Alone in the Dark

1982

A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.

5.8

MagicScore

#19

Shocker

1989

About to be electrocuted for a catalog of heinous crimes, the unrepentant Horace Pinker transforms into a terrifying energy source. Only young athlete Jonathan Parker, with an uncanny connection to him through bizarre dreams, can fight the powerful demon.

5.6

MagicScore

#20

Curtains

1983

Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.

5.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Mutilator?

The top films similar to The Mutilator by MovieMagicScore are Hunk (5.6), Leprechaun Returns (6.1), The Burning (6.2). Each shares horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Mutilator worth watching?

The Mutilator holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10 from 131 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Mutilator?

The Mutilator (1985) is a horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Buddy Cooper, starring Matt Mitler, Ruth Martinez, Bill Hitchcock.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Mutilator?

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About movies like The Mutilator

This ranked list pairs The Mutilator (1985), a horror and mystery and thriller film from Buddy Cooper, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Matt Mitler 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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