Movies Like The Beast with Five Fingers (1947)

The Beast with Five Fingers is a 1947 horror, mystery film from Robert Florey with a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Hand and Demonoid.

Horror Mystery

The Hand

1981

Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him.

5.9

MagicScore

Demonoid

1981

A British woman visits her husband at the Mexican mine he is attempting to reopen and discovers that the workers refuse to enter the mine, fearing an ancient curse. The couple enter the mine to prove there is no danger and inadvertently release a demon which possesses people's left hands and forces them to behave in a suitably diabolical manner.

4.7

MagicScore

I Lost My Body

2019

A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.

7.5

MagicScore

And Now the Screaming Starts!

1973

In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of husband Charles Fengriffen. The bride, Catherine, falls victim to a curse placed by a wronged servant on the Fengriffen family and all its descendants.

5.9

MagicScore

Grand Piano

2013

Tom Selznick, the most talented pianist of his generation, stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public in a long awaited concert in Chicago. Just moments after starting his performance in the packed theater, in front of an expectant audience, Tom finds a threatening message written on the score: 'Play one wrong note and you die'. Without leaving the piano, Tom must discover the anonymous sniper's motives and look for help without anyone realizing.

6.0

MagicScore

Phantom of Death

1988

Police Comissioner Datti is investigating the murder of a female doctor whose murderer seems to be a thirty-fivish year old man. Soon another murder follows: Pianist Robert Dominici's girlfriend is found killed. The killer also challenges Datti on the phone and says he can't be caught since he has a secret which makes him invulnerable. In the meantime the clues seems to point in strange directions...

5.5

MagicScore

The Piano

1993

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

7.4

MagicScore

Have a Song on Your Lips

2015

A young piano prodigy, Yuri Kashiwagi, returns to her hometown after several years and joins a middle school to mentor the choir group.

6.7

MagicScore

Creature with the Blue Hand

1967

Scotland Yard is after a homicidal maniac called The Blue Hand, which is what he uses to kill his victims.

6.1

MagicScore

#10

Home Sweet Home

2013

A young married couple comes home from a date night to discover that they are imprisoned in their own house with a killer inside.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Night of Terror

1933

The heirs to a family fortune are required to attend a seance at the spooky old family mansion. However, throughout the night members of the family are being killed off one by one.

5.3

MagicScore

#12

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957

Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

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

#14

Hunchback of the Morgue

1973

A hunchback working in a morgue falls in love with a sick woman. He goes berserk when she dies and seeks help from a scientist to bring her back from the dead.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

Chamber of Horrors

1966

A one-handed madman (he lost the hand while escaping a hanging) uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.

5.3

MagicScore

#16

The Walking Dead

1936

Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is other than expected.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

Don't Go in the House

1979

As a child, Donald was tormented by his mother who used fire as a punishment. Now a deranged adult, Donald stalks women at clubs, then takes them home where he kills them with a flamethrower.

5.7

MagicScore

#18

Deep Red

1975

An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.

7.7

MagicScore

#19

Come Drink with Me

1966

Golden Sparrow is a fighter-for-hire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the governor's kidnapped son. Holding him is a group of rebels who are demanding that their leader be released from prison in return for the captured son. After a brief encounter with the gang at a local restaurant, Golden Sparrow is joined by an inebriated wanderer Drunken Cat who aids her in her mission.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

The Hands of Orlac

1924

A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Beast with Five Fingers?

The top films similar to The Beast with Five Fingers by MovieMagicScore are The Hand (5.9), Demonoid (4.7), I Lost My Body (7.5). Each shares horror/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Beast with Five Fingers worth watching?

The Beast with Five Fingers holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10 from 47 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Beast with Five Fingers?

The Beast with Five Fingers (1947) is a horror, mystery film directed by Robert Florey, starring Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Beast with Five Fingers?

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About movies like The Beast with Five Fingers

This ranked list pairs The Beast with Five Fingers (1947), a horror and mystery film from Robert Florey, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Robert Alda 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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