Movies Like Night Must Fall (1964)

Night Must Fall is a 1964 horror, thriller film from Karel Reisz with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Pieces and Fender Bender.

Horror Thriller

Pieces

1982

A frustrated Boston detective searches for the maniac responsible for mutilating a number of university coeds.

5.9

MagicScore

Fender Bender

2016

In a small New Mexico town, teenager Hilary gets into a fender bender and innocently exchanges her personal information with the other driver, a terrifying and bizarre serial killer who stalks the country’s endless miles of roads and streets with his old rusty car, hungrily searching for his next unsuspecting victim.

5.0

MagicScore

Child's Play

1988

An innocent-looking doll is inhabited by the soul of a serial killer who refuses to die.

6.7

MagicScore

I Start Counting

1970

An English schoolgirl suspects the foster brother she worships is a serial killer.

6.4

MagicScore

Terror Train

1980

A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong three years earlier and who are currently throwing a large New Year's Eve costume party aboard a moving train.

5.7

MagicScore

A Blade in the Dark

1983

Bruno, an up and coming film composer, has been hired to write the score to a new horror movie. After moving into a secluded villa, life begins to imitate art as a vicious killer starts bumping off anyone and everyone who happens to pay him a visit.

5.6

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

Amusement

2008

While being interrogated by a police psychiatrist, the near-catatonic Tabitha tries to explain why she and two of her childhood friends are being hunted by a serial killer. The truth that's dying to come out weaves together three tragic secrets from their past. Two of the girls' boyfriends become unwitting targets in their deadly game.

5.6

MagicScore

Angst

1983

A killer is released from prison and breaks into a remote home to kill a woman, her handicapped son and her pretty daughter.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

The Cat o' Nine Tails

1971

A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Watcher

2022

As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

Creep

2014

Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Creep 2

2017

After finding an ad online for “video work,” Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer. Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on, she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole from which she can’t escape.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

Pet

2016

A man bumps into an old crush and becomes obsessed. After several failed attempts at winning her over, he kidnaps her and holds her captive underneath the animal shelter where he works.

5.8

MagicScore

#15

The Rental

2020

Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.

5.5

MagicScore

#16

The Hunt For the BTK Killer

2005

After 31 years at-large, detectives in Wichita, Kansas hone in on the serial killer known as BTK.

5.4

MagicScore

#17

Blackout

1985

A police officer suspects that a local husband and father, who has recently undergone facial surgery because of injuries received in a car accident, is in reality the same man who committed a quadruple murder several years before.

5.2

MagicScore

#18

Killer Workout

1987

Two years ago, a young woman named Valerie was burned after entering a tanning salon. Now, Rhonda runs a local gym where all of a sudden, people are being murdered.

4.6

MagicScore

#19

#Captured

2017

A zealous vigilante looking to clean the Internet of sin targets a group of teens that broadcast misadventures on their chatroom.

3.0

MagicScore

#20

Unlocked

2023

A woman's life is turned upside-down when a dangerous man gets a hold of her lost cell phone and uses it to track her every move.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Night Must Fall?

The top films similar to Night Must Fall by MovieMagicScore are Pieces (5.9), Fender Bender (5.0), Child's Play (6.7). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Night Must Fall worth watching?

Night Must Fall holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 26 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Night Must Fall?

Night Must Fall (1964) is a horror, thriller film directed by Karel Reisz, starring Albert Finney, Mona Washbourne, Susan Hampshire.

Where can I find more recommendations like Night Must Fall?

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 Night Must Fall

This ranked list pairs Night Must Fall (1964), a horror and thriller film from Karel Reisz, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Albert Finney 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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