Movies Like Shadows in an Empty Room (1976)

Shadows in an Empty Room is a 1976 drama, mystery, thriller film from Alberto De Martino with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Hitman and Darker than Night.

Drama Mystery Thriller

The Hitman

1991

After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man. He works to gain the reputation and trust needed in order to be accepted by the burgeoning Seattle-area criminal underworld, but it is all done in order to take it down from within.

5.4

MagicScore

Darker than Night

2018

Sloan Carter is a young girl who has recently been blinded. Her father leaves for the weekend and her two best friends, returning home from University, keep her company. A protege of her father's, passing through town, also spends the night. The peaceful weekend is interrupted by a shadowy threat and the safe country getaway turns into a fight for survival.

5.3

MagicScore

Manhunt in the City

1975

A man's daughter is killed by thieves during a bank robbery. Due to the incompetence of the corrupt authorities, he decides to take to law into his own hands and track down the killers.

5.7

MagicScore

Wait Until Dark

1967

After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.

7.3

MagicScore

Street Law

1974

Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own hands. At first the muggers seem to get the upper hand, but then he's helped by Tommy, a young robber who takes his side.

6.4

MagicScore

The Lobster

2015

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.

7.0

MagicScore

Femme

2023

Jules is a drag artist in London who withdraws into himself and loses his career after a horrific attack. Months later, he recognizes one of his assailants in a gay sauna and quickly realizes he has the perfect opportunity to get revenge.

6.8

MagicScore

The Park Is Mine

1986

A Vietnam vet takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War.

5.5

MagicScore

The Toxic Avenger

1984

A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

The Pit

1981

Twelve year-old Jamie Benjamin is a solitary misunderstood boy in his preteens. His classmates pick on him, his neighbors think he's weird and his parents ignore him. But now Jamie has a secret weapon: deep in the woods he has discovered a deep pit full of man-eating creatures he calls Trogs... and it isn't long before he gets an idea for getting revenge and feeding the Trogs in the process!

5.7

MagicScore

#11

Castle Freak

2020

After she’s permanently blinded in a tragic car accident, Rebecca receives some bizarre news: her long-lost mother has recently passed away, leaving her their family’s ancestral castle in rural Albania. Traveling to the estate with a group of friends, Rebecca hopes it will be an opportunity for her to reconnect with a past she never knew and a mother who seemingly left her behind. When mysterious events begin to occur and her friends begin to die, Rebecca must unravel the secrets of her family’s history before she too falls prey to the Castle Freak.

4.4

MagicScore

#12

Hurricane Bianca

2016

A teacher from New York moves to a small town in Texas, gets fired for being gay, and returns disguised in drag to get revenge on the people who were nasty to him.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

Starfuckers

2022

An intimate evening between a film director and an escort is disrupted when a familiar face arrives.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

Manny & Lo

1996

A pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

Another WolfCop

2017

An alcoholic cop experiences blackouts and starts turning into a werewolf when the full moon appears in the sky.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

1987

When Hamilton High’s Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge thirty years later.

6.1

MagicScore

#17

WolfCop

2014

It's not unusual for alcoholic cop Lou to black out and wake up in unfamiliar surroundings, but lately things have taken a turn for the strange...and hairy. WolfCop is the story of one cop's quest to become a better man. One transformation at a time.

5.2

MagicScore

#18

The House by the Lake

1976

Harry is a rich dentist who often brings women up to his rural lakehouse. One weekend, he invites Diane, a former fashion model. On their way to the house, Diane runs a gang of thugs off the road. Humiliated, the thugs track down the couple for revenge.

5.7

MagicScore

#19

Le Divorce

2003

While visiting her sister in Paris, a young woman finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer.

4.9

MagicScore

#20

Fast Company

1979

An over the hill drag racer finds himself considering retirement and ceding the spotlight to his protégé and targeted for replacement by the oil-company executive who sponsors his team.

5.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Shadows in an Empty Room?

The top films similar to Shadows in an Empty Room by MovieMagicScore are The Hitman (5.4), Darker than Night (5.3), Manhunt in the City (5.7). Each shares drama/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Shadows in an Empty Room worth watching?

Shadows in an Empty Room holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 31 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Shadows in an Empty Room?

Shadows in an Empty Room (1976) is a drama, mystery, thriller film directed by Alberto De Martino, starring Stuart Whitman, John Saxon, Martin Landau.

Where can I find more recommendations like Shadows in an Empty Room?

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About movies like Shadows in an Empty Room

This ranked list pairs Shadows in an Empty Room (1976), a drama and mystery and thriller film from Alberto De Martino, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Stuart Whitman 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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