Movies Like The Clown at Midnight (1998)

The Clown at Midnight is a 1998 horror, thriller film from Jean Pellerin with a MovieMagicScore of 4.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Climax and The Phantom of the Opera.

Horror Thriller

The Climax

1944

Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.

5.4

MagicScore

The Phantom of the Opera

1962

A London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is kidnapped, a producer tracks down the Phantom who is intent on seeking his revenge.

6.4

MagicScore

The Phantom of the Opera

1925

The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.

7.1

MagicScore

Killjoy 3

2010

The demon clown Killjoy is resurrected once again, but this time he is not given the name of his victim and is trapped in his realm. Using a magic mirror he lures four unsuspecting college students into his realm where he can have his macabre fun! A mysterious man returns and we finally discover who Killjoy's true target is!

4.5

MagicScore

Circus Kane

2017

A reclusive circus master invites a group of social media stars to his house of haunts. Anyone who can make it out before being scared into submission will earn $250,000 - but the stars soon learn they are not only competing for money, but also fighting for their lives.

3.9

MagicScore

Silentium

2004

A man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Salzburg. Everyone except his widow and the eccentrical detective Simon Brenner keeps silent and believes that the man killed himself.

7.2

MagicScore

Amadeus

1984

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

8.0

MagicScore

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

2005

Dark fairytale about a demonic doctor who abducts a beautiful opera singer with designs on transforming her into a mechanical nightingale.

6.3

MagicScore

Aria

1987

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an interpretation of the particular aria.

5.3

MagicScore

#10

Last Night in Soho

2021

A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.

7.3

MagicScore

#11

Dressed to Kill

1980

After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Hidden

2015

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

6.9

MagicScore

#13

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987

A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

6.7

MagicScore

#14

The Night Walker

1964

A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

1971

Carol Hammond, daughter of a politician, has vivid nightmares involving sex orgies and LSD. In a dream, she murders a neighbor she envies and wakes up to a real investigation into her neighbor's murder.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

The Premature Burial

1962

An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational fear of premature burial consumes him.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

The Return

2006

Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the mystery and escape her apparent fate, Joanna follows her visions to the victim's hometown and finds that some secrets just do not stay buried.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

1988

Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

The Broken

2008

The life of a successful radiologist spirals out of control when she sees the spitting image of herself driving down a London street. While attempting to uncover who the imposter could be, she stumbles into a terrifying mystery that her family and closest friends are somehow involved in, leaving her with no one to trust.

5.4

MagicScore

#20

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

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Clown at Midnight?

The top films similar to The Clown at Midnight by MovieMagicScore are The Climax (5.4), The Phantom of the Opera (6.4), The Phantom of the Opera (7.1). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Clown at Midnight worth watching?

The Clown at Midnight holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.4/10 from 35 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Clown at Midnight?

The Clown at Midnight (1998) is a horror, thriller film directed by Jean Pellerin, starring Sarah Lassez, James Duval, Tatyana Ali.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Clown at Midnight?

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About movies like The Clown at Midnight

This ranked list pairs The Clown at Midnight (1998), a horror and thriller film from Jean Pellerin, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sarah Lassez 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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