# Movies like Alligator

> Films most similar to Alligator (1980) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/alligator-1980/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Mimic](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/mimic-1997/)** (1997) — ★ 6.1 · 1,229 votes · body-horror, dread
- **[Cat's Eye](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/cat-s-eye-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 6.7 · 721 votes · dread, playful
- **[Leviathan](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/leviathan-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 6.0 · 554 votes · dread, slow-burn
- **[Phantasm II](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/phantasm-ii-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 6.2 · 388 votes · dread, surreal
- **[The Sender](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-sender-1982/)** (1982) — ★ 5.7 · 60 votes · dread, paranoid
- **[Lake Placid](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lake-placid-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 5.9 · 1,243 votes · 3am-cult, playful, raw
- **[Wedlock](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/wedlock-1991/)** (1991) — ★ 5.8 · 190 votes · dread, mindfuck, raw
- **[The Fly](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-fly-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 7.4 · 4,944 votes · body-horror, dread, gut-punch
- **[Twilight Zone: The Movie](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/twilight-zone-the-movie-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 6.5 · 797 votes · dread, paranoid
- **[The Fly II](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-fly-ii-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 5.7 · 722 votes · body-horror, raw
- **[Lifeforce](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lifeforce-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 6.2 · 713 votes · body-horror, neon-soaked, raw
- **[From Beyond](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/from-beyond-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.5 · 655 votes · body-horror, surreal, unhinged

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