# Movies like Altered States

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

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

## 12 films in this list

- **[Hellraiser](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/hellraiser-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 6.9 · 2,843 votes · body-horror, dread, surreal
- **[The Hidden](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-hidden-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 6.9 · 478 votes · body-horror, neon-soaked, paranoid
- **[Phantasm II](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/phantasm-ii-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 6.2 · 388 votes · dread, surreal
- **[Dead Heat](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dead-heat-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 6.2 · 234 votes · 3am-cult, unhinged
- **[Xtro](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/xtro-1982/)** (1982) — ★ 5.7 · 243 votes · body-horror, surreal
- **[Dead End Drive-In](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dead-end-drive-in-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 5.7 · 117 votes · 3am-cult, outsider, unhinged
- **[Synchronic](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/synchronic-2020/)** (2020) — ★ 6.3 · 1,082 votes · dread, mindfuck, raw
- **[The Dead Zone](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-dead-zone-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 7.0 · 1,815 votes · dread, slow-burn
- **[Tetsuo: The Iron Man](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/tetsuo-the-iron-man-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.0 · 701 votes · body-horror, surreal, unhinged
- **[The Toxic Avenger](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-toxic-avenger-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 6.3 · 650 votes · 3am-cult, playful, unhinged
- **[The Serpent and the Rainbow](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-serpent-and-the-rainbow-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 6.4 · 542 votes · dread, surreal
- **[Firestarter](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/firestarter-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 6.3 · 763 votes · dread, paranoid, raw

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