# Movies like Poltergeist

> Films most similar to Poltergeist (1982) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/poltergeist-1982/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-1974/)** (1974) — ★ 7.3 · 3,783 votes · dread, raw
- **[Manhunter](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/manhunter-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 7.0 · 1,507 votes · neon-soaked, paranoid, raw
- **[The Funhouse](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-funhouse-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 5.9 · 423 votes
- **[The Mangler](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-mangler-1995/)** (1995) — ★ 4.9 · 272 votes · 3am-cult, body-horror, unhinged
- **[Eaten Alive](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/eaten-alive-1976/)** (1976) — ★ 5.5 · 198 votes · 3am-cult, unhinged
- **[Toolbox Murders](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/toolbox-murders-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 5.6 · 198 votes · dread, raw
- **[Crocodile](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/crocodile-2000/)** (2000) — ★ 5.1 · 171 votes · dread, raw
- **[Dance of the Dead](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dance-of-the-dead-2005/)** (2005) — ★ 5.5 · 53 votes · dread
- **[The Fly](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-fly-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 7.4 · 4,944 votes · body-horror, dread, gut-punch
- **[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-2-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 5.7 · 1,009 votes · playful, unhinged
- **[Lifeforce](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lifeforce-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 6.2 · 713 votes · body-horror, neon-soaked, raw
- **[An American Werewolf in London](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/an-american-werewolf-in-london-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 7.4 · 2,686 votes · bittersweet, neon-soaked, playful

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