# Movies like The Serpent and the Rainbow

> Films most similar to The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-serpent-and-the-rainbow-1988/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[The People Under the Stairs](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-people-under-the-stairs-1991/)** (1991) — ★ 6.6 · 747 votes · 3am-cult, dread, unhinged
- **[Deadly Blessing](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/deadly-blessing-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 5.6 · 202 votes · dread, paranoid, raw
- **[Possum](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/possum-2018/)** (2018) — ★ 6.1 · 323 votes · body-horror, dread, gut-punch
- **[Piercing](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/piercing-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 5.7 · 249 votes · dread, paranoid, raw
- **[Shocker](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/shocker-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 5.6 · 460 votes · 3am-cult, unhinged
- **[Hellraiser](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/hellraiser-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 6.9 · 2,843 votes · body-horror, dread, surreal
- **[Altered States](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/altered-states-1980/)** (1980) — ★ 6.7 · 750 votes · mindfuck, paranoid, surreal
- **[Nightmare Detective](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/nightmare-detective-2007/)** (2007) — ★ 6.0 · 82 votes · dread, neon-soaked, surreal
- **[The Hills Have Eyes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-hills-have-eyes-1977/)** (1977) — ★ 6.2 · 990 votes · body-horror, dread, gut-punch
- **[The Last House on the Left](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-last-house-on-the-left-1972/)** (1972) — ★ 6.0 · 781 votes · gut-punch, raw, unhinged

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