Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to The Town That Dreaded Sundown List
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Both films revolve around a rural horror setting and involve a serial killer.
- The Strangers - Features a home invasion storyline with a similar sense of dread and terror.
- Friday the 13th - Classic slasher film with a focus on rural camping settings and stalking.
- Wolf Creek - Involves a tragic encounter with a violent stranger in a desolate area.
- Зодчий - A suspenseful atmospheric film with horror elements similar to rural slasher themes.
- The Poughkeepsie Tapes - Utilizes a documentary style to explore disturbing criminal acts and their effects.
- Silence of the Lambs - Focuses on serial killers and the psychological hunt for them.
- The Snowtown Murders - Inspired by real crimes with a dark and chilling atmosphere.
- Zodiac - Based on real-life events surrounding a serial killer and the investigation.
- American Psycho - Explores themes of psychopathy and societal facade.
- The Blair Witch Project - Found footage film with a sense of impending doom and rural horror.
- Cabin in the Woods - A modern horror with twists and commentary on horror tropes.
- Ed Gein - Based on real-life serial killer Ed Gein, with elements of horror.
- My Friend Dahmer - A biographical drama about the infamous serial killer from his teenage years.
- Maniac - Explores the mind of a disturbed individual and includes violent themes.
- True Detective (Season 1) - Involves a complex investigation of a string of murders in a Southern setting.
- No Country for Old Men - Features a cat-and-mouse chase with a sociopath in a bleak setting.
- Scream - Re-invented slasher genre that pays homage to earlier horror films.
- The Fall - Follows a detective hunting down a serial killer, rich in psychological tension.
- Seven - A dark, nihilistic film featuring detectives hunting a serial killer.
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Involves crime investigation with deep psychological elements.
- Prisoners - Engages in a disturbing narrative about kidnapping and moral ambiguity.
- The Ritual - Contains elements of horror and dread in a remote wilderness setting.
- Hush - A tense thriller involving a deaf protagonist being stalked by a killer.
- I Know What You Did Last Summer - Teen horror revolving around a group haunted by a secret from their past.
- The Invitation - Psychological thriller with a haunting, slow-building tension.
- Fargo - Murder mystery in a rural setting, combining crime with dark humor.
- The Conjuring - Supernatural horror with a suspenseful atmosphere and family themes.
- The Descent - Survival horror with a group trapped in a terrifying environment.
- A Nightmare on Elm Street - A slasher film that introduces a supernatural aspect to terror.
- The Killing of America - A documentary-style film focusing on real-life crimes and their impact.
- Shot Caller - Involves crime dynamics and moral choices with intense drama.
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Long-running crime series focusing on disturbing criminal cases.
- The Following - Centers on a serial killer and the consequences of his cult-like followers.
- The Keepers - True crime documentary series investigating a real-life murder and its aftermath.
- Mindhunter - Explores the early days of criminal psychology and profiling of serial killers.
- You - Follows a stalker whose obsession leads to violent outcomes.
- Sicario - Intense crime drama exploring the drug trade, with moral conflict.
- The Chaser - South Korean thriller focusing on the cat-and-mouse pursuit of a serial killer.
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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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1974 | United States of America | Horror | 186805 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 2 |
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2008 | United States of America | Horror | 147459 | 6.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 3 |
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1980 | United States of America | Horror | 159498 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 4 |
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2005 | Australia | Horror | 79359 | 6.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 |
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2007 | United States of America | Horror | 25895 | 5.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 6 |
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2007 | United States of America | Crime | 607340 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 7 |
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2000 | Canada | Crime | 732402 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 8 |
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1999 | United States of America | Horror | 289963 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 9 |
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2000 | United Kingdom | Biography | 5655 | 5.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 10 |
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2017 | United States of America | Biography | 23955 | 6.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 11 |
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2018 | United States of America | Comedy | 88074 | 7.6 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 12 |
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2007 | United States of America | Crime | 1075900 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 13 |
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1996 | United States of America | Horror | 393935 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 14 |
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2013 | Ireland | Crime | 121468 | 8.1 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 15 |
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1979 | United States of America | Action | 940 | 5.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 16 |
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2011 | Sweden | Crime | 499932 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 17 |
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2013 | United States of America | Crime | 824685 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 18 |
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2017 | Canada | Horror | 122985 | 6.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 19 |
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2016 | United States of America | Horror | 156196 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 20 |
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1997 | United States of America | Horror | 159849 | 5.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 21 |
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2016 | United States of America | Drama | 120273 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 22 |
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1996 | United Kingdom | Crime | 733442 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 23 |
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2013 | United States of America | Horror | 563092 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 24 |
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2005 | United Kingdom | Adventure | 250499 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 25 |
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1984 | United States of America | Horror | 265868 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 26 |
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1981 | Japan | Crime | 2411 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 27 |
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2017 | United States of America | Crime | 101269 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 28 |
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1999 | United States of America | Crime | 128409 | 8.1 | Serie | Returning Series | TV-14 |
| 29 |
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2013 | United States of America | Crime | 92044 | 7.4 | Serie | Canceled | TV-14 |
| 30 |
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2017 | United States of America | Crime | 25514 | 8 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 31 |
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2017 | United States of America | Crime | 344617 | 8.6 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 32 |
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2018 | United States of America | Crime | 306737 | 7.7 | Serie | Returning Series | TV-MA |
| 33 |
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2015 | Mexico | Action | 484672 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 34 |
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2008 | South Korea | Crime | 73752 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |