Movies like Digest
If Digest's mix of schizophrenia, serial killer and mad doctor stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Digest's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971 · Directed by Robert Fuest · 95 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: mad doctor, doctor · Also horror and comedy
After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.
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Saw
2004 · Directed by James Wan · 103 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: doctor, extreme violence
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw.
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Red Dragon
2002 · Directed by Brett Ratner · 124 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: serial killer, cannibalism
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new…
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The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Directed by Jonathan Demme · 119 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: serial killer, cannibalism
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for…
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What You Wish For
2024 · Directed by Nicholas Tomnay · 102 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: cannibalism · Also comedy and horror · From the same decade (2020s)
A talented chef with gambling woes flees to a Latin American villa to visit an old friend who appears to be living an extraordinary life as a private chef.
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Night of the Creeps
1986 · Directed by Fred Dekker · 88 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: serial killer · Also horror and comedy
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the…
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The People Under the Stairs
1991 · Directed by Wes Craven · 102 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: serial killer · Also horror and comedy
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.
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The Voices
2014 · Directed by Marjane Satrapi · 104 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: serial killer · Also comedy and horror
A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
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Saccharine
2026 · Directed by Natalie Erika James · 113 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: eating disorder · From the same decade (2020s)
After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.
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Malignant
2021 · Directed by James Wan · 111 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: serial killer · From the same decade (2020s)
Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.
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Smile
2022 · Directed by Parker Finn · 115 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: doctor · From the same decade (2020s)
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
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Hellbound: Hellraiser II
1988 · Directed by Tony Randel · 97 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: mad doctor
Now confined to a mental hospital, young Kirsty insists her supposedly dead father is actually stuck in Hell following his wife’s betrayal. Few believe the young woman’s lurid stories aside from the thrill-seeking Dr.