Movies like The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse (1964) — a thriller, science fiction and mystery film directed by Hugo Fregonese — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like radiation and lunatic asylum. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Signal 2007★ 5.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Die Alone 2024★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Mae, a hardened and eccentric survivor. Together, Ethan and Mae face threats both human and otherwise before a fateful encounter with Kai unravels a secret that lies just beyond Ethan's fractured memory.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Containment 2015★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?
Stream in India on Hungama Play, Plex
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Extinction 2015★ 6.4
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Right at Your Door 2006★ 5.8
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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28 Years Later 2025★ 6.6
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
Twenty-eight years after the Rage virus outbreak, a heavily-defended island survives connected to the mainland by a single causeway. When one of the group leaves the island into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Decoder 1984★ 6.2
Shares: Mystery, Science Fiction
F.M. discovers that different sonic frequencies induce different patterns of behaviour in listeners, first in his own studio but later in the local "H-Burger" restaurant where the passive muzak appears to be wiping people's emotions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Prodigy 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
Jimmy is a committed child psychologist who uses his own playbook, but when he is brought in to work with Ellie, he is completely unprepared for his subject—a 9-year-old psychopathic genius with nothing to lose. As he begins to understand the extent of her capabilities and the fate that has been planned for her, he struggles to overcome her defenses before it is too late for them both.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The X-Files: I Want to Believe 2008★ 5.9
Shares: Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Resurrected 1991★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Mandela Effect 2019★ 6.3
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dark Light 2019★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
A woman returns to her family home and discovers it to be inhabited by monsters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon 2022★ 6.4
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
A young woman with psychokinetic powers breaks out of a Louisiana asylum and makes her way to New Orleans, where she falls into the city’s netherworld of misfits and miscreants.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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10 Cloverfield Lane 2016★ 7.0
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Tau 2018★ 6.1
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Last Man Down 2021★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
After civilization succumbs to a deadly pandemic and his wife is murdered, a special forces soldier abandons his duty and becomes a hermit in the Nordic wilderness. Years later, a wounded woman appears on his doorstep. She's escaped from a lab and her pursuers believe her blood is the key to a worldwide cure. He's hesitant to get involved, but all doubts are cast aside when he discovers her pursuer is none other than Commander Stone, the man that murdered his wife some years ago.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Twelve Monkeys 1995★ 7.6
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Patrick 1978★ 6.1
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Cloud 2006★ 6.3
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
DIE WOLKE (The Cloud) is about a breakdown of a nuclear power station in Germany and the story of two teenager-lovers Hannah and Elmar who take refuge. 38.000 people die and Hannah unfortunately becomes contaminated.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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RoboCop 2 1990★ 6.0
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path, uses Cane as the new subject for the RoboCop 2 project, a living God.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel