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10 Best Movies Like Cry for the Strangers

If you loved Cry for the Strangers, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

1972★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cry for the Strangers for fans of Horror & Thriller & TV Movie. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nui...

#2
Race with the Devil

Race with the Devil

1975★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cry for the Strangers for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual....

#3
Basilisk: The Serpent King

Basilisk: The Serpent King

2006★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cry for the Strangers for fans of Horror & TV Movie. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these a...

#4
The Night Strangler

The Night Strangler

1973★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cry for the Strangers for fans of Horror & TV Movie. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string o...

#5
Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1977★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cry for the Strangers for fans of Horror & Thriller & TV Movie. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

This anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back and forth through time; a tale of vampires; and a distraught mother asks for her drowned son to come back t...

#6
Garage Sale Mystery

Garage Sale Mystery

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cry for the Strangers for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jennifer Shannon can always find a diamond in the rough, when it comes to garage sales, that is. Whether it's a new antique to sell at her consignment shop, an Atari game for her s...

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