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10 Best Movies Like Dark Shadows

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

#1
Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie

2012★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Shadows for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the...

#2
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Shadows for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American...

#3
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Shadows for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovet...

#4
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Shadows for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny....

#5
Big Eyes

Big Eyes

2014★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Shadows for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one realizes that his wife, Margaret, ...

#6
Big Fish

Big Fish

2003★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark Shadows for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, t...