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10 Best Movies Like Don't Bother to Knock

If you loved Don't Bother to Knock, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Bother to Knock for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#2
Niagara

Niagara

1953★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Bother to Knock for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area. P...

#3
Clash by Night

Clash by Night

1952★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Bother to Knock for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend....

#4
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Bother to Knock for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collec...

#5
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

1981★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Bother to Knock for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfir...

#6
Angelique

Angelique

1964★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Bother to Knock for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoff...