Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Opera

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

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#1
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1998★ 4.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Opera for fans of Horror & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A series of terrifying accidents and brutal murders leave a bloody trail into the subterranean caverns of an Opera house. Below the theatre stalks a man raised by creatures of the ...

#2
Endless Night

Endless Night

1972★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Opera for fans of Thriller & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dr...

#3
Descent

Descent

2005★ 4.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Opera for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When cracks in the Earth's crust large enough to swallow a city block appear, a team of scientists must go deep into the Earth to find a way to stop the destruction....

#4
Rage Net

Rage Net

1988★ 5.2

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

Another of Brakhage’s works of “moving visual thinking,” Rage Net reminds one of the vibrant pioneering experiments of European animators of the 1920s....

#5
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

2009★ 6.6

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

An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre....

#6
The Creatures

The Creatures

1966★ 6.4

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

A writer decides to use the strange inhabitants of a small island as a basis for characters in his new book....