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10 Best Movies Like The Cat and the Canary

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

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#1
The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

1939★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cat and the Canary for fans of Comedy & Horror & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Cro...

#2
The Private Eyes

The Private Eyes

1980★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cat and the Canary for fans of Comedy & Horror & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord's ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one, causing Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart to investig...

#3
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cat and the Canary for fans of Comedy & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter...

#4
The House with a Clock in Its Walls

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cat and the Canary for fans of Comedy & Horror & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the...

#5
Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings

1976★ 6.5

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

A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents....

#6
House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill

1959★ 6.8

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

Frederick Loren invites five strangers to the party of a lifetime and offers each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in the reportedly haunted house. Armed with a gun for p...

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