Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Flashlight

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

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#1
The Late Show

The Late Show

1977★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Flashlight for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-pl...

#2
Sherlock Jr.

Sherlock Jr.

1924★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Flashlight for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch....

#3
Curse of the Blair Witch

Curse of the Blair Witch

1999★ 6.2

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

A mockumentary exploring the life of the Blair Witch and the three missing student filmmakers....

#4
The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

1980★ 6.1

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

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim....

#5
Brand Upon the Brain!

Brand Upon the Brain!

2007★ 6.6

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

After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have lon...

#6
The Night Strangler

The Night Strangler

1973★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Flashlight for fans of Mystery. 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...

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