
Movies that feel likeCannibal Holocaust (1980)
If you loved Cannibal Holocaust, the closest films we have are Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976), The Fog (1980) and The Wicker Man (1973). All three share Cannibal Holocaust's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Wait Until Dark (1967).
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If Cannibal Holocaust hit the spot, these will too

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath
The difference: Leans harder into drama than Cannibal Holocaust does

Both lean on dread more than on horror
The difference: Easier on the grit than Cannibal Holocaust

The same preoccupation in both: ritual
The difference: Reviewed even better



Both run gritty where it counts
The difference: Sits closer to thriller than Cannibal Holocaust does

A streak of grit through both
The difference: 30 years apart, and the 2010s show



The shared currency is grit


One thread runs through both: rape
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