
Movies that feel likeFreaks (1932)
If you loved Freaks, the closest films we have are Dracula (1931), White Zombie (1932) and The Wolf Man (1941). All three share Freaks' dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Black Cat (1934).
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If Freaks hit the spot, these will too

Tod Browning working the same nerve twice
The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Freaks does

The same two preoccupations: black and white, and newlywed

Contemplative where it counts, dread-soaked underneath

One thread runs through both: pre-code
The difference: Leans harder into science fiction than Freaks does

Both are built on the same subject: black and white


Two things both keep coming back to: revenge and murder
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

The same preoccupation in both: revenge
The difference: 48 years apart, and the 1980s show

Both keep coming back to the same thing: pre-code


Relentless drama, and it commits to that

Both are built on the same subject: romance
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