SimilarScreen
Homicidal

Homicidal

A WORD OF WARNING! Please don't reveal the ending of this picture or your friends will kill you - IF THEY DON'T, I WILL!

19616.41h 27m

Overview

A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her. We soon find out Emily is the caretaker of a wheelchair-bound mute named Helga, who was the childhood guardian of a pair of siblings: Miriam Webster and her half-brother, Warren, who is about to inherit the estate of their late father. Who is the mysterious Emily and what are her intentions?

Directed by William Castle
Written by Robb White
Produced by William Castle
0

Top Cast

Glenn Corbett

Glenn Corbett

Karl Anderson

Patricia Breslin

Patricia Breslin

Miriam Webster

Eugenie Leontovich

Eugenie Leontovich

Helga Swenson

Alan Bunce

Alan Bunce

Dr. Jonas

Richard Rust

Richard Rust

Jim Nesbitt

James Westerfield

James Westerfield

Alfred S. Adrims

Gilbert Green

Gilbert Green

Lt. Miller

Joan Marshall

Joan Marshall

Emily

Hope Summers

Hope Summers

Martha Adrims (Uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Eddie, Bellhop (Uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

californiapolicepharmacistwheelchairflower shopmurdermutekillerproto-slashergimmick

About Homicidal

Homicidal is a horror, thriller film released in 1961 exploring themes of california, police, pharmacist, wheelchair, flower shop, murder. Directed by William Castle, it stars Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Eugenie Leontovich. A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her. We soon find out Emily is the caretaker of a wheelchair-bound mute named Helga, who was the childhood guardian of a pair of siblings: Miriam Webster and her half-brother, Warren, who is about to inherit the estate of their late father. Who is the mysterious Emily and what are her intentions?

Movies Similar to Homicidal

Discover titles like Homicidal — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Homicidal

If you enjoyed Homicidal, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Homicidal.

Wait Until Dark
27% Match

After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.

Curse of Chucky
25% Match

After her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to the mounting bloodshed and chaos.

Pearl
25% Match

Pearl(2022)

Movie7.2/10

Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.

The Strangers
24% Match

After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.

Night of the Reaper
24% Match

College student Deena visits her hometown and is roped into a babysitting gig. Meanwhile, the local sheriff, after receiving a piece of evidence in the mail, falls into an increasingly desperate scavenger hunt involving a series of murders.

Bloodline
24% Match

Bloodline(2019)

Movie5.9/10

Evan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Mute Witness
24% Match

When a mute makeup/special effects artist working on a low-budget slasher film gets locked in a dilapidated Moscow movie studio late one night, she thinks she witnesses the making of a snuff film. Thus begins a night of terror.

Halloween
24% Match

Halloween(1978)

Movie7.6/10

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

I Know What You Did Last Summer
24% Match

When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they're forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge.

The Hills Have Eyes
23% Match

Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.

Creep
23% Match

Creep(2014)

Movie6.4/10

Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.