SimilarScreen
Fear

Fear

Your First Impulse Your Last Sensation

19905.61h 35m

Overview

A psychic helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent, who wants to share the fear of his victims with her!

Directed by Rockne S. O'Bannon
Written by Rockne S. O'Bannon
Produced by Richard Kobritz, Rockne S. O'Bannon
0

Top Cast

Ally Sheedy

Ally Sheedy

Cayce Bridges

Lauren Hutton

Lauren Hutton

Jessica Moreau

Michael O'Keefe

Michael O'Keefe

Jack Hays

Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

Detective Webber

Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

Catherine Tarr

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Jay Anthony Lapedes ("Shadow Man")

Keone Young

Keone Young

Detective William Wu

Jonathan Prince

Jonathan Prince

Colin Hart

John Agar

John Agar

Leonard Scott Levy

Don Hood

Don Hood

Holcomb

Themes & Keywords

policecarnivalknifestrip clubmurderserial killerpsychicamusement parkferris wheelclairvoyant

About Fear

Fear is a horror, thriller, mystery, tv movie film released in 1990 exploring themes of police, carnival, knife, strip club, murder, serial killer. Directed by Rockne S. O'Bannon, it stars Ally Sheedy, Lauren Hutton, Michael O'Keefe. A psychic helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent, who wants to share the fear of his victims with her!

Movies Similar to Fear

Discover titles like Fear — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Fear

If you enjoyed Fear, 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 Fear.

Sisters
27% Match

Sisters(1973)

Movie6.7/10

Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch, who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.

Scream 4
25% Match

Scream 4(2011)

Movie6.5/10

Fifteen years after the original Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott returns home to promote her new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
25% Match

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.

Halloween
23% Match

Halloween(2018)

Movie6.6/10

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
23% Match

Ricky Caldwell, the notorious 'Killer Santa Claus', awakens from a six-year coma after being kept alive on life-support by a slightly crazed doctor experimenting with ESP and other special abilities. Ricky targets a young, clairvoyant blind woman, named Laura, whom is traveling with her brother Chris, and his girlfriend Jerri to their grandmother's house for Christmas Eve, and Ricky decides to go after her, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake.

Psycho
23% Match

Psycho(1960)

Movie8.4/10

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

Se7en
23% Match

Se7en(1995)

Movie8.4/10

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Untraceable
23% Match

Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particularly sadistic criminal arises on the Internet. This tech-savvy killer posts live feeds of his crimes on his website; the more hits the site gets, the faster the victim dies. Marsh and her team must find the elusive killer before time runs out.

Happy Birthday to Me
23% Match

Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on.

Psycho III
22% Match

Psycho III(1986)

Movie5.7/10

When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at the motel, all bets are off and "Mother" is less than happy.

Zodiac
22% Match

Zodiac(2007)

Movie7.5/10

Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder.

Halloween
22% 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.

Deep Red
22% Match

Deep Red(1975)

Movie7.7/10

An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.