What are some films like Maniac (1980)?

Films similar to Maniac (1980) on Watch Darkly include Terrifier (2016), Maniac (2012), Les Chambres rouges (2023), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

Metadata and artwork from TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

slasher

Maniac

Name: Maniac
Genre: horror
Released: 1980-11-14
Duration: 1 h 28 min

1980 · NR · 1h 28m

I warned you not to go out tonight!

A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.

Plot summary via TMDB

Release

In theaters: March 6, 1981

Curator Score

No Curator Score yet for Maniac. A Curator Score appears once one of our curators has rated it. How we score

Genres

horror

Details

Budget$350,000

Box office$10M

Directed by

William Lustig

Written by

Joe Spinell, C.A. Rosenberg

Cinematography

Robert Lindsay

Music

Jay Chattaway

Starring

Joe Spinell as Frank Zito · Caroline Munro as Anna D'Antoni · Abigail Clayton as Rita · Nelia Bacmeister as Carmen Zito · Denise Spagnuolo as Denise · Billy Spagnuolo as Billy · Kelly Piper as Nurse · Sharon Mitchell as Second Nurse

Production

Magnum Motion Pictures Inc., MPO Videotronics

Reviews

No reviews yet. Be the first.

Terrifier2016

Slasher horror with the same practical effects and bleak outlook.

Maniac2012

Serial-killer horror with the same bleak outlook and practical effects.

Not yet scored

Les Chambres rouges2023

Psychological horror with the same bleak outlook and urban setting.

Child's Play1988

Serial-killer horror with the same practical effects.

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers1989

More serial-killer horror.

Not yet scored

American Psycho2000

Psychological horror with the same urban setting.