20 movies like The Lawnmower Man, ordered by similarity : Morgan(2016), Upgrade(2018), From Beyond(1986), The Fly(1958), Splice(2009), The Fly(1986), Swamp Thing(1982), Terror Birds(2016), Only Lovers Left Alive(2013), Attack of the Killer Tomatoes(1978), Son of Frankenstein(1939), Sharknado(2013) ...
Sci-Fi, Horror
UK|USA|Japan
1992
108 Minutes
Jeff Fahey Pierce Brosnan Jenny Wright Mark Bringleson Geoffrey Lewis Jeremy Slate Dean Norris Colleen Coffey
mentally impaired person mad scientist priest widow government official eerie dreamy emotional thrilling virtual world laboratory church hotel yard house uncontrollable experiment telekinesis serial murders human guinea pigs science
A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2016
88 Minutes
Kate Mara Anya Taylor-Joy Toby Jones Rose Leslie Boyd Holbrook Michelle Yeoh Jennifer Jason Leigh Paul Giamatti Michael Yare Chris Sullivan Vinette Robinson
synthetic human troubleshooter staff member handler scientist child brooding emotional intense thrilling frightening brutal laboratory office park cell yard classroom science escape
A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being.
Sci-Fi, Action, Horror
USA|Australia
2018
95 Minutes
Logan Marshall-Green Betty Gabriel Harrison Gilbertson Christopher Kirby Benedict Hardie Melanie Vallejo Richard Cawthorne Clayton Jacobson Sachin Joab Michael M. Foster Linda Cropper
mugger paraplegic wife murderer doctor artificial intelligence brutal dark amusing gory gripping unrestrained parking lot hospital room laboratory house office car superhuman abilities revenge
Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant.
Horror, Sci-Fi
USA
1986
85 Minutes
Jeffrey Combs Barbara Crampton Ted Sorel Ken Foree Carolyn Purdy-Gordon Bunny Summers Bruce McGuire Del Russel Dale Wyatt Karen Christenfeld Andy Miller
apprentice scientist psychiatrist police detective creature gory frightening hedonistic laboratory mental institution parallel universe violence pleasure cannibalism sexual fantasy science gone awry torture discovery wretched excess temptation
A group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms.
Horror, Sci-Fi
USA
1958
94 Minutes
Al Hedison Patricia Owens Vincent Price Herbert Marshall Kathleen Freeman Betty Lou Gerson Charles Herbert Eugene Borden Torben Meyer Harry Carter Charles Tannen
scientist wife brother son mutant inspector dark shocking canada laboratory household factory teleportation experiments family death housefly quest metamorphosis sacrifice
A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.
Sci-Fi, Horror
Canada|France|USA|Germany
2009
107 Minutes
Adrien Brody Sarah Polley Delphine Chaneac Simona Maicanescu David Hewlett Abigail Chu Brandon McGibbon Jonathan Payne
scientist creature husband wife brother boss thrilling offbeat melodramatic playful laboratory farm apartment woods barn science experiments unusual romance marriage evolution
Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by successfully splicing together the DNA of different animals to create new hybrid animals for medical use.
Horror, Sci-Fi
USA|UK|Canada
1986
95 Minutes
Jeff Goldblum Geena Davis John Getz Joy Boushel Leslie Carlson George Chuvalo Michael Copeman David Cronenberg Carol Lazare Shawn Hewitt
scientist girlfriend reporter editor mutant creepy tense thrilling laboratory apartment clinic teleportation experiments mutation abortion relationships failure quest love fall
A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Horror, Fantasy
USA
1982
90 Minutes
Louis Jourdan Adrienne Barbeau Ray Wise David Hess Nicholas Worth Don Knight Al Ruban Dick Durock Nanette Brown Reggie Batts
botanist terrorist government agent creature henchman mutant frightful eerie incredible wild laboratory countryside hideout swamp science gone awry terrorism chase vengeance monsters inventions
After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
2016
87 Minutes
Jessica Lee Keller Lindsey Sporrer Greg Evigan Leslie Easterbrook Dillon Cavitt Evan Miller Sarah Joy Byington Heath Allyn
scientist daughter father bird friend millionaire brutal suspenseful thrilling shocking spectacular intense laboratory woods ranch wilderness home aviary horror killer animals
When Maddy Stern discovers her father has gone missing during a routine birdwatching excursion, she and her college pals trek out into the wilderness to find him, only to end up in a ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama, Horror, Fantasy
UK|Germany|Greece|France
2013
122 Minutes
Tilda Swinton Tom Hiddleston Anton Yelchin Mia Wasikowska John Hurt Jeffrey Wright Slimane Dazi Carter Logan Yasmine Hamdan Aurélie Thépaut
vampire musician married woman married man author sister bleak emotional melodramatic creative intense dark united states tangiers, morocco detroit house vampires relationships love depression
A depressed musician reunites with his lover. Though their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.
Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi
USA
1978
87 Minutes
David Miller George Wilson Sharon Taylor Jack Riley Rock Peace Eric Christmas Al Sklar Ernie Meyers Jerry Anderson Ron Shapiro
scientist mutant victim police officer president soldier cheeky creative hilarious laboratory street warehouse hotel field car mutation science survival fear saving the planet
A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated killer tomatoes.
Horror
USA
1939
99 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi Lionel Atwill Josephine Hutchinson Donnie Dunagan Emma Dunn Edgar Norton Perry Ivins Lawrence Grant Lionel Belmore
frankenstein's monster ygor scientist inspector wife son creepy dark thrilling family home castle frankenstein village laboratory graveyard family honor father/son relationship scientific experiments monsters murder vindication
Returning to the ancestral castle long after the death of the monster, the son of Dr. Frankenstein meets a mad shepherd who is hiding the comatose creature. To clear the family name, he revives the creature and tries to rehabilitate him.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2013
90 Minutes
Tara Reid Ian Ziering John Heard Cassie Scerbo Jaason Simmons Alex Arleo Neil H. Berkow Heather Jocelyn Blair
man daughter ex-wife drunk police officer shark campy emotional intense los angeles house bar street truck helicopter tornado shark attack danger survival stress
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror
UK
1965
78 Minutes
Boris Karloff Nick Adams Freda Jackson Suzan Farmer Terence de Marney Patrick Magee Paul Farrell Leslie Dwyer
scientist townsperson girlfriend father mother servant creepy offbeat intense estate england village mutation experiments science gone awry meteorite family transformation discovery love
A young man visits his fiancée's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
2009
113 Minutes
Cameron Diaz James Marsden Frank Langella James Rebhorn Holmes Osborne Sam Stone Gillian Jacobs Celia Weston Deborah Rush Lisa K. Wyatt Mark Cartier
mother father son grandfather mysterious man sister eerie shocking chilling melodramatic household wedding car police station suburb home moral dilemma unintended consequences greed mysterious deaths
A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don't know.
Horror, Sci-Fi
Australia|USA
2009
98 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Peter Spierig Willem Dafoe Claudia Karvan Michael Dorman Vince Colosimo Sam Neill Isabel Lucas Paul Sonkkila
vampire human scientist fugitive dark chilling bleak laboratory hideout apartment plagues science dangerous assignment survival death quest pursuit future
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
2014
82 Minutes
Danielle Lozeau Andrea Monier Anthony Fanelli Bill Oberst Jr. Robin Steffen Caryn Richman Brandon Despain Myles Cranford Justin Ferrari
serial killer vampire young woman filmmaker camera operator brutal creepy dark gory suspenseful thrilling united states small town countryside village forest serial murders vampires murder murder investigation
A documentary film crew investigates a series of brutal killings known as the Black Water murders. As they delve deeper into the story they stumble upon a horrifying secret, one that they may not survive.
Horror
2017
82 Minutes
Carlee Avers Jason Alan Smith Margaret Rose Champagne Dick Boland Jim Thalman Doug Tompos Ryan Barry McCarthy Davis Mikaels Kathy Searle Sewell Whitney
veteran dead person singer police officer widower neighbor intense emotional tense dark uneasy house backyard police station murder false accusations obsession mystery mystery discovery
When a disabled war veteran discovers the dead body of a beautiful singer in his backyard, his fascination with her photographic image soon turns to obsession.
Horror, Sci-Fi, Drama
USA
2007
101 Minutes
Will Smith Alice Braga Dash Mihok Charlie Tahan Salli Richardson-Whitfield Willow Smith Darrell Foster April Grace Joanna Numata Samuel Glen James McCauley
scientist survivor dog mutant biologist dark gritty tense bleak thrilling frightening new york city apartment laboratory abandoned town street safe house death survival kidnapping
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
1997
105 Minutes
Mira Sorvino Jeremy Northam Josh Brolin Giancarlo Giannini Charles S. Dutton Alexander Goodwin Alix Koromzay F. Murray Abraham
scientist colleague husband humanoid child transit worker suspenseful frightening melodramatic new york city subway train station laboratory underground apartment epidemic science disappearance unlikely allies evolution
Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror
Canada
2016
89 Minutes
Alanna LeVierge Nina Kiri Adam Christie Kate Fenton Michael Lipka Brooke Henderson Glen Reid Deborah Jayne Reilly Smith
bike messenger courier evil twin thrilling tense intense frightening disturbing dark hospital house accident recovery hallucinations science fiction horror metamorphosis escape 2010s
After a traumatic accident, a bike courier begins to experience blackouts and hallucinations. She soon discovers that she's being dangerously influenced and even controlled by her unborn twin.