The Crow has been providing a great mix of gothic atmosphere, dark themes, and a compelling story since 1994. Now in 2024, Bill Skarsgård is taking on the role of the avenger Eric, who returns from the dead.
Rupert Sanders, the filmmaker known for Ghost in the Shell and Snow White & the Huntsman, directed the new version, which also features an incredible cast including FKA twigs and Danny Huston.
The remake will also explore aspects that were not deeply covered in the original, such as the impact of Draven’s death, his relationship with his girlfriend Shelly, and what has essentially turned him into a grim reaper.
10 movies similar to The Crow to watch in the US
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Available on Paramount+, Hulu and Disney+.
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack’s rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
Available on Disney+.
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Ichabod Crane, an eccentric investigator, is determined to stop the murderous Headless Horseman.
Available on Paramount+, MGM+ App, Fubo and Prime Video.
- The Witch (2015)
In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member’s faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.
Available on Max, Kanopy and Prime Video.
- The Addams Family (1991)
When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can’t recall any of the details of Fester’s life.
Available on Kanopy, Prime Video and Paramount+.
- Gothic (1986)
Living on an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley. Together with Byron’s lover Claire Clairmont, and aided by hallucinogenic substances, they devise an evening of ghoulish tales. However, when confronted by horrors, ostensibly of their own creation, it becomes difficult to tell apparition from reality.
Available on Vudu and Tubi.
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
Available on Fubo, Fandor, Screambox, Kanopy, Prime Video, Tubi, Crackle and Classix.
- Let the Right One In (2008)
Set in 1982 in the suburb of Blackeberg, Stockholm, twelve-year-old Oskar is a lonely outsider, bullied at school by his classmates; at home, Oskar dreams of revenge against a trio of bullies. He befriends his twelve-year-old, next-door neighbor Eli, who only appears at night in the snow-covered playground outside their building.
Available on Hulu, Tubi, Kanopy, Prime Video, Fubo and Peacock.
- The Others (2001)
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
Available for purchase or rental on Prime Video, Vudu and Apple TV.
- Crimson Peak (2015)
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.
Available for purchase or rental on Prime Video, Vudu and Apple TV.
