Movies Like Cry It Out

If you liked Cry It Out, a horror movie directed by John Klein, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Z (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
2
Nightbooks (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way…
3
Mr. Boogedy (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A novelty-salesman moves his family into a new house. Initially dismissing incidents as more of their father's practical jokes, the family soon learns that the house is haunted by people who lived in the house 300…
4
Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
5
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
6
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also horror
After a mysterious bout of amnesia, a beloved children’s television host struggles to piece together his fractured memories, only to find his once-cheerful puppet co-stars behaving with sinister intent. As reality…
7
Monster (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
8
Peeping Tom (1960)
★ 7.4/10Also horror
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He…
9
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him…
10
Dead of Night (1945)
★ 7.2/10Also horror
An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.
11
Village of the Damned (1960)
★ 7.2/10Also horror
In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to…
12
Marshmallow (2025)
★ 6/10Also horror
At a secluded summer camp, timid and introverted 12-year-old Morgan is thrust into a waking nightmare when a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real. As a mysterious figure descends upon the camp, Morgan and his…
13
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also horror
Mystery Inc. has cracked the case to top all cases! They’ve tracked down Coco Diablo, the head of a notorious costume crime syndicate. With Coco and her kitty in prison, Mystery Inc. thinks that they can finally enjoy…
14
Night of the Demon (1957)
★ 7/10Also horror
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the…
15
The Old Mill (1937)
★ 7.3/10Also horror
Night in an old mill is dramatically depicted in this Oscar-winning short in which the frightened occupants, including birds, timid mice, owls, and other creatures try to stay safe and dry as a storm approaches. As the…
16
The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar…
17
The Witches (1990)
★ 7/10Also horror
While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical…
18
Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by…
19
Gargoyles (1972)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the burial grounds for further study. Once they do so, they, as well as the…
20
Nightmare (1964)
★ 6.8/10Also horror
A young woman is plagued by nightmares of her asylum-patient mother. Upon returning to her family home, the nightmares become real when she sees a strange woman pacing the halls.