Movies Like The Boogeyman
If you liked The Boogeyman (2012), a horror movie directed by John McGovern, 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.
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The Boogeyman (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorStill reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before…
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A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
★ 6/10Also horrorAnthropologist Joe Weber takes his son on a trip to the New England town of Salem's Lot, unaware of its vampire population. When the inhabitants reveal their secret, they seek Weber to write a bible for them.
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Deep Water (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also horrorA group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their…
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Curve (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorClinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
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Monster (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorA mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
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Beast of War (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorWhen their boat sinks while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a troop of young Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they…
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Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorAnd suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
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Frankenstein (1910)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorFrankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done, Frankenstein is comforted by his fiancée; but on his wedding night he…
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The Meg (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorA deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
★ 6.5/10Also horrorA concise adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" about Mr. Toad's motor mania, followed by a short retelling of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" concerning schoolmaster Ichabod Crane.
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Thinner (1996)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorAn obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is…
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Zygote (2017)
★ 7/10Also horrorThe two remaining crew members of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight to survive against an alien creature.
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The Old Mill (1937)
★ 7.3/10Also horrorNight 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…
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Saint Catherine (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorAn orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.
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Dust Bunny (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorTen-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.
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Salem's Lot (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorAuthor Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
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Silver Bullet (1985)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorThe small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night…
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The Wailer (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorOn their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.
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The Dreadful (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorIn medieval England, Anne and her domineering mother-in-law Morwen struggle to survive on the outskirts of society. But when a man from Anne's past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious…
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Bunker (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorTrapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other.