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Movies Like An American Terror

If you liked An American Terror (2013), a drama and horror movie directed by Haylar Garcia, 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. 1Zero Day

    Zero Day (2003)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.

  2. 2The Shed

    The Shed (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also horror

    The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge…

  3. 3Wake Up

    Wake Up (2024)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror

    A group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore as it closes. But their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security…

  4. 4The Loved Ones

    The Loved Ones (2010)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror

    When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.

  5. 5Cry_Wolf

    Cry_Wolf (2005)

    ★ 5.8/10Also horror

    After a local woman is murdered, a group of teenage liars create a warning e-mail of a serial killer named “The Wolf”, coming on the next full moon. The teens describe each death method The Wolf uses, but when the…

  6. 6The New Kids

    The New Kids (1985)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and horror

    A brother and his young sister come to a small town to find out a local gang terrorizes the population.

  7. 7The Final

    The Final (2010)

    ★ 6/10Also horror

    A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them.

  8. 8My Friend Dahmer

    My Friend Dahmer (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.

  9. 9Sleepers

    Sleepers (1996)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.

  10. 10Massacre at Central High

    Massacre at Central High (1976)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror

    Maimed by bullies at a California high school, a new student engineers acts of revenge.

  11. 11The Black Phone

    The Black Phone (2022)

    ★ 7.5/10Also horror

    Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney…

  12. 12The House That Jack Built

    The House That Jack Built (2018)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and horror

    Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for…

  13. 13Ma

    Ma (2019)

    ★ 5.8/10Also horror

    Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting…

  14. 14Carrie

    Carrie (1976)

    ★ 7.3/10Also horror

    Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent…

  15. 15The Life Before Her Eyes

    The Life Before Her Eyes (2008)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    As the 15th anniversary of a fatal high school shooting approaches, former pupil Diana McFee is haunted by memories of the tragedy. After losing her best friend Maureen in the attack, Diana has been profoundly affected…

  16. 16Scream

    Scream (1996)

    ★ 7.4/10Also horror

    A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

  17. 17Haunt

    Haunt (2019)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror

    On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realisation that some nightmares are real.

  18. 18Happy Birthday to Me

    Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

    ★ 6/10Also horror

    Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be…

  19. 19Halloween Ends

    Halloween Ends (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also horror

    Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of…

  20. 20Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI

    Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror

    Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.

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