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Movies Like The Dreaming

If you liked The Dreaming (1988), a horror and fantasy movie directed by Mario Andreacchio, 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. 1The Unhealer

    The Unhealer (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and horror

    A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to…

  2. 2The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It

    The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and fantasy

    Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking…

  3. 3The Water Man

    The Water Man (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10Also fantasy

    Hoping to save his sick mother, a boy named Gunner and his friend Jo venture into the remote Wild Horse forest to search for a mythical figure who possesses the secret to immortality. When they go missing, Gunner's…

  4. 4The Car

    The Car (1977)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and fantasy

    The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined…

  5. 5The Cellar

    The Cellar (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror

    When Keira Woods' daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country, she soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk…

  6. 6Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House

    Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)

    ★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and 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.

  7. 7The Dark Tower

    The Dark Tower (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also fantasy

    A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.

  8. 8Nightbooks

    Nightbooks (2021)

    ★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and 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…

  9. 9Four Kids and It

    Four Kids and It (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also fantasy

    A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.

  10. 10Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

    Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)

    ★ 5.9/10Also fantasy

    When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.

  11. 11Silver Bullet

    Silver Bullet (1985)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror

    The 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…

  12. 12Mythica: A Quest for Heroes

    Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)

    ★ 5.8/10Also fantasy

    Stuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in…

  13. 13The Dark Crystal

    The Dark Crystal (1982)

    ★ 7.2/10Also fantasy

    On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.

  14. 14Carnival of Souls

    Carnival of Souls (1962)

    ★ 7/10Also horror and fantasy

    Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is…

  15. 15Monster Summer

    Monster Summer (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and horror

    When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.

  16. 16Anastasia: Once Upon a Time

    Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)

    ★ 5.9/10Also fantasy

    Anastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.

  17. 17The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

    ★ 5.9/10Also fantasy

    Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

  18. 18Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham

    Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)

    ★ 6.7/10Also fantasy

    Explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashes an ancient evil, and returns to Gotham after being away for two decades. There, Batman battles Lovecraftian supernatural forces and encounters allies and enemies such as…

  19. 19Suicide Squad

    Suicide Squad (2016)

    ★ 5.9/10Also fantasy

    From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted…

  20. 20Cranston Academy: Monster Zone

    Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also fantasy and horror

    An intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.

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