Movies Like ClownTown

If you liked ClownTown (2017), a horror and thriller movie directed by Tom Nagel, 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
Clown (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and thriller
A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.
2
Clown in a Cornfield (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup…
3
Terrifier (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A maniac named Art the Clown terrorizes two friends on Halloween and everyone else who gets in his way.
4
The Jack in the Box Rises (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also horror
When a creepy Jack-in-the-Box is discovered and opened on the grounds of an exclusive girls' school, six brave students soon enter a fight to the finish against the unleashed demon.
5
The Jester (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller
A malevolent being known as The Jester terrorizes the inhabitants of a small town on Halloween night, including two estranged sisters who must come together to find a way to defeat this evil entity.
6
Lady in White (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller
Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago.
7
Dark Harvest (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller
In a small Midwestern town, a deadly annual ritual unfolds when the mythical nightmare, Sawtooth Jack, rises from the cornfields and challenges the town’s teenage boys in a bloody battle of survival.
8
Willy's Wonderland (2021)
★ 6/10Also horror and thriller
When his car breaks down, a quiet loner agrees to clean an abandoned family fun center in exchange for repairs. He soon finds himself waging war against possessed animatronic mascots while trapped inside Willy's…
9
Stitches (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
The clumsy and unfunny clown Richard "Stitches" Grindle entertains at the 10th birthday party of little Tom, but the boy and his friends play a prank with Stitches, tying his shoelaces. Stitches slips, falls and dies…
10
Terrifier 2 (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also horror
Resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County to terrorize a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night.
11
The Jester 2 (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and thriller
When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up in blood.
12
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
★ 6.9/10Also horror
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
13
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and horror
Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a…
14
Haunt (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and thriller
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.
15
Hungry (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and thriller
A group of holidaymakers must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo on the loose after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.
16
The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026)
★ 6/10Also horror and thriller
Tethered by a frightening conclusion, Maya and the Strangers are locked on an unavoidable, unforgiving collision course — a showdown that proves they’re far from strangers now.
17
Puppetmaster (1989)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
After being contacted by their mysterious former colleague, four psychics arrive at a secluded hotel where they are stalked by a group of murderous puppets.
18
825 Forest Road (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller
After a family tragedy, Chuck Wilson hopes to start a new life in Ashland Falls with his wife Maria and little sister Elizabeth, but he quickly discovers that the town has a dark history of being haunted by a ghostly…
19
The Jack in the Box: Awakening (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
When a vintage Jack-in-the-box is opened by a dying woman, she enters into a deal with the demon within that would see her illness cured in return for helping it claim six innocent victims.
20
Terrifier 3 (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and…