Movies Like Children of the Corn: Runaway
If you liked Children of the Corn: Runaway (2018), a horror and thriller movie directed by John Gulager, 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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Dark Harvest (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerIn 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.
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Clown in a Cornfield (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerQuinn 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…
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and thrillerParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before…
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thrillerTen years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.
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Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorMargot is a documentary filmmaker looking to meet her long-lost mother and extended family in a secluded Amish community. She and her film crew soon realize the family that welcomes them into their home might be hiding…
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Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerThe Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath of Carol Anne's abduction by the Beast. But the Beast is not to be put off so easily and appears in a ghostly apparition…
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Halloween II (1981)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and thrillerAfter failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for…
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Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and thrillerTommy 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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The Jack in the Box: Awakening (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also horrorWhen 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.
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The Jester 2 (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and thrillerWhen 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.
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerTwo decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed…
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The Jester (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerA 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.
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Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and thrillerA prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a…
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Halloween (1978)
★ 7.6/10Also horror and thrillerFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
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Halloween Ends (2022)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerFour 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…
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Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorFreddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.
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The Children (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerA relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thrillerFreddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
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Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and thrillerThe haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
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Halloween (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and thrillerLaurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.