Movies Like The Children

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Identity

2003·1h 30m·★ 7.3·James Mangold

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Ring

1998·1h 36m·★ 7.2·Hideo Nakata

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

8 Women

2002·1h 51m·★ 7.0·François Ozon

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

The Ring

2002·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Gore Verbinski

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

Silent Hill

2006·2h 5m·★ 6.5·Christophe Gans

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

The Blair Witch Project

1999·1h 21m·★ 6.5·Daniel Myrick

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

The Mothman Prophecies

2002·1h 59m·★ 6.4·Mark Pellington

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

The Boy

2015·1h 45m·★ 5.5·Craig William Macneill

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Faceless After Dark

2023·1h 26m·★ 4.4·Raymond Wood

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Case 39

2009·1h 49m·★ 6.2·Christian Alvart

Fans also likedHorror & Mystery & Thriller

Raising Cain

1992·1h 32m·★ 6.1·Brian De Palma

Fans also likedHorror & Thriller & Mystery

Castle Freak

1996·1h 30m·★ 5.9·Stuart Gordon

Fans also likedThriller & Horror & Mystery

Abandoned

2022·1h 42m·★ 3.8·Spencer Squire

Fans also likedHorror & Mystery & Thriller

Our Mother's House

1967·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Jack Clayton

TMDB recommends

Black Christmas

1974·1h 38m·★ 7.1·Bob Clark

Fans also likedHorror & Mystery

Flesh & Blood

2018·1h 33m·★ 6.2·Patrick Lussier

Fans also likedHorror & Thriller

Death Proof

2007·1h 53m·★ 7.0·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommends

Better Watch Out

2017·1h 29m·★ 6.5·Chris Peckover

Fans also likedHorror & Thriller

The Jester 2

2025·1h 27m·★ 4.9·Colin Krawchuk

Fans also likedHorror & Thriller

I Am Not a Serial Killer

2016·1h 44m·★ 6.2·Billy O'Brien

Fans also likedHorror & Mystery

How Good Is The Children?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.