Movies Like While the Children Sleep

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

Crash and Burn

2008·1h 25m·★ 4.7·Russell Mulcahy

2 shared crewDir. Russell MulcahyDP: Maximo Munzi

What Lies Beneath

2000·2h 10m·★ 6.6·Robert Zemeckis

4 shared themes: sympathetic, angry, ambiguous...TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery & Thriller

Come to Daddy

2019·1h 36m·★ 6.0·Ant Timpson

7 shared themes: sympathetic, enchant, affectation...Fans also likedHorror & Mystery & Thriller

The Dare

2019·1h 37m·★ 5.1·Giles Alderson

7 shared themes: angry, enchant, affectation...Fans also likedHorror & Mystery & Thriller

An American Werewolf in London

1981·1h 37m·★ 7.5·John Landis

6 shared themes: angry, hilarious, affectation...TMDB recommends

Stoker

2013·1h 39m·★ 6.7·Park Chan-wook

4 shared themes: hilarious, affectation, adoring...Fans also likedHorror & Thriller

Aftermath

2021·1h 54m·★ 5.3·Peter Winther

5 shared themes: affectation, adoring, ambiguous...Fans also likedHorror & Thriller

Motherly

2022·1h 30m·★ 5.2·Craig David Wallace

4 shared themes: affectation, adoring, ambiguous...Fans also likedThriller & Horror

Shut In

2022·1h 30m·★ 5.7·D.J. Caruso

Themes: affectation, adoring, admiringFans also likedThriller & Horror

Mortal

2020·1h 44m·★ 5.9·André Øvredal

Themes: affectation, adoring, admiringFans also liked

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001·2h 32m·★ 7.7·Chris Columbus

4 shared themes: enchant, adoring, admiring...

Apocalypto

2006·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Mel Gibson

6 shared themes: angry, enchant, affectation...

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior

2008·1h 49m·★ 3.8·Russell Mulcahy

Themes: affectation, amusedDir. Russell Mulcahy

The Great Flood

2025·1h 47m·★ 5.4·Kim Byung-woo

Themes: sympathetic, adoring, admiring

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

2026·1h 38m·★ 6.3·Michael Jelenic

Themes: nostalgic, enchant

Scream

1996·1h 52m·★ 7.4·Wes Craven

Themes: hilarious, amusedHorror & Mystery

Lilo & Stitch

2025·1h 48m·★ 6.7·Dean Fleischer Camp

Themes: nostalgic, hilarious

The Blair Witch Project

1999·1h 21m·★ 6.5·Daniel Myrick

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004·2h 21m·★ 7.9·Alfonso Cuarón

Themes: enchant, admiring

Malena

2000·1h 48m·★ 7.4·Giuseppe Tornatore

Themes: sympathetic, admiring

How Good Is While the Children Sleep?

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