Best Movies like It (2017)

Stand by Me also centers on a group of young friends navigating personal challenges in a small town. Both films focus on coming-of-age experiences set against the backdrop of childhood trauma and danger, exploring the strength found in friendship during formative years.

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives. Stand by Me is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 29m runtime, released in 1986 with an average rating of 7.8 by 6,630 people. The movie made an estimated total of $52,289,686 in the box office.

Super 8 tells of a group of children confronting extraordinary danger in their American hometown. Both this film and It follow tight-knit young protagonists who face unknown threats while managing personal hardships, blending horror and drama around a youthful ensemble cast.

In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose. Super 8 is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 52m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 6.8 by 7,187 people. The movie made an estimated total of $260,100,000 in the box office.

The Monster Squad brings together a team of kids who must battle a supernatural adversary threatening their community. Like It, it intertwines adolescent friendship with a collective fight against a monstrous presence in their small town, balancing horror and group dynamics.

Count Dracula returns to the world of humans accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them the ability to rule the world. A group of horror-loving heroes are the only ones daring to stand in their way. The Monster Squad is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 22m runtime, released in 1987 with an average rating of 6.7 by 655 people. The movie made an estimated total of $3,769,990 in the box office.

In Summer of 84, teenagers band together when sinister secrets surface in their seemingly quiet suburb. This echoes It’s focus on youthful camaraderie in the face of lurking danger, with both films set against the backdrop of suburban life hiding something ominous beneath the surface.

After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous. Summer of 84 is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 1h 46m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 6.9 by 1,493 people. The movie made an estimated total of $42,027 in the box office.

The Hole in the Ground explores horror within a small community and features unsettling threats tied to children. Its themes of hidden danger and rural unease mirror elements from It, where the terror emerges out of otherwise everyday settings, affecting families and young people directly.

Trying to escape her broken past, Sarah O’Neill is building a new life on the fringes of a backwood rural town with her young son Chris. A terrifying encounter with a mysterious neighbour shatters her fragile security, throwing Sarah into a spiralling nightmare of paranoia and mistrust, as she tries to uncover if the disturbing changes in her little boy are connected to an ominous sinkhole buried deep in the forest that borders their home. The Hole in the Ground is a movie from Ireland in English, with a total 1h 30m runtime, released in 2019 with an average rating of 5.7 by 763 people. The movie made an estimated total of $3,373,474 in the box office.

Let the Right One In delves into the challenges faced by young people while introducing a menacing supernatural force. Both films blend coming-of-age elements with horror, set against the isolation and difficulties of childhood, where friendships become vital in confronting bizarre threats.

When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl. Let the Right One In is a movie from Sweden in Swedish, with a total 1h 55m runtime, released in 2008 with an average rating of 7.5 by 3,321 people. The movie made an estimated total of $10,785,801 in the box office.

Attack the Block presents a group of youths defending their neighborhood against a monstrous incursion. Like It, it foregrounds tight bonds formed between young characters as they battle an overwhelming, predatory enemy that preys on the vulnerable in their community.

A South London teen gang must team up with the other residents of their housing estate to protect the neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion. Attack the Block is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 28m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 6.5 by 2,317 people. The movie made an estimated total of $6,333,688 in the box office.

The Black Phone involves children targeted by a menacing abductor. It shares with It the premise of young protagonists facing threats from a relentless villain, with both stories grounded in the struggles of kids contending with personal trauma and evil in a familiar setting.

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney. The Black Phone is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 43m runtime, released in 2022 with an average rating of 7.5 by 5,956 people. The movie made an estimated total of $161,441,914 in the box office.

The Innocents revolves around the experiences of children who encounter mysterious and dangerous forces. Both movies interweave childhood perspectives and psychological horror within a community setting, using young casts to explore the darkness that can surface in everyday places.

Four children become friends during the summer holidays, and out of sight of the adults they discover they have hidden powers. While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen. The Innocents is a movie from Denmark in Norwegian, with a total 1h 57m runtime, released in 2021 with an average rating of 6.9 by 740 people. The movie made an estimated total of $322,000 in the box office.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark features a group of young people confronting horrifying legends that come to life in their town. This parallels It’s narrative of kids uniting to uncover and combat a supernatural menace preying upon their community.

Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 2019 with an average rating of 6.5 by 2,902 people. The movie made an estimated total of $104,545,505 in the box office.

The Devil's Backbone presents adolescent characters caught in a threatening environment marked by secrets and supernatural danger. Like It, it focuses on childhood struggles and shared trauma within a cloistered, suspenseful setting, exploring how young people deal with horror and unease.

Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge. The Devil's Backbone is a movie from Spain in Spanish, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 7.3 by 1,383 people. The movie made an estimated total of $6,582,065 in the box office.

I Am Not a Serial Killer follows a young protagonist navigating both personal challenges and the presence of a sinister threat. Similar to It, the central character must balance real-life obstacles with the emergence of horrifying danger in a small-town landscape.

In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay. I Am Not a Serial Killer is a movie from Ireland in English, with a total 1h 44m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 6.3 by 540 people.

Apostle introduces unsettling horror elements rooted in an isolated community. It, set in a small town under the grip of a monstrous presence, shares this theme of localized terror and the psychological consequences for those living amid inexplicable evil.

In 1905, a man travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult. Apostle is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 9m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 6.1 by 1,614 people.

A Nightmare on Elm Street also centers on a monstrous predator who targets the youth of a community. Both films depict the cyclical nature of fear and trauma in a small town, with children joining forces against a mysterious and deadly adversary.

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world... A Nightmare on Elm Street is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 31m runtime, released in 1984 with an average rating of 7.4 by 5,835 people. The movie made an estimated total of $57,004,513 in the box office.

The Gate showcases children unintentionally unleashing and battling supernatural threats in their own neighborhood. Its approach mirrors It, in which young friends confront monstrous evil together, mixing elements of horror with the challenges and dynamics of childhood friendship.

Three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard. What follows is a classic battle between good and evil as the three kids struggle to overcome a nightmarish hell that is literally taking over the Earth. The Gate is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 1h 26m runtime, released in 1987 with an average rating of 6.1 by 425 people. The movie made an estimated total of $13,539,458 in the box office.

Sinister explores hidden evil invading domestic life and the unsettling discovery of disturbing events. Both Sinister and It involve central mysteries and the unfolding of horror in everyday spaces, with families and children entangled in encounters with insidious supernatural forces.

True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal. Sinister is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 50m runtime, released in 2012 with an average rating of 6.9 by 6,135 people. The movie made an estimated total of $82,515,113 in the box office.

The Witch operates within a confined community where the supernatural emerges from what should be domestic tranquility. Both films depict isolation and the breakdown of safety due to mysterious evil, focusing on the tension and fear arising in vulnerable families.

In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways. The Witch is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 32m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 7.0 by 7,770 people. The movie made an estimated total of $40,423,945 in the box office.

The Orphanage examines grief and fear through the lens of family and lost children in a haunting home. Like It, it blends the personal experience of young characters with supernatural danger embedded in an intimate community setting.

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend. The Orphanage is a movie from Belgium in Spanish, with a total 1h 45m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 7.2 by 3,171 people. The movie made an estimated total of $78,638,987 in the box office.

Lights Out brings supernatural horror directly into family life, with children at particular risk from a threatening entity. It shares this motif of youthful vulnerability, where confronting and deciphering the threat becomes essential to survival.

Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother. Lights Out is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 21m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 6.4 by 4,182 people. The movie made an estimated total of $149,368,835 in the box office.

The Others features a family troubled by unexplained phenomena in their secluded home. Both films create an atmosphere where domestic spaces transform into sites of dread, impacting children most acutely as the ordinary becomes deeply unsettling.

Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions. The Others is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 7.6 by 7,320 people. The movie made an estimated total of $210,002,906 in the box office.

Pet Sematary, based on a Stephen King novel like It, involves the intrusion of supernatural danger into a rural community, particularly affecting families and their children. Both films explore the tragic implications of past trauma resurfacing in the form of monstrous peril.

After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery. Pet Sematary is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 43m runtime, released in 1989 with an average rating of 6.7 by 2,424 people. The movie made an estimated total of $57,500,000 in the box office.

The Ring’s plot revolves around a mysterious curse that terrorizes individuals within an otherwise ordinary environment. Both The Ring and It create terror from the intersection of everyday life and relentless, mysterious forces targeting the vulnerable.

Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring in order to save herself and her son. The Ring is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 55m runtime, released in 2002 with an average rating of 6.7 by 6,786 people. The movie made an estimated total of $249,348,933 in the box office.

Donnie Darko’s teenage protagonist faces bizarre occurrences and mounting psychological distress in a suburban setting. Both films share a focus on adolescent struggles and the intrusion of the inexplicable into what appears to be a typical community.

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes. Donnie Darko is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 54m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 7.8 by 13,576 people. The movie made an estimated total of $7,500,000 in the box office.

The Babadook explores a mother and child encountering psychological and supernatural challenges. Like It, it uses horror as a mechanism to address personal trauma and the disruption of normality, with a family gradually drawn into a frightening daily reality.

A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home. The Babadook is a movie from Australia in English, with a total 1h 34m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 6.5 by 6,492 people. The movie made an estimated total of $10,300,000 in the box office.

The Changeling follows the unravelling of paranormal phenomena in a domestic environment, mirroring It’s storyline of families confronting outsized evil within a seemingly safe place. Both highlight the impact of lingering secrets and grief, particularly as they impact children.

After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him. The Changeling is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 1980 with an average rating of 7.0 by 738 people. The movie made an estimated total of $12,000,000 in the box office.

Something Wicked This Way Comes tells of young friends in a small town facing a dark and magical threat that challenges their innocence. The film’s blending of supernatural horror with coming-of-age themes reflects many of the narrative elements found in It.

In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out? Something Wicked This Way Comes is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 35m runtime, released in 1983 with an average rating of 6.5 by 208 people. The movie made an estimated total of $8,400,000 in the box office.

The Autopsy of Jane Doe centers on uncovering supernatural mysteries hidden within a seemingly routine death. Both films explore the insidious arrival of horror in an everyday scenario and the chilling unraveling of secrets that bring danger close to home.

Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets. The Autopsy of Jane Doe is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 26m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 6.8 by 4,817 people. The movie made an estimated total of $6,170,043 in the box office.

Coraline features a young protagonist encountering a nightmarish alternate reality connected to her home and family. This narrative, like It, presents childish curiosity meeting supernatural danger, blending animation with real emotional stakes and horror themes about hidden threats.

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice. Coraline is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 40m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 7.9 by 9,223 people. The movie made an estimated total of $185,860,104 in the box office.

The Clovehitch Killer is set in a small town shattered by revelations of evil hiding behind everyday life. Both films expose the darker truths beneath a community’s surface, relying on youthful protagonists questioning what adults conceal or ignore.

A picture-perfect family is torn apart after Tyler finds a cache of disturbing images in his father's possession. He begins to suspect that the man he trusts most in the world may be responsible for the murder of 13 women ten years prior. The Clovehitch Killer is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 49m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 6.4 by 820 people. The movie made an estimated total of $167,994 in the box office.

My Friend Dahmer examines adolescent alienation and the emergence of darkness in an otherwise familiar environment. Both this film and It present the coming-of-age process underscored by the threat of violence or something monstrous close to home.

Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become. My Friend Dahmer is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 6.5 by 653 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,361,611 in the box office.

The Sixth Sense centers its supernatural threat around a child’s perspective, exploring how young people react to ghostly presences. This parallels It, where children are the primary victims of an inexplicable force and must come to terms with its impact.

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret. The Sixth Sense is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 1999 with an average rating of 8.0 by 13,071 people. The movie made an estimated total of $672,800,000 in the box office.

Resolution explores horror and supernatural forces in an isolated setting, with characters delving into disturbing secrets that intrude into everyday reality. Like It, the film’s structure revolves around uncovering the truth behind baffling, dangerous events disrupting personal lives.

A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated. Resolution is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 33m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 6.3 by 475 people.

Doctor Sleep, adapted from a Stephen King novel as is It, follows characters still grappling with haunting trauma and psychic supernatural danger. Both films are rooted in horror mythology and involve the persistent legacy of malevolent forces over generations.

Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine". Doctor Sleep is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 32m runtime, released in 2019 with an average rating of 7.1 by 4,976 people. The movie made an estimated total of $72,385,286 in the box office.

The Children puts young characters at the center of a horror scenario, examining how violence and terror can upend family life. Like It, it uses the vulnerability of children as a conduit for horror, intensifying familiar relationships with fear.

A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents. The Children is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 24m runtime, released in 2008 with an average rating of 6.1 by 422 people.