Movies Like Cry_Wolf (2005)

Cry_Wolf is a 2005 horror, thriller film from Jeff Wadlow with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Absurd and The Burning.

Horror Thriller

Absurd

1981

A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.

5.5

MagicScore

The Burning

1981

A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidentally burned him.

6.2

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Nightmare at Shadow Woods

1987

Twins Todd and Terry seem like sweet boys -- that is, until one of them takes an axe to the face of a fellow patron at the local drive-in.

5.8

MagicScore

Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll

1974

An ex-convict, troubled by dreams that he strangles women, is hired as the caretaker on an estate owned by three very strange sisters. Soon after his arrival, a serial killer begins slaughtering blonde, blue-eyed women - and leaving their eyeballs in a bowl of water.

5.7

MagicScore

The Initiation

1984

An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.

5.4

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Almost Human

1974

A psychotic small-time criminal realizes that the everyday robberies, rapes and murders he commits aren't profitable enough, so he figures to hit the big time by kidnapping the daughter of a rich man.

7.0

MagicScore

In Her Shoes

2005

Irresponsible party girl Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.

6.2

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Splatter University

1984

A sociology instructor finds her new teaching duties at a private college interrupted by the presence of a killer.

4.2

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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995

Six years after being presumed dead in a fire, and just as the town prepares to finally celebrate Halloween again, Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield to continue his reign of terror.

5.2

MagicScore

#10

Death Note

2006

Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious murderer. An all out battle between the two greatest minds on earth begins and the winner will control the world.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

The Cat o' Nine Tails

1971

A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.

6.7

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#12

Faces of Death

2026

A woman, employed as a website content moderator, comes across a series of violent videos reproducing death scenes from a film.

5.5

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#13

Anguish

1987

An ophthalmologist's assistant with an unhealthy interest in human eyeballs goes on a killing spree to collect eyeballs for his overbearing mother's collection. Reality soon takes a bizarre turn, both for the characters and the audience.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

Don't Answer the Phone!

1980

A Vietnam veteran that spends his days photographing pretty girls, and his nights strangling them, sets sights on the patients of a radio psychiatrist.

4.5

MagicScore

#15

The Stepfather

1987

Seemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison has just murdered his entire family. After adopting a new identity and skipping town, he begins building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter. However, he soon begins struggling to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

Sleepless

2001

An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.

6.1

MagicScore

#17

Stepfather 2

1989

"Stepfather" Jerry Blake escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. With a future wife and new stepson who love him, Blake eliminates anyone who stands in his way to building the perfect family.

5.5

MagicScore

#18

Return to Sleepaway Camp

2008

When campers and staff at Camp Manabe mysteriously begin disappearing and turning into gruesome corpses, paranoid Ronnie can't shake the memory of a series of grisly murders that took place at Camp Arawak two decades earlier.

5.8

MagicScore

#19

Awaara

1951

A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks, the intertwining lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the thief's defense lawyer are illustrated.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

He Knows You're Alone

1980

A reluctant bride-to-be is stalked by a serial killer who only kills brides and the people around them. While her friends get whacked one by one, a hard-boiled renegade cop whose bride had been killed years before tries to hunt the killer down before it is too late.

5.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Cry_Wolf?

The top films similar to Cry_Wolf by MovieMagicScore are Absurd (5.5), The Burning (6.2), Nightmare at Shadow Woods (5.8). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Cry_Wolf worth watching?

Cry_Wolf holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 570 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Cry_Wolf?

Cry_Wolf (2005) is a horror, thriller film directed by Jeff Wadlow, starring Julian Morris, Sandra McCoy, Lindy Booth.

Where can I find more recommendations like Cry_Wolf?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more horror recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Cry_Wolf

This ranked list pairs Cry_Wolf (2005), a horror and thriller film from Jeff Wadlow, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Julian Morris take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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