Movies Like Night Cries (1978)

Night Cries is a 1978 drama, horror, tv movie film from Richard Lang with a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) and Tokyo Story.

Drama Horror TV Movie

The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

2011

Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.

4.8

MagicScore

Tokyo Story

1953

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.

8.1

MagicScore

Riding in Cars with Boys

2001

In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.

6.7

MagicScore

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

1989

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.

5.4

MagicScore

Freud: The Secret Passion

1962

An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.

6.5

MagicScore

Double Mommy

2016

After taking a break for the summer before their senior year, Ryan and Jess rekindle their relationship, and find out that Jess is pregnant with twins. When Ryan's mother demands a paternity test, they find out that Ryan is only the father of one baby... The other father is Ryan's best friend Bryce, who Ryan discovers date raped Jess at a party over the summer. With college recruiters and an overbearing father looming over Bryce's head, he will stop at nothing to make sure that he clears his name--even if it means getting rid of Jess and her babies! Morgan Obenreder, Mark Grossman, Megan Gallagher, Griffin Freeman, David Starzyk star. (2017)

7.4

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Eraserhead

1977

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

7.3

MagicScore

The Coffee Table

2023

Jesus and María are a couple going through a difficult time in their relationship. Nevertheless, they have just become parents. To shape their new life, they decide to buy a new coffee table. A decision that will change their existence.

6.9

MagicScore

Double Daddy

2015

A teen's life turns upside down when her boyfriend impregnates both her and a new student at school.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

Mom at Sixteen

2005

Pregnant sixteen year old Jacey's well-meaning mother forces her to keep the birth a secret and decides to raise the baby as her own.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

Baby Bootcamp

2014

Fitness instructor Julia is down on her luck, trying to make her baby boot camp a thriving business. To make ends meet, she becomes a part-time nanny for a single widowed father. Trouble is, she knows nothing about taking care of children.

6.3

MagicScore

#12

Baxter

1989

A white Bull Terrier named Baxter is given to an elderly woman by her daughter. As time passes, the dog develops aggressive and murderous behavior in order to be adopted by another family.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

Joshua

2007

The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua, an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.

5.7

MagicScore

#14

Quints

2000

A teenager goes to desperate lengths to get attention when her mother gives birth to quints.

5.6

MagicScore

#15

Prevenge

2017

A pregnant widow, believing herself to be guided by her unborn child, embarks on a homicidal rampage.

5.5

MagicScore

#16

Open Water 2: Adrift

2006

A weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends when they get stuck in the water many miles from shore and a happy reunion turns into a fight for survival.

5.5

MagicScore

#17

Tokyo Godfathers

2003

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.

7.9

MagicScore

#18

Hairspray Live!

2016

A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.

7.4

MagicScore

#19

Pihu

2018

The social thriller starring a two year-old baby girl. She is living in a home where the adults are going through a complicated phase. Being a toddler, she is occasionally trapped in the accidental situations.

7.6

MagicScore

#20

Rags

2012

Rags follows the story of Charlie Prince, an orphan living with his acerbic and unloving stepfather and spoiled, simple-minded stepbrothers. Charlie's dream is to be a singer, and while he is vocally talented and can write music, he can't seem to catch a break. Kadee Worth, on the other hand, is the daughter of music mogul Reginald Worth and is an international pop phenomenon. While the world knows her as a glamorous superstar, she is secretly frustrated with singing other people's songs and wearing clothes other people choose for her. Kadee wants the world to hear and see her true talent. Despite every obstacle that gets thrown in their way, once Charlie and Kadee find one another, they each finally get what they have been looking for – a voice, a stage, an audience and each other.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Night Cries?

The top films similar to Night Cries by MovieMagicScore are The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) (4.8), Tokyo Story (8.1), Riding in Cars with Boys (6.7). Each shares drama/horror/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Night Cries worth watching?

Night Cries holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10 from 2 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Night Cries?

Night Cries (1978) is a drama, horror, tv movie film directed by Richard Lang, starring Susan Saint James, Michael Parks, Jamie Smith-Jackson.

Where can I find more recommendations like Night Cries?

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About movies like Night Cries

This ranked list pairs Night Cries (1978), a drama and horror and tv movie film from Richard Lang, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Susan Saint James 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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