Movies Like Animal (2014)

Animal is a 2014 horror, thriller film from Brett Simmons with a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Without Warning and Rituals.

Horror Thriller

Without Warning

1980

Sandy and Greg are teenagers who go camping, despite warnings not to, with their friends. They soon encounter aliens, who are using the area as a hunting ground.

5.3

MagicScore

Rituals

1977

Five doctors go camping in the remote woods of Northern Ontario. When their boots are stolen they begin to suspect they are being stalked.

6.1

MagicScore

Animal Among Us

2019

Fifteen years ago, two teenage girls were murdered at Merrymaker Campgrounds. The case was filed an animal attack, the camp was condemned and the killer never found - but something horrific still waits in those woods.

3.6

MagicScore

The Ritual

2017

A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.

6.3

MagicScore

Valley of the Sasquatch

2015

After losing their home following a devastating tragedy, a father and son are forced to move to an old family cabin. Neither reacts well to being thrown into this new world. The son's attempts to relate to his father are complicated when two old friends arrive for a weekend of hunting. This trip into the forest will unearth not only buried feelings of guilt and betrayal, but also a tribe of Sasquatch that are determined to protect their land.

5.1

MagicScore

Screams of a Winter Night

1979

Ten college friends take a winter weekend camping trip to Lake Durand. The group holes up in an old cabin where the original owners were once found dead, with local Native Americans suspecting they were the victims of a spirit called Shataba. As the group nestles in for the night, they start telling each other scary stories.

4.7

MagicScore

Predator: Dark Ages

2015

Follows a group of war-torn Templar knights who are put to the test against a strange beast that stalks the lands of England. This battle is what Myths and Legends are made of. An independent fan film.

6.6

MagicScore

Amazonia

2013

After a plane crash, Saï, a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity, finds himself alone and lost in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle.

6.2

MagicScore

He's Out There

2018

On vacation at a remote lake house, a mother and her two young daughters must fight for survival after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a psychopath.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

Midsummer

2003

It is the last day of school for Christian and his younger sister Sophie. They are heading to a party at his friend Trina. High school graduation is just around the corner and after the freedom and future. But behind the idyllic facade lurks tragedy and secrets. That evening Sophie commits suicide.

5.0

MagicScore

#11

Dead End

2003

Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

Girl in Woods

2016

After a tragic accident Grace is lost and alone in the Smoky Mountains. Grace's struggle for survival is made more complicated by her troubled past. Battling the demons in her mind may be the only way to come out alive.

3.7

MagicScore

#13

Outlander

2008

During the reign of the Vikings, a man from another world crash-lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator. The man must fuse his advanced technology with the weaponry of the vikings to fight the monster.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

The Clearing

2004

When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.

5.8

MagicScore

#15

Sator

2019

Secluded in a desolate forest, a broken family is observed by Sator, a supernatural entity who is attempting to claim them.

5.0

MagicScore

#16

Mountain Men

2014

Two estranged brothers, Toph and Cooper, must journey to a remote family cabin in the mountains to evict a squatter. Buried resentment and bruised egos soon derail the plan and when the smoke clears they've destroyed their car and burned down the cabin, leaving them stranded in the cold Rocky Mountain winter. With their very survival at stake, they must learn to work together as brothers to get back to civilization.

5.5

MagicScore

#17

Body Count

1986

A bodybuilder, a junk-food addict and a wild blonde nymph and their friends are stalked by a terrifying figure. An horrific tale of murder as a fun-loving group of college students explore the Colorado wilderness.

5.0

MagicScore

#18

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

1973

Little Richie Bridgestone goes to spend the weekend with his father at his secluded mountain cabin, and witnesses his father being attacked by 'a creature' that the boy recognizes as a werewolf. He tries to convince his mother and his therapist that his father is now a werewolf.

5.7

MagicScore

#19

The Little Fox

1981

A tale about a little fox Vuk from the novel of the famous Hungarian writer István Fekete.

7.6

MagicScore

#20

The Revenant

2015

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

7.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Animal?

The top films similar to Animal by MovieMagicScore are Without Warning (5.3), Rituals (6.1), Animal Among Us (3.6). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Animal worth watching?

Animal holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10 from 281 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Animal?

Animal (2014) is a horror, thriller film directed by Brett Simmons, starring Joey Lauren Adams, Elizabeth Gillies, Paul Iacono.

Where can I find more recommendations like Animal?

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 Animal

This ranked list pairs Animal (2014), a horror and thriller film from Brett Simmons, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Joey Lauren Adams 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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