Movies Like The Bye Bye Man (2017)

The Bye Bye Man is a 2017 horror, thriller film from Stacy Title with a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Prince & Me and Sugarbabies.

Horror Thriller

The Prince & Me

2004

A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student Paige who falls in love with a Danish Prince "Eddie" who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige and Edward come from two different worlds, but there is an undeniable attraction between them.

6.2

MagicScore

Sugarbabies

2015

Persuaded by her roommate, a college student makes an arrangement with an older man who pays for her companionship.

6.3

MagicScore

The New Romantic

2018

In order to escape her looming post-graduation fate that includes student debt and zero romantic prospects, Blake Conway becomes a sugar baby. As the aspiring journalist and hopeless romantic documents the adventure, she sets out on a quest to figure out if society is right to judge these women and if her own self worth comes with a price.

6.3

MagicScore

Loser

2000

On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he falls for, but she's dating a nasty professor.

5.4

MagicScore

Friend Request

2016

Enjoying college life as a popular student, Laura shares everything with her more than 800 friends on Facebook. But one day, after accepting a friend request from a social outcast named Marina, Laura’s life is cursed...

5.6

MagicScore

Camp Blood First Slaughter

2014

A group of students on a class assignment travel to the infamous Camp Blood woods in the hopes of debunking a local legend.

3.4

MagicScore

Happy Death Day

2017

Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.

6.7

MagicScore

The Cabin in the Woods

2012

Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.

6.6

MagicScore

Susie Searches

2023

Susie is an awkward college student who seizes the opportunity to bolster her popularity and her under-the-radar true-crime podcast by attempting to solve the disappearance of a classmate.

5.5

MagicScore

#10

Dark World

2010

On a college trip to remote Northern forests, one of the students - Marina - encounters a burial site of an ancient witch, and is possessed by the spirits of the past. Now Marina and her companions must take part in the millennia old fight between good and evil, involving lake witches, sorcerers, and ancient forces from the myths.

4.4

MagicScore

#11

The Raking

2017

THE RAKING tells the story of a group of college students who set out to debunk an urban legend in Joshua Tree, California for their anthropology thesis, only to find that they become part of the legend themselves.

4.6

MagicScore

#12

Remember Me

2010

Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws closer, the fallout from their separate tragedies jeopardizes their love.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

Spring Breakers

2013

After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.

5.2

MagicScore

#14

Ring

1998

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

7.1

MagicScore

#15

Slender Man

2018

In a small town in Massachusetts, four high school girls perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of the girls goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, his latest victim.

4.3

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#16

It Follows

2015

A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

The Ring

2002

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed 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 so she can save herself and her son.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

Dead Silence

2007

Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. Destined to find out the truth, Jamie goes to the town of Raven's Fair, where Shaw used to perform and is buried. But Jamie is in for more than he expected.

6.4

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#19

The Blair Witch Project

1999

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

Nightmares

1983

A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to deadly consequences. In the third a small town priest loses his faith and decides to leave town, but in the desert is stalked by a mysterious black pick-up truck. In the final story, a family's problem with a rat is larger than they think.

5.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Bye Bye Man?

The top films similar to The Bye Bye Man by MovieMagicScore are The Prince & Me (6.2), Sugarbabies (6.3), The New Romantic (6.3). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Bye Bye Man worth watching?

The Bye Bye Man holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10 from 1,263 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Bye Bye Man?

The Bye Bye Man (2017) is a horror, thriller film directed by Stacy Title, starring Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Bye Bye Man?

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About movies like The Bye Bye Man

This ranked list pairs The Bye Bye Man (2017), a horror and thriller film from Stacy Title, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Douglas Smith 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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