Movies Like Elves (1989)

Elves is a 1989 horror film from Jeffrey Mandel with a MovieMagicScore of 4.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Black Christmas and Tiny Christmas.

Horror

Black Christmas

2006

As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins a series of obscene phone calls with dubious intentions...

5.2

MagicScore

Tiny Christmas

2017

It is Christmas Eve, and a clumsy elf accidentally shrinks down two cousins into miniature sizes! The kids are then scooped up into Santa's sack and dropped off across the street at their neighbour's house. In order to make it home for Christmas (just one house away!), the tiny kids must comically work together and overcome holiday hazards to set themselves right and make Christmas magic happen! But, will the tiny kids get home on time?

6.3

MagicScore

Black Christmas

1974

As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.

6.9

MagicScore

Better Watch Out

2017

On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.

6.7

MagicScore

The Hot Nights of Linda

1975

A young woman is hired to care for an elderly man who lives on an island off the Greek coast. When she arrives there the man warns her that his daughters are evil and dangerous. The woman discovers that one of the daughters is a crazed nymphomaniac who pursues, and seduces, everyone in the house, including her crippled sister.

3.1

MagicScore

Christmas Bloody Christmas

2022

It's Christmas Eve and Tori just wants to get drunk and party, but when a robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree through her small town, she's forced into a battle for survival.

5.4

MagicScore

Don't Open Till Christmas

1984

It's just days before Christmas in London, but not everyone is full of good cheer - as a maniac with a pathological hatred of Santa Claus stalks the streets, butchering any man that’s unlucky enough to be wandering around dressed as Old Saint Nick.

4.8

MagicScore

Red Christmas

2016

A mother must protect her family on Christmas Day from a demented stranger who is hell bent on tearing them apart.

4.3

MagicScore

Monstrosity

1963

A rich but unscrupulous old woman plots with a scientist to have her brain implanted in the skull of a sexy young woman.

3.4

MagicScore

#10

The Beast in Heat

1977

In a remote village in occupied Europe, the SS pursue their inhuman treatment of captured partisans in efforts to force them to betray their comrades.... while Fraulein Krast, a sadistic biologist, concentrates her efforts on the womenfolk with refined tortures and humiliation, leaving them to the mercy of a sex-crazed half-man, half-beast she has created with experimental injections.... And as advancing Allied forces approach the village, Krast herself becomes a victim of her own fiendish rituals....

5.1

MagicScore

#11

The Damned

1969

In the early days of Nazi Germany, a powerful noble family must adjust to life under the new dictatorship regime.

7.2

MagicScore

#12

The Damned

1947

A group of Nazis and sympathizers board a submarine bound for South America in the hopes of finding shelter.

5.9

MagicScore

#13

I, Monster

1971

Christopher Lee stars in this Amicus production of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” where the names have been changed to Dr. Marlowe and Mr. Blake. Lee as Dr. Marlowe experiments with intravenous drugs that are suppose to release inner inhibitions. So comes forth Mr. Blake (also Lee) who gets more monstrous with each transformation. Peter Cushing plays his friend and colleague, Dr. Utterson.

5.4

MagicScore

#14

Sick Girl

2007

Izzy is raising her younger brother, Kevin, by herself. Their parents are deceased and her older brother, Rusty, is away in the Marines. When Izzy learns that her little brother is being bullied at school, she does what any unstable, psychopathic, homicidal sister would do.

4.5

MagicScore

#15

The Uninvited

1944

A brother and sister move into an old seaside house that has been abandoned for many years on the Cornwellian coast. They soon discover that it is haunted by the ghost of the mother of their neighbor's granddaughter, with whom the brother has fallen in love.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

The Mephisto Waltz

1971

A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist Myles Clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso Duncan Ely. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in Myles until noticing that Myles' hands are ideally suited for piano. Suddenly, he can't get enough of his new friend, and Myles' wife, Paula, becomes suspicious of Duncan's intentions. Her suspicions grow when Duncan dies and Myles mysteriously becomes a virtuoso overnight.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Lost Souls

2000

A young woman becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the Earth in human form. To defeat the prophesy, she must convince a respected New York crime journalist, who is devoid of faith, that he is in fact the target of the conspiracy.

5.0

MagicScore

#18

Wizards

1977

After the death of his mother, the evil mutant wizard Blackwolf discovers some long-lost military technologies. Full of ego and ambition, Blackwolf claims his mother's throne, assembles an army and sets out to brainwash and conquer Earth. Meanwhile, Blackwolf's gentle twin brother, the bearded and sage Avatar, calls upon his own magical abilities to foil Blackwolf's plans for world domination -- even if it means destroying his own flesh and blood.

6.2

MagicScore

#19

The War Zone

1999

An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Terrifier 3

2024

Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they're safe, Art returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare. The festive season quickly unravels as Art unleashes his twisted brand of terror, proving that no holiday is safe.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Elves?

The top films similar to Elves by MovieMagicScore are Black Christmas (5.2), Tiny Christmas (6.3), Black Christmas (6.9). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Elves worth watching?

Elves holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.9/10 from 57 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Elves?

Elves (1989) is a horror film directed by Jeffrey Mandel, starring Dan Haggerty, Julie Austin, Deanna Lund.

Where can I find more recommendations like Elves?

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 Elves

This ranked list pairs Elves (1989), a horror film from Jeffrey Mandel, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Dan Haggerty 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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