Movies Like Scarecrows (1988)

Scarecrows is a 1988 horror film from William Wesley with a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Dark Harvest and Dark Night of the Scarecrow.

Horror

Dark Harvest

2004

A group of teenagers go to the family farm of one of them only to be attacked by a killer scarecrow.

2.0

MagicScore

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

1981

Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men find themselves being stalked one by one.

6.5

MagicScore

Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

2009

The family man farmer John Rollins is stressed with his financial situation: the crows and the lack of irrigation are destroying his crop of corn; the bank is near closure of his mortgage; he does not have credit to fix the water pump or to buy seeds; and his marriage is in crisis and his wife Mary is giving too much attention to her friend Tommy. When John accidentally discovers a hidden compartment in the barn, he finds a creepy scarecrow but his son Michael makes him promise to destroy it. However, his neighbor Jude Weatherby visits him, gives a six-pack of beer to the abstemious John and convinces him to put the scarecrow in the cornfield. Out of the blue, the life of John changes: the crows die; the pump works again irrigating the land; and the banker responsible for the closure has an accident and dies. However, he feels that his land is possessed by something evil that is threatening his beloved family.

5.4

MagicScore

Follow That Bird

1985

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

6.3

MagicScore

The Wizard of Oz

1925

A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.

5.4

MagicScore

Husk

2011

A group of friends stranded near a desolate cornfield find shelter in an old farmhouse, though they soon discover the dwelling is the center of a supernatural ritual.

5.8

MagicScore

Romancing the Stone

1984

Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.

6.8

MagicScore

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

2007

The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable 'Silver Surfer', but all is not what it seems and there are old and new enemies that pose a greater threat than the intrepid superheroes realize.

5.6

MagicScore

The Frighteners

1996

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

The Getaway

1972

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

Blonde Crazy

1931

The adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Trance

2013

A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.

6.6

MagicScore

#13

Son of a Gun

2014

Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Heist

2001

Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane, and their utility man, Pinky Pincus, find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

Flight 666

2018

Passengers and crew on a flight are attacked by unseen forces that threaten all aboard.

5.5

MagicScore

#16

Cliffhanger

1993

A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

Obsession

2026

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

8.2

MagicScore

#18

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

2026

The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.

7.9

MagicScore

#19

Evil Dead Burn

2026

After her husband's abrupt death, Alice seeks solace with his remaining family — descendants of a leading researcher on demonic possession. As her in-laws transform one by one into creatures that feed on fear, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life survive even in death.

7.7

MagicScore

#20

Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie

2018

A decade after a tragic mistake, family man Chas Chandler and occult detective John Constantine set out to cure his daughter Trish from a mysterious supernatural coma.

7.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Scarecrows?

The top films similar to Scarecrows by MovieMagicScore are Dark Harvest (2.0), Dark Night of the Scarecrow (6.5), Messengers 2: The Scarecrow (5.4). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Scarecrows worth watching?

Scarecrows holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.1/10 from 131 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Scarecrows?

Scarecrows (1988) is a horror film directed by William Wesley, starring Ted Vernon, Michael David Simms, Richard Vidan.

Where can I find more recommendations like Scarecrows?

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 Scarecrows

This ranked list pairs Scarecrows (1988), a horror film from William Wesley, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Ted Vernon 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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