Movies Like Willard (1971)

Willard is a 1971 horror, science fiction film from Daniel Mann with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Ben and The Food of the Gods.

Horror Science Fiction

Ben

1972

A lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people.

6.0

MagicScore

The Food of the Gods

1976

Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan stumbles across a barn inhabited by an enormous killer chicken. After doing some exploring, they discover the entire island is crawling with animals that have somehow grown to giant size. The most dangerous of all of these, however, are the rats, who are mobilizing to do battle with the human intruders.

4.9

MagicScore

Hunchback of the Morgue

1973

A hunchback working in a morgue falls in love with a sick woman. He goes berserk when she dies and seeks help from a scientist to bring her back from the dead.

5.9

MagicScore

The Burning

1981

A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidentally burned him.

6.2

MagicScore

Humongous

1982

The monstrous offspring of a violent crime grows up in seclusion on a remote island, where a boatful of hapless teens have shipwrecked, unaware of what's lurking in the woods.

5.0

MagicScore

The Rats

2002

A clan of evil rats overtakes a Manhattan department store and threatens to overrun the city.

5.4

MagicScore

Deadly Eyes

1982

Corn grain contaminated with steroids produces large rats the size of small dogs who begin feeding on the residents of Toronto. Paul, a college basketball coach, teams up with Kelly, a local health inspector, to uncover the source of the mysterious rat attacks and they eventually try to prevent the opening of a new subway line as well as find the mutant rats nest quickly, or there will be a huge massacre of the entire city!

5.7

MagicScore

Of Unknown Origin

1983

A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.

5.8

MagicScore

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

#10

The Hive

2008

When ants, displaying never-before-seen behavior, seize an island, the controversial Thorax Team is called in to stop the massive threat, only to discover that the ants are controlled by something beyond this world.

4.1

MagicScore

#11

The Invisible Maniac

1990

An invisible scientist escapes from an asylum and teaches high-school physics to nubile teens.

4.3

MagicScore

#12

Killer Crocodile

1989

A group of environmentalists arrives at a faraway tropical delta where toxic waste is being dumped. However the water also hides a giant crocodile. The corrupt local officials don't help much either.

5.2

MagicScore

#13

The Premature Burial

1962

An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational fear of premature burial consumes him.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

The Mutilator

1985

As a child, Ed was cleaning his father’s hunting rifles - a surprise birthday treat for the old man - when one of them went off, hitting and killing his mother. On seeing the bloodshed, his father flew into a murderous rage - Ed just barely escaped with his life. Now in his teens, he returns home; he doesn’t expect to find his father, still there, waiting for a chance to settle the score . . .

5.1

MagicScore

#16

The Phantom of the Opera

1998

A series of terrifying accidents and brutal murders leave a bloody trail into the subterranean caverns of an Opera house. Below the theatre stalks a man raised by creatures of the underworld.

4.6

MagicScore

#17

Frozen

2010

When three skiers find themselves stranded on a chair lift at a New England ski resort that has closed for the next week, they are forced to make life or death choices that prove to be more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

The Omen

2006

A diplomatic couple adopts the son of the devil without knowing it. A remake of the classic horror film of the same name from 1976.

5.7

MagicScore

#19

Day of the Animals

1977

The depletion of the earth's ozone layer causes animals above the altitude of 5000 feet to run amok, which is very unfortunate for a group of hikers who get dropped off up there by helicopter just before the quarantine is announced.

5.2

MagicScore

#20

The Devil's Rejects

2005

The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Willard?

The top films similar to Willard by MovieMagicScore are Ben (6.0), The Food of the Gods (4.9), Hunchback of the Morgue (5.9). Each shares horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Willard worth watching?

Willard holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 127 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Willard?

Willard (1971) is a horror, science fiction film directed by Daniel Mann, starring Bruce Davison, Ernest Borgnine, Sondra Locke.

Where can I find more recommendations like Willard?

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 Willard

This ranked list pairs Willard (1971), a horror and science fiction film from Daniel Mann, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Bruce Davison 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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