Movies Like Candy Corn (2019)

Candy Corn is a 2019 horror, thriller film from Josh Hasty with a MovieMagicScore of 4.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Nightmare Alley and 31.

Horror Thriller

Nightmare Alley

1947

Roustabout Stanton Carlisle joins a traveling carny and unsuccessfully schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband, Pete.

7.1

MagicScore

31

2016

Five carnival workers are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned, Hell-like compound where they are forced to participate in a violent game, the goal of which is to survive twelve hours against a gang of sadistic clowns.

5.4

MagicScore

Totally Killer

2023

When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.

6.8

MagicScore

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

2012

An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil. A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other.

7.0

MagicScore

It Chapter Two

2019

27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.

6.8

MagicScore

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

1963

A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.

6.6

MagicScore

Night Tide

1961

A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As they become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

6.4

MagicScore

Willy's Wonderland

2021

When his car breaks down, a quiet loner agrees to clean an abandoned family fun center in exchange for repairs. He soon finds himself waging war against possessed animatronic mascots while trapped inside Willy's Wonderland.

6.0

MagicScore

What Josiah Saw

2021

A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

Fear

1990

A psychic helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent, who wants to share the fear of his victims with her!

5.7

MagicScore

#11

Dark Ride

2006

Ten years after he brutally murdered two girls, a killer escapes from a mental institution and returns to his turf, the theme park attraction called Dark Ride. About to crash his path are a group of college kids on a road trip who stumble across the park.

4.6

MagicScore

#12

Knucklebones

2016

A group of bored college students unleash a murderous demon while playing a dice game made from human knucklebones.

4.1

MagicScore

#13

Carnival of Souls

1998

A young woman is pursued in reality and in her subconscious by the sadistic carnival clown who raped and murdered her mother.

3.7

MagicScore

#14

Freaks

1932

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

7.8

MagicScore

#15

Gun Crazy

1950

Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

An American Crime

2007

The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Agak Laen

2024

Four friends, working in a haunted house ride at a night market, unintentionally cause the death of an elderly man with heart disease through fright. They decide to bury his body within the haunted house, which turns out to be beneficial for the attraction... at least for a little while.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

Nightmare Alley

2021

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Sudden Impact

1983

When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983

In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Candy Corn?

The top films similar to Candy Corn by MovieMagicScore are Nightmare Alley (7.1), 31 (5.4), Totally Killer (6.8). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Candy Corn worth watching?

Candy Corn holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.3/10 from 39 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Candy Corn?

Candy Corn (2019) is a horror, thriller film directed by Josh Hasty, starring P. J. Soles, Tony Todd, Pancho Moler.

Where can I find more recommendations like Candy Corn?

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 Candy Corn

This ranked list pairs Candy Corn (2019), a horror and thriller film from Josh Hasty, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of P. J. Soles 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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