Movies Like We're All Going to the World's Fair (2022)

We're All Going to the World's Fair is a 2022 drama, horror film from Jane Schoenbrun with a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with I Saw the TV Glow and Pulse.

Drama Horror

I Saw the TV Glow

2024

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

6.1

MagicScore

Pulse

2001

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.

6.7

MagicScore

The People's Joker

2024

An aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.

6.7

MagicScore

The Half of It

2020

Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.

7.1

MagicScore

All of Us Strangers

2023

One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.

7.4

MagicScore

Booksmart

2019

Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.

7.0

MagicScore

Chronicle

2012

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

6.8

MagicScore

Pariah

2011

A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.

6.8

MagicScore

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

2026

Handed the reins to resurrect a dying slasher franchise, an enthusiastic young director visits the original film's reclusive star, only to be dragged into a blood-soaked world of obsession, desire, and delirium.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

The Edge of Seventeen

2016

Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.

7.2

MagicScore

#11

Host

2020

Six friends hire a medium to hold a séance via Zoom during lockdown — but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realise they might not survive the night.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

The Last Broadcast

1998

In December 1995, a four-man team from the public-access program, "Fact or Fiction", braved the New Jersey's desolate Pine Barrens determined to deliver a live broadcast of the legendary Jersey Devil. Only one came out alive. It took the jury ninety minutes to sentence the lone survivor to life in prison. One year later, a filmmaker decides to mount his own investigation...

5.1

MagicScore

#13

Mysterious Skin

2005

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

7.7

MagicScore

#14

Suicide Room

2011

Moody, dark and handsome Dominik is tormented by his classmates after video footage of his drunken kiss with bully Alex is spread across the Internet. Grappling with the public humiliation Dominik seeks solace in an avatar based “suicide room” where the pink-haired rebel Sylvia consoles him.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

Saturday Church

2018

Ulysses is a shy and effeminate boy who finds himself coping with new responsibilities as man of the house after the death of his father. Living alongside his mother, younger brother, and conservative aunt, Ulysses is also struggling with questions about his gender identity. He finds an escape by creating a world of fantasy filled with dance and music. Ulysses' journey takes a turn for the better when he finds a vibrant transgender community.

6.3

MagicScore

#16

Girls Lost

2015

Kim, Bella and Momo are three fourteen-year-old girls who discover a fantastic flower with magic qualities: by drinking its nectar they are transformed into boys and they enter a new world. At first they enjoy their newly found freedom, but soon Bella and Momo realize that there are downsides to it. Kim however gets seriously addicted…

5.4

MagicScore

#17

I Want Your Sex

2026

When a naive young man becomes the sexual muse for a renowned and provocative artist, his dream job quickly turns dangerous as he is drawn into an obsessive world of power, betrayal, and murder.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Amateur Teens

2015

A group of normal 14-year-old teenagers at a secondary school in Zürich with the normal yearnings for love and acceptance. But the power of social media, with its high-gloss selfies and perpetual pressure towards cooler and sexier, increasingly forces the kids to deny their true feelings. So a tragedy runs its course, one in which it is almost impossible to differentiate between perpetrator and victim, guilt and innocence.

4.8

MagicScore

#19

Rufus

2012

Rufus is a shy and lonely boy determined to make a new start. Sure he has some quirks. So what if he likes the taste of blood? It's not like he's addicted. When a cunning vampire hunter slips into town searching for the fountain of youth, Rufus fears his darkest secret is about to be revealed.

5.4

MagicScore

#20

Beware the Slenderman

2016

In this horrifyingly modern fairytale lurks an online Boogeyman and two 12-year-old girls who would kill for him. The entrance to the internet quickly leads to its darkest basement. How responsible are our children for what they find there?

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like We're All Going to the World's Fair?

The top films similar to We're All Going to the World's Fair by MovieMagicScore are I Saw the TV Glow (6.1), Pulse (6.7), The People's Joker (6.7). Each shares drama/horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is We're All Going to the World's Fair worth watching?

We're All Going to the World's Fair holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10 from 137 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is We're All Going to the World's Fair?

We're All Going to the World's Fair (2022) is a drama, horror film directed by Jane Schoenbrun, starring Anna Cobb, Michael J Rogers, May Leitz.

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About movies like We're All Going to the World's Fair

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