Movies Like Home Sweet Home (1981)

Home Sweet Home is a 1981 horror film from Nettie Peña with a MovieMagicScore of 4.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Intruder and The Cat o' Nine Tails.

Horror

The Intruder

2019

A psychological thriller about a young married couple who buys a beautiful Napa Valley house on several acres of land only to find that the man they bought it from refuses to let go of the property.

6.1

MagicScore

The Cat o' Nine Tails

1971

A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.

6.7

MagicScore

Nightmare at Shadow Woods

1987

Twins Todd and Terry seem like sweet boys -- that is, until one of them takes an axe to the face of a fellow patron at the local drive-in.

5.8

MagicScore

Torso

1973

A masked serial killer with psychosexual issues strangles female coeds with scarves before dismembering them. When a wealthy student identifies one of the scarves and thinks she has a lead on a suspect, she becomes the killer's next target, retreating to her family's remote cliffside villa with three of her girlfriends.

6.6

MagicScore

A Bay of Blood

1971

An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.

6.6

MagicScore

Shocker

1989

About to be electrocuted for a catalog of heinous crimes, the unrepentant Horace Pinker transforms into a terrifying energy source. Only young athlete Jonathan Parker, with an uncanny connection to him through bizarre dreams, can fight the powerful demon.

5.6

MagicScore

The Initiation

1984

An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.

5.4

MagicScore

New Year's Evil

1980

During a live punk-rock New Year's Eve TV programme, the presenter gets a phone call from a psycho calling himself "Evil" saying that when New Year's strikes in each US time zone, he will murder someone.

4.8

MagicScore

The House on Sorority Row

1982

When the senior sorority sisters of Theta Pi decide to do in their demented house mother, someone seeks revenge, and begins a night of terror and madness.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

The Final Terror

1983

A group of friends head out for what is expected to be a vacation of hiking, camping and a good time, but when a backwoods mama finds them on her turf, it becomes anything but a vacation.

5.1

MagicScore

#11

Unhinged

1982

College students Terry, Nancy, and Gloria, on their way to a rock concert, crash their car in a torrential rainstorm, badly injuring one of them. Seeking shelter and aid, they come across a house occupied by a man-hating mother and her daughter...and they soon wish they hadn't.

4.7

MagicScore

#12

Angst

1983

A killer is released from prison and breaks into a remote home to kill a woman, her handicapped son and her pretty daughter.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

Schizo

1976

A recently-married woman who has been labeled as mentally unstable, begins to suspect that someone close to her is the culprit in a sudden string of murders.

5.6

MagicScore

#14

Don't Answer the Phone!

1980

A Vietnam veteran that spends his days photographing pretty girls, and his nights strangling them, sets sights on the patients of a radio psychiatrist.

4.5

MagicScore

#15

He Knows You're Alone

1980

A reluctant bride-to-be is stalked by a serial killer who only kills brides and the people around them. While her friends get whacked one by one, a hard-boiled renegade cop whose bride had been killed years before tries to hunt the killer down before it is too late.

5.0

MagicScore

#16

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.

5.3

MagicScore

#17

Exposé

1976

A paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary and then his troubles really begin.

4.9

MagicScore

#18

Death Proof

2007

Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

I Am Not a Serial Killer

2016

In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

1970

An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city and conducts his own investigation, despite he and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Home Sweet Home?

The top films similar to Home Sweet Home by MovieMagicScore are The Intruder (6.1), The Cat o' Nine Tails (6.7), Nightmare at Shadow Woods (5.8). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Home Sweet Home worth watching?

Home Sweet Home holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.3/10 from 23 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Home Sweet Home?

Home Sweet Home (1981) is a horror film directed by Nettie Peña, starring Jake Steinfeld, Vinessa Shaw, Peter De Paula.

Where can I find more recommendations like Home Sweet Home?

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 Home Sweet Home

This ranked list pairs Home Sweet Home (1981), a horror film from Nettie Peña, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jake Steinfeld 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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