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The Forest

Movies Like The Forest (1982)

The Forest is a 1982 horror film from Don Jones with a MovieMagicScore of 3.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Valley of the Sasquatch and Splatter University.

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Valley of the Sasquatch

2015

After losing their home following a devastating tragedy, a father and son are forced to move to an old family cabin. Neither reacts well to being thrown into this new world. The son's attempts to relate to his father are complicated when two old friends arrive for a weekend of hunting. This trip into the forest will unearth not only buried feelings of guilt and betrayal, but also a tribe of Sasquatch that are determined to protect their land.

Splatter University poster

Splatter University

1984

A sociology instructor finds her new teaching duties at a private college interrupted by the presence of a killer.

Rituals poster

Rituals

1977

Five doctors go camping in the remote woods of Northern Ontario. When their boots are stolen they begin to suspect they are being stalked.

The Burning poster

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.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning poster

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

2006

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.

Blair Witch poster

Blair Witch

2016

Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday poster

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

1993

Jason Voorhees is tracked down and blown to bits by a special FBI task force, reborn with the bone-chilling ability to assume the identity of anyone he touches.

Don't Fuck in the Woods poster

Don't Fuck in the Woods

2016

A group of friends are going on a camping trip to celebrate graduating college. But once they enter the woods, the proverbial shit starts to hit the fan.

Berserker poster

Berserker

1987

Six young adults in the woods run afoul of a berserker, a viking warrior who dons the fur and snout of a bear, and are slain in turn by him.

Hell of a Summer poster

Hell of a Summer

2023

When 24-year-old Jason Hochberg arrives for counsellor weekend at his beloved Camp Pineway, his biggest problem is feeling out of touch with his teenage co-workers. Little does he know; a masked killer has murdered camp owners John and Kathy and is preparing to strike again.

Madman poster

Madman

1981

Madman Marz, an old folklore legend who murdered his family before escaping into the woods, is inadvertently summoned to a campsite to finish the spree he started decades ago.

Resurrection County poster

Resurrection County

2008

When four campers' weekend trip turns deadly, in the remote town of Enoch, they find the locals are all too happy to serve up their own brand of an eye for an eye justice.

The Prey poster

The Prey

1983

Three couples go on a camping trip in the woods of southern California during the summer, where a deformed man is stalking their camp.

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End poster

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

2007

Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show where participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland. But the show turns into a nightmarish showdown when each realizes they are being hunted by an inbred family of cannibals determined to make them all dinner!

Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead poster

Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead

2009

A group of people find themselves trapped in the backwoods of West Virginia, fighting for their lives against a group of vicious and horribly disfigured inbred cannibals.

Lost After Dark poster

Lost After Dark

2014

A group of teens sneak out of their high school dance to cruise around and have some unsupervised fun. When their car runs out of gas on a deserted road, they discover an old farmhouse and the cannibal killer living inside.

Hoax poster

Hoax

2019

An investigation into a camping trip gone wrong turns into a fight for survival when a team, including a brilliant primate specialist and led by a ruthless television producer, must come to grips with the possible existence of Bigfoot.

Hush poster

Hush

2016

A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.

Halloween poster

Halloween

2018

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Scream 4 poster

Scream 4

2011

Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott has put herself back together thanks to her writing. However, her return to Woodsboro sparks the return of the Ghostface Killer.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Forest?

The top films similar to The Forest by MovieMagicScore are Valley of the Sasquatch (5.1), Splatter University (4.2), Rituals (6.1). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Forest worth watching?

The Forest holds a MovieMagicScore of 3.8/10 from 46 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Forest?

The Forest (1982) is a horror film directed by Don Jones, starring Dean Russell, Gary Kent, Tomi Barrett.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Forest?

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 The Forest

This ranked list pairs The Forest (1982), a horror film from Don Jones, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Dean Russell 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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