Movies Like The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973)

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf is a 1973 horror, mystery film from Nathan Juran with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Wolf Man and Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man.

Horror Mystery

Wolf Man

2025

With his marriage fraying, Blake persuades his wife Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit his remote childhood home in rural Oregon. As they arrive at the farmhouse in the dead of night, they're attacked by an unseen animal and barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. But as the night stretches on, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable.

6.3

MagicScore

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943

Grave robbers open the grave of the wolf man and awaken him. He doesn't like the idea of being immortal and killing people when the moon is full so tries to find Dr. Frankenstein, in the hopes that the doctor can cure him. Dr. Frankenstein has died; however, his monster is found.

6.2

MagicScore

The Howling

1981

After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.

6.6

MagicScore

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.

5.1

MagicScore

The Wolf Man

1941

After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.

7.0

MagicScore

Frankenstein's Bloody Terror

1968

A man suffers from the curse of lycanthrope and seeks help from doctor and wife team. They both turn out to be vampires and end up dueling it out with the werewolf star.

6.5

MagicScore

Howl

2015

When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning.

5.5

MagicScore

Werewolf of London

1935

A strange animal attack turns a botanist into a bloodthirsty monster.

6.0

MagicScore

The Cabin in the Woods

2012

Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Screams of a Winter Night

1979

Ten college friends take a winter weekend camping trip to Lake Durand. The group holes up in an old cabin where the original owners were once found dead, with local Native Americans suspecting they were the victims of a spirit called Shataba. As the group nestles in for the night, they start telling each other scary stories.

4.7

MagicScore

#11

Animal Among Us

2019

Fifteen years ago, two teenage girls were murdered at Merrymaker Campgrounds. The case was filed an animal attack, the camp was condemned and the killer never found - but something horrific still waits in those woods.

3.6

MagicScore

#12

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.

4.0

MagicScore

#13

Trick 'r Treat

2007

Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Viking Wolf

2022

After witnessing a grotesque murder at a party in her new town, a teenager starts having strange visions and bizarre desires.

5.8

MagicScore

#15

Underworld: Endless War

2011

Follows Selene across 3 separate periods in history as she hunts a group of Lycan brothers.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

Bad Moon

1996

One man's struggle to contain the curse he hides within... and his last-ditch attempt to free himself with the love of family. But when it looks as if he is losing his battle, and endangering all he holds most dear, the family dog, Thor, is the last hope for his family's survival... and the end to his Werewolf curse.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Werewolves Within

2021

When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. But when a mysterious creature begins terrorizing the group, their worst tendencies and prejudices rise to the surface, and it is up to the ranger to keep the residents alive, both from each other and the monster which plagues them.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

Underworld

2003

Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

Underworld: Evolution

2006

As the war between the vampires and the Lycans rages on, Selene, a former member of the Death Dealers (an elite vampire special forces unit that hunts werewolves), and Michael, the werewolf hybrid, work together in an effort to unlock the secrets of their respective bloodlines.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

An American Werewolf in London

1981

American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Boy Who Cried Werewolf?

The top films similar to The Boy Who Cried Werewolf by MovieMagicScore are Wolf Man (6.3), Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (6.2), The Howling (6.6). Each shares horror/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Boy Who Cried Werewolf worth watching?

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 23 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Boy Who Cried Werewolf?

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973) is a horror, mystery film directed by Nathan Juran, starring Kerwin Mathews, Elaine Devry, Scott Sealey.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Boy Who Cried Werewolf?

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About movies like The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

This ranked list pairs The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973), a horror and mystery film from Nathan Juran, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Kerwin Mathews 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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