Movies Like Candyman (1992)

Candyman is a 1992 drama, horror, thriller film from Bernard Rose with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh and Candyman: Day of the Dead.

Drama Horror Thriller

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

1995

Annie, a young schoolteacher struggling to solve the brutal murder of her father, unwittingly summons the "Candyman" to New Orleans, where she learns the secret of his power, and discovers the link that connects them.

5.4

MagicScore

Candyman: Day of the Dead

1999

As the Day of the Dead celebration approaches the barrio of East Los Angeles, Caroline is challenged to control the horrifying legend of her ancestor, the "Candyman".

4.5

MagicScore

Candyman

2021

A Chicago artist's sanity starts to unravel, unleashing a terrifying wave of violence when he begins to explore the macabre history of the Candyman.

6.0

MagicScore

Mirrors

2008

An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

6.3

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The Blair Witch Project

1999

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

6.4

MagicScore

Raw

2016

In Justine's family everyone is a vet and a vegetarian. At 16, she's a gifted teen ready to take on her first year in vet school, where her older sister also studies. There, she gets no time to settle: hazing starts right away. Justine is forced to eat raw meat for the first time in her life. Unexpected consequences emerge as her true self begins to form.

7.0

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Se7en

1995

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

8.4

MagicScore

The Clovehitch Killer

2018

A picture-perfect family is torn apart after Tyler finds a cache of disturbing images in his father's possession. He begins to suspect that the man he trusts most in the world may be responsible for the murder of 13 women ten years prior.

6.4

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Hanging Garden

2005

On the surface, the Kyobashis appear to be a happy family. Despite a family agreement that they are all open with each other, the entire household knows the opposite is true.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

WΔZ

2007

There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are mutilated while others have the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) carved into their flesh. Detective Eddie Argo and his new partner Helen Westcott unearth the meaning of the odd equation and realise each victim is being offered a gruesome choice: kill your loved ones, or be killed. Before long it becomes clear that the perpetrator has suffered a similar fate and is now coping by seeking a way to solve this philosophical dilemma.

5.6

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#11

New Best Friend

2002

Alicia is a poor girl starting college. Hadley, Julianne and Sydney are three well-off girls in a row house. Classes begin and Alicia is paired with Hadley to work on a sociology class project. At first rejected, Alicia is finally accepted into Hadley's clique where she is introduced to a world of privilege and dangerous thrills. But her attempts to become one of them ultimately land her in the hospital.

4.9

MagicScore

#12

The Ring

2002

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring so she can save herself and her son.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

Don't Leave Home

2018

An American artist's obsession with a disturbing urban legend leads her to an investigation of the story's origins at the crumbling estate of a reclusive painter in Ireland.

4.6

MagicScore

#14

Sinister 2

2015

A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

Sounder

1972

The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.

7.5

MagicScore

#16

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.

5.4

MagicScore

#17

Interview with the Vampire

1994

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

7.4

MagicScore

#18

The Hunger

1983

Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

The Mothman Prophecies

2002

Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror and unthinkable chaos when fate draws him to a sleepy West Virginia town whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

Queen of the Damned

2002

Lestat finds acceptance in a tattooed and pierced world, rekindling the desires of all-powerful Akasha.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Candyman?

The top films similar to Candyman by MovieMagicScore are Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (5.4), Candyman: Day of the Dead (4.5), Candyman (6.0). Each shares drama/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Candyman worth watching?

Candyman holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 1,715 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Candyman?

Candyman (1992) is a drama, horror, thriller film directed by Bernard Rose, starring Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley.

Where can I find more recommendations like Candyman?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Candyman

This ranked list pairs Candyman (1992), a drama and horror and thriller film from Bernard Rose, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Virginia Madsen 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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