Movies Like It's Alive (1969)

It's Alive is a 1969 horror, science fiction, tv movie film from Larry Buchanan with a MovieMagicScore of 3.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Strangeness and Dracula's Daughter.

Horror Science Fiction TV Movie

The Strangeness

1985

A group of young miners venture into the Gold Spike Mine in search of gold, even after being warned by old-time prospectors to stay away. The miners proceed into the caverns anyway and soon realize that there’s no gold in these mines, but also that they’re not alone.

4.5

MagicScore

Dracula's Daughter

1936

A countess from Transylvania seeks a psychiatrist’s help to cure her vampiric cravings.

5.9

MagicScore

Almost Human

1974

A psychotic small-time criminal realizes that the everyday robberies, rapes and murders he commits aren't profitable enough, so he figures to hit the big time by kidnapping the daughter of a rich man.

7.0

MagicScore

The Descent

2005

After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not alone—lurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.

7.0

MagicScore

The Devil's Mouth

2026

A group of college friends' Thailand adventure turns deadly when they become trapped in submerged caves with a dangerous predator. As oxygen runs low, past conflicts emerge in their desperate fight for survival.

6.5

MagicScore

The Cave

2005

After a group of biologists discovers a huge network of unexplored caves in Romania and, believing it to be an undisturbed eco-system that has produced a new species, they hire the best American team of underwater cave explorers in the world. While exploring deeper into the underwater caves, a rockslide blocks their exit, and they soon discover a larger carnivorous creature has added them to its food chain.

5.4

MagicScore

Black Water: Abyss

2020

An adventure-loving couple convince their friends to explore a remote, uncharted cave system in the forests of Northern Australia. With a tropical storm approaching, they abseil into the mouth of the cave, but when the caves start to flood, tensions rise as oxygen levels fall and the friends find themselves trapped. Unknown to them, the storm has also brought in a pack of dangerous and hungry crocodiles.

5.2

MagicScore

Grim

1996

A team of spelunkers, when investigating a system of caves beneath a small town, come across a hideous creature that can move through walls.

3.5

MagicScore

Gamera vs. Gyaos

1967

Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new threat, a young boy forms an alliance with Gamera; a monster no one else seems to trust.

6.1

MagicScore

#10

Gargoyles

1972

After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the burial grounds for further study. Once they do so, they, as well as the town, are besieged by a colony of gargoyles living in some nearby caverns.

5.8

MagicScore

#11

A Quiet Place Part II

2021

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

The Seventh Curse

1986

When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven deadly "blood curses" and must return there to find a permanent cure.

6.6

MagicScore

#13

Son of Godzilla

1967

Reporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in the South Seas. He discovers the island is inhabited by giant mantis and a woman named Saeko who's been cast away since the death of her father. The pair soon find a helpless infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

Gamera vs. Barugon

1966

Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

65

2023

65 million years ago, the only 2 survivors of a spaceship from Somaris that crash-landed on Earth, must fend off dinosaurs to reach the escape vessel in time before an imminent asteroid strike threatens to destroy the planet.

6.0

MagicScore

#16

Fortress

1985

After being kidnapped by four masked men, a teacher and her students rebel by plotting against the criminals.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

Megalodon

2018

A military vessel on the search for an unidentified submersible finds themselves face to face with a giant shark, forced to use only what they have on board to defend themselves from the monstrous beast.

5.4

MagicScore

#18

It

2017

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

7.2

MagicScore

#19

The Cursed

2021

In the late 19th century, a brutal land baron slaughters a Roma clan, unleashing a curse on his family and village. In the days that follow, the townspeople are plagued by nightmares, the baron's son goes missing, and a boy is found murdered. The locals suspect a wild animal, but a visiting pathologist warns of a more sinister presence lurking in the woods.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Krampus

2015

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like It's Alive?

The top films similar to It's Alive by MovieMagicScore are The Strangeness (4.5), Dracula's Daughter (5.9), Almost Human (7.0). Each shares horror/science fiction/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is It's Alive worth watching?

It's Alive holds a MovieMagicScore of 3.3/10 from 21 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is It's Alive?

It's Alive (1969) is a horror, science fiction, tv movie film directed by Larry Buchanan, starring Tommy Kirk, Shirley Bonne, Bill Thurman.

Where can I find more recommendations like It's Alive?

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About movies like It's Alive

This ranked list pairs It's Alive (1969), a horror and science fiction and tv movie film from Larry Buchanan, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Tommy Kirk 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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