Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to The Clown List

  • It - Both deal with fears stemming from childhood and incorporate a sinister clown character.
  • The Dark Circus - Focuses on horror elements within a circus setting, creating a creepy atmosphere.
  • American Horror Story: Freak Show - Explores dark themes with a carnival backdrop and troubled characters.
  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - Features horror elements with a supernatural twist aimed at young adults.
  • The Circus - Uses a circus as a backdrop for suspenseful and eerie storytelling.
  • Terrifier - Another horror film featuring a terrifying clown character as the antagonist.
  • Pennywise: The Story of IT - A deep dive into the character of Pennywise, similar to clown themes explored in The Clown.
  • The Greatest Showman - While more musical in tone, it explores circus life and the dark side of show business.
  • Side Show - Focuses on duality and the struggles of carnival performers, similar thematic elements.
  • Carnival of Souls - A psychological horror film featuring eerie carnival elements.
  • The House of a Thousand Corpses - Explores horror in a roadside attraction akin to a twisted circus.
  • The Funhouse - Involves a funhouse attraction that turns deadly, merging horror with carnival aesthetics.
  • Killer Klowns from Outer Space - Clowns as the main horror element in a sci-fi comedy setting.
  • Fear Street Part Two: 1978 - Incorporates themes of fear in a group of kids, with elements of horror.
  • A Haunting in Connecticut - Explores themes of haunting and fear similar to those found in The Clown.
  • Child's Play - Involves a sinister doll with a dark past, similar to the idea of a harmful figure from childhood.
  • Smile - Centers on a terrifying curse and evokes psychological horror.
  • The Collector - Features a villains lurking in the shadows, similar to horror themes in The Clown.
  • Lights Out - Explores fear of the dark with a supernatural presence, generating suspense.
  • The Witch - Analyzes fear and dread stemming from folklore and psychological horror.
  • The Babadook - Delves into psychological horror stemming from grief and childhood fears.
  • The Haunting of Hill House - A mix of psychological depth and horror similar to the themes explored in The Clown.
  • Sinister - Tackles fear arising from dark and mysterious phenomena.
  • The Strangers - Involves a home invasion that creates psychological terror, similar tension as in The Clown.
  • The Conjuring - Incorporates haunted elements and a dark story that leads to psychological terror.
  • Happy Death Day - Mixes horror and dark comedy elements in a unique way.
  • Would You Rather - Features a night filled with dread and psychological horror, akin to clowns representing fears.
  • The Visit - Explores themes of fear within family dynamics in a horrifying way.
  • Orphan - Combines psychological thriller elements with themes of childhood trauma.
  • Hush - Tension is built around a lone character facing a sinister threat.
  • Don't Breathe - Involves stalking and psychological horrors, creating a tense atmosphere.
  • Gerald's Game - Merges psychological horror with survival themes, echoing the tension from The Clown.
  • The Silence of the Lambs - Combines psychological and thriller elements with deep character studies.
  • Hereditary - Focuses on family trauma and psychological horror, evoking fear in viewers.
  • The Ring - Utilizes imagery of terror and dread, very much akin to horror aspects in The Clown.
  • The Purge - Explores fear in a societal breakdown setting, creating horror and tension.

Last updated: 2024-09-30 17:43:47

# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1
It
It
135 min
2017 United States of America 616270 7.3 Movie Released R
2 2019 Canada 86352 6.2 Movie Released PG-13
3
The Circus
The Circus
73 min
1928 United States of America 36501 8.1 Movie Released
4
Terrifier
Terrifier
85 min
2018 United States of America 55666 5.6 Movie Released
5 2017 United States of America 316915 7.5 Movie Released PG
6
Side Show
Side Show
66 min
1931 United States of America 162 5.1 Movie Released NR
7 1962 United States of America 28342 7 Movie Released NR
8
The Funhouse
The Funhouse
96 min
1981 United States of America 16521 5.9 Movie Released R
9 1988 United States of America 46666 6.2 Movie Released PG-13
10 2002 United States of America 1311 6.8 Movie Released PG-13
11
Child's Play
Child's Play
87 min
1988 United States of America 118843 6.7 Movie Released
12
Smile
Smile
115 min
2022 United States of America 173881 6.5 Movie Released
13
The Collector
The Collector
88 min
2009 United States of America 73337 6.3 Movie Released R
14
Lights Out
Lights Out
81 min
2016 United States of America 143917 6.3 Movie Released
15
The Witch
The Witch
92 min
2016 Brazil 307673 7 Movie Released
16
The Babadook
The Babadook
94 min
2014 Australia 250858 6.8 Movie Released R
17
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House
72 min
SS 1 EP 10
2018 United States of America 295936 8.5 Serie Ended TV-MA
18
Sinister
Sinister
110 min
2012 Canada 285128 6.8 Movie Released R
19
The Strangers
The Strangers
86 min
2008 United States of America 147459 6.1 Movie Released R
20
The Conjuring
The Conjuring
112 min
2013 United States of America 563092 7.5 Movie Released
21 2017 United States of America 166458 6.6 Movie Released PG-13
22 2013 United States of America 46032 5.7 Movie Released
23
The Visit
The Visit
94 min
2015 Japan 155233 6.3 Movie Released PG-13
24
Orphan
Orphan
122 min
2009 Canada 256249 7 Movie Released
25
Hush
Hush
82 min
2016 United States of America 156196 6.6 Movie Released R
26
Don't Breathe
Don't Breathe
89 min
2016 United States of America 305488 7.1 Movie Released
27
Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game
104 min
2017 United States of America 129806 6.5 Movie Released NR
28 1991 United States of America 1568880 8.6 Movie Released R
29
Hereditary
Hereditary
128 min
2018 United States of America 389541 7.3 Movie Released R
30
The Ring
The Ring
115 min
2002 United States of America 378975 7.1 Movie Released PG-13
31
The Purge
The Purge
86 min
2013 France 242657 5.7 Movie Released R
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