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10 Best Movies Like Don't Go in the Woods

If you loved Don't Go in the Woods, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Stage Fright

Stage Fright

1987★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Go in the Woods for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby insane asylum....

#2
Weird Science

Weird Science

1985★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Go in the Woods for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their ...

#3
Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

1991★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Go in the Woods for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing th...

#4
Slaughter High

Slaughter High

1986★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Go in the Woods for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Eight different people are invited to their 10-year high school reunion at their now-closed down high school where a former student, disfigured from a prank gone wrong, is there to...

#5
Battle for the Lost Planet

Battle for the Lost Planet

1986★ 4.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Go in the Woods for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

To escape his captors an industrial spy hijacks a space shuttle only to find the controls malfunctioning. Catapulting through outerspace, he sights alien battleships approaching ea...

#6
Death Row

Death Row

2006★ 3.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Go in the Woods for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Haunted Prison - AKA Death Row - a horrifying live action film based on the short story by Kevin VanHook-takes place at Isla de la Roca Penitentiary. Rumor has it the Devil himself...