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10 Best Movies Like Children of the Damned

If you loved Children of the Damned, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

1960★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Children of the Damned for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hai...

#2
The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

1953★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Children of the Damned for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of inva...

#3
A High Wind in Jamaica

A High Wind in Jamaica

1965★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Children of the Damned for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids....

#4
Tell Me Something

Tell Me Something

1999★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Children of the Damned for fans of Horror & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Detective Cho, a cop on the edge, is mourning his mother's recent death while under investigation for graft; on top of that he is suddenly put in charge of a seemingly-impenetrable...

#5
Batman: The Killing Joke

Batman: The Killing Joke

2016★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Children of the Damned for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness....

#6
There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

2007★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Children of the Damned for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landown...