Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Firestarter

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

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#1
Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye

1985★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firestarter for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we m...

#2
Home Fries

Home Fries

1998★ 5.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firestarter for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Dorian and Angus chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him to death. In his effort to cover their tracks, Dorian begins investigating his stepfather...

#3
The Third Eye 2

The Third Eye 2

2019★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firestarter for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Working in an orphanage, Alia meets teen Nadia, who says she hears a strange voice in the walls. When they try to find the source, things go very wrong....

#4
Night of the Comet

Night of the Comet

1984★ 6.2

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

After a comet wipes out most of life on Earth, two Valley Girls find themselves fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists....

#5
Children of the Corn

Children of the Corn

1984★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firestarter for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A traveling couple end up in an abandoned Nebraska town inhabited by a cult of murderous children who worship a demon that lives in the local cornfields....

#6
Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise

1994★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firestarter for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve....