Movies like The Stars in the Ditch (1979)
The best movies like The Stars in the Ditch (1979) are A Knight's War (2025), The Unhealer (2021) and Cinderella's Curse (2024). If The Stars in the Ditch hooked you with its fantasy and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedInterview with the Vampire (1994)7.4/10 from 6,718 votes
- NewestDust Bunny (2025)Released 2025
- In ItalianThe Long Hair of Death (1964)Also in Italian
A Knight's War (2025)
A fearless knight braves a deadly realm to save the Chosen One’s soul. Facing witches, demons, and brutal foes, he discovers her return could ignite chaos and doom humanity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Unhealer (2021)
A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCinderella's Curse (2024)
Desperate Cinderella summons her fairy godmother from an ancient flesh-bound book, seeking revenge on her evil stepmother and stepsisters who abuse and torment her daily.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisNightbreed (1990)
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWitch Hunt (2021)
In a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, a sheltered teenager must face her own demons and prejudices as she helps two young witches avoid law enforcement and cross the southern border to asylum in Mexico.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDust Bunny (2025)
Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Long Hair of Death (1964)
In a 15th century village, a woman is accused of witchcraft and put to death. Her beautiful older daughter knows the real reason for the execution lies in the lord's sexual desire for her mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBooks of Blood (2020)
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMargaux (2022)
As a group of seniors celebrate their final college days at a smart house, the house's highly advanced AI system, Margaux, begins to take on a deadly presence of her own. A carefree weekend of partying turns into a dystopian nightmare as they realize Margaux's plans to eliminate her tenants one way or another. Time begins to run out as the group desperately tries to survive and outsmart the smart home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisAbduction (2019)
A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMirrorMask (2005)
In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShades of Desire (2023)
After her twin sister Aubrey goes missing, Jennifer uncovers the scandalous, secret double-life that Aubrey leads - and that has put both of them in danger.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Evil (1978)
Shortly after moving into a dark, brooding mansion, a psychologist and his co-workers are terrorized by a horrible evil being.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisAnastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
Anastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Possessed (2021)
A man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same supernatural gift, they join forces for the ultimate confrontation. Inspired by actual events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHideaways (2011)
The elder one of each generation in the Furlong family is equipped with an extraordinary capacity. James discovers the nature of his at the time of an accident which causes the death of his father and his grandmother. Haunted by this mysterious evil he hides in a forest not to harm anybody. A few years later, Mae also takes refuge it in the forest and meets James.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDark Light (2019)
A woman returns to her family home and discovers it to be inhabited by monsters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMomo (2025)
Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBloodline Killer (2024)
Moira Cole endeavors to rebuild her shattered life after her family's murder at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisYou'll Never Find Me (2024)
Patrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the weather. The longer the night wears on and the more the young woman discovers about Patrick, the more difficult she finds it to leave. Soon she begins to question Patrick’s intentions, while Patrick begins to question his own grip on reality...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Vourdalak (2023)
The Marquis d’Urfé finds refuge in the home of a strange family after becoming lost in a hostile forest while working as an emissary for the King of France.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInterview with the Vampire (1994)
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Vampire Wedding (1993)
Young English gentleman Richard travels with his uncle Archibald to Prague, Czech kingdom. There he meets a beautiful girl Olivia, a young noblewoman with a secret. They fall in love with each other but he doesn't know Olivia is a companion of evil count Kronberg, ruler of pack of Prague vampires.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Captain Clegg (1962)
A captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town, but their search is hindered by a local reverend and a horrifying curse.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Black Castle (1952)
Englishman Sir Ronald Burton enters the castle of Austrian nobleman Count von Bruno, complete with torture chamber and moat, while investigating the disappearance of two friends.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUpiro (2027)
Spain, 1755. Ana is sent to a cloistered monastery where several nuns are afflicted by a mysterious disease. With the help of an unorthodox priest, the young novice uncovers an ancient legend and malevolent force: a bloodthirsty upiro.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Coming SoonMovies like thisTanabata: The Evening of the Seventh (TBA)
Follows three souls across Edo-period Japan, 1865 New South Wales and 2027 Australia, where each lifetime carries the emotional imprint of the last.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Never Love Again (Truth or Dare - Part I) (2021)
It all begins in 1769. Her name is Hope, a beautiful genie of Oriental descent. She is the only one who can save the White Moon Drake, her only master, from the dark forces chasing him. And as their romance stretches through space and time, she uses the last wish she can grant to wake him up from the dead. Now, she needs to offer the most precious thing she has in order to save him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Timestalker (2024)
Hapless Agnes repeatedly falls for the wrong guy, dies a grim death, and is reincarnated a century later. As she experiences romantic misfortune spanning various eras, Agnes aims to avoid repeat mistakes and finally break the cycle.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPirates of the Caribbean: Secrets of the Lamp (TBA)
Jack, Angelica and the relentless Captain Maynard race to claim the Lamp of Secrets. Familiar allies and rivals resurface, new bonds are forged and the seas hide powers no pirate has ever faced. Taking place after Dead Men Tell No Tales, Secrets of the Lamp is a fan film continuing the franchise with respect and passion.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Stars in the Ditch?
The closest matches to The Stars in the Ditch are A Knight's War (2025), The Unhealer (2021) and Cinderella's Curse (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Stars in the Ditch?
Start with A Knight's War (2025), the closest match to The Stars in the Ditch.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Stars in the Ditch?
Interview with the Vampire (1994), rated 7.4/10 by 6,718 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Stars in the Ditch?
Dust Bunny (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like The Stars in the Ditch?
Yes: The Long Hair of Death (1964).
How are movies similar to The Stars in the Ditch chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Stars in the Ditch, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.