Movies Like Scared Straight!

Loved Scared Straight!? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

Arrested Development 2003 ★ 7.9
Straight Time 1978 ★ 7.1
The System 2022 ★ 7.1
Silenced 2011 ★ 8.2
The Way Back 2010 ★ 7.0
Boys' School 1938 ★ 7.4
Dark Passage 1947 ★ 7.3
The Desperate Hours 1955 ★ 7.0
Caged 1950 ★ 7.1
Saw 2003 ★ 7.0
Killing Cabos 2004 ★ 7.8
Don't Breathe 2016 ★ 7.0
Punishment Park 1971 ★ 7.3
Strange Harvest 2025 ★ 6.7
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie 2006 ★ 6.5
The Clearing 2023 ★ 6.4
The Dirties 2013 ★ 6.3
The Chronicles of Evil 2015 ★ 7.2
The Quiet Family 1998 ★ 7.0
Strangled 2020 ★ 6.7
Locked Out 2006 ★ 6.1
Thank Heaven for Small Favors 1963 ★ 6.6
The Patient 2022 ★ 6.9
Frailty 2002 ★ 6.9