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Movies Like How (Not) to Become a Vampire

If you liked How (Not) to Become a Vampire (2011), a comedy and fantasy movie directed by Keram Malicki-Sánchez, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Once Bitten

    Once Bitten (1985)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy and horror

    Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own…

  2. 2Hold the Fort

    Hold the Fort (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and comedy

    A HOA turns out to be more troublesome than usual in this wildly amusing, FX-heavy freak-out about newly minted suburbanites unexpectedly forced to take part in a struggle against monstrous forces.

  3. 3Dave Made a Maze

    Dave Made a Maze (2017)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and horror

    Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of…

  4. 4The Fearless Vampire Killers

    The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and horror

    A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.

  5. 5Death Becomes Her

    Death Becomes Her (1992)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasy

    Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a…

  6. 6The Unhealer

    The Unhealer (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and horror

    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…

  7. 7Fright Night

    Fright Night (1985)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and horror

    Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.

  8. 8Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

    Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and horror

    Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sunscreen to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.

  9. 9High Spirits

    High Spirits (1988)

    ★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and comedy

    When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.

  10. 10Vampire's Kiss

    Vampire's Kiss (1989)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and horror

    A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction.

  11. 11Secret Society of Second-Born Royals

    Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy

    A rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.

  12. 12Porno

    Porno (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and horror

    When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.

  13. 13Dracula: Dead and Loving It

    Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and horror

    When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood. Enter Professor Van Helsing, who may be the only one able to vanquish the Count.

  14. 14Renfield

    Renfield (2023)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and fantasy

    Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy.

  15. 15The Witches of Eastwick

    The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and fantasy

    Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.

  16. 16Idle Hands

    Idle Hands (1999)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and horror

    Anton is a cheerful but exceedingly non-ambitious 17-year-old stoner who lives to stay buzzed, watch TV, and moon over Molly, the beautiful girl who lives next door. However, it turns out that the old cliché about idle…

  17. 17Freaks of Nature

    Freaks of Nature (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and horror

    In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers-one human, one vampire, and one zombie-have to team up to figure out how to get…

  18. 18Gatlopp: Hell of a Game

    Gatlopp: Hell of a Game (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and horror

    Four friends get together for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade of absence, which takes a dark turn.

  19. 19Dust Bunny

    Dust Bunny (2025)

    ★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and horror

    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.

  20. 20Underworld: Blood Wars

    Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)

    ★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and horror

    Vampire death dealer Selene fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans…

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