Movies Like Axol: A Short Film

If you liked Axol: A Short Film (2025), a comedy and horror movie directed by Linken Ryan, 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
R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and horror
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.
2
The Dream Team (1989)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and thriller
Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperone, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish…
3
The 'Burbs (1989)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and horror
When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But…
4
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…
5
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…
6
Psych: The Movie (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and mystery
The ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and…
7
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and thriller
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they…
8
Death Becomes Her (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and horror
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…
9
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.
10
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.
11
Man's Best Friend (1993)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller
A genetic research facility worker exposes animal abuses there to a local TV reporter, who frees and takes in a genetically altered dog from the lab, unaware that he has a violent streak.
12
The Car (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller
The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined…
13
Foul Play (1978)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and mystery
A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
14
The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and mystery
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
15
Tales of Terror (1962)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and comedy
Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting…
16
The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and horror
A Halloween-hating dad reluctantly teams up with his teenage daughter when an evil spirit wreaks havoc by making their town's decorations come to life.
17
Wendell & Wild (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and horror
Two scheming demons strike a deal with a punk rock-loving teen so they can leave the Underworld and live out their dreams in the Land of the Living.
18
Gotcha! (1985)
★ 6/10Also comedy and thriller
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
19
Hostile Takeover (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and thriller
Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
20
My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)
★ 6/10Also horror and comedy
Shortly after high school student Jeremy Capello goes on a hot date, he finds he can't stand garlic or see his reflection in mirrors.