Movies Like Attack of the Brainsucker
If you liked Attack of the Brainsucker (2012), a fantasy and horror movie directed by Sid Zanforlin, 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.
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Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and fantasyAn intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.
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Monster High 2 (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and science fictionAs they enter sophomore year at Monster High, Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura and Frankie Stein face new students, new powers, and an even bigger threat that could not only tear their friendship apart but could change the…
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Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great Calamity (2012)
★ 8.1/10Also horror and fantasyA motion comic follow-up to a chapter from Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter novel where Abe's friend, Edgar Allan Poe, tells him the tale of historical Hungarian countess Elizabeth Bathory, often tied to vampire legends…
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Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasy and science fictionThis All Hallows’ Eve, Nightmare is bent on conquering our waking world by crossing through the Dream Dimension, and converting each dreamer into a monster. Can Dr. Strange, Hulk and the Howling Commandos hold the line…
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Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and fantasyTwo millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by…
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Lady Death (2004)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and horrorWhen accused by the townspeople of being in league with the Devil, Hope finds herself in a satanic deal for her life. After refusing the terms of the deal, she transforms into the powerful Lady Death and vows to wrest…
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and horrorDuring an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the…
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Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and horrorWhen an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.
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Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and horrorJust one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and fantasyA concise adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" about Mr. Toad's motor mania, followed by a short retelling of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" concerning schoolmaster Ichabod Crane.
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Coraline (2009)
★ 7.9/10Also fantasy and horrorWandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real…
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Strange World (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and science fictionA journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission.
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Nimona (2023)
★ 7.9/10Also fantasy and science fictionA knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and science fictionWhen scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead…
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Nightbooks (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and horrorAlex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way…
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The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fictionFrankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fictionAfter being resurrected by grave robbers, Larry Talbot searches for Dr. Frankenstein in the hopes of being cured of his lycanthropy. The mad scientist may turn out to be dead, but his monster is just waiting to be found…
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fictionA prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
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Island of Terror (1966)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fictionWhen a small island community becomes overrun with creeping, blobbish, tentacled monsters that liquefy and digest the bones from living creatures, the community struggles to fight back.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and horrorA small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.