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Movies Like The Thing with Two Heads

If you liked The Thing with Two Heads (1972), a comedy and science fiction movie directed by Lee Frost, 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. 1Rampage

    Rampage (2018)

    ★ 6.5/10Also science fiction

    Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle…

  2. 2High Anxiety

    High Anxiety (1977)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that they are willing to commit murder to keep.

  3. 3Gemini Man

    Gemini Man (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also science fiction

    Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict…

  4. 4The End of Oak Street

    The End of Oak Street (2026)

    ★ 7.1/10Also science fiction

    After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they…

  5. 5The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction and comedy

    Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

  6. 6Self/less

    Self/less (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10Also science fiction

    An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts…

  7. 7Evolution

    Evolution (2001)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and science fiction

    A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and…

  8. 8Paradise Hills

    Paradise Hills (2019)

    ★ 5.9/10Also science fiction

    A young woman is sent to Paradise Hills to be reformed, only to learn that the high-class facility's beautiful facade hides a sinister secret.

  9. 9The Big Brawl

    The Big Brawl (1980)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.

  10. 10Analyze This

    Analyze This (1999)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family,"…

  11. 11Avatar

    Avatar (2009)

    ★ 7.6/10Also science fiction

    In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.

  12. 12Back to the Future Part III

    Back to the Future Part III (1990)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and science fiction

    The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs…

  13. 13Innerspace

    Innerspace (1987)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and science fiction

    Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia…

  14. 14Killer Bean Forever

    Killer Bean Forever (2008)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    When things go bad in Beantown, top assassin Killer Bean is called to clean-up the mess. Detective Cromwell finds himself in the middle between Killer Bean and mob boss Cappuccino.

  15. 15Any Which Way You Can

    Any Which Way You Can (1980)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he's pushed into…

  16. 16Terminator Genisys

    Terminator Genisys (2015)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction

    The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by…

  17. 17Jungle Cruise

    Jungle Cruise (2021)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy

    Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will…

  18. 18Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

    Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who…

  19. 19Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

    Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding…

  20. 20Big Trouble

    Big Trouble (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad…

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