Movies Like I Was a Teenage Zombie

If you liked I Was a Teenage Zombie (1987), a comedy and horror movie directed by John Elias Michalakis, 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
Spontaneous (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and horror
When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.
2
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.
3
Deathgasm (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and comedy
Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.
4
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2001)
★ 6/10Also comedy and horror
A horrific explosion creates a dimensional portal between Tromaville and its dimensional mirror image, Amortville. While the Toxie is trapped in the mirror dimension, Tromaville comes under the control of his evil…
5
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and comedy
Barry is a talented mechanic and family man whose life is torn apart on the eve of a zombie apocalypse. His sister, Brooke, is kidnapped by a sinister team of gas-mask wearing soldiers and experimented on by a…
6
Suck (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and horror
The film follows a petty rock band called the Winners, consisting of vocalist Joey Winner, bassist Jennifer, guitarist Tyler, drummer Sam, and French-Canadian roadie Hugo, along with their sleazy manager Jeff, as they…
7
Ginger Snaps (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also horror
The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously…
8
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show where participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland. But the show turns into a nightmarish…
9
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
★ 7.1/10Also horror
A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.
10
Braindead (1992)
★ 7.4/10Also horror and comedy
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
11
Vamp (1986)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and horror
Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their college friends, unaware it is occupied by vampires.
12
Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and comedy
Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to create life – starting with the heart of…
13
Grindhouse (2007)
★ 7/10Also horror
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who…
14
Assassination Nation (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and comedy
After an anonymous hacker begins leaking the private data of thousands living in a small American town, the townspeople spiral into madness, with four high school seniors at the center of the maelstrom.
15
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.
16
The Killer's Game (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend, he must…
17
Uncle Peckerhead (2020)
★ 6/10Also horror and comedy
When a punk band scores their first tour, life on the road proves tough when they are joined by a man-eating demon as a roadie.
18
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
Years after the Racoon City catastrophe, survivors travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fight against hordes of zombies and the evil Umbrella Corp.
19
The Stakelander (2016)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
When his home of New Eden is destroyed by a revitalized Brotherhood and its new Vamp leader, Martin finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor and legendary vampire…
20
Planet Terror (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors…