Movies Like My Neighbor Wants Me Dead

If you liked My Neighbor Wants Me Dead (2019), a comedy and fantasy movie directed by Nick Gatsby, 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
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.
2
Monster House (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and fantasy
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.
3
Hold the Fort (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also 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.
4
Wendell & Wild (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
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.
5
Portal to Hell (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and horror
After a debt-collector finds a portal to hell in a washing machine at his local laundromat, he’s propositioned into feeding it sinners to save his neighbor’s soul, maybe even at the expense of his own.
6
Buddy (2026)
★ 7/10Also horror and comedy
Inside the colorful world of "It's Buddy!", a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy - bright orange unicorn - spread happiness. But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not…
7
Scared Shrekless (2010)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and horror
Shrek challenges Donkey, Puss in Boots and his other fairy tale character friends to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle, telling scary stories to see who can resist becoming scared and stay the longest.
8
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…
9
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…
10
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.
11
Evil Dead II (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and comedy
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording…
12
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
★ 7/10Also horror and fantasy
Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank…
13
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasy
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the…
14
A Haunted House 2 (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and horror
After exorcising the demons of his ex, Malcolm starts afresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events.
15
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…
16
Mandy (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and horror
The Shadow Mountains, 1983. Red and Mandy lead a loving and peaceful existence; but when their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and…
17
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.
18
Abigail (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and comedy
A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl.
19
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.
20
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and fantasy
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.