Movies Like Something in the Dirt

If you liked Something in the Dirt (2022), a comedy and horror movie directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, 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
Phoenix Forgotten (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mystery
Twenty years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful…
2
Backrooms (2026)
★ 7/10Also horror and mystery
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
3
Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and horror
Earl Bassett's celebrity after defeating the Graboid attack against the town of Perfection has proved short-lived, until he's recruited by a Mexican oil company whose workers have found more than they bargained for…
4
Drive (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and comedy
A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.
5
Paranormal Activity (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mystery
After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly the most active in the middle of…
6
It Follows (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and mystery
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
7
Cube (1997)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and mystery
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.
8
John Dies at the End (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and comedy
A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
9
From Beyond (1986)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and science fiction
The Resonator, a powerful machine that can control the sixth sense, has killed its creator and sent his associate into an insane asylum. When a psychiatrist becomes determined to continue the experiment, she…
10
Containment (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fiction
Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?
11
Night of the Comet (1984)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and horror
After a comet wipes out most of life on Earth, two Valley Girls find themselves fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.
12
Afterburn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and comedy
Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of…
13
Prometheus (2012)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and mystery
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
14
Don't Worry Darling (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and mystery
Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. But when cracks in their…
15
Critters 2 (1988)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and horror
Three bounty hunters from space fly back to the town of Grovers Bend, hoping to save local residents from a new batch of Critter eggs.
16
Species (1995)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and horror
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but…
17
The Bay (2012)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fiction
Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.
18
Caddo Lake (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and science fiction
When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.
19
V/H/S/Beyond (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and science fiction
The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.
20
Sphere (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and mystery
A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate…