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Movies Like Rules of the Dead

If you liked Rules of the Dead (2020), a horror movie directed by Isaac Rodriguez, 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. 1The Resurrected

    The Resurrected (1991)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.

  2. 2Final Destination 2

    Final Destination 2 (2003)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror

    When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it…

  3. 3Curve

    Curve (2016)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror

    Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.

  4. 4Grindhouse

    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…

  5. 5Don't Move

    Don't Move (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror

    A grieving woman in a secluded forest encounters a killer who injects her with a paralytic drug. As her body shuts down, her fight for survival begins.

  6. 6Saccharine

    Saccharine (2026)

    ★ 7.2/10Also horror

    After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.

  7. 7Succubus

    Succubus (2024)

    ★ 8.3/10Also horror

    A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he…

  8. 8Die Alone

    Die Alone (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror

    Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he…

  9. 9Jigsaw

    Jigsaw (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.

  10. 10Race with the Devil

    Race with the Devil (1975)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror

    Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

  11. 11Daddy's Head

    Daddy's Head (2024)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror

    A boy and his stepmother fear for their safety after an eerie creature resembling the boy's recently deceased father visits them.

  12. 12Phantasm

    Phantasm (1979)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror

    A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.

  13. 13Play Dead

    Play Dead (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror

    A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.

  14. 14Phantasm II

    Phantasm II (1988)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike's dreams, and they must…

  15. 15Evil Dead

    Evil Dead (2013)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror

    Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Eric to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin to help…

  16. 16Evil Dead Burn

    Evil Dead Burn (2026)

    ★ 7.6/10Also horror

    After her husband's abrupt death, Alice seeks solace with his remaining family — descendants of a leading researcher on demonic possession. As her in-laws transform one by one into creatures that feed on fear, she…

  17. 17The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster

    The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror

    Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life.

  18. 18I Bury the Living

    I Bury the Living (1958)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    The new manager of a small-town cemetery becomes convinced that he triggered the untimely deaths of several plot owners by tampering with a certain map. When nobody believes him, he risks his sanity to play God once…

  19. 19The Exorcist III

    The Exorcist III (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror

    On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.

  20. 20Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

    Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror

    Five train passengers are joined by a mysterious fortuneteller who offers to read Tarot. A quintet of stories unfold: an architect returns to his ancestral home to find a vengeful werewolf; a doctor suspects his new…

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