Movies Like Fright Show
If you liked Fright Show (1985), a horror and comedy movie directed by Frank Kerr and Richard Taylor, 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.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and horrorA small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
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Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and horrorAn intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.
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The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and horrorA noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
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Invaders from Mars (1953)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and horrorA boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.
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Frankenweenie (1984)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and science fictionWhen young Victor's pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor's homemade monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc…
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Monster House (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and horrorMonsters 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.
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The 'Burbs (1989)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and horrorWhen 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…
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Dave Made a Maze (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and horrorDave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of…
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Once Bitten (1985)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and horrorMark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own…
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Circle (2015)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fictionIn a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two…
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Freaked (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and science fictionA vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
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Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and horrorBe careful what you wish for. With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that…
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Project: ALF (1996)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and science fictionSix years ago, the lovable intergalactic fugitive Gordon Shumway, best known as ALF, was on his way back to his new home when the Alien Task Force finally caught up with him. Now, he is being studied at a top-secret…
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Planet 51 (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and science fictionWhen Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an…
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The Monster Club (1981)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and comedyA vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a gesture of gratitude, which turns out to be a meeting place for assorted creatures of the night. The vampire then regales him…
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Girl vs. Monster (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and science fictionSkylar finds out that her parents are monster hunters after she accidentally releases some monsters from a secret containment chamber; so she and her techno friends must recapture all the monsters and also save her mom…
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Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and science fictionSusan Murphy (a.k.a. Ginormica) and the Monsters are now working with the US government as special ops. So when an alien presence is detected in Susan's hometown of Modesto, California -- right before Halloween -- the…
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and science fictionThe maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and horrorAs American policemen in London, Bud and Lou meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and science fictionA young, aspiring hero and superhero fan inadvertently unleashes a powerful new villain looking to rid the world of the Avengers.