
Movies that feel likeGremlins (1984)
If you loved Gremlins, the closest films we have are An American Werewolf in London (1981), Evil Dead II (1987) and Fright Night (1985). All three share Gremlins' dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Poison for the Fairies (1986).
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If Gremlins hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Body-horror dread laced with jokes that never let the terror settle
The difference: One man's transformation, not a multiplying horde of little monsters

Splattery, over-the-top horror comedy that never stops winking at you
The difference: A lone cabin siege of demons, not a townful of gremlin chaos

An 80s neighbor turns out to be something a teenager can't explain
The difference: A vampire-next-door mystery, not a horde unleashed by one mistake

A holiday gone wrong unleashes creatures that turn festive cheer feral
The difference: A demonic Santa myth, angrier and less mischievous than the gremlins

Christmas curdles into a gleeful, gruesome fight for survival
The difference: A zombie musical, singing through carnage rather than practical-effects mayhem

Gleeful, ghoulish chaos breaks loose once the wrong thing gets summoned
The difference: A haunted-house afterlife farce, no rule-breaking pet gone monstrous

Dark, gleeful comedy where a simple mistake spirals into body-horror chaos
The difference: A rivalry-fueled immortality farce, no monsters loose on a town

Common ground: halloween
The difference: Trades the dream logic of Gremlins for an angle of its own

A small town's teenagers face a nightmare no adult will believe
The difference: A straight slasher with none of Gremlins' mischievous comic relief

The same mix in both: dream logic, then dread
The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

Childhood games curdle into something genuinely unsettling and strange
The difference: A slow-burn Mexican psychological tale, no creature-feature mayhem

A small town's cozy surface hides something feeding after dark
The difference: Teen vampire gang thriller, sleeker and less cartoonish than gremlins
In the mood for more dreamlike?
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