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Movies that feel like Re-Animator (1985)

If you loved Re-Animator, the closest films we have are Fright Night (1985), Warm Bodies (2013) and What We Do in the Shadows (2014). All three share Re-Animator's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Shudder, Artiflix and Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses.

πŸ… 88% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Stuart Gordoncerebralwittyplayfuldreadunsettling
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If Re-Animator hit the spot, these will too

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Fright Night
1985 Β· dir. Tom Holland
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· horror

The same preoccupation in both: black humor

The difference: Not nearly as cerebral as Re-Animator

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.

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Warm Bodies
2013 Β· dir. Jonathan Levine
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.8horror Β· comedy Β· romance

Both built around zombie

The difference: Leans romance where Re-Animator does not

After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

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What We Do in the Shadows
2014 Β· dir. Jemaine Clement
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· horror

Both keep circling back to zombie

The difference: 29 years apart, and the 2010s show

Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

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Zombieland: Double Tap
2019 Β· dir. Ruben Fleischer
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.7horror Β· comedy

Both land wit and play at once

Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.

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Ready or Not
2019 Β· dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.9horror Β· comedy

The same mix in both: dread, then unease

A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.

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Jennifer's Body
2009 Β· dir. Karyn Kusama
πŸ… 47%β˜… 5.6horror Β· comedy

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader takes evil to a whole new level after she's possessed by a sinister demon. Now it's up to her best friend to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late.

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The Babysitter
2017 Β· dir. McG
β˜… 6.4comedy Β· horror

Horror built on play, twice over

When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

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The Fly
1986 Β· dir. David Cronenberg
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.6horror Β· science fiction

Experiment is the engine of both

When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

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Gremlins
1984 Β· dir. Joe Dante
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.3fantasy Β· horror Β· comedy

Dread-soaked science fiction in both cases

The difference: Plays it as fantasy more than Re-Animator does

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

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Shaun of the Dead
2004 Β· dir. Edgar Wright
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.8horror Β· comedy

Comedy with a pulse of unease, in both cases

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

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Zombieland
2009 Β· dir. Ruben Fleischer
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· horror

Both trade on wit more than on being horror

Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.

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Scanners
1981 Β· dir. David Cronenberg
πŸ… 69%β˜… 6.7science fiction Β· horror

Science fiction built on ideas, twice over

A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.

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