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Movies that feel like The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

If you loved The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the closest films we have are Re-Animator (1985), Fright Night (1985) and What We Do in the Shadows (2014). All three share The Rocky Horror Picture Show'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 Fandor, Shudder and Artiflix and others, checked against today's data.

After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.

πŸ… 81% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Jim Sharmanwittyplayfulcerebraldreadunsettling

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If The Rocky Horror Picture Show hit the spot, these will too

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Re-Animator
1985 Β· dir. Stuart Gordon
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.1science fiction Β· comedy Β· horror

The same mix in both: wit, then play

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.

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

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath

The difference: Lighter on ideas

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

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

The difference: 39 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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Warm Bodies
2013 Β· dir. Jonathan Levine
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.8horror Β· comedy Β· romance

Cerebral science fiction, and it commits to that

The difference: Played as romance first

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

Both trade on play more than on being horror

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

Dread-soaked comedy in both cases

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

Halloween is the engine of both

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 unease, 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

Both built around halloween

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

Science fiction built on wit, twice over

The difference: Leans further into fantasy

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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Phase IV
1974 Β· dir. Saul Bass
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.4horror Β· science fiction

Cerebral science fiction in both cases

Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.

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Phantasm
1979 Β· dir. Don Coscarelli
πŸ… 72%β˜… 6.6horror Β· science fiction

Cerebral horror in both cases

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.

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