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Movies that feel like Tremors (1990)

If you loved Tremors, the closest films we have are Re-Animator (1985), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Fright Night (1985). All three share Tremors' 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 HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.

Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.

πŸ… 88% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Ron Underwoodwittyplayfuldreadunsettlingcerebral
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Re-Animator
1985 Β· dir. Stuart Gordon
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.1science fiction Β· comedy Β· horror

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

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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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 Β· dir. Jim Sharman
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.4comedy Β· science fiction Β· horror

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath

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.

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

Witty comedy in both cases

The difference: Missing the ideas of Tremors

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

Common ground: creature

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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Happy Death Day 2U
2019 Β· dir. Christopher Landon
πŸ… 73%β˜… 6.2comedy Β· horror Β· science fiction

Cerebral horror, and it commits to that

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

Collegian Tree Gelbman wakes up in horror to learn that she's stuck in a parallel universe. Her boyfriend Carter is now with someone else, and her friends and fellow students seem to be completely different versions of themselves. When Tree discovers that Carter's roommate has been altering time, she finds herself once again the target of a masked killer. When the psychopath starts to go after her inner circle, Tree soon realizes that she must die over and over again to save everyone.

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

Both lean on dread more than on science fiction

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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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978 Β· dir. Philip Kaufman
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.4science fiction Β· horror

Horror with a pulse of unease, in both cases

The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.

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

Science fiction built on ideas, twice over

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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The Fearless Vampire Killers
1967 Β· dir. Roman Polanski
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7comedy Β· horror

Comedy built on play, twice over

A 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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Army of Darkness
1992 Β· dir. Sam Raimi
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.4fantasy Β· horror Β· comedy

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Tremors does

Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.

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Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
1991 Β· dir. Lam Ngai Kai
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7action Β· science fiction Β· horror

Dread-soaked horror in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into action than Tremors does

In 2001, where all correctional facilities have been privatized, martial artist Ricky finds himself victim to the corrupt system, found "guilty" of the manslaughter of an infamous crime boss.

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Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 Β· dir. Joe Dante
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.5comedy Β· horror Β· fantasy

Both lean on play more than on science fiction

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!

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