Movies that feel likeTucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)

Name: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
Director: Eli Craig
Genre: comedy, horror
Released: 2010

Two hillbillies are suspected of being killers by a group of paranoid college kids camping near the duo's West Virginian cabin. As the body count climbs, so does the fear and confusion as the college kids try to seek revenge against the pair.

If you loved Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, the closest films we have are What We Do in the Shadows (2014), Piranha 3D (2010) and Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight (2020). All three share Tucker and Dale vs. Evil's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).

🍅 86% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Eli Craigwitty playful dread unsettling

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If Tucker and Dale vs. Evil hit the spot, these will too

What We Do in the Shadows

2014 · dir. Jemaine Clement

🍅 96%★ 7.6comedy · horror

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

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

Piranha 3D

2010 · dir. Alexandre Aja

🍅 76%★ 5.5comedy · horrorParamount+

Both land dread and unease at once

Each year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria, Arizona explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 residents for the annual Spring Break celebration. But then, an earthquake opens an underwater chasm, releasing an enormous swarm of ancient Piranha that have been dormant for thousands of years, now with a taste for human flesh. This year, there's something more to worry about than the usual hangovers and complaints from locals, a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria.

Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight

2020 · dir. Bartosz M. Kowalski

🍅 67%★ 4.9comedy · horrorNetflix

Common ground: killer

Addicted to technology, a group of teens attends a rehabilitation camp in the forest, but a sinister force there intends to take them offline forever.

Ready or Not

2019 · dir. Tyler Gillett

🍅 89%★ 6.9horror · comedyNetflix

Comedy built on wit, twice over

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.

Housebound

2014 · dir. Gerard Johnstone

🍅 95%★ 6.7horror · comedy · thrillerPrime Video

One thread runs through both: campy

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Tucker and Dale vs. Evil does

When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she's forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement.

Zombieland: Double Tap

2019 · dir. Ruben Fleischer

🍅 68%★ 6.6comedy · horrorMax

Playful horror, and it commits to that

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.

The Babysitter

2017 · dir. McG

★ 6.4comedy · horrorNetflix

Comedy with a pulse of dread, in both cases

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.

Jennifer's Body

2009 · dir. Karyn Kusama

🍅 47%★ 5.6horror · comedyHuluPeacock

Both lean on unease more than on horror

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

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.

Fright Night

1985 · dir. Tom Holland

🍅 83%★ 7.1comedy · horror

Witty comedy in both cases

The difference: 25 years apart, and the 1980s show

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.

The Dead Don't Die

2019 · dir. Jim Jarmusch

🍅 55%★ 5.4comedy · drama · horrorNetflix

Horror with a pulse of play, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Tucker and Dale vs. Evil does

In the sleepy town of Centerville, the lives of a number of interconnected characters are disrupted by the undead.

Better Watch Out

2017 · dir. Chris Peckover

🍅 89%★ 6.5horror · thriller · comedyPrime VideoPeacock

A streak of dread through both

On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.