50 Movies Like Gremlins (1984) You Need to Watch Next
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
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If you loved Gremlins (1984) by Joe Dante, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Nosferatu, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
50 Movies Similar to Gremlins
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
2023 · André Øvredal
The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.
In common: Fantasy · Horror
Nosferatu
2024 · Robert Eggers
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
In common: Fantasy · Horror
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
2018 · Ari Sandel
Be careful what you wish for. With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a lo
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Renfield
2023 · Chris McKay
Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quinc
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · Joe Dante
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 generat
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024 · Tim Burton
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidental
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
Trick 'r Treat
2007 · Michael Dougherty
Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
Roald Dahl's The Witches
2020 · Robert Zemeckis
In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabo
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
End of Days
1999 · Peter Hyams
Cynical bodyguard Jericho is hired by a man possessed by Satan, who is in search of his bride. When Jericho realizes what is happening, he must do everything he can to save the woman and the world.
In common: Fantasy · Horror
The Monkey
2025 · Osgood Perkins
When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brother
In common: Comedy · Horror
Death Becomes Her
1992 · Robert Zemeckis
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
Evil Dead II
1987 · Sam Raimi
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they pl
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
Tarot
2024 · Spenser Cohen
When a group of friends recklessly violate the sacred rule of Tarot readings, they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate
In common: Horror
Pet Sematary
1989 · Mary Lambert
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
In common: Horror
Salem's Lot
2024 · Gary Dauberman
Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
In common: Horror
The Exorcist: Believer
2023 · David Gordon Green
Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior re
In common: Horror
Lights Out
2016 · David F. Sandberg
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
In common: Horror
Never Let Go
2024 · Alexandre Aja
As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.
In common: Horror
Death of a Unicorn
2025 · Alex Scharfman
A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
The Curse of La Llorona
2019 · Michael Chaves
In 1970s Los Angeles, the legendary ghost La Llorona is stalking the night -- and the children. Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother, a social worker and her own kids are drawn into a frigh
In common: Horror
The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025 · Michael Chaves
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
In common: Horror
Dead Silence
2007 · James Wan
Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend
In common: Horror
Piranha 3D
2010 · Alexandre Aja
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
In common: Comedy · Horror
The Babysitter
2017 · McG
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.
In common: Comedy · Horror
Nosferatu
1922 · F. W. Murnau
The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.
In common: Fantasy · Horror
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · John Landis
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins e
In common: Comedy · Horror
Braindead
1992 · Peter Jackson
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
In common: Comedy · Horror
Little Shop of Horrors
1986 · Frank Oz
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's; a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day, Seymour
In common: Comedy · Horror
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But
In common: Comedy · Horror
The Babysitter: Killer Queen
2020 · McG
Two years after defeating a satanic cult led by his babysitter Bee, Cole's trying to forget his past and focus on surviving high school. But when old enemies unexpectedly return, Cole will once again
In common: Comedy · Horror
Fright Night
1985 · Tom Holland
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.
In common: Comedy · Horror
Scary Movie 2
2001 · Keenen Ivory Wayans
While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group of students visit a mansion called "Hell House,"
In common: Comedy
Ready or Not
2019 · Tyler Gillett
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.
In common: Comedy · Horror
Jennifer's Body
2009 · Karyn Kusama
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
In common: Comedy · Horror
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2015 · Christopher Landon
Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll f
In common: Comedy · Horror
Tusk
2014 · Kevin Smith
When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend's girlfriend to search for him.
In common: Comedy · Horror
Doctor Sleep
2019 · Mike Flanagan
Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who posse
In common: Fantasy · Horror
The Menu
2022 · Mark Mylod
A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
In common: Comedy · Horror
Dark Shadows
2012 · Tim Burton
Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
The Addams Family
1991 · Barry Sonnenfeld
When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Mort
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Elf
2003 · Jon Favreau
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shak
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Good Fortune
2025 · Aziz Ansari
A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Ted 2
2015 · Seth MacFarlane
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Freakier Friday
2025 · Nisha Ganatra
Years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess a
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Ted
2012 · Seth MacFarlane
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Wonka
2023 · Paul King
Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Matilda
1996 · Danny DeVito
Matilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loy
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Night at the Museum
2006 · Shawn Levy
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibi
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Shaun of the Dead
2004 · Edgar Wright
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 strenu
In common: Comedy · Horror
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tom Shadyac
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst da
In common: Comedy · Fantasy