Movies like Pleasures of Babylon (2025)
The best movies like Pleasures of Babylon (2025) are Hold the Fort (2025), Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991) and Bad (1977). If Pleasures of Babylon hooked you with its horror and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLouis C.K.: Oh My God (2013)7.6/10 from 229 votes
- NewestSearch Party: Where's PawPaw? (2026)Released 2026
Hold the Fort (2025)
A HOA turns out to be more troublesome than usual in this wildly amusing, FX-heavy freak-out about newly minted suburbanites unexpectedly forced to take part in a struggle against monstrous forces.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)
Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sunscreen to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBad (1977)
Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work after he runs out of money. She is reluctant to use him for a hit, since she prefers using women, but decides to try him on a trial basis. Meanwhile, the cop she pays off wants an arrest to make it look like he's doing his job, but Hazel doesn't want to sacrifice any of her "associates". The sleazy side of life is explored in this delightfully dark and deadpan film.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPorno (2019)
When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood. Enter Professor Van Helsing, who may be the only one able to vanquish the Count.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGatlopp: Hell of a Game (2022)
Four friends get together for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade of absence, which takes a dark turn.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisR.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOnyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023)
Onyx joins a group of fellow occultists to attend a dark ritual at the mansion of their idol, Bartok. Suspecting Bartok’s nefarious intentions, Onyx is suddenly immersed in a world of monsters, mystery, and mayhem.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bed Sitting Room (1969)
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed sitting room.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAfterburn (2025)
Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of treasure hunters who extract such objects as the Mona Lisa, the Rosetta Stone and the Crown Jewels while facing rival hunters, mutants and pirates.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRicky Gervais: Armageddon (2023)
Ricky Gervais dishes out controversial takes on political correctness and oversensitivity in a taboo-busting comedy special about the end of humanity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRicky Gervais: Mortality (2025)
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Centered on a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHard to Die (1990)
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)
In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThis Is the End (2013)
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking (2017)
Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up hilarious Walking Dead-inspired satire in this special featuring the zany stop-motion animation of Adult Swim’s “Robot Chicken.”
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Hunt (2020)
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes (2017)
Mike Birbiglia declares that a joke should never end with "I’m joking." In his all-new comedy, Birbiglia tiptoes hilariously through the minefield that is modern-day joke-telling. Join Mike as he learns that the same jokes that elicit laughter have the power to produce tears, rage, and a whole lot of getting yelled at. Ultimately it's a show that asks, “How far should we go for the laugh?”
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLouis C.K.: Oh My God (2013)
Filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on February 15th and 16th, 2013, Oh My God is Louis C.K.'s fifth stand-up special, his first for HBO since 2007's Shameless, and his first since winning a Emmy Award for writing on his acclaimed show on FX, Louie. Performed in the round in front of a live audience, he discusses such topics as the food chain, animals, divorce, strange anecdotes, broken morality, murder and mortality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCLUCK (2026)
A once-timid species breaks free from its human captors. After centuries of cruel exploitation, the pack plots a bloody revenge. An unlikely group of survivors must find the courage to fight back, or risk being picked off one by one.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & horror
Death's Wearing High Heels (2009)
Jaime and Bertucho decide to sneak in a college party. With the aid of a book: "The Art of Hypnosis", they plan to hypnotize every girl in the party, in order to get off with them. However, things will not turn out to be as they have planned.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & horror
Death's Wearing High Heels Tales: A Serious Killer 2 (2015)
The same killer (still in pain) decides to give the book another chance, but this time the plan will be changed… to a different language.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & horror
MONDAY (2026)
In the final minutes before oxygen depletion, deniers rant, couples combust, strangers collide - and one exhausted scientist races against time to save humanity.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Angels Gone (2019)
A restaurant owner finds himself in the midst of what appears to be a worldwide paranormal event.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Danse macabre (2026)
An apocalyptic nightmare about war and destruction, set to the Allegro from Shostakovich' 10th symphony.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Zombie Ship (2025)
A hungry beast awakens, hidden in the darkness of the endless ocean. The hunt begins. But it's not entirely clear who is the prey - and who is the hunter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Last Band on Earth (2026)
When the heat death of the Earth arises due to global warming, a group of four teens decide to form a band and make a documentary to immortalize their music and their lives.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Inspector Ike (2020)
After the conniving understudy of an avant-garde theater group knocks off the star actor, he finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse with Inspector Ike, New York City's Greatest Police Detective.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Search Party: Where's PawPaw? (2026)
Noble Kristian Silk Williams rushes home after Aunt Meek Meek warns that PawPaw's health has taken a turn for the worse. After visiting him in a rundown nursing home, Noble and her quirky best friends return to find him missing. Joined by their chaotic, self-reformed hood-Aunty, they follow bizarre clues and encounter eccentric characters in a race to find PawPaw before time runs out.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Pleasures of Babylon?
The closest matches to Pleasures of Babylon are Hold the Fort (2025), Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991) and Bad (1977). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Pleasures of Babylon?
Start with Hold the Fort (2025), the closest match to Pleasures of Babylon.
What is the highest-rated movie like Pleasures of Babylon?
Louis C.K.: Oh My God (2013), rated 7.6/10 by 229 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Pleasures of Babylon?
Search Party: Where's PawPaw? (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Pleasures of Babylon chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Pleasures of Babylon, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.