Movies like Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008)
The best movies like Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008) are Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988), Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989) and The Final Terror (1983). If Return to Sleepaway Camp 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 ratedHappy Death Day (2017)6.7/10 from 6,782 votes
- NewestSlumber Party Massacre (2021)Released 2021
- Same seriesSleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)
Angela Baker escapes from a mental hospital and surfaces at a summer camp as a counselor who lectures her teenage charges on proper moral behavior. Those teens who break her strict rules -- from the camp chatterbox or a sex-obsessed girl to the boys who are peeping Toms -- are murdered by the impostor in various gruesome ways. As more campers go missing, intrepid counselor Molly begins to piece together the truth.
Why it matches: Same series: Sleepaway Camp · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)
Psychotic Angela is itching to do what she does best: slaughter dozens of teenage campers. As luck would have it, the previous site of her murders has been renamed and converted into an experimental summer camp meant to bring together privileged and lower-class teens. On the day the youths are boarding the buses to camp, Angela runs over a potential camper with a garbage truck and assumes her identity. Once she has infiltrated the camp, the real terror begins.
Why it matches: Same series: Sleepaway Camp · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Final Terror (1983)
A group of friends head out for what is expected to be a vacation of hiking, camping and a good time, but when a backwoods mama finds them on her turf, it becomes anything but a vacation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSleepaway Camp (1983)
Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers.
Why it matches: Same series: Sleepaway Camp · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Funhouse Massacre (2015)
Six of the worlds scariest psychopaths escape from a local Asylum and proceed to unleash terror on the unsuspecting crowd of a Halloween Funhouse whose themed mazes are inspired by their various reigns of terror.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisHatchet (2006)
When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Burning (1981)
A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidentally burned him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Trish invites her high school basketball teammates over for a night they'll never forget when an unexpected guest crashes the party: an escaped psychopath with a portable power drill.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisVictor Crowley (2017)
Ten years ago, over forty people were brutally torn to pieces in Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp. Over the past decade, lone survivor Andrew’s claims that local legend Victor Crowley was responsible for the horrific massacre have been met with great controversy. But when a twist of fate puts him back at the scene of the tragedy, Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and Andrew must face the bloodthirsty ghost from his past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSlumber Party Massacre (2021)
Dana, daughter of the only survivor of a massacre in 1993, is going on a weekend trip with her friends. After their car breaks down in the very same town where her mother once fought the Driller Killer, Dana and her friends must come face-to-face with the man who has haunted her mother’s life for the past 30 years.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Final Girls (2015)
A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHauntedWeen (1991)
Twenty years after a fatal incident, Eddie Burber's old home, now haunted, hosts a fraternity fundraiser. Unbeknownst to them, real deaths occur amid the haunted house thrills as they're hunted and trapped inside.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
2001 Maniacs (2005)
On their way to Spring Break, college kids take a detour through an old Southern town. The people of Pleasant Valley insist the kids stay for their annual barbecue celebration... but instead of getting a taste of the old South, the old South gets a taste of them!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Tripper (2006)
A Ronald Reagan-obsessed serial killer targets a bunch of hippies who are heading to a weekend-long concert.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMadman (1981)
Madman Marz, an old folklore legend who murdered his family before escaping into the woods, is inadvertently summoned to a campsite to finish the spree he started decades ago.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisFriday the 13th (1980)
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Bloody Valentine (1981)
Twenty years after a Valentine's Day tragedy claimed the lives of five miners, Harry Warden returns for a vengeful massacre among teen sweethearts gearing up for another party.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUncle Sam (1996)
It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisApril Fool's Day (1986)
On April Fool's Day weekend, a group of college friends gather together at a secluded island mansion to celebrate their final year of school, where they soon become prey for an unseen murderer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Funhouse (1981)
Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a murder by a deformed worker wearing a mask. Locked in, Amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hills Run Red (2009)
A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisHappy Death Day (2017)
Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHellbent (2005)
A night filled with beautiful people, music and dancing at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival turns deadly for four gay friends. When two men are found dead, the friends find that they are the killer's next target. No one knows who will survive the night. A wild, relentless ride filled with unexpected surprises and shocking scares.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisFreddy vs. Jason (2003)
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-handed figure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeathgasm (2015)
Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cottage (2008)
In a remote part of the countryside, a bungled kidnapping turns into a living nightmare for four central characters when they cross paths with a psychopathic farmer and all hell breaks loose.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFriday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, new counselors roam the area, not sensing the ominous lurking presence that proves that the grisly legend is real.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlanet Terror (2007)
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDesperate Living (1977)
After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Return to Sleepaway Camp?
The closest matches to Return to Sleepaway Camp are Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988), Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989) and The Final Terror (1983). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Return to Sleepaway Camp?
People who watched Return to Sleepaway Camp most often go on to The Final Terror (1983), The Funhouse Massacre (2015) and Hatchet (2006).
What is the highest-rated movie like Return to Sleepaway Camp?
Happy Death Day (2017), rated 6.7/10 by 6,782 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Return to Sleepaway Camp?
Slumber Party Massacre (2021) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Return to Sleepaway Camp part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Sleepaway Camp, which includes Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988), Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989) and Sleepaway Camp (1983).
Are there English movies like Return to Sleepaway Camp?
Yes: Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988), Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989) and The Final Terror (1983).
How are movies similar to Return to Sleepaway Camp chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Return to Sleepaway Camp, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.