Movies like Dr. Giggles (1992)
The best movies like Dr. Giggles (1992) are Repossessed (1990), Hideous! (1997) and Parents (1989). If Dr. Giggles 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 ratedEvil Dead II (1987)7.5/10 from 3,737 votes
- NewestGingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust (2008)Released 2008
Repossessed (1990)
It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the Devil from little Nancy Aglet, who is now grown up with a husband and two children of her own. But the prince of darkness wants to go a second round and has returned to repossess her! With Father Mayii unwilling to help, Father Luke Brophy tries his best to help Nancy, even when TV's Ernest Weller plans to air the exorcism live on TV.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisHideous! (1997)
Dr. Lorca, an eccentric collector of biological oddities - has just "acquired" his greatest specimen: a horrible mutant born of toxic sewage, but the creature's rightful owner wants it back. The collector's clash is cut short though, as the sickening specimen comes to life, re-animating an angry, oozing little army of ferocious freaks
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisParents (1989)
Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950s suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his parents. Young Michael begins to suspect his parents are cooking more than just hamburgers on the grill outside, but has trouble explaining his fears to his new-found friend Sheila, or the school's social worker.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisTerror Firmer (1999)
A low-budget film crew working in New York City find themselves being preyed upon by a sexually conflicted serial killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAuntie Lee's Meat Pies (1992)
A devil-worshiping woman sends out her four beautiful nieces to lure men back to her place so they can be killed, ground up and sold as meat pies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Head of the Family (1996)
In the midst of a torrid affair, Lance discovers that Nob Hollow's weirdest residents, the Stackpoole family, have been doing hideous human experiments in the bowels of their basement.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisLuther the Geek (1989)
A psychotic killer convicted of multiple murders is released on parole after spending twenty years in prison. His psychosis immediately takes over and he goes on a killing spree.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Basket Case (1982)
A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBloodletting (1997)
Serena Stalin wanted to learn from the best. So she tracked down Butch Harlow, one of the world’s most notorious serial killers, and blackmailed him into teaching her the fine art of murder. Now, as the lessons begin, teacher and bloodthirsty student unleash an unspeakable passion that forces them to kill over and over again, leaving a trail of horribly mutilated victims in their wake...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Popcorn (1991)
While holding a horror film festival, a group of students are stalked by a madman who may have a sinister connection to a cult leader.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe People Under the Stairs (1991)
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust (2008)
The horrifying yet delicious and chewy Gingerdead Man causes murder and mayhem on the set of a horrible low budget movie set. It will take the determination of the studio's young new owner to save both his company and well as the lives of his young new friends. Including a terminally ill young boy whose final wish it was to meet the studios stars - The Tiny Terrors.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisFright Night (1985)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpider Baby (1967)
In a dilapidated rural mansion, the last generation of the degenerate, inbred Merrye family lives with the inherited curse of a disease that causes them to mentally regress from the age of 10 or so on as they physically develop. The family chauffeur looks out for them and covers up their indiscretions. Trouble comes when greedy distant relatives and their lawyer arrive to dispossess the family of its home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKiller Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Aliens disguised as clowns crash land on Earth in a rural town to capture unsuspecting victims in cotton candy cocoons for later consumption.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrankenhooker (1990)
A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident and decides to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, he was only able to save her head, so he goes to the red light district in the city and lures prostitutes into a hotel room so he can collect body parts to reassemble her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
The fictional world of Royston Vasey is facing apocalypse and the only way to avert disaster is for our nightmarish cast of characters to find a way into the real world and confront their creators. From present day Soho to the fictional film world of 17th Century Britain, the residents must overcome countless bizarre obstacles in their bid to return Royston Vasey to safety.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSociety (1990)
Bill Whitney is worried that he is different to his sister and parents. They mix with other upper-class people while Bill is more down to earth. Even his girlfriend seems a bit odd. All is revealed when Bill returns home to find a party in full swing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLittle Shop of Horrors (1986)
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 finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for its supper.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRe-Animator (1985)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBride of Chucky (1998)
For ten years, the tortured soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray has been imprisoned inside a child's doll. 'Chucky' is reborn when his old flame, Tiffany, rescues his battered doll parts from a police impound. But Chucky wants his new playmate cut down to size, so he transforms his blushing bride into a stunning little terror. Chucky and Tiffany can't wait to start their own homicidal honeymoon. When this demonic duo hits the road and hooks up with a pair of unsuspecting newlyweds, they leave a trail of murder and mayhem behind them. Chucky's back!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEvil Dead II (1987)
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 play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Granny (1995)
Granny's family wants her dead so they can collect her insurance. While she is on her death bed, she drinks an eternal life potion and returns to the land of the living. She is on a mission to wreak havoc over her greedy relatives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Blood Dolls (1999)
Virgil, an eccentric freak billionaire, spends his days being a "biological inventor." The "blood dolls," his newest creation, aid him in getting revenge on those who betrayed him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisKiller Condom (1996)
In New York City, detective Luigi Mackeroni investigates a string of mysterious penile mutilations at the Hotel Quickie. After Mackeroni attempts to have a tryst with a gigolo he meets in the lobby, a carniverous condom bites off his right testicle and flees, which sets the detective off on a quest to stop the predatory prophylactic once and for all.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Borrower (1991)
Aliens punish one of their own by sending him to earth. The alien is very violent, and when the body he occupies is damaged, he is forced to find another.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCreepshow (1982)
Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Frighteners (1996)
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 what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMeet the Applegates (1990)
Modelling themselves after an idyllic cookie-cutter suburban 1950s family, a colony of insects move from South America into the United States with the intent of getting access to the nation's nuclear resources.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCrimewave (1985)
A pair of whacked-out cartoon-like exterminator/hitmen kill the owner of a burglar-alarm company, and stalk the partner who hired them, his wife, and a nerd framed for the murder, who tells the story in flashback from the electric chair.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Dr. Giggles?
The closest matches to Dr. Giggles are Repossessed (1990), Hideous! (1997) and Parents (1989). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Dr. Giggles?
People who watched Dr. Giggles most often go on to Repossessed (1990), Hideous! (1997) and Parents (1989).
What is the highest-rated movie like Dr. Giggles?
Evil Dead II (1987), rated 7.5/10 by 3,737 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Dr. Giggles?
Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust (2008) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Dr. Giggles?
Yes: Repossessed (1990), Hideous! (1997) and Parents (1989).
How are movies similar to Dr. Giggles chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Dr. Giggles, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.