Movies like Kalpana 2 (2016)
The best movies like Kalpana 2 (2016) are Gatlopp: Hell of a Game (2022), Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023) and Benny Loves You (2019). If Kalpana 2 hooked you with its comedy and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTrick 'r Treat (2007)7.0/10 from 2,213 votes
- NewestBalls Up (2026)Released 2026
- In KannadaRaju Kannada Medium (2018)Also in Kannada
Gatlopp: 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 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 thisBenny Loves You (2019)
Jack, a man desperate to improve his life, throws away his beloved childhood plush, Benny. It’s a move that has disastrous consequences when Benny springs to life with deadly intentions!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisVillains (2019)
When their car breaks down, a couple on the run headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead is a dark secret, and a sweet-as-pie pair of homeowners who will do anything to keep it from getting out.
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 thisAsylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales (2020)
Brandon prepares to give his last stand-up comedy show. As his stories and jokes pass, the public begins to cheer up. But at that precise moment Brandon will realize that these stories have a strong relationship with his past. More than he imagines.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisStudio 666 (2022)
Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album. Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisTrick 'r Treat (2007)
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 pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIdle Hands (1999)
Anton is a cheerful but exceedingly non-ambitious 17-year-old stoner who lives to stay buzzed, watch TV, and moon over Molly, the beautiful girl who lives next door. However, it turns out that the old cliché about idle hands being the devil's playground has a kernel of truth after all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & 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 thisCrush the Skull (2015)
A couple of master thieves find themselves trapped within a house they intended to rob, only to discover they've inadvertently wandered into the lair of a deranged serial killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisBalls Up (2026)
Two marketing executives go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDaddy's Little Girl (2014)
After the police find Derek’s daughter brutally murdered on the beach, he vows to make the culprit suffer for his actions, even if that person is ‘part of the family.’ With careful research into the history of torture, Derek prepares himself and his basement for a week of brutal tactics that will make his daughter’s killer feel the pain that he has inflicted upon so many others. In a time when stranger danger is ever present, a single father learns that it’s the ones you trust most who have to be watched the closest.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDaylight's End (2016)
Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station and reluctantly agrees to try to help them defend themselves and escape to the sanctuary they so desperately need.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Curse of Buckout Road (2017)
A college class project on creation and destruction of modern myth, turns terrifying when a trio of young people come to realize the urban legends surrounding the famed Buckout Road may, in fact, be REAL.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGod Is a Bullet (2023)
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisCheat (2023)
On the surface it's believed to be another urban legend - a supernatural being from the afterlife is violently killing anyone who cheats on their significant other in the small college town of Silvercreek, Pennsylvania. But the town's unusually high suicide rate is finally convincing both locals and college students that everything is not as it seems. When Maeve - a female college student - sleeps with Charlie, the married man of the host family she is staying with, both sense the deadly curse is closing in on them. Unable to get anyone to believe them, Maeve and Charlie seek out a local history student to help find answers and figure out a way to defend themselves. It all comes undone, however, as several people are horrifically killed by the savage being - one-by-one at a rapid pace. Eventually, Maeve, Charlie and the few survivors band together in an attempt to defeat the monster once and for all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHeartless (2010)
Jamie Morgan is a troubled young man with a facial birthmark, which has left him isolated and fearful, hiding from the world outside. He lives in the East End, notorious for its violent hooded gangs. According to news reports, the gangs are now wearing demon masks. But, one night, after the murder of his mother, Jamie discovers the terrifying truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisRaju Kannada Medium (2018)
Raju, a village boy goes to Bangalore in search for a job and finds different meanings to life while dealing with hurdles that the city puts him through.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Please Turn Over (2016)
A young, cricketer turned teacher, has to overcome a big challenge in his personal life; and teach a motley bunch of kids what it means to play hard but fair.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
ATITHI (2024)
ATITHI is a Kannada short film about a caring father whose growing health concerns lead to a terrifying ordeal. Haunted by a mysterious, unseen visitor, he struggles to distinguish between reality and his own fears. As the line between the real and imagined blurs, he fights to maintain his sanity amidst the haunting presence.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Visions of Mookajji (2019)
An 80-year-old widow with extra-sensory perceptions can see the history behind the objects she touches, through which she comments on evolution of culture, concepts of God, religion, relationships, humans and their sexuality, etc.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Sunday - A Kannada Short Film (2020)
Every generation has its own entry and exit. They have their own crisis and celebrations. This is an attempt to bring and connect the dotted lines between the generations. The collectively carefree voyage of everyone's day is "Sunday."
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Samsara Nauka (1936)
The film's plot is based on a social theme of the life of Sundar. Much against the wish of his grandfather, he marries his beloved Sarala. This act makes him to move away from his house and settle in his in-laws place
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Chiranjeevi (1936)
Movie starring Devudu, Sharada, Malavalli Sundaramma, Basavaraju Mansoor and directed by K P Bhave.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Sadarame (1935)
The story follows the virtuous and brave Sadarame, whose life takes a sharp turn when she captures the heart of Prince Jayaveera.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Birugaali (2009)
Hacchi is an orphan who lives in a slum and works for a gangster. Trouble ensues when he tries to change himself for the woman he loves, while his employer's daughter also falls in love with him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Sarasammana Samadhi (2011)
Based on the novel of same name by K. Shivaram Karanth. Sarasamma, a woman who lost her life in the practice of Sati, is worshiped by women in troubled relationships. The movie shows the stories centered to these women and societal issues faced by them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Kalpana 2?
The closest matches to Kalpana 2 are Gatlopp: Hell of a Game (2022), Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023) and Benny Loves You (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Kalpana 2?
Start with Gatlopp: Hell of a Game (2022), the closest match to Kalpana 2.
What is the highest-rated movie like Kalpana 2?
Trick 'r Treat (2007), rated 7.0/10 by 2,213 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Kalpana 2?
Balls Up (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Kannada movies like Kalpana 2?
Yes: Raju Kannada Medium (2018), Please Turn Over (2016) and ATITHI (2024).
How are movies similar to Kalpana 2 chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Kalpana 2, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.