Movies like Bad Channels (1992)
The best movies like Bad Channels (1992) are Head of the Family (1996), The Borrower (1991) and Remote Control (1988). If Bad Channels hooked you with its science fiction and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRe-Animator (1985)7.1/10 from 1,770 votes
- NewestIck (2025)Released 2025
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 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 science fiction & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisRemote Control (1988)
A video store clerk stumbles onto an alien plot to take over earth by brainwashing people with a bad '50s science fiction movie. He and his friends race to stop the aliens before the tapes can be distributed world-wide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisSubspecies (1991)
Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDemonic Toys (1992)
While on a stakeout, Judith Gray, a beautiful, tough cop, is trapped inside a warehouse full of toys that have been awakened to murderous life by a strange child of darkness.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisReturn of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
Crazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisClass of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown (1991)
At the Tromaville Institute of Technology's nuclear plant, Prof. Holt has perfected "subhumanoids": living beings without emotions who perform menial tasks. When school reporter Roger Smith meets a beautiful subhumanoid named Victoria, they fall in love and he becomes determined to save her and the school from a giant mutant squirrel, Tromie.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisTerrorVision (1986)
After Stanley Putterman installs a state-of-the-art satellite dish in his backyard, a strange monster leaps off the screen and needs to feed on humans for survival. The Putterman children Sherman and Suzy—along with Suzy's metalhead boyfriend O.D.—are left to figure out what to do.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisCritters (1986)
Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.
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 thisCritters 3 (1991)
As fanged, furious furballs viciously invade an L.A. apartment building and sink their teeth into the low-rent tenants, Josh leads the battle to beat back the conniving critters and save the planet.
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 thisBad Taste (1987)
A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation. After they wipe out the New Zealand town Kaihoro, the country’s Astro-Investigation and Defense Service (AIaDS) is called in to deal with the problem. Things are complicated due to Giles, an aid worker who comes to Kaihoro the same day to collect change from the residents. He is captured by the aliens, and AIaDS stages a rescue mission that quickly becomes an all-out assault on the aliens’ headquarters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Creeps (1986)
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChopping Mall (1986)
High-tech robots equipped with state-of-the-art security devices have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for the Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightning short-circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into "killbots" on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisBrain Damage (1988)
Brian comes under the addictive spell of a parasite with the ability to induce euphoric hallucinations in its hosts.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Stuff (1985)
Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dessert product that is blowing ice cream sales out of the water. Nobody knows how it’s made or what’s in it, but people are lining up to buy it. It's got a delicious flavor to die for!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 science fiction & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLeprechaun (1993)
A demonic leprechaun terrorizes a group of young people whom he believes stole his gold.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMan's Best Friend (1993)
A genetic research facility worker exposes animal abuses there to a local TV reporter, who frees and takes in a genetically altered dog from the lab, unaware that he has a violent streak.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisEvil Ed (1995)
Edward is a friendly, harmless film editor in the splatter and gore department of a horror film company. Ed is assigned to work on the new Loose Limbs series of horror films after the previous editor killed himself with a hand grenade. Later his reality begins to twist and distort into a horrifying world where nothing is as it seems. Soon enough this turns Ed into Evil Ed!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisCellar Dweller (1988)
A book artist, Whitney Taylor, is doomed to repeat history in a most grotesque way when she unleashes a demon after drawing it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hidden (1987)
When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher determine the cause.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988)
Out to steal a trophy from a local bowling alley, a group of college students accidentally unleash the imp -- a sadistic little spirit that creates demons and loves sexy women.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisShrunken Heads (1994)
Three teens killed by a local crime boss return for revenge after a witch doctor revives them through voodoo magic.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & horror
Tales from the Darkside (1990)
A compilation of episodes from the classic '80s horror anthology TV series "Tales From The Darkside" for the VHS market.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & comedy
Ick (2025)
Science teacher Hank’s life changes when he reconnects with his first love and suspects that a new student may be his daughter—all while facing an alien threat in their town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
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 thisFreaks of Nature (2015)
In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers-one human, one vampire, and one zombie-have to team up to figure out how to get rid of the visitors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInfestation (2009)
After being stung by a giant insect, Cooper learns that these bugs are attacking the whole city. He joins forces with the survivors, in order to find a way to counter-attack.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Bad Channels?
The closest matches to Bad Channels are Head of the Family (1996), The Borrower (1991) and Remote Control (1988). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Bad Channels?
People who watched Bad Channels most often go on to Head of the Family (1996), The Borrower (1991) and Remote Control (1988).
What is the highest-rated movie like Bad Channels?
Re-Animator (1985), rated 7.1/10 by 1,770 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Bad Channels?
Ick (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Bad Channels?
Yes: Head of the Family (1996), The Borrower (1991) and Remote Control (1988).
How are movies similar to Bad Channels chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Bad Channels, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.