Movies like An Hour To Kill (2018)
The best movies like An Hour To Kill (2018) are Dave Made a Maze (2017), The Monster Club (1981) and Race with the Devil (1975). If An Hour To Kill 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 Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)7.7/10 from 268 votes
- NewestArbor Day: The Root of Evil (2026)Released 2026
Dave Made a Maze (2017)
Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of his own creation. Ignoring his warnings, Dave’s girlfriend Annie leads a band of oddball explorers on a rescue mission. Once inside, they find themselves trapped in an ever-changing supernatural world, threatened by booby traps and pursued by a bloodthirsty Minotaur.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Monster Club (1981)
A vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a gesture of gratitude, which turns out to be a meeting place for assorted creatures of the night. The vampire then regales him with three stories, each interspersed with musical performances at the club.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisRace with the Devil (1975)
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDouble Threat (2022)
With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAngels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)
When an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSee Spot Run (2001)
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, he hides in Gordon's Mailtruck that James is in too. And guess what they name him. Spot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHenry Danger: The Movie (2025)
Henry Hart meets a superfan—eager to fight crime with Kid Danger—who comes into possession of a device that can open up alternate realities. Facing a wild ride, Henry will need his best friend Jasper and his new superfan sidekick to find his way out or be stuck in another dimension forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSecret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
A rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBasilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by modern archaeologist Harrison 'Harry' McColl's expedition. Despite a cryptic warning from tribal locals, everything goes to his Colorado university's museum. It's all exhibited during another eclipse, which leads to the monster reviving. Harry and some of his friends must try to petrify the monster again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAirborne (1993)
Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to navigate the perils of high school—avoid the bullies, get the girl, and win a little respect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 'Burbs (1989)
When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Monster Squad (1987)
Count Dracula returns to the world of humans accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them the ability to rule the world. A group of horror-loving heroes are the only ones daring to stand in their way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVan Helsing: The London Assignment (2004)
It tells of the events before the film, in which monster hunter Gabriel Van Helsing travels to London to investigate a series of horrific, and decidedly supernatural murders, being committed by the mad scientist Dr. Jekyll, in the form of his evil alter-ego, Mr. Hyde.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisReturn to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2 (2017)
Following the events of Volume 1, the mutated glee club continue their violent rampage in Tromaville. Chrissy and Lauren, two innocent lesbian lovers, must fight not only the Cretins, mutants, and monsters but also the evil Tromorganic Foodstuffs Conglomerate. Can they, and Kevin the Wonder Duck, save Tromaville High School and the world?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAbbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
As American policemen in London, Bud and Lou meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015)
Crime is on the run as the newly formed Justice League keeps Metropolis safe and this makes evil genius Lex Luthor very unhappy. Together with Black Manta, Sinestro and a gang of ruthless recruits, Lex builds his own league and declares them the Legion of Doom. With this super powered team of terror and a plan to attack the top-secret government site, Area 52, can Lex finally be on the verge of victory? Sound the alarm and get ready for the bricks to fly when Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the Justice League face off against the world's greatest Super-Villains! It's the next all-new original movie from LEGO® and DC Comics.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLEGO DC Batman: Family Matters (2019)
Suspicion is on high after Batman, Batgirl, Robin and other DC superheroes receive mysterious invitations. However, family values must remain strong when Batman and his team encounter the villainous Red Hood, who is obsessed with destroying the Bat-family and all of Gotham City.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoosebumps (2015)
After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHappy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)
Scooby-Doo and the gang team up with their pals, Bill Nye The Science Guy and Elvira Mistress of the Dark, to solve this mystery of gigantic proportions and save Crystal Cove!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGoosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
Be careful what you wish for. With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare – Slappy! Now, with the help of Sonny’s sister Sarah, they’re in a race against time to get the sinister dummy and all the creatures he’s brought to life back into the pages before he unleashes total pandemonium!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTales That Witness Madness (1973)
Enigmatic asylum owner Dr Tremayne houses four very special cases. Visited by his colleague Nicholas, Tremayne explains his amazing and controversial theories as to why each patient went mad, be they a ritualistic 'luau', a time-travelling bicycle, a toy tiger, and a tree stump.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDeGenerazione (1994)
Horror/sci-fi anthology with a punk streak, co-directed by and starring — among other newcomers — Asia Argento.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & comedy
Tropical SOV (2025)
Tropical SOV is a Brazilian anthology that brings together 23 independent filmmakers who bring to life 21 hilarious, strange and bizarre stories that could only happen in Brazil. From brains that produce cocaine to the incredible human videocassette, including the secrets of synthetic meat, baldness cures, castration of rapists, nihilistic fruits, magical sweets and the poop king of Evangelistão.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & comedy
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
Three tales of very different women using their sexuality as a means to getting what they want.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSvenska livstycken (1981)
Eleven short films - by eleven different directors - edited together as a feature film.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Things 4 (2017)
Monsters are real, they came from outer space and they are here to destroy the world - unless we can stop them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Strange Encounters (1989)
Four nerve-wracking psychological thrillers in short film format. Cruel games with drastic endings. Each time a woman is involved, a knife, a murder...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Plaza Suite (1971)
Film version of the Neil Simon play has three separate acts set in the same hotel suite in New York's Plaza Hotel with Walter Matthau in a triple role. In the first, Karen Nash tries to get her inattentive husband Sam's attention and help save their failing marriage. In the second, brash film producer Jesse Kiplinger tries to seduce his former one-time flame Muriel. In the third, Roy Hubley and his wife Norma try and persuade their daughter, a bride to-be with cold feet, out of the bathroom before her approaching wedding ceremony.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArbor Day: The Root of Evil (2026)
Every Arbor Day, a New Jersey campground closes while locals whisper about disappearances and eerie sightings. A curious visitor hears five chilling tales revealing the deadly force stalking the woods.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The 4bidden Fables (2014)
From the imagination of fantasy artist Dorian Cleavenger, comes four short stories of the bizarre and macabre.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like An Hour To Kill?
The closest matches to An Hour To Kill are Dave Made a Maze (2017), The Monster Club (1981) and Race with the Devil (1975). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after An Hour To Kill?
Start with Dave Made a Maze (2017), the closest match to An Hour To Kill.
What is the highest-rated movie like An Hour To Kill?
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020), rated 7.7/10 by 268 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like An Hour To Kill?
Arbor Day: The Root of Evil (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like An Hour To Kill?
Yes: Dave Made a Maze (2017), The Monster Club (1981) and Race with the Devil (1975).
How are movies similar to An Hour To Kill chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside An Hour To Kill, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.