Movies Like April Fool's Day

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Gothika

2003·1h 38m·★ 5.8·Mathieu Kassovitz

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

The Omen

2006·1h 50m·★ 5.5·John Moore

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Mercy

2000·1h 57m·★ 5.3·Damian Harris

TMDB recommendsMystery & Horror

The Fog

2005·1h 40m·★ 3.7·Rupert Wainwright

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Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

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The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

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King Kong

1933·1h 44m·★ 7.9·Merian C. Cooper

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Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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L'Avventura

1960·2h 24m·★ 7.7·Michelangelo Antonioni

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Scream

1996·1h 52m·★ 7.4·Wes Craven

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Abigail

2023·1h 28m·★ 5.0·Melissa Vitello

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Blood: The Last Vampire

2000·48m·★ 6.6·Hiroyuki Kitakubo

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Gosford Park

2001·2h 17m·★ 7.2·Robert Altman

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Happy Death Day

2017·1h 37m·★ 6.6·Christopher Landon

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Fear Street: 1994

2021·1h 48m·★ 6.2·Leigh Janiak

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Scream

2022·1h 54m·★ 6.3·Tyler Gillett

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Scream 2

1997·2h·★ 6.4·Wes Craven

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Severance

2006·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Christopher Smith

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Messiah of Evil

1975·1h 30m·★ 6.3·Willard Huyck

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How Good Is April Fool's Day?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.