Movies Like Hell and Back

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

Heaven Can Wait

1943·1h 52m·★ 7.3·Ernst Lubitsch

Themes: devil, hellFans also likedComedy & Fantasy

30 Minutes or Less

2011·1h 23m·★ 6.0·Ruben Fleischer

3 shared cast incl. Danny McBride & Nick SwardsonAdventure & Comedy

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009·1h 27m·★ 7.9·Wes Anderson

Themes: tree, stop motionAdventure & Animation & Comedy

Batman: The Killing Joke

2016·1h 17m·★ 6.4·Sam Liu

Themes: carnival, adult animationFans also liked

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

2005·1h 28m·★ 7.5·Pete Michels

Fans also likedAdventure & Animation & ComedyStarring Mila Kunis

Princess Mononoke

1997·2h 14m·★ 8.3·Hayao Miyazaki

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Fantasy & Animation

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006·1h 33m·★ 6.8·Liam Lynch

TMDB recommendsComedy & Fantasy & Adventure

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996·1h 21m·★ 6.8·Mike Judge

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Comedy & Adventure

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001·1h 46m·★ 6.4·Hironobu Sakaguchi

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Fantasy & Animation

The Curse of Bridge Hollow

2022·1h 30m·★ 5.6·Jeff Wadlow

Fans also likedStarring Rob RiggleAdventure & Comedy

Army of Darkness

1992·1h 21m·★ 7.4·Sam Raimi

TMDB recommendsFantasy & Comedy

Checkered Ninja 2

2021·1h 26m·★ 6.8·Anders Matthesen

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Comedy

Club of the Laid Off

1989·25m·★ 7.2·Jiří Barta

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Fantasy

One Million Years B.C.

1966·1h 40m·★ 5.7·Don Chaffey

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Fantasy

Beowulf

2007·1h 55m·★ 6.3·Robert Zemeckis

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Animation

The House

2022·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Paloma Baeza

Fans also likedAnimation & Comedy & Fantasy

Dogma

1999·2h 10m·★ 7.3·Kevin Smith

Fans also likedFantasy & Comedy & Adventure

Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match

2023·1h 20m·★ 5.9·Ethan Spaulding

Fans also likedAnimation & Fantasy & Adventure

Strings

2004·1h 28m·★ 6.9·Anders Rønnow Klarlund

Fans also likedAdventure & Animation & Fantasy

Wendell & Wild

2022·1h 45m·★ 6.4·Henry Selick

Fans also likedAnimation & Comedy & Fantasy & Adventure

How Good Is Hell and Back?

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