Movies Like John Dies at the End

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

This Is the End

2013·1h 46m·★ 6.6·Evan Goldberg

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Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021·2h 28m·★ 8.1·Jon Watts

Themes: alternative reality, portal

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

2026·2h 13m·★ 6.2·Lee Cronin

Themes: journalist, monster

Monsters, Inc.

2001·1h 32m·★ 8.1·Pete Docter

Themes: portal, monster

Goosebumps

2015·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Rob Letterman

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Bubba Ho-tep

2002·1h 32m·★ 6.9·Don Coscarelli

Starring Daniel RoebuckDir. Don CoscarelliComedy & Horror

Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

Themes: drugs, dark comedy

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

1998·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Guy Ritchie

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The Big Lebowski

1998·1h 57m·★ 8.1·Joel Coen

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Brazil

1985·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Terry Gilliam

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Bride of Frankenstein

1935·1h 15m·★ 7.8·James Whale

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Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

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Stolen Kisses

1968·1h 30m·★ 7.5·François Truffaut

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Dracula

1931·1h 14m·★ 7.3·Tod Browning

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2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005·1h 55m·★ 6.7·Tim Burton

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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993·1h 24m·★ 7.0·Duwayne Dunham

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The Wedding Date

2005·1h 28m·★ 6.1·Clare Kilner

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The 'Burbs

1989·1h 42m·★ 6.8·Joe Dante

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About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

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How Good Is John Dies at the End?

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