Suggest movies similar to Final Destination
July 25, 2023 6:37 PM Subscribe
Suggest movies that are fun and entertaining in the same way as the Final Destination series
After never seeing any of them, I finally binged the whole series last year and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. I like a lot of different kinds of movies, and horror especially, but the tone struck by these films was a really delightful mix of over the top silliness, surprising/creative kills and just the right level of self-referential twists.
What are some other films that are like this? They don't have to be horror, but the should be relatively light and fun.
I'm already perusing this similar thread, but I'm sure there are a lot of new things in the last 10+ years.
After never seeing any of them, I finally binged the whole series last year and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. I like a lot of different kinds of movies, and horror especially, but the tone struck by these films was a really delightful mix of over the top silliness, surprising/creative kills and just the right level of self-referential twists.
What are some other films that are like this? They don't have to be horror, but the should be relatively light and fun.
I'm already perusing this similar thread, but I'm sure there are a lot of new things in the last 10+ years.
Cabin in the Woods, 100%. If you don’t know anything about it, please just watch it without looking it up! Available on Max, or for rent.
posted by ejs at 7:31 PM on July 25, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by ejs at 7:31 PM on July 25, 2023 [3 favorites]
A few newish ones that come to mind:
The Fear Street Trilogy (on Netflix)
Orphan: First Kill
Freaky (same director as Happy Death Day)
Ready or Not
Not a movie, but the Chucky (based on Child's Play) tv series might hit the same notes of fun, creative kills, self-referential twists.
posted by VirginiaPlain at 7:34 PM on July 25, 2023
The Fear Street Trilogy (on Netflix)
Orphan: First Kill
Freaky (same director as Happy Death Day)
Ready or Not
Not a movie, but the Chucky (based on Child's Play) tv series might hit the same notes of fun, creative kills, self-referential twists.
posted by VirginiaPlain at 7:34 PM on July 25, 2023
I think you would really like The Hunt! Betty Gilpin is awesome and hilarious.
posted by cakelite at 8:19 PM on July 25, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by cakelite at 8:19 PM on July 25, 2023 [1 favorite]
I really enjoyed last year's Deadstream. It's about an obnoxious online influencer guy who livestreams himself spending the night in a haunted house, and of course it turns out to actually be haunted and he's shitting his pants in terror, but everytime he tries to leave his viewers donate a ton of bitcoin and he's so broke he has to stay. So much fun. I think it did the best job of balancing actually scary horror with gut bursting comedy since 2014's Housebound (which I would also recommend!)
posted by mannequito at 8:21 PM on July 25, 2023
posted by mannequito at 8:21 PM on July 25, 2023
With the caveat that it’s been a while since I saw it and I’ve never seen a Final Destination movie, but your description made me think of the movie Crank with Jason Statham. Just intensely ridiculous nonstop action that doesn’t take itself seriously.
posted by wsquared at 9:18 PM on July 25, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by wsquared at 9:18 PM on July 25, 2023 [2 favorites]
Not horror but I think a lot of people find similar elements to enjoy in the Fast & Furious series.
posted by sigmagalator at 11:10 PM on July 25, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by sigmagalator at 11:10 PM on July 25, 2023 [1 favorite]
Already mentioned but the Child's Play series + Chucky TV show has been consistently (except for the remake/reboot a few years back that exists entirely separately) in the hands of the same creator so it's all basically one big continuity. They know exactly the kind of show they are making while not being afraid of taking some interesting turns with the characters and storylines. If you're on the fence, just watch Bride of Chucky.
While I wouldn't strictly recommend the whole series, Friday the 13th Part 6 is tonally probably what you are looking for. It's the first one that leaned into more comedic elements and isn't afraid of having explicit fun with the concept of Jason coming back from the dead and killing a bunch of teens.
New Nightmare is the proto-meta-horror movie by Wes Craven that is also really worth a watch. I like the first Nightmare on Elm Street, but not a huge fan of the rest of them but New Nightmare is very clever in casting actors as themselves and being a story about the power of belief making the fictional character of Freddy Krueger reality.
posted by slimepuppy at 6:52 AM on July 26, 2023
While I wouldn't strictly recommend the whole series, Friday the 13th Part 6 is tonally probably what you are looking for. It's the first one that leaned into more comedic elements and isn't afraid of having explicit fun with the concept of Jason coming back from the dead and killing a bunch of teens.
New Nightmare is the proto-meta-horror movie by Wes Craven that is also really worth a watch. I like the first Nightmare on Elm Street, but not a huge fan of the rest of them but New Nightmare is very clever in casting actors as themselves and being a story about the power of belief making the fictional character of Freddy Krueger reality.
posted by slimepuppy at 6:52 AM on July 26, 2023
Seconding the two Crank movies, which I absolutely adore, and adding the three films in Jason Statham's Transporter series. Delightful.
posted by Dr. Wu at 7:39 AM on July 26, 2023
posted by Dr. Wu at 7:39 AM on July 26, 2023
Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil has a lot of over the top silliness for a horror movie.
posted by cp311 at 9:52 PM on July 28, 2023
posted by cp311 at 9:52 PM on July 28, 2023
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posted by lizard music at 7:12 PM on July 25, 2023 [9 favorites]