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10 Best Movies Like April Fool's Day

If you loved April Fool's Day, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me

1981★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Fool's Day for fans of Horror & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the on...

#2
American Gothic

American Gothic

1987★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Fool's Day for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When six friends fly off on a weekend getaway and are suddenly plagued by engine trouble, they're forced to land on a remote island. Looking for shelter, they're grateful to encoun...

#3
I Saw What You Did

I Saw What You Did

1965★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Fool's Day for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Teenage friends Kit and Libby make prank phone calls for fun but then find themselves involved in a brutal double murder committed by one of their targets....

#4
Scream

Scream

1996★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Fool's Day for fans of Horror & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game....

#5
The Others

The Others

2001★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Fool's Day for fans of Horror & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is h...

#6
Disturbing Behavior

Disturbing Behavior

1998★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Fool's Day for fans of Horror & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Steve Clark is a newcomer in the town of Cradle Bay, and he quickly realizes that there's something odd about his high school classmates. The clique known as the "Blue Ribbons" are...

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