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10 Best Movies Like Sheila and the Brainstem

If you loved Sheila and the Brainstem, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Resident Evil: Extinction

Resident Evil: Extinction

2007★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sheila and the Brainstem for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Years after the Racoon City catastrophe, survivors travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fight against hordes of zombies a...

#2
Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

1986★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sheila and the Brainstem for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry ...

#3
Stand by Me

Stand by Me

1986★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sheila and the Brainstem for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk m...

#4
Please Stand By

Please Stand By

2018★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sheila and the Brainstem for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of l...

#5
Bad Taste

Bad Taste

1987★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sheila and the Brainstem for fans of Action. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation. After they wipe out the New Zeala...

#6
Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage

1997★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sheila and the Brainstem for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen....

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