Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Vanilla

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

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#1
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988★ 6.2

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

Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece....

#2
HIM

HIM

2025★ 5.7

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

After suffering a potentially career-ending brain trauma, Cameron Cade receives a lifeline when his hero, legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar Isaiah...

#3
The Play House

The Play House

1921★ 6.8

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

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works....

#4
Sad?

Sad?

1996★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Vanilla for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set in the mid sixties and shot with more black than white, ‘SAD?’ is a dark ten minute film that explores the time that we spend alone watching television, and the good and sad ef...

#5
April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day

1986★ 6.1

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

As soon as Muffy St. John and her college friends arrive on her parents' secluded island, someone starts trimming the guest list... one murder at a time....

#6
To Kill the Beast

To Kill the Beast

2021★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Vanilla for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Emilia arrives at her Aunt Inés' hostel located on the Argentina-Brazil border, looking for her missing brother. In this lush jungle a dangerous beast which takes the form of diffe...