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Movies that feel likeThe Menu (2022)

A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

If you loved The Menu, the closest films we have are The Conference (2023), Sightseers (2012) and Scream VI (2023). All three share The Menu's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Day of the Beast (1995).

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If The Menu hit the spot, these will too

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The Conference
2023 · dir. Patrik Eklund
🍅 72%★ 5.7horror · comedyNetflix

A group retreat turned kill-list, with satire on the side

The difference: Broader slasher gags — none of the fine-dining precision

A ragtag group of public sector employees battle not only their own discord but also a bloodthirsty killer during a seemingly innocuous retreat.

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Sightseers
2012 · dir. Ben Wheatley
🍅 86%★ 6.5comedy · romance · horror

Polite little rituals hiding utterly homicidal impulses

The difference: Shabby caravan Britain — the murder is mundane, not theatrical

Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.

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Scream VI
2023 · dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
🍅 77%★ 6.4horror · thriller · crimeNetflixParamount+

Self-aware horror that toys with its audience while bodies drop

The difference: Straight franchise slasher — chases and lore, not class satire

Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

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The Bar
2017 · dir. Álex de la Iglesia
🍅 100%★ 6.3horror · thriller · comedy

Strangers trapped in one room, turning on each other with dark glee

The difference: Scuzzy chaos, not curated menace — de la Iglesia goes broad

In downtown Madrid, a series of mysterious gunshots trap a motley assortment of people in a decrepit bar.

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The Day of the Beast
1995 · dir. Álex de la Iglesia
🍅 77%★ 7.3horror · comedy · actionPrime Video

Gleeful sacrilege — comedy sprinting hand in hand with gore

The difference: Frantic and scuzzy where The Menu is cold and controlled

When a rogue priest discovers the exact date the Antichrist will be born, he enlists a Death Metal record store clerk and a cheesy TV psychic for an urban spree of gore, sacrilege and twisted humor to prevent the Apocalypse.

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Ready or Not
2019 · dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
🍅 89%★ 6.9horror · comedyNetflix

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Easier on the dark humor than The Menu

A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.

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Wild Tales
2014 · dir. Damián Szifron
🍅 94%★ 8.1drama · thriller · comedy

Revenge served in exquisitely plotted courses

The difference: Six separate stories — no single slow-boil evening of dread

Injustice and the demands of the world can cause stress for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This includes a waitress serving a grouchy loan shark, an altercation between two motorists, an ill-fated wedding reception, and a wealthy businessman who tries to buy his family out of trouble.

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Zombieland: Double Tap
2019 · dir. Ruben Fleischer
🍅 68%★ 6.6comedy · horrorMax

The same mix in both: dread, then unease

Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.

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The Babysitter
2017 · dir. McG
★ 6.4comedy · horrorNetflix

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

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What We Do in the Shadows
2014 · dir. Jemaine Clement
🍅 96%★ 7.6comedy · horror

Horror with a pulse of play, in both cases

Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

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Game Night
2018 · dir. John Francis Daley
🍅 85%★ 6.9mystery · comedy · crimeMax

An evening of staged games where the danger keeps turning real

The difference: Pure crowd-pleaser — the darkness is set dressing, not the point

Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.

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Ma
2019 · dir. Tate Taylor
🍅 55%★ 5.6horror · thrillerHuluPeacock

Hospitality wielded as a psychopath's weapon of choice

The difference: Teen-horror plotting — trashy fun rather than pointed satire

Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.

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