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10 Best Movies Like April Fools Day

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

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#1
Return to Never Land

Return to Never Land

2002★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Fools Day for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 1940, the world is besieged by World War II. Wendy, all grown up, has two children; including Jane, who does not believe Wendy's stories about Peter Pan....

#2
Re-Kill

Re-Kill

2015★ 6.0

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

Five years after a zombie outbreak, the men and women of R-Division hunt down and destroy the undead. When they see signs of a second outbreak, they fear humanity may not survive....

#3
Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar

Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar

2012★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Fools Day for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Tori is a blonde princess who is bored of living her royal life, and has dreams of becoming a popstar. Keira, on the other hand, is a brunette popstar who dreams of being a princes...

#4
Return of the Fly

Return of the Fly

1959★ 6.1

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

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. Ho...

#5
Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales

Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales

2001★ 9.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Fools Day for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Zoinks! Get ready to shake and shiver with Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang as they collect clues and capture crooks as only they can! Those teenage super-sleuths have the vil...

#6
Re-Existences

Re-Existences

2020★ 7.4

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

“Re-Existence” is a documentary about migration stories of individuals from the Brazilian queer community....