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10 Best Movies Like Barely Dead

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

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#1
Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays

Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays

2012★ 8.2

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

Scooby-Doo and the gang participate in a toy store's holiday parade where they discover the abandoned haunted clock tower with a troubled past. A sinister snowman haunts the street...

#2
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

1974★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barely Dead for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power a...

#3
The Crocodiles Strike Back

The Crocodiles Strike Back

2010★ 6.9

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

New summer adventure of the Crocodiles, who set up their detective skills to find out who is behind the accidents of the factory where Ollie and Mary's parents work , which could m...

#4
Six Weeks to Twelve Years

Six Weeks to Twelve Years

2020★ 6.1

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

After the death of their abusive father, two estranged twin brothers must reunite and sell off his property....

#5
For freedom and justice

For freedom and justice

1949★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barely Dead for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A picture of the life of the Danish people from the late 1820s to the introduction of the free constitution in 1849. A fictional character, Rasmus Nielsen, travels around the count...

#6
12

12

2017★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barely Dead for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Anton and Erika started out as friends for five years and got into a romantic relationship for seven years. Anton is a commercial director while Erika is a former band member and b...