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10 Best Movies Like Desperate Living

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

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#1
Porno

Porno

2019★ 6.0

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

When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them...

#2
Bad

Bad

1977★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Desperate Living for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking fo...

#3
Fido

Fido

2006★ 6.4

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

Timmy Robinson's best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when Fido eats the next-door neighbor, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy ha...

#4
Terror Firmer

Terror Firmer

1999★ 6.0

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

A low-budget film crew working in New York City find themselves being preyed upon by a sexually conflicted serial killer....

#5
Eating Raoul

Eating Raoul

1982★ 6.5

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

A prudish married couple feel put upon by the swingers living in their apartment building. One night, by accident, they discover a way to both rid themselves of the “perverts” down...

#6
Kinds of Kindness

Kinds of Kindness

2024★ 6.5

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

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a ...

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