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10 Best Movies Like Running Riot

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

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#1
Heel Against the Head

Heel Against the Head

1999•★ 4.5

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

Two rugby fans, Tjokkie and Crispin arrive in Wales for the Rugby World Cup in search of sport and females. All hell breaks loose when Crispin's wife arrives unexpectedly and Tjokk...

#2
Fate

Fate

2003•★ 3.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Running Riot for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Serial killers have plagued the American landscape for decades, committing gruesome atrocities, and providing some tough cases for criminal investigators to crack. Two detectives a...

#3
Frankenstein (I Swear on My Mother's Eyes) The True Story

Frankenstein (I Swear on My Mother's Eyes) The True Story

1983•★ 8.0

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

A shot-on-video straight-to-television comedy adaptation of the Frankenstein story. Co-written by, and starring Gary Cohen (director of Video Violence)....

#4
South African Spook Hunter

South African Spook Hunter

2018•★ 7.5

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

South African Spook Hunter Matty Vans hires a film crew to document his paranormal ghost hunting business. Just as they tire of following him around to find no evidence of the para...

#5
Re-Births

Re-Births

2017•★ 7.4

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

A documentary film depicting five intimate portraits of migrants who fled their country of origin to seek refuge in France and find a space of freedom where they can fully experien...

#6
Showbiz: or how to become a celebrity in 1-2-3!

Showbiz: or how to become a celebrity in 1-2-3!

1989•★ 5.7

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

A young boy named Espen Søplekladden is leaving home. He starts to work at a jazz cafÊ named "Balla Jazzhus". But his evil brother is trying to make everything bad for him....