Movies Like Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)

Tremors 2: Aftershocks is a 1996 action, comedy, horror film from S.S. Wilson with a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Tremors and Tremors 3: Back to Perfection.

Action Comedy Horror

Tremors

1990

Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.

6.9

MagicScore

Tremors 3: Back to Perfection

2001

Survivalist Burt Gummer returns home to Perfection, to find that the little town has been shaken up again by morphing, man-eating Graboids.

5.8

MagicScore

Tremors 4: The Legend Begins

2004

In 1889, seventeen men die under mysterious circumstances, and spooked by recent events, the miners who populate the town leave in droves until there's nothing left but a shell of a community.

5.7

MagicScore

Tremors 5: Bloodlines

2015

When Gummer is hired to capture a deadly creature terrorizing South Africa, he and his new sidekick, Travis Welker, engage in another battle of survival against the fiercely aggressive Graboids.

5.5

MagicScore

Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell

2018

Burt Gummer and Travis Welker find themselves in a fight for survival after investigating deadly giant worm attacks in the Canadian arctic.

5.9

MagicScore

Tremors: Shrieker Island

2020

When a group of hunters genetically modify Graboid eggs, they face an all-out war against the larger, terrifyingly intelligent creatures, and swiftly multiplying Shriekers!

6.1

MagicScore

Dante's Peak

1997

Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, Harry, the mayor and the townspeople find themselves fighting for their lives amid a catastrophic nightmare.

6.2

MagicScore

Island of Terror

1966

A small island community is overrun with creeping, blobbish, tentacled monsters which liquefy and digest the bones from living creatures. The community struggles to fight back.

5.8

MagicScore

Dune: Part Two

2024

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

8.1

MagicScore

#10

Dune

2021

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

7.8

MagicScore

#11

Mystery on Monster Island

1981

A young European boy living in San Francisco is reluctant to marry his long-term girlfriend because he wants to travel around the world first. His wealthy uncle agrees to send him on a global expedition aboard his ship, but en route the boy and his travelling companion are shipwrecked on a remote island, populated by countless prehistoric creatures as well as gold-hunting bandits.

4.4

MagicScore

#12

Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs

2015

After an accidental explosion at a local mine, dinosaurs emerge from the rubble to terrorize a small western town. Now, a group of gunslingers must defend their home if anyone is going to survive in a battle of cowboys versus dinosaurs.

4.1

MagicScore

#13

A Single Shot

2013

The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

5.7

MagicScore

#14

Aces Go Places

1982

The police track down a notorious burglar in order to apprehend him. However, he is given a chance to make up for his ways by working with the police on a case involving stolen diamonds.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

Critters

1986

Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

Arachnophobia

1990

A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. Soon after, the residents of a small California town disappear as the result of spider bites from the deadly spider offspring. It's up to a couple of doctors with the help of an insect exterminator to annihilate these eight legged freaks.

6.4

MagicScore

#17

Critters 2

1988

Three bounty hunters from space fly back to the town of Grovers Bend, hoping to save local residents from a new batch of Critter eggs.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

It

2017

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

7.2

MagicScore

#19

The Brain Eaters

1958

A huge, alien structure resembling an inverted cone, appears in the woods outside a small rural town. Sent from Washington to investigate the origin of the mysterious object, a team of investigators discovers that intelligent parasites from inside the "cone" can attach themselves to humans' nervous systems and control their minds, taking control of the authorities and workers, making communication with the outside world impossible, and leaving the responsibility of stopping the invasion up to seven people who have thus far been able to avoid possession by these creatures from parts unknown.

4.8

MagicScore

#20

Devil in the Dark

2017

When estranged brothers Adam and Clint attempt to reconnect over a week-long hunting trip in remote British Columbia, they find the tables turned by a mysterious presence lurking in the forest. Convinced that they are now besieged by a supernatural presence, the siblings begrudgingly agree on only one thing: they will have to put aside their differences and work together if they plan on making it out these dark woods alive.

4.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Tremors 2: Aftershocks?

The top films similar to Tremors 2: Aftershocks by MovieMagicScore are Tremors (6.9), Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (5.8), Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (5.7). Each shares action/comedy/horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Tremors 2: Aftershocks worth watching?

Tremors 2: Aftershocks holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10 from 1,002 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Tremors 2: Aftershocks?

Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996) is a action, comedy, horror film directed by S.S. Wilson, starring Fred Ward, Helen Shaver, Chris Gartin.

Where can I find more recommendations like Tremors 2: Aftershocks?

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About movies like Tremors 2: Aftershocks

This ranked list pairs Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996), a action and comedy and horror film from S.S. Wilson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Fred Ward take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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