Movies Like Street Trash (1987)

Street Trash is a 1987 comedy, horror film from J. Michael Muro with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Stuff and Kings.

Comedy Horror

The Stuff

1985

Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dessert product that is blowing ice cream sales out of the water. Nobody knows how it’s made or what’s in it, but people are lining up to buy it. It's got a delicious flavor to die for!

6.0

MagicScore

Kings

2017

A foster family in South Central a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial in 1992.

5.7

MagicScore

Fat Slags

2004

Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way to fame and fortune.

3.0

MagicScore

A Bag of Hammers

2011

Two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, whose direction is tested by an abandoned child, worn beyond his years; together they invent the family they've always needed.

5.8

MagicScore

Forrest Gump

1994

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

8.5

MagicScore

Jacob's Ladder

1990

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

7.3

MagicScore

A Good Person

2023

Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps her live a life worth living.

7.1

MagicScore

Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987

Tim Madden awakens one morning to discover a fresh tattoo on his arm, his car covered in blood, his girlfriend in bed with the town sheriff, and a woman's severed head in his weed stash. Sensing a setup and in desperate need to clear his name, he begins an investigation that soon begins to expose a web of corruption in the small coastal community of Provincetown.

4.6

MagicScore

The Deer Hunter

1978

A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.

8.0

MagicScore

#10

Born on the Fourth of July

1989

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

Rolling Thunder

1977

A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly. A movie about the walking dead, before that meant just flesh-eating zombies.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

Uncommon Valor

1983

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

Heroes

1977

A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to find out what became of the other men in his unit.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

In Country

1989

Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.

5.6

MagicScore

#15

Airplane!

1980

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

The Blob

1988

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

Body Melt

1994

Residents of peaceful Pebbles Court, Homesville, are being used unknowingly as test experiments for a new 'Body Drug' that causes rapid body decomposition (melting skin etc.) and painful death.

5.1

MagicScore

#18

Factotum

2005

This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

The Incredible Melting Man

1977

An astronaut exposed to cosmic rays outside of Saturn's rings returns to Earth and begins to melt away. Escaping from the hospital, he wanders around the backwoods looking for human flesh to eat.

4.5

MagicScore

#20

The Braid

2023

India. Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of seeing her daughter escape her miserable condition and enter school. Italy. Giulia works in her father’s workshop. When he has an accident, she discovers that the family business is ruined. Canada. Sarah, a successful lawyer, is about to be promoted to the head of her firm when she learns that she is ill. Three lives, three women, three continents. Three battles to fight. Although they don’t know each other, Smita, Giulia and Sarah are unknowingly linked by their most intimate and singular bond.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Street Trash?

The top films similar to Street Trash by MovieMagicScore are The Stuff (6.0), Kings (5.7), Fat Slags (3.0). Each shares comedy/horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Street Trash worth watching?

Street Trash holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 321 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Street Trash?

Street Trash (1987) is a comedy, horror film directed by J. Michael Muro, starring Mike Lackey, Bill Chepil, Vic Noto.

Where can I find more recommendations like Street Trash?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Street Trash

This ranked list pairs Street Trash (1987), a comedy and horror film from J. Michael Muro, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Mike Lackey 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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