Movies Like Insectula! (2015)

Insectula! is a 2015 comedy, fantasy, horror, mystery, science fiction film from Michael Peterson with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Stung and Mosquito.

Comedy Fantasy Horror Mystery Science Fiction

Stung

2015

A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators.

5.3

MagicScore

Mosquito

1994

An alien starship crashes in a swamp in a U.S. National Park. Some mosquitos begin to feed from the alien's corpses, causing them to grow to the size of a vulture. These mutant insects became very agressive, killing every human being they find. Will the few survivors fight successfully against this nightmare...?

4.8

MagicScore

Ice Spiders

2007

When a young ski team training for the Olympics arrives at the remote and isolated Lost Mountain Ski Resort to focus on training, they're thrilled to find a retired Olympic skier is there to help them train. But their plans are halted when a scientist working at a nearby government lab arrives with the horrifying news that a top secret Government project has produced giant spiders and they have escaped, killing and eating everything in sight.

4.0

MagicScore

The Mist

2007

After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.

6.9

MagicScore

Them!

1954

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.

6.8

MagicScore

Rodan

1956

Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.

6.5

MagicScore

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

1989

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.

6.3

MagicScore

Mandibles

2021

Two dimwitted friends hatch a money-making scheme after discovering a giant fly in the trunk of a car.

6.3

MagicScore

Rebirth of Mothra III

1998

To save the world, Mothra goes back in time in an attempt to defeat a younger King Ghidorah.

6.2

MagicScore

#10

Big Man Japan

2007

Daisato, a second-rate, third-generation superhero, annoys his neighbors with the noise and destruction he causes on the job. But a heroic public image is the least of his concerns. Besides defending Japan from bizarre monsters, he must deal with an agent seeking to brand him with ads, a superhero grandfather with Alzheimer's and a family embarrassed by his incompetence.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Monster on the Campus

1958

A college paleontology professor acquires a newly discovered specimen of a coelacanth, but while examining it, he is accidentally exposed to its blood, and finds himself periodically turning into a murderous Neanderthal man.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

Mimic

1997

A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

Ticks

1993

Teens camping in a northern California retreat are terrorized by mutant insects created by evil, polluting pot farmers.

5.7

MagicScore

#14

The Nest

1988

Horrifying shocker as a biological experiment goes haywire when meat-eating mutant roaches invade an island community, terrorizing a peaceful New England fishing village and hideously butchering its citizens.

5.2

MagicScore

#15

The Black Scorpion

1957

Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.

5.1

MagicScore

#16

A Terrible Night

1896

A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.

5.1

MagicScore

#17

The Deadly Mantis

1957

A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on American military at the DEW Line and works its way south.

4.9

MagicScore

#18

Empire of the Ants

1977

A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Everglades called Dreamland Shores, under false pretenses that the swampland will soon be developed. After the group arrives on a small island, they find it has been overrun by giant mutated ants, brought on by the dumping of toxic waste in the area.

4.9

MagicScore

#19

The Island of Giant Insects

2020

After an airplane crash during a school trip, Oribe Mutsumi and her classmates were stranded on a seemingly deserted island. Mutsumi found the other survivors, and used her wilderness knowledge to help them. She expects that they will be rescued in about three days, which doesn't seem so long to endure. However, she didn't account for the fact that the island is populated with gigantic killer insects. Her knowledge of butterflies, wasps, and more may be the only thing that will help any of her classmates survive to be rescued!

4.4

MagicScore

#20

Monster Island

2004

Mutant radioactive bugs attack VJs, Carmen Electra and an island full of MTV contest winners in this tongue-in-cheek tribute to B-movies, monster flicks and even MTV. MTV Original Movies presents Monster Island, a flick with old school effects mixed with hot new celebrities. There’s action, romance and big bugs--now is that something you really want to miss?

4.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Insectula!?

The top films similar to Insectula! by MovieMagicScore are Stung (5.3), Mosquito (4.8), Ice Spiders (4.0). Each shares comedy/fantasy/horror/mystery/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Insectula! worth watching?

Insectula! holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 24 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Insectula!?

Insectula! (2015) is a comedy, fantasy, horror, mystery, science fiction film directed by Michael Peterson, starring Pasquale Pilla, Arielle Cezanne, Harrison Matthews.

Where can I find more recommendations like Insectula!?

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About movies like Insectula!

This ranked list pairs Insectula! (2015), a comedy and fantasy and horror and mystery and science fiction film from Michael Peterson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Pasquale Pilla 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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