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Movies Like Bugs (2003)

Bugs is a 2003 horror, science fiction film from Joseph Conti with a MovieMagicScore of 4.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Mosquito Man and The Deadly Mantis.

Horror Science Fiction

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Mosquito Man

2005

Police lieutenant detective Thomas 'Thom' Randall's steady girl-friend, Dr. Jennifer 'Jen' Allen, is Dr. Aaron Michaels's main assistant on his pharmaceutical firm Bellion's research program to cure the highly contagious, fatal infection Guinin. A convicted murderer, whom Thom arrested, is one of their special drug test subjects, but escapes. The convict and Jen are affected by radioactively altered DNA from an experimental reactor used on mosquitoes which transfer quinine. The convict soon mutates into a mosquito-like monster, which sucks its victims dry. By the time Thom and his junior murder brigade partner Charlie Morrison figure out what happens, Jen starts mutating herself.

The Deadly Mantis poster

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.

Phase IV poster

Phase IV

1974

Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.

Mimic poster

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.

Bug poster

Bug

1975

An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to cause destructive chaos in a small town. The studies carried out by scientist James Parmiter, however, reveal an intent with much more far-reaching consequences.

The Swarm poster

The Swarm

1978

Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.

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Blue Monkey

1987

While working in a greenhouse, a man receives an insect bite after touching an exotic plant. Immediately, he falls ill and is taken to an emergency room where the doctors diagnose him as suffering from an unknown bacteria, and a strange parasite which emerges from his mouth as a large slimy wormlike creature. Soon, there are more cases of bacterial infection, but the more immediate problem for the hospital is the wormlike creature which after accidental exposure to a genetic growth stimulant grows to monstrous proportions and starts a reign of terror and bloodshed in the hospitals abandoned wing.

Mimic: Sentinel poster

Mimic: Sentinel

2003

A man enclosed in a plastic bubble, his sister, and their best friend must defend an apartment complex from the mutant Judas Breed insects.

Genocide poster

Genocide

1968

A group of military personnel transporting a hydrogen bomb are left to figure out how and why swarms of killer bugs took down their plane; the answer is more deliriously nihilistic, and convoluted, than they could imagine.

Infested poster

Infested

2002

Horror tale of insects which eat their victims from the inside out.

Ant-Man and the Wasp poster

Ant-Man and the Wasp

2018

Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.

Phenomena poster

Phenomena

1985

A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue poster

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

1974

When a series of murders hit the remote English countryside, a detective suspects a pair of travelers when it is actually the work of the undead, jarred back to life by an experimental ultra-sonic radiation machine used by the Ministry of Agriculture to kill insects.

The Hellstrom Chronicle poster

The Hellstrom Chronicle

1971

A scientist explains how the savagery and efficiency of the insect world could result in their taking over the world.

Bugcrush poster

Bugcrush

2006

A teenager's infatuation with the new bad boy at school leads him onto a dark path.

A Terrible Night poster

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.

Locusts: The 8th Plague poster

Locusts: The 8th Plague

2005

A group of scientists try to stop a swarm of flesh-eating locusts that escape from a top secret government lab in the USA Midwest.

The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) poster

The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

2011

Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.

It Happened at Lakewood Manor poster

It Happened at Lakewood Manor

1977

A lakeside resort comes under attack by a seemingly infinite hoard of flesh-eating ants.

Bug Buster poster

Bug Buster

1998

After the mayor uses a potentially dangerous substance to protect the local plantation, the lakeside town of Mountview, in California, is attacked by a lethal species of large cockroach. After some of the town's inhabitants are killed, the mayor enlists the help of eccentric pest exterminator General George S. Merlin in order to prevent further harm to the local dwellers.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Bugs?

The top films similar to Bugs by MovieMagicScore are Mosquito Man (5.2), The Deadly Mantis (4.9), Phase IV (6.3). Each shares horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Bugs worth watching?

Bugs holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.5/10 from 24 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Bugs?

Bugs (2003) is a horror, science fiction film directed by Joseph Conti, starring Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Angie Everhart, R. H. Thompson.

Where can I find more recommendations like Bugs?

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

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About movies like Bugs

This ranked list pairs Bugs (2003), a horror and science fiction film from Joseph Conti, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Antonio Sabàto, Jr. 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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