Movies Like Shrunken Heads (1994)

Shrunken Heads is a 1994 comedy, horror, thriller film from Richard Elfman with a MovieMagicScore of 4.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Believers and Chemical Wedding.

Comedy Horror Thriller

The Believers

1987

Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths.

6.0

MagicScore

Chemical Wedding

2008

A shy, stuttering professor brings satanist Aleister Crowley back to life.

4.2

MagicScore

Dead Men Walk

1943

When a small town doctor buries his twin brother, a practitioner of the black arts, he believes him dead; but subsequent events force him to realize that his brother has, in fact, returned from the dead as a vampire and is seeking revenge on the doctor, who had killed him in self-defense.

4.4

MagicScore

Sebastian's Voodoo

2008

A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death.

6.6

MagicScore

Half Magic

2018

Three women use their newly formed sisterhood to fight against sexism, bad relationships and low self-esteem. Through embracing their wild adventures, they learn the secret to ultimate fulfillment.

5.4

MagicScore

Hellraiser

1987

A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.

6.9

MagicScore

Blood Creek

2009

A man and his brother on a mission of revenge become trapped in a harrowing occult experiment dating back to the Third Reich.

5.4

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P

2005

An orphan girl taught magic by her sick grandma must find work in seedy Bangkok, where she encounters a number of unsavory characters. She uses the magical skills her grandmother taught her to her advantage and to increasingly horrific consequences.

5.7

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Zombie Nightmare

1987

Tony Washington is killed in a hit-and-run after saving the local bodega clerk from robbers. Molly Mokembe is a Haitian voodou practitioner who brings him back as a zombi from a debt owed by Tony's late dad in an act of sacrifice that saved her. Jimbo, the kid that iced Tony, is embracing some new sadistic feelings. What follows is a revenge that can only be sated once all of those who were with Jimbo that night have had their due.

3.3

MagicScore

#10

Child's Play 2

1990

Chucky is reconstructed by a toy factory to dispel the negative publicity surrounding the doll, and tracks young Andy Barclay to a foster home where the chase begins again.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Call of the Blonde Goddess

1977

Susan arrives in Haiti to live with her husband Jack, who lives with a lesbian housekeeper and Olga, a nymphomaniac platinum blonde, introduced to her as Jack's sister. Susan begins to have nightmares about voodoo ceremonies and murder.

5.5

MagicScore

#12

Seed of Chucky

2004

This time around, Chucky and his homicidal honey, Tiffany, are brought back to life by their orphan offspring, Glen. Then the horror goes Hollywood as Chucky unleashes his own brand of murderous mayhem!

5.5

MagicScore

#13

Hereditary

2018

Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Craze

1974

A demented art dealer and antique shop owner performs nightly rituals in honour of the African god Chuku, whom he believes will reward him with unimaginable wealth and power if he merely offers up human sacrifice.

4.9

MagicScore

#15

Ready or Not

2019

A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

Husk

2011

A group of friends stranded near a desolate cornfield find shelter in an old farmhouse, though they soon discover the dwelling is the center of a supernatural ritual.

5.8

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#17

Wake Wood

2011

The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.

5.6

MagicScore

#18

The Initiation

1984

An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.

5.4

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#19

Medea

1969

Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Angel Heart

1987

A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Shrunken Heads?

The top films similar to Shrunken Heads by MovieMagicScore are The Believers (6.0), Chemical Wedding (4.2), Dead Men Walk (4.4). Each shares comedy/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Shrunken Heads worth watching?

Shrunken Heads holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.5/10 from 32 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Shrunken Heads?

Shrunken Heads (1994) is a comedy, horror, thriller film directed by Richard Elfman, starring Leigh-Allyn Baker, Julius Harris, Meg Foster.

Where can I find more recommendations like Shrunken Heads?

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 Shrunken Heads

This ranked list pairs Shrunken Heads (1994), a comedy and horror and thriller film from Richard Elfman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Leigh-Allyn Baker 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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