15 Movies Like Return of the Dead
Loved Return of the Dead? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
Ne Zha 2
After a catastrophic event leaves their bodies destroyed, Ne Zha and Ao Bing are granted a fragile second chance at life. As tensions rise between the dragon clans and celestial forces, the two must undergo a series of perilous trials that will test their bond, challenge their identities, and decide the fate of both mortals and immortals.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
The Cave of the Silken Web
Monkey King, Pig and Friar Sand must rescue his master Buddhist monk from seven witches / spiders who believe themselves to be immortal if they eat the monk's flesh. The third part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel "Journey to the West."
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
The Legend of Hei 2
When an attack shatters the fragile peace between the spirit world and humanity, Hei teams up with Luye, the last disciple of his Shifu Wuxian, to expose a conspiracy that threatens both realms - and the bond they've sworn to protect.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
Ne Zha
A young boy is born as the reincarnation of a demonic power, into a society that hates and fears him. Destined by prophecy to bring destruction to the world, Nezha must choose between good and evil to see if he can change his fate.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
The Sadness
A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they attempt to be reunited amid the chaos of a pandemic outbreak. The streets erupt into violence and depravity, as those infected are driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things imaginable.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
Daughter of Darkness
The police suspect a young teenager who was horrifically abused by her family and raped by her father of finally snapping and slaughtering them all.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
The Legend of Hei
When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
During a chase inside a museum, Tom and Jerry find an ancient magical compass and end up being transported through time. Lost in a distant era, they will need to work together to find a way back home.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
My Missing Valentine
Xiao Chi, a driven girl who's been looking for love, gets asked out by a hot guy on the eve of Valentine's Day. As she anticipates her first date, she wakes up the next morning and finds that the Valentine's Day has mysteriously passed.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe
The panda "Huhu" is about to move into a brand new panda enclosure when he's suddenly confronted by international robbers. Huhu falls off a cliff while battling the robbers, only to awaken to discover he's in a mysterious tribe. To return to the enclosure, this intriguing team helps the tribe solve various problems...
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
Nobody
The Little Pig Yao decides to leave Langlang Mountain to join the pilgrimage. On the journey west, what trials will the little monsters face? In the end, will they achieve their dreams and live as they truly desire?
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
Based on the most well-known classical fantasy novel of China, Fengshenyanyi, the trilogy is a magnificent eastern high fantasy epic that recreates the prolonged mythical wars between humans, immortals and monsters, which happened more than three thousand years ago.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
Incantation
Inspired by the true story of a family who believed they were possessed by spirits. This film follows a woman who must protect her child from a curse.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
Mudborn
Hsu-Chuan, who works at a game company, accidentally brings home a broken clay doll from a haunted house while developing a new horror VR game. Unexpectedly, his pregnant wife, Mu-Hua, a cultural relic restorer, develops an obsession with the doll and relentlessly tries to repair it. As strange things begin to happen in the house, Mu-Hua's condition deteriorates, and Hsu-Chuan, at his wits' end, seeks help from a spiritual medium, Ah-Sheng. Meanwhile, the horrifying secret hidden behind the clay doll begins to surface.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.
A Legend
An archeologist noticed that the texture of the relics discovered during the excavation of a glacier closely resembled a jade pendant seen in one of his dreams. He and his team then embark on an expedition into the depths of the glacier.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Return of the Dead.