Movies like Ice Cream Man (2026)

Name: Ice Cream Man
Released: 2026

9 films to watch after Ice Cream Man, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.

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You Might Be the Killer (2019)

Fit 63%

Shares Horror and Comedy with Ice Cream Man.

Counselors are being killed off at summer camp, and Sam is stuck in the middle of it. Instead of contacting the cops, he calls his friend and slasher-film expert Chuck to discuss his options.
2

Bone Lake (2025)

Fit 59%

Shares Horror and Thriller with Ice Cream Man.

A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and manipulation, bringing terrifying secrets to light and triggering a bloody battle for survival.
3

Goodnight Mommy (2022)

Fit 55%

Shares Horror and Thriller with Ice Cream Man.

When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
4

Strange Darling (2024)

Fit 53%

Shares Horror and Thriller with Ice Cream Man.

Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
5

Grindhouse (2007)

Fit 53%

Shares Thriller and Horror with Ice Cream Man.

Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.
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Funny Games (2008)

Fit 51%

Shares Thriller and Horror with Ice Cream Man.

When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.
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Slumber Party Massacre (2021)

Fit 48%

Shares Horror and Comedy with Ice Cream Man.

Dana, daughter of the only survivor of a massacre in 1993, is going on a weekend trip with her friends. After their car breaks down in the very same town where her mother once fought the Driller Killer, Dana and her friends must come face-to-face with the man who has haunted her mother’s life for the past 30 years.
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Becky (2020)

Fit 46%

Shares Thriller and Horror with Ice Cream Man.

A teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.
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The Wrath of Becky (2023)

Fit 39%

Shares Horror and Thriller with Ice Cream Man.

Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. However, when a violent group known as the Noble Men break into their home, attack them and take their beloved dog, Becky must return to her old ways to protect herself and her loved ones.