Movies like Better Off Dead...
Same DNA — director, keywords, mood, era. Ranked by closeness, with a decade spread.
⭐ Pick one — directed bridges
One curated follow-up rather than scrolling a grid:
One Crazy Summer
1986 · ★ 6.0
director · actors · genres · decade 
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
2011 · ★ 4.8
director · genres · mood 
Romancing the Stone
1984 · ★ 6.8
genres · decade · mood · score 
Cocktail
1988 · ★ 6.1
genres · decade · mood · score 
Splash
1984 · ★ 6.3
genres · decade · mood · score 
Risky Business
1983 · ★ 6.6
genres · decade · mood · score 
The Jewel of the Nile
1985 · ★ 6.2
genres · decade · mood · score 
Teen Wolf
1985 · ★ 6.2
genres · decade · mood · score