25 Best Movies Like The Burbs ...

25 Best Movies Like The Burbs ...

If you liked this film , you will for sure love these too! In this selection we highlight some of the best films that share a very similar premise to '', and are worth checking out.

1. Disturbia (2007)

1h 45m Thriller Drama Mystery

Kale is a 17-year-old placed under house arrest after punching his teacher. He is confined to his house, and decides to use his free time spying on his neighbors. Things start to get weird when guests enter the Turner's house and don't come back out. Kale and his friends, Ronnie and Ashley, start to grow more and more interested in what is actually happening within the house of Robert Turner.

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2. Nothing But Trouble (1991)

1h 34m Comedy Adventure

While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop, they and the flamboyant "Brazillionaires" who tagged along end up in the court of a grotesque and vengeful judge, who has a special vendetta against the wealthy and erudite.

3. Foul Play (1978)

4. Cops and Robbersons (1994)

1h 33m Comedy Family Thriller Crime

Hard-as-nails cop, Jake Stone moves in with the Robbersons so he can watch a hitman who has moved in next door. The Hitman is one thing—but can you survive the Robberson family.

5. Drowning Mona (2000)

1h 36m Comedy Crime Mystery

The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.

6. Neighbors (1981)

1h 34m Comedy

One man's quiet suburban life takes a sickening lurch for the worse when a young couple move into the deserted house next door. From the word go it is obvious these are not the quiet professional types who *should* be living in such a nice street. As more and more unbelievable events unfold, our hero starts to question his own sanity... and those of his family.

7. Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

8. Serial Mom (1994)

1h 34m Comedy Crime

A picture perfect middle class family is shocked when they find out that one of their neighbors is receiving obscene phone calls. The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it turns out she is indeed the one harassing the neighbor. As other slights befall her beloved family, the body count begins to increase.

9. The Private Eyes (1980)

1h 31m Comedy Crime Thriller Mystery Horror

The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord's ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one, causing Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart to investigate the wacky house and its inhabitants.

10. The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)

11. Club Dread (2004)

1h 44m Comedy Horror

When a serial killer interrupts the fun at the swanky Coconut Pete's Coconut Beach Resort -- a hedonistic island paradise for swingers --- it's up to the club's staff to stop the violence ... or at least hide it!

12. Head Above Water (1996)

13. Where&`s Marlowe? (1998)

14. Compromising Positions (1985)

15. High Anxiety (1977)

16. Goodbye Lover (1998)

1h 42m Thriller Comedy Crime Mystery

Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.

17. The Money Pit (1986)

1h 31m Comedy Romance

After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.

18. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

1h 43m Comedy Crime Action

A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...

19. Parents (1989)

20. Identity (2003)

1h 30m Mystery Thriller

Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.

21. Deathtrap (1982)

22. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)

1h 44m Comedy Mystery

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.

23. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

1h 29m Comedy Mystery

Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are 'The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta'.

24. Motel Hell (1980)

1h 42m Comedy Horror

Farmer Vincent kidnaps unsuspecting travelers and is burying them in his garden. Unfortunately for his victims, they are not dead. He feeds his victims to prepare them for his roadside stand. His motto is: It takes all kinds of critters...to make Farmer Vincent's fritters.

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