Movies like Ghost Light (2018)
The best movies like Ghost Light (2018) are Ghosts (1997), Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert (2010) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). If Ghost Light hooked you with its history and horror, these 24 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGhosts (1997)8.1/10 from 304 votes
- NewestOh Yeah! (2025)Released 2025
Ghosts (1997)
In the town of Normal Valley, an eccentric magician named Maestro entertains the local children every day in his spooky mansion. One stormy night, the town's mayor leads a group of angry citizens to the mansion in an attempt to run Maestro out of town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & horror
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisLes Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert (2010)
This concert, recorded to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark musical Les Miserables, gathers the casts of the show's 2010 original production at the Queen's Theatre, the 1985 original production by the London company, and the 2010 production at the Barbican together for one performance. Together with talents like Michael Ball, Hadley Fraser, and John Owen-Jones, the performers present the play's musical numbers in a semi-theatrical style, fully costumed and with all the emotion of the musical's heyday.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history & music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Phantom of the Opera (1962)
A London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is kidnapped, a producer tracks down the Phantom who is intent on seeking his revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnna Goldin, the Last Witch (1991)
A native of Sennwald, Anna Göldi arrived in Glarus in 1765. For seventeen years, she worked as a maidservant for Johann Jakob Tschudi, a physician. Tschudi reported her for having put needles in the bread and milk of one of his daughters, apparently through supernatural means. Göldi at first escaped arrest, but the authorities of the Canton of Glarus advertised a reward for her capture in the Zürcher Zeitung on February 9, 1782. Göldi was arrested and under torture, admitted to entering in a pact with the Devil, who had appeared to her as a black dog. She withdrew her confession after the torture ended, but was sentenced on June 18, 1782 to execution by decapitation. The charges were officially of "poisoning" rather than witchcraft, even though the law at the time did not impose the death penalty for non-lethal poisoning.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history & horror
The Hand That Feeds (2021)
With the passing of his estranged father, Russell inherits the only asset to his name: a bar. As relationships form and Rusty finds himself right at home, he'll soon learn that his inheritance holds a dark secret.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Sold Out (2021)
A female talent scout takes a down-on-his-luck construction worker under her wing and helps him rise to his potential as a singer/songwriter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Tyfelstei (2014)
A young man lands in a cut off village in the Swiss mountains and discovers a dark secret from the past, as the villagers made a pact with the devil...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Soul Keeper (2003)
Zurich, 1905. Nineteen-year-old Russian Sabina Spielrein is put by her parents in a psychiatric hospital, suffering from a severe form of hysteria and refusing to eat. A compassionate doctor, Carl Gustav Jung, takes her under his care and, for the first time, experiments with the psychoanalytical method of his teacher Sigmund Freud. Thus is born a sweeping story of love and passion, of body and soul, soaring to the utmost heights, but also plunging to the darkest depths of the 20th century.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFour Boxes (2009)
While working together in their eBay auction business, Trevor, Amber and Rob grow increasingly obsessed with the Web site fourboxes.tv, which follows the bizarre and potentially dangerous behavior of a creepy character they nickname "Havoc." As Havoc builds bombs and prepares to unleash disasters, the friends debate over whether they should try stopping him or just enjoy the show.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Oh Yeah! (2025)
The story of the iconic electronic music group Yello and the phenomenon of their 1980's hit song, exploring the song’s cultural impact and its enduring place in the American psyche.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Nordic Curse (2024)
Following his map, a Nordic philologist unearths a mysterious rune stone that hides an ancient curse. Based off the Kensington Stone.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Heidi's Alpine Dream (2022)
An account of the life and work of the Swiss writer Johanna Spyri (1827-1901), the barely known artistic mother of Heidi, her brave alpine heroine, who was first introduced to the world between 1880 and 1881, in a novel published in two parts, and became definitely immortal thanks to an anime series, released in 1974, directed by the Japanese genius Isao Takahata.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
A Cure for Wellness (2017)
An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPiz Regolith (2020)
A postmodern Swiss-Tyrolean ensemble ventures into remote mountainous regions, embracing the sonorous variety of local vernaculars. A poetic road movie with stunning shots and an emphatic approach to a new alpine aesthetics.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Strange Nature (2018)
The first film to expose unsolved wildlife deformity outbreaks and where they may lead. Based on a true unsolved ecological mystery, thousands of hideously deformed frogs have turned up in the waters of Minnesota. As seen through the eyes of a one hit wonder single mother and her 11 year old son, a small town struggles with the unknown when the deadly mutations move beyond the ponds.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
North Face (2008)
North Face tells the story of two German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser and their attempt to scale the deadly North Face of the Eiger.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDynamike: Growing Places (2016)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
2018 The Final Cut - 2009 Live version (2009)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
The Traitor (2024)
Hoping to become a great singer in Germany, a young dreamer named Ernst Schrämli finds himself drawn into underhand dealings. Determined to escape a suffocating environment that annihilates any kind of creative or artistic impetus, Ernst sells information about the Swiss army to a Nazi spy by the name of August Schmid, who charms and manipulates him. When Ernst’s crime is uncovered, he is sentenced to death for espionage and treason, becoming the first Swiss citizen to be executed.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Monte Verità (2021)
Hanna Leitner, wants to escape the bourgeois corset and her husband Anton, who sexually harasses her. She goes into therapy with Otto Gross and follows him to Monte Verità, where she discovers the fascination of photography.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Miracle (2004)
When college coach Herb Brooks is hired to helm the 1980 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team, he brings a unique and brash style to the ice. After assembling a team of hot-headed college all-stars, who are humiliated in an early match, Brooks unites his squad against a common foe: the heavily-favored Soviet team.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Prairie Home Companion (2006)
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrossing Borders (2006)
In 1960, Martín and Marcos are forced by their difficult personal circumstances to travel to Switzerland in search of work, leaving their families in the Madrid of Franco's Spain. But they undertake more than a simple journey; they begin the road to a new life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Ghost Light?
The closest matches to Ghost Light are Ghosts (1997), Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert (2010) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). Below are 21 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Ghost Light?
Start with Ghosts (1997), the closest match to Ghost Light.
What is the highest-rated movie like Ghost Light?
Ghosts (1997), rated 8.1/10 by 304 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Ghost Light?
Oh Yeah! (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Ghost Light?
Yes: Ghosts (1997), Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert (2010) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
How are movies similar to Ghost Light chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ghost Light, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.