Movies like Spuk aus der Gruft (1998)
The best movies like Spuk aus der Gruft (1998) are Four Kids and It (2020), Momo (2025) and The Dirt Bike Kid (1985). If Spuk aus der Gruft hooked you with its family and fantasy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGodmothered (2020)6.7/10 from 649 votes
- NewestBoo Bash (2026)Released 2026
- In GermanThe School of the Magical Animals (2021)Also in German
Four Kids and It (2020)
A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMomo (2025)
Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the clutches of corrupt big business, he becomes the town hero.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
Anastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMonster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)
When Draculaura is led to believe she's the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for. But they soon discover the hunt for the queen is not over yet. The Ghouls must locate an ancient artifact known as the Vampire's Heart in order to discover the identity of the true Vampire Queen. It's a fangtastic adventure that will lead them from the Tower of Londoom, to a haunted river boat in New Goreleans and finally to the glamorous boo-vie lots of Hauntlywood. Could this be the moment when Draculara finally receives her vampire powers and discovers screams really can come true?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe School of the Magical Animals (2021)
Ida Kronenberg must transfer to a new school, where she soon realizes the students are unkind to each other. However, that all changes when a new teacher, Miss Cornfield, begins to educate them on the value of friendship and magic.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShorts (2009)
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSchool of Magical Animals 2 (2022)
The students of the School of Magical Animals want to perform a musical for the school's anniversary. Will rehearsals end in chaos or will the class pull together? And what's up with the strange holes on the school grounds?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPrancer: A Christmas Tale (2022)
Ten-year-old Gloria and her recently widowed grandfather Bud befriend a mysterious reindeer when the family gather for Christmas. Bud comes to believe that Prancer may actually be magical, but Gloria fears his theory will send him straight to a retirement home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFairyTale: A True Story (1997)
In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Legend of Ochi (2025)
In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWish Upon a Unicorn (2020)
Two children discover that their mother is gone. The youngest of the pair, adventurer and upcomming singer, Long Johnson forces his older sister, Lily Johnson, to hunt down a unicorn with magical blood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Tooth Fairy Tale (2025)
Van, the brave son of a tooth fairy leader, meets the goblins girl Gemma on his first mission. Despite the myths about ancient disputes between fairies and goblins, they share common values. When the greedy Spider Queen threatens both tribes, they must work together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisA Fairy Tale After All (2022)
A stubborn teenage girl finds herself confronted by whimsical characters when she is transported into a world of fantasy and fairy tales while attending a school marionette show.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLife-Size 2 (2018)
Grace Manning is in the middle of her quarter-life crisis, realizing she is in over her head as CEO. To make matters worse, her wild-child ways are causing the company’s stock to plummet. With the help of her young next-door neighbor, Grace’s old Eve doll magically awakens to help get Grace back on track and give her the confidence to be the woman and leader Eve knows Grace can be.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCasper Meets Wendy (1998)
When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along, the two are kindred spirits! This spooky family-friendly adventure finds Casper and Wendy bridging the ghost-witch divide to battle the warlock who is intent on destroying Wendy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisGodmothered (2020)
A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman in need of something very different than a "prince charming."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhere the Wild Things Are (2009)
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Water Man (2020)
Hoping to save his sick mother, a boy named Gunner and his friend Jo venture into the remote Wild Horse forest to search for a mythical figure who possesses the secret to immortality. When they go missing, Gunner's father Amos must immerse himself in his son's world to find them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOrion and the Dark (2024)
A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBack to Bones (2026)
An evil Necromancer plots to invade a distant castle. Surrounded by bones and debris he casts a spell, raising the dead to assemble an army and march across the dry landscape. Meanwhile, a Knight and his Squire are resurrected from the magic. Not wanting to get involved, and honestly just tired, the Knight tries to go back to sleep. He tries new, and increasingly extreme, methods of self-destruction only to find that the Necromancer’s magic keeps bringing him back to life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Thrift Store Ouija Board (2025)
Three friends awaken something supernatural through a thrifted Ouija board-only to discover it's far more interested in exposing their secrets than answering their questions.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Teeny-Tiny and the Witch Woman (1980)
A deliciously scary story about a boy who outsmarts an old witch-woman before she can have him and his brothers for dinner.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
Boo Bash (2026)
Trevor is spending his Halloween birthday alone and forgotten. He suddenly receives a mysterious letter inviting him to a haunted house where a scary surprise awaits his arrival!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
Drew of the Dead (2026)
One ordinary day, a brother and a sister try to survive a zombie outbreak…one zombie at a time.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Someone Outside (2016)
Four teenage boys throw a party while their parents are out. The evening passes with internet legends and pizza, until one of them notices someone watching them from the other side of the window. And the darker the night gets, the closer the stranger gets.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Ghoulhunters (2026)
In the world of the supernatural, there are two groups. The hunters who investigate these mysterious murders, and the ghouls who caused them. These are their stories.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Frosty the evil snowman (2021)
In an alternate universe, the loveable snowman you know turns evil and wreaks havoc across a small town.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Spuk aus der Gruft?
The closest matches to Spuk aus der Gruft are Four Kids and It (2020), Momo (2025) and The Dirt Bike Kid (1985). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Spuk aus der Gruft?
Start with Four Kids and It (2020), the closest match to Spuk aus der Gruft.
What is the highest-rated movie like Spuk aus der Gruft?
Godmothered (2020), rated 6.7/10 by 649 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Spuk aus der Gruft?
Boo Bash (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like Spuk aus der Gruft?
Yes: The School of the Magical Animals (2021) and School of Magical Animals 2 (2022).
How are movies similar to Spuk aus der Gruft chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Spuk aus der Gruft, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.