Movies like Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
The best movies like Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019) are Nancy Drew (2007), Enola Holmes (2020) and Minor Details (2009). If Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase hooked you with its crime and family, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedThe Sheep Detectives (2026)7.9/10 from 1,926 votes
- NewestThe Sheep Detectives (2026)Released 2026
Nancy Drew (2007)
Intrepid teenage private eye Nancy Drew heads to Tinseltown with her father to investigate the unsolved murder of a movie star in this old-fashioned whodunit based on Carolyn Keene's popular series of books for young adults. But can the small-town girl cut through the Hollywood hype to solve the case?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEnola Holmes (2020)
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMinor Details (2009)
Someone at the prestigious Danforth Academy is trying to make the students sick. Is it Mia or Riley, the rich girls? Or could it be Emily, the Principal's daughter? Whoever it is, Abby, Paige, Claire and Taylor will have to put aside their differences and join together to solve the mystery!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEnola Holmes 2 (2022)
Enola takes on her first official case as a detective, but to solve the mystery of a missing girl, she'll need help from friends — and brother Sherlock.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFlavia (2026)
The adventures of 11-year-old Flavia de Luce, who is both an amateur detective and a master poisoner. When she discovers a dead body in her family’s decaying British manor house and her father is accused of the murder, Flavia launches her own investigation to uncover family secrets and bring the true murderer to justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & mystery
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion (1994)
Mystery! Action! Songs! Join Detectives Mary-Kate and Ashley as they undertake daring adventures. Pack your gear and help the Trenchcoat Twins investigate the danger that lurks. Along with their sidekick dog, Clue, Mary-Kate and Ashley promise to "solve any crime by dinner time." In this episode, the Olsen and Olsen Mystery Agency has been hired to find the ghost in a haunted mansion in Transylvania!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & mystery
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost (2007)
After moving to an eerie old house in the country, nine-year-old super sleuth Roxy Hunter stumbles into a world filled with unsolved mysterieus, secret plots and spooky spirits! Now, Roxy and her best friend and boy genius Max, must race to save their home, re-unite a lost love and uncover the true villain. Is it the Moody Ghost...or something even spookier?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & mystery
Nancy Drew (2002)
Nancy and her faithful sidekicks Bess and George just entered River Heights University, where she tackles the mystery of a football star's drug-induced coma.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & family
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
The Great Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin stars as Kit, leading a splendid cast in the first ever "American Girl" theatrical movie. In order to keep their home, Kit and her mother must take in boarders - paying house - guests who turn out to be full of fascinating stories. When mother's lockbox containing all their money is stolen, Kit's new hobo friend Will is the prime suspect. Kit refuses to believe that Will would steal, and her efforts to sniff out the real story get her and friends into big trouble. The police say the robbery was an inside job, committed by someone they know. So if it wasn't Will, then who did it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973)
A precocious young girl and her younger brother run away from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & family
JerryMaja's Detective Agency - Shadows of Valleby (2014)
It's late summer in the small town of Valleby, but the calm is disrupted by bad news. The police station is under threat to be closed, which neither Lasse, Maja nor the chief of police wants. They must find a way to solve the situation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & mystery
Harriet the Spy (1996)
Harriet may only be in the sixth grade, but she's already found her calling: to be a spy. In a private journal she takes everywhere, Harriet records suspicious activity and keeps a running list of observations on virtually everyone she knows. It seems harmless enough until, one day, someone finds the journal and exposes Harriet's critical thoughts about her classmates. Suddenly, even her best friends are against her, and Harriet resolves to take revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJerryMaja's Detective Agency – Stella Nostra (2015)
The sleepy little town Valleby is getting ready for the cafe owners Dino Panini's and Sara Bernard's wedding, and our popular young detectives Lasse and Maja stand ready to ensure that nothing will go wrong. But when the wedding couple's respective relatives arrive, they prove to belong to rival mafia families.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & mystery
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop (2022)
Miss Willoughby is an educator and keen adventurer, an heiress to a family fortune who, along with her ex-forces butler, Robert, and cheeky but reliable Jack Russell, Bentley, gets pulled into mystery and adventure surrounding a haunted antique bookshop.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & crime
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020)
An 11-year old boy believes that he is the best detective in town and runs the agency Total Failures with his best friend, an imaginary 1,200 pound polar bear.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Christmas Mystery (2022)
When her best friend's father is falsely accused of stealing the town's prized jingle bells, a young amateur sleuth and her friends must find the real thief before Christmas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sheep Detectives (2026)
George Hardy is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & mystery
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Secret Garden (2020)
Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Naughty Nine (2023)
Fifth-grader Andy finds himself without a present from Santa on Christmas morning. Realizing he must have landed on the “naughty list” and feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a team of eight other naughty-listers to help him execute an elaborate heist on Santa’s Village at the North Pole to get the presents they feel they deserve.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLost & Found (2016)
Sent to spend the summer with their uncle on a remote island, young brothers Andy and Mark learn that their eccentric grandfather once owned the island, but vanished without a trace…taking with him the secret to a vast fortune. Delving into the mysterious past of the island, the brothers discover that their grandfather designed a complex treasure hunt, a hunt that could lead to unimaginable wealth and heal their broken family – if they can find it in time. Sinister forces also search for the money and will stop at nothing to keep the boys from their quest. As the adventure unfolds, the boys learn that the bonds of family are the most valuable riches of all, and that some family secrets can’t stay buried forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisLittle Secrets (2002)
Emily is a plucky preteen who is entrusted with her young neighbors' most private and cherished secrets. Every Wednesday, Emily sets up a booth in her backyard that regularly attracts the guilty young souls of the neighborhood. These include Philip, whose clumsiness and his interest in Emily make him a challenging client. But complications ensue when she suddenly finds it difficult to keep all of her neighbors' secrets to herself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCop and a Half: New Recruit (2017)
In this family-friendly action reboot of the 1993 film, Karina Foley, an ambitious and spunky 12-year-old, inserts herself in a police investigation of the Badge Bandit, led by the grizzled, veteran detective Mark Simmons. Much to Simmons' disapproval, Karina partners up with him to stop the Badge Bandit from further wreaking havoc on the city. Through wit, skill, and green smoothies, Karina and Detective Simmons save the day and build a strong relationship in the process.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & family
Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket (2016)
Vacationing on historic Nantucket Island, a teenage mystery writer and her friends must outwit two scheming thieves to solve the secret behind a legendary ghost story.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)
A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals and where years ago Aurora and Sally, as teenagers, discovered a body.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGarage Sale Mystery (2013)
Jennifer Shannon can always find a diamond in the rough, when it comes to garage sales, that is. Whether it's a new antique to sell at her consignment shop, an Atari game for her son or a piece of furniture for her handy husband Jason to refurbish, she has made a career out of her treasure hunting prowess. When a string of burglaries hits her town, Jennifer's keen eye for detail and her natural problem solving instincts even help her see the connection between these burglaries and local garage sales! Jennifer works with Detective Adam Iverson to investigate her theory that the perpetrators of the burglaries are fellow garage sale regulars. The case escalates to dangerous levels when Jennifer discovers the dead body of her friend. Even though the deceased's husband, Ben Douglas, finds nothing missing in their house, and the police label the death as accidental, Jennifer suspects that the death may be related to the burglaries.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFallen Angel (1945)
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2017)
Can twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop fun and adventure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSee Spot Run (2001)
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, he hides in Gordon's Mailtruck that James is in too. And guess what they name him. Spot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMurder Most Foul (1964)
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his guilt. Once again she begins her own investigation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPsych 3: This Is Gus (2021)
In preparation for a shotgun wedding before the birth of Baby Guster, Shawn and Gus go rogue in an attempt to track down Selene’s estranged husband, as Lassiter grapples with the future of his career.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & mystery
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase?
The closest matches to Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase are Nancy Drew (2007), Enola Holmes (2020) and Minor Details (2009). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase?
People who watched Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase most often go on to Nancy Drew (2007), Enola Holmes (2020) and Minor Details (2009).
What is the highest-rated movie like Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase?
The Sheep Detectives (2026), rated 7.9/10 by 1,926 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase?
The Sheep Detectives (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase?
Yes: Nancy Drew (2007), Enola Holmes (2020) and Minor Details (2009).
How are movies similar to Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.