Movies like Bad Witch (2020)
The best movies like Bad Witch (2020) are My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987), Death Becomes Her (1992) and R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015). If Bad Witch hooked you with its horror and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBeetlejuice (1988)7.4/10 from 8,832 votes
- NewestHer Curse (2024)Released 2024
My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)
Shortly after high school student Jeremy Capello goes on a hot date, he finds he can't stand garlic or see his reflection in mirrors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeath Becomes Her (1992)
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisR.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOnce Bitten (1985)
Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own youthful appearance, and when she finds Mark, she turns his life upside-down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022)
A Halloween-hating dad reluctantly teams up with his teenage daughter when an evil spirit wreaks havoc by making their town's decorations come to life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWendell & Wild (2022)
Two scheming demons strike a deal with a punk rock-loving teen so they can leave the Underworld and live out their dreams in the Land of the Living.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDave Made a Maze (2017)
Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of his own creation. Ignoring his warnings, Dave’s girlfriend Annie leads a band of oddball explorers on a rescue mission. Once inside, they find themselves trapped in an ever-changing supernatural world, threatened by booby traps and pursued by a bloodthirsty Minotaur.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood. Enter Professor Van Helsing, who may be the only one able to vanquish the Count.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe School for Good and Evil (2022)
Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking for new tricks, she finds a little book called "The Evil Thing"
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHocus Pocus 2 (2022)
29 years since the Black Flame Candle was last lit, the 17th-century Sanderson sisters are resurrected, and they are looking for revenge. Now it's up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow's Eve.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPyewacket (2017)
A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Unhealer (2021)
A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Brothers Grimm (2005)
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Shed (2019)
The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge inside the tool shed in his backyard, he tries to secretly battle the demon alone until his bullied friend discovers the creature and has a far more sinister plan in mind.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilver Bullet (1985)
The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThunderstruck (2012)
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)
Geeky 14-year old Ethan is left to babysit his younger sister, Jane, with his best friend Benny but after Ethan inadvertently puts Jane in harm's way, his parents hire a professional babysitter, the beautiful yet mysterious 17-year-old Sarah who, unbeknownst to them, is actually a fledgling vampire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeetlejuice (1988)
A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHer Curse (2024)
A heartbroken woman attempts to place a curse on her ex by following the steps of a How-To article.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & comedy
51/50 Mall Cop (2005)
The only thing Frank has going for him is his job as a Mall Cop. One late night his world is shattered when a prowler breaks in, robs the joint and as Frank tries to be the hero – he loses his arm! Replaced by a sexy punk rocker Donna, Frank decides to solve the crime, win the girl and get his old job back! With the help of his nerdy best friend Chris, the ultra-strange White Wedding follow Frank’s adventure in this hilarious tale about love, limbs and Billy Idol!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Inspector Gadget (1999)
John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon, replaces his damaged limbs with state-of-the-art gadgets and tools. Named "Inspector Gadget" by the press, John -- along with his niece, Penny, and her trusty dog, Brain -- uses his new powers to discover who was behind the explosion.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMean Girls (2004)
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJuju Stories (2021)
Juju Stories tackles juju in contemporary Lagos through three stories. In Love Potion, by Omonua, an unmarried woman agrees to use juju to find herself an ideal mate. In Yam, by Makama, consequences arise when a street urchin picks up seemingly random money from the roadside. In Suffer the Witch, by Obasi, love and friendship turns into obsession, when a young college woman attracts her crush's interest.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
Recruited by the U.S. government to be a special agent, nerdy teenager Cody Banks must get closer to cute classmate Natalie in order to learn about an evil plan hatched by her father. But despite the agent persona, Cody struggles with teen angst.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSex and the Teenage Mind (2002)
Bumbling high school geek Virgil Heitmeyer has yet to lose his virginity. A golden opportunity for finally getting deflowered arises after Virgil manages to get closer to the beautiful and popular Kellie Guthrie. Will Virgil's date with Kellie go smoothly? Or is Virgil going to blow his big chance to score with the girl of his dreams?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe House of the Devil (2009)
A young college student who’s struggling financially takes a strange babysitting job which coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret, putting her life in mortal danger.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove Potion No. 9 (1992)
Unlucky in love, chemist Paul Matthews visits gypsy Madame Rosa for help. Quickly realizing he is a hopeless nerd, she gifts him with Love Potion No. 8, which makes anyone who wears it irresistible to the opposite sex for four hours. Paul and animal psychologist coworker Diane Farrow decide to test it on themselves. The awkward pair suddenly find themselves alluring to anyone they approach, but soon realize they are most attracted to each other.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSorceress II: The Temptress (1997)
In this sensual horror tale, Paul Stevens is transported to a mysterious world where he is surrounded by strange and beautiful women, led by Tara Coventry. Tara initiates Paul into their world of bizarre erotic rituals; however Tara and her minions are actually practitioners of black magic, who are trying to snare Paul's soul through their sexual mischief. Will he realize the evil he has fallen into before it is too late?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Bad Witch?
The closest matches to Bad Witch are My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987), Death Becomes Her (1992) and R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Bad Witch?
Start with My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987), the closest match to Bad Witch.
What is the highest-rated movie like Bad Witch?
Beetlejuice (1988), rated 7.4/10 by 8,832 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Bad Witch?
Her Curse (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Bad Witch?
Yes: My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987), Death Becomes Her (1992) and R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015).
How are movies similar to Bad Witch chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Bad Witch, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.