Movies like Casper (1995)

Little Monsters (1989)

A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy

A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)

Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she's watching on Halloween.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

IF (2024)

After discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends with their kids.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

Hocus Pocus (1993)

After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy

Casper 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

Halloweentown (1998)

On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown — a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world. But she soon finds herself battling wicked warlocks, evil curses, and endless surprises.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)

A girl, sent by her parents to live with her two eccentric aunts, finds out on her sixteenth birthday that she is a witch.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family

The Little Vampire 3D (2017)

Tony, a thirteen-year-old boy on vacation in rural Germany, is fascinated by the idea of vampires. Meanwhile Rudolph, a vampire of "similar" age (313!), encounters trouble when his clan is threatened by a dangerously obsessed hunter. Fate brings these two boys together, as Tony & Rudolph set off an action-packed battle to stop the villain, save Rudolph's family and learn the power of friendship.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family

Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001)

The Cromwell clan lives in the real world, except for their grandmother who lives in Halloweentown, a place where monsters go to escape reality. But now the son of the Cromwells' old enemy Kalabar has a plan to use the grandmother's book to turn Halloweentown into a grey dreary version of the real world while transforming the denizens of the real world into monsters.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010)

A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

The Little Vampire (2000)

Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the vampire race could be gone forever in single night. With Tony's access to the daytime world, he helps them to find what they've always wanted.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy

Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999)

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family

Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019)

Mystery Inc. withdraws from solving crimes after botching a case. When Vincent Van Ghoul contacts the gang about an unfinished investigation from Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby's past, the gang springs into action to finish the job that involves catching the 13th Ghost that escaped from the Chest of Demons and is still at large.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family

Monster High: Haunted (2015)

Lurk what's waiting for the Monster High ghouls when they bring their killer fashion to the howlways of the spooktacular Haunted High! When the ghouls of Monster High follow Spectra Vondergeist one day, they discover a creeperiffic Ghost World with an all-spirit school. But their scary-cute student bodies are hardly welcome with the very strict Principal Revenant, and she punishes Spectra with frightful detention chains that prevent her from re-joining Monster High. Now, it's up to the imperfectly perfect friends to take on ghostly forms in order to save one of their own from disappearing forever!

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)

Unjustly accused of staging a spooky practical joke complete with ghosts, Daphne, Velma, Fred and Shaggy are suspended from Coolsville High. To clear their names, they team up to solve the supernatural mystery…and head straight into nonstop laughs and adventure.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)

The Spengler family returns to where it all started - the iconic New York City firehouse - to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who've developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

Upside-Down Magic (2020)

Nory and her best friend Reina enter the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, where Nory’s unconventional powers land her in a class for those with wonky, or “upside-down,” magic. Undaunted, Nory sets out to prove that that upside-down magic can be just as powerful as right-side-up.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family

Monster High: Fright On! (2011)

See what happens when the student bodies of an all-vampire school and an all-werewolf school integrate with Monster High.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

KPop Demon Hunters (2025)

When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)

Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside companions new and old, the brothers travel across the stars to stop the young heir's crusade.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & comedy

The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania (2027)

Drac has happily settled into retirement while Mavis takes the reins of the legendary monster hotel. But when a series of spooky and unexplained happenings sends chills through the resort, the Drac Pack embarks on its most spellbinding adventure yet: uncovering the mystery behind the haunting of Hotel Transylvania.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & fantasy

Forgotten Island (2026)

While celebrating their last night together, high school graduates and best friends Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa must race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & comedy

iCarly le vrai 1 (2026)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & comedy

Mumbo Jumbo (1999)

A journalist finds he can see ghosts after being struck by lightning.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & fantasy

Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018)

A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival celebrates the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, who brings the wind that powers this seaside city. When a series of threats endangers not just the festival, but all the people and Pokémon of Fula City, it’ll take more than just Satoshi and Pikachu to save the day! Can everyone put aside their differences and work together—or will it all end in destruction?

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & fantasy

As Cinzas de Pedro (2024)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

A F--in Sunny Day (2026)

After their friends are discharged from the psych ward, a hot tempered teen must learn to be a role model to a new patient, a sweet lost soul in dire need of uplifting, despite facing roadblocks in their own recovery.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

Locked Down (2021)

Upon the announcement of another UK national lockdown, Flo and Rob find themselves stuck in their house in London. Meanwhile, Flo tries to maintain a brand-new relationship with Evelyn, who had to abruptly leave to her hometown in Mexico.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

Fenglou Chronicles: Tale of the Spirit Fox (2025)

Eighteen years after her grandfather's death, a young woman marries the fox spirit Feng Lou to seek revenge. Meanwhile, a power struggle within the fox clan escalates as Feng Lou’s grandfather allies with foreign forces to seize control, unleashing chaos and endangering innocent lives.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy