Beetlejuice
1988 Fantasy, ComedyThanks to an untimely demise via drowning, a young couple end up as poltergeists in their New England farmhouse, where they fail to meet the challenge of scaring away the insufferable new owners, who want to make drastic changes. In desperation, the undead newlyweds turn to an expert frightmeister, but he's got a diabolical agenda of his own.
Movies like Beetlejuice
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to Beetlejuice. Explore films such as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Edward Scissorhands, and Poltergeist, around the themes of ghost, attic, teenage girl. Other notable keywords include black comedy and shrunken head.
#1
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Synopsis:
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson
Plot:
invisibility cloak,
sequel,
wizard,
child protagonist,
monster,
blockbuster,
train,
dog,
rescue,
friendship
...
#2
Edward Scissorhands
Synopsis:
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Starring:
Kathy Baker,
Johnny Depp,
Winona Ryder
Plot:
scissors,
compassion,
surrealism,
misfit,
love,
castle,
magical realism,
self discovery,
coming of age,
dark fantasy
...
#3
Poltergeist
Synopsis:
Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving around by itself. However, when he realizes that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve calls in a team of parapsycholo…
Starring:
Craig T. Nelson,
Michael McManus,
JoBeth Williams
#4
Ghostbusters
Synopsis:
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
Starring:
Sigourney Weaver,
Annie Potts,
Ernie Hudson
Plot:
ghost,
ghostbuster,
scientist,
haunting,
university,
wisecrack humor,
cheering crowd,
disaster in new york,
nerd,
accountant
...
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#5
Ghostbusters II
Synopsis:
Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retirement to aid her and hopefully save New York City from a new paranormal threat.
Starring:
Sigourney Weaver,
Annie Potts,
Ernie Hudson
Plot:
ghost,
new york city,
ghostbuster,
baby,
slime,
painting,
underground,
single mother,
babysitting,
single parent
...
#6
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Synopsis:
It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.
Starring:
Heather Langenkamp,
Robert Englund,
Laurence Fishburne
#7
Evil Dead II
Synopsis:
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
Starring:
Bruce Campbell,
Ted Raimi,
Dan Hicks
Plot:
grindhouse film,
evil dead,
panties,
1980s,
cult film,
backwoods,
sex,
fake shemp character,
zombification,
zombie
...
#8
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Synopsis:
Miles Morales is juggling his life between being a high school student and being a spider-man. When Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk uses a super collider, others from across the Spider-Verse are transported to this dimension.
Starring:
Jake Johnson,
Zoë Kravitz,
Mahershala Ali
Similar plot
#9
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Synopsis:
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain wh…
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson
Plot:
magic,
wizard,
school of magic,
based on novel,
orphan,
train,
unicorn,
bully,
forest,
ghost
...
#10
It
Synopsis:
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Starring:
Jack Dylan Grazer,
Nicholas Hamilton,
Jake Sim
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#11
It Chapter Two
Synopsis:
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.
Starring:
James McAvoy,
Jessica Chastain,
James Ransone
#12
Hotel Transylvania 2
Synopsis:
When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.
Starring:
Keegan-Michael Key,
Andy Samberg,
Steve Buscemi
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#13
Hellboy
Synopsis:
Hellboy comes to England, where he must defeat Nimue, Merlin's consort and the Blood Queen. But their battle will bring about the end of the world, a fate he desperately tries to turn away.
Starring:
Sophie Okonedo,
Daniel Dae Kim,
David Harbour
Plot:
demon,
based on comic,
superhero,
magic,
sorceress,
death,
wizard,
reboot,
based on graphic novel,
violence
...
#14
Suspiria
Synopsis:
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe's artistic director, an ambitious young dancer and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare, others will finally wake up.
Starring:
Chloë Grace Moretz,
Tilda Swinton,
Mia Goth
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#15
Constantine
Synopsis:
John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.
Starring:
Peter Stormare,
Djimon Hounsou,
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Plot:
hell,
demon,
twin sister,
based on comic book,
suicide,
satan,
catholic,
demon hunter,
angel,
catholicism
...
#16
The Mummy
Synopsis:
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.
Starring:
Jake Johnson,
Marwan Kenzari,
Annabelle Wallis
Plot:
archaeologist,
princess,
egyptian mythology,
tomb,
egypt,
mummy,
mummy character,
ancient egypt,
excavation,
heir to throne
...
#17
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Synopsis:
The rebellion begins! Lord Voldemort has returned, but the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth – including appointing Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group…
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson
#18
Ghostbusters
Synopsis:
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
Starring:
Chris Hemsworth,
Michael Kenneth Williams,
Kristen Wiig
Plot:
vomiting,
reboot,
flatulence,
fart joke,
feminism,
remake,
projectile vomiting,
ghost,
slime,
face slap
...
#19
Bride of Chucky
Synopsis:
Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts.
Starring:
Jennifer Tilly,
Brad Dourif,
Katherine Heigl
#20
The Conjuring
Synopsis:
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Starring:
Vera Farmiga,
Patrick Wilson,
Joey King