Movies like Blackbeard's Ghost

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Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
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Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Peter Ustinov stars as the eponymous wraith, who returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Elsa Lanchester (Stowecroft). The villains want to kick Lanchester and her friends out of their group home so that they can build a crooked casino. Good guy Steve Walker (Jones) gets caught in the middle of the squabble after evoking Blackbeard's ghost.
Style: entertaining, light, feel good, humorous, semi serious, melancholic, stylized, slapstick comedy, slapstick, fairy tale ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: pirate, ghost, gambling, witch, college, afterlife, superhero, magic, betrayal, male female relationship, supernatural, escapades, fish out of water, curse, friendship, danger, good versus evil, goofy hero, childhood, hotel, coach, blackbeard, police investigation, sword fight, swashbuckler ...
Place: new england
Keyword: gangsters

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Most similar movies to Blackbeard's Ghost

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, feel good and light films with plots about youth, danger, disorder, friends, supernatural, family relations and heroes mostly in Comedy, Family and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Blackbeard's Ghost: Casper (1995), Mary Poppins (1964), Nanny McPhee (2005), The Canterville Ghost (1986), High Spirits (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Casper (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Furious that her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion rather than his millions, Carrigan Crittenden is ready to burn the place to the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in the house. But when she enters the ...
Style: fairy tale, light, sweet, humorous, touching ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: friendship, ghost, halloween, haunted house, supernatural, single father, afterlife, father daughter relationship, childhood, mischievous children, life & death, family bonds ...
Time: 90s, year 1995, 20th century
Place: maine, new england, usa
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Mary Poppins (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: A magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Style: feel good, touching, uplifting, sweet, fairy tale ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot: magic, nanny, female protagonist, imagination, mischievous children, kite, child, dancing, child's point of view, dog, childhood, children ...
Time: edwardian era, 20th century, 1910s
Place: london, england, united kingdom, europe, madagascar ...
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100%
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Nanny McPhee (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's ...
Style: fairy tale, sweet, feel good, touching, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: witch, magic, childhood, nanny, family values, children, single father, mischievous children, parents and children, widower, prank, family relations ...
Time: edwardian era, year 2005, year 2006, victorian era, 19th century ...
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Canterville Ghost (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A young American couple inherits an English castle, only to find that it is haunted by the spirit of a disgraced ancestor, doomed to stay on the estate because of his cowardice. The only way he can escape is if one of his descendants performs an ...
Style: creepy, humorous, semi serious, psychotronic
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: ghost, castle, halloween, youth, old dark house, haunted house, supernatural, curse, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, curses spells and rituals, chaos and mayhem, heroes ...
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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High Spirits (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: When Peter Plunkett's Irish castle turned hotel is about to be repossesed, he decides to spice up the attraction a bit for the 'Yanks' by having his staff pretend to haunt the castle. The trouble begins when a busload of American ...
Style: humorous, light, entertaining, funny, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: supernatural, ghost, haunting, castle, halloween, husband murders wife, fall in love, disorder, zombie, happy ending, paranormal, haunted house ...
Place: ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Wilby Daniels, a successful lawyer running for District Attorney, suddenly finds himself being transformed into an English sheepdog. Somehow he has to keep his change a secret and find just what is causing it, all the while eluding the local dog ...
Style: slapstick, humorous, semi serious, feel good, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: dog, animal, lawyer, animal life, transformation, law, district attorney, conspiracy, body swapping, curse, mischievous children, youth ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The Garrisons (Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette) are the "proud parents" of three adorable dachshund pups -- and one overgrown Great Dane named Brutus, who nevertheless thinks of himself as a dainty dachsie. His identity crisis results in ...
Style: funny, entertaining, light, sweet, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: dog, animal, family drama, happy ending, justice, pets, disorder, family life, mistaken identity, rescue, young heroes, misfit ...
Time: year 1966, 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Halloweentown High (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Marnie Piper prepares to begin a new school year, she asks the Halloweentown Hot Witches' Council to work toward openness between Halloweentown and the mortal world. She proposes to bring a group of Halloweentown students to her own high school ...
Style: semi serious, stylized, humorous, feel good, teen ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: halloween, witch, magic, supernatural, witchcraft, holiday, friends, hereditary gift of witchcraft, monster, friendship, vengeance, escapades ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Germany, Spain, Austria
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Lilli is traveling to India, to solve a mystery.
Style: feel good, semi serious, humorous, entertaining, computer animated
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: friendship, heroic mission, supernatural ability, daring rescue, young heroes, fish out of water, royal family, good versus evil, youth, danger, disorder, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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The Love Bug (1969)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Herbie is a car - but no ordinary car. The story follows the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own from the showroom to the race track, with various close escapes in between. Three further Herbie movies were to follow.
Style: humorous, sweet, entertaining, light, melancholic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: car, auto racing, racing, car race, hippie, race, auto mechanic, chase, happy ending, rivalry, car trouble, adaptation ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
When Good Ghouls Go Bad (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In October of 1981, Curtis Danko, the creepy kid from the small town of Walker Falls, was killed in a mysterious accident. He left behind a warning to the town: "If you ever have another Halloween again, I will return and destroy you all!" ...
Style: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, spooky ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot: halloween, ghost, afterlife, small town, mischievous children, supernatural, danger, disorder, curses spells and rituals, heroic mission, save the day, preteen ...
Place: minnesota, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
A Halloween Puppy (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A boy accidentally turns his mom's boyfriend into a dog.
Style: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot: human becomes animal, halloween, dog, magic, best friend, youth, curses spells and rituals, family relations, friendship, stupid kid, danger, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Beverly Hills Family Robinson (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Marsha Robinson, host of a TV cooking show, takes her family on a working vacation to a South Seas Island, but their yacht is hijacked by pirates, and then shipwrecked, and the Robinsons must survive Marsha's complaints while they build a ...
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: pirate, survival, shipwreck, escapades, fish out of water, family life, danger, screwball, disorder, cooking and food, family relations, island ...
Place: fictional island
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40%
Little Monsters (1989)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: light, melancholic, humorous, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: monster, brother brother relationship, friendship, coming of age, young heroes, halloween, mischievous children, curses spells and rituals, child as adult, fish out of water, wish come true, imaginary ...
Time: year 1989
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39%
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Halloweentown (1998)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, tense, captivating, melancholic ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot: halloween, witch, teenage girl, magic, youth, witchcraft, good versus evil, disorder, supernatural ability, save the day, rescue, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story: The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic) to build a new palace for Caesar within three months. Since ...
Style: funny, humorous, absurd, feel good, hilarious ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: ancient egypt, desert, palace, magic, dog, cleopatra, superhero, julius caesar, silly humor, chase, good versus evil, goofy hero ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place: egypt, africa, middle east, ancient greece, north africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget family-oriented comedy Pinocchio.
Style: fairy tale, feel good, humorous, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: lie, pinocchio, puppet, fish out of water, mischievous children, obsessive quest, teaching the ways of the world, parents and children, friendship, danger, misfit, escapades ...
Time: year 2002
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
A Simple Wish (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic ...
Style: feel good, fairy tale, funny, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: magic, good versus evil, fairy godmother, magic wand, witch, imaginary, rivalry, supernatural ability, down on your luck, mischievous children, supernatural, parents and children ...
Time: year 1997
Place: nebraska, new york, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book (2009)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Italy, Austria
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Lilly was a normal girl with a healthy sense of adventure. That is, until she finds a magical book, complete with a funny little dragon, "Hector". With the help of her new friend and the book, Lilly has the ability to time-travel and truly ...
Style: feel good, semi serious, humorous, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: witch, dragon, youth, curses spells and rituals, imaginary, teaching the ways of the world, supernatural, wizards and magicians, good versus evil, save the day, disorder, heroic mission ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, europe
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37%
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy mouse adventures are in store as Stuart, his human brother, George, and their mischievous cat, ...
Style: light, entertaining, sentimental, stylized, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: mouse, friendship, bird, talking animal, disorder, rescue, friends, heroic mission, escapades, danger, furry, cat ...
Time: year 2002
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Kids of the Round Table (1995)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Set in modern times, Alex finds King Arthur's sword Excalibur and must prove himself worthy of it.
Style: stylized, humorous, arthurian, independent film, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: magic, good versus evil, child protagonist, heroic mission, wizards and magicians, battles, legends and myths, curses spells and rituals, escapades, mischievous children, youth, child hero ...
Time: middle ages
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36%
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes (2020)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Vlad has just moved and joined one of the most famous magical schools in the world, where he meets fairies, witches, trolls and dwarfs. Him and his father are the first vampires in town, but he soon meets other special kids.
Style: light, feel good, fairy tale, funny, entertaining
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: friendship, supernatural, childhood, magic, children, supernatural ability, friendship between teens, child, fairy, friends, witch, good versus evil ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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The Kid (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Powerful businessman Russ Duritz is self-absorbed and immersed in his work. But by the magic of the moon, he meets Rusty, a chubby, charming 8-year-old version of himself who can't believe he could turn out so badly -- with no life and no dog. ...
Style: touching, inspirational, humorous, feel good, sweet ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: time travel, indifference, youth, childhood, changing the past or future, unfulfillment, imaginary, supernatural, happy ending, redemption, cynic, father son estrangement ...
Time: year 2000, 60s, 2000s, 20th century, year 1968 ...
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Dog Gone (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
Style: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot: dog, caper, rescue, escapades, crime gone awry, rivalry, disorder, danger, odd couple, nothing goes right, heist, stash ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Ghost Dad (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Elliot Hopper is a widower with three children, he is currently working on a deal. It seems like his wife illness was very costly and this deal could put them out of the red. However he gets into a cab that is driven by a maniac, and Elliot crashes ...
Style: light, entertaining, semi serious, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience: kids, teen drama, adult
Plot: afterlife, ghost, single father, death, supernatural, happy ending, justice, laboratory, scientist, parents and children, father daughter relationship, parent child relationship ...
Place: london
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: The Cromwell clan live 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 ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, stylized, humorous, teen ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens ...
Plot: witch, halloween, supernatural, witchcraft, teenage witch, heroes, religions or cults, friends, curses spells and rituals, rivalry, imaginary, real world ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
The Scream Team (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Eccentric Frank Carlyle ran a horror shop in small-town Steeple Falls, which takes pride in and profit from its Halloween traditions. Frank's widower grandson Richard grudgingly returns there from Boston with his own kids, bright Ian and bratty ...
Style: scary, semi serious, humorous, exciting, horror comedy ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, horror for children
Plot: ghost, halloween, supernatural, youth, afterlife, father son relationship, single parent, rescue, imaginary, disgraced, curses spells and rituals, young heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Elf-Man (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: An Elf is left behind by Santa to help rescue the Harper family from a lousy Christmas. The Elf and the family get more than they bargained for, as the kids help the Elf discover his special powers and true identity as a budding superhero.
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: christmas, save the day, supernatural ability, supernatural, imaginary, escapades, danger, wish come true, miraculous event, magic, xmas, superhero ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story: The story of how Mystery Inc. was formed.
Style: not serious, feel good, humorous, detective, exciting ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens ...
Plot: talking dog, scooby doo, dog, ghost, goofy hero, investigation, partner, disorder, friends, youth, amateur detective, prank ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living ...
Style: entertaining, humorous, sweet, melancholic, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot: childhood, bad luck, job interview, child's point of view, siblings relations, father son relationship, brothers, family relations, birthday party, coming of age, friends, mischievous children ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: australia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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