Movies like The Frighteners
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The Frighteners (1996)
102K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
Style:
scary, black comedy, dark comedy, horror comedy, humorous, cult classic, gothic, suspenseful, light, suspense ...
Audience:
date night, horror for children, adult
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, serial killer, haunted house, dark humor, funeral, psychic, supernatural ability, violence, architect, car accident, death of wife, villain, blood, supernatural power, eccentricity, halloween, poltergeist, grim reaper, judge, cemetery, insanity, out of body experience, murderer duo, supernatural horror ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1950s, 1800s, 70s, 1990s, contemporary
Place:
oklahoma city, oceania, usa, california, american
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Most similar movies to The Frighteners
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, scary, splatter and horror comedy films with plots about dialogue, mentor, supernatural, monster, transformation, storytelling and death mostly in Comedy, Horror and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Frighteners: Odd Thomas (2013), Beetlejuice (1988), Braindead (1992), Evil Dead II (1987), An American Werewolf in London (1981). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
Style:
stylized, dark fantasy, horrifying, suspense, twist ending ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
afterlife, supernatural ability, psychic, able to see the dead, seeing dead people, a vision, husband wife relationship, supernatural, good versus evil, transformation, plot twist, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
415K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Thanks 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 ...
Style:
gothic, black comedy, surreal, witty, dark comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
haunted house, afterlife, ghost, supernatural, surrealism, dark humor, goth, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, seance, able to see the dead, haunted ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
america, usa, new england, connecticut
Similarity:
100%
109K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
Style:
bloody, dark comedy, cult classic, horror comedy, creepy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gory, zombie, dark humor, living dead, infection, eaten alive, terror, monster, supernatural, zombie attack, body horror, macabre ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 20th century, 50s, 1950s ...
Place:
new zealand, oceania
Similarity:
100%
195K
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
scary, bloody, classic horror, lovecraft, demonic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
evil dead, demon, gory, haunted house, supernatural, demonic possession, dark humor, undead, chainsaw, woods, blood, zombie ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, medieval times, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
michigan, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
Style:
suspense, black comedy, gothic, horror comedy, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
werewolf, monster, nightmare, transformation, supernatural, full moon, violence, monster as victim, gory, wolf, ghost, hospital ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe, united kingdom, northern england ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she's forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement.
Style:
scary, horror comedy, creepy, frightening, black comedy ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
haunted house, house arrest, haunted, female protagonist, plot twist, dark humor, parents and children, ghost, police investigation, blood, danger, halloween ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new zealand, oceania
Similarity:
100%
33K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Roger Cobb is a author who has just separated from his wife. He moves into a new house and tries to work on a novel based on his experiences in the Vietnam War. Strange things start happening around him; little things at first, but as they become ...
Style:
horror comedy, creepy, scary, black comedy, slasher ...
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, haunted, vietnam war, zombie, husband murders wife, monster, supernatural, novelist, happy ending, missing person, corpse ...
Time:
80s
Place:
vietnam, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then ...
Style:
splatter, funny, black comedy, independent film, cult classic ...
Plot:
mummy, nightmare, dark humor, undead, mental illness, president, elvis impersonator, old age, profanity, roommate, musician, satire ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
texas, las vegas, usa, southern usa, austin texas ...
Similarity:
100%
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484K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, cult classic, horror comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, monster, nerd, transformation, accountant, imagination, giant monster, chase, friendship, librarian, haunting ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 20th century, year 1989, year 1984 ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, nova scotia, usa, new york state ...
Similarity:
100%
119K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, India
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A teenager suspects his new neighbour is a vampire. Unable to convince anyone, he tries to enlist the help of a self-proclaimed vampire hunter and magician in this remake of the 1985 comedy-horror classic.
Style:
horror comedy, gothic, dark, bloody, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
vampire, vampire hunter, blood, transformation, suspicion, monster, outcast, vampirism, love, murder, celebrity, violence ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Young urban professionals Jesse (Arye Gross) and his girlfriend Kate (Lar Park Lincoln), move into an old mansion that has been in Jesse's family for generations. They are soon joined by Jesse's goofy friend Charlie (Jonathan Stark), who ...
Style:
independent film, humorous, scary, spooky, retro ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, halloween, supernatural, undead, monster, haunted, house, mad scientist, chase, vampire, time travel, stop motion ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, stone age
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
100%
57K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Inspired by the E.C. comics of the 1950s, George A. Romero and Stephen King bring five tales of terror to the screen.
Style:
anthology, bloody, grindhouse, frightening, cult horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
death, torture, revenge, stephen king, murder, monster, halloween, dark humor, transformation, gory, violent, zombie ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 1830s, 19th century, future
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
100%
11K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A young man and his girlfriend move into the man's old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a need to control ancient demons.
Style:
sexy, scary, humorous, light, splatter ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, witch, demon, creature, little creatures, adaptation, storytelling, justice, ghost, danger, battles, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Arthur and his two children, Kathy and Bobby, inherit his Uncle Cyrus's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to 12 ghosts. When the family, accompanied by Bobby's Nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped ...
Style:
scary, splatter, suspense, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
date night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, supernatural, gory, supernatural horror, ghost child, confined, machine, inheritance, blood, family in danger, danger ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
80%
15K
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, West Germany, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, ...
Style:
cult classic, scary, atmospheric, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
werewolf, transformation, wax museum, museum, occult, evil dead, characters killed one by one, time travel, female vampire, portal, haunted house, deadly creature ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
100%
272K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, and unleashes a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
Style:
black comedy, frightening, funny, horror comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
christmas, monster, small town, supernatural, transformation, creature, holiday, gremlin, father son relationship, winter, swimming pool, bank ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, 90s, future
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Norway, Iceland, USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The gruesome Nazi Zombies are back to finish their mission, but our hero is not willing to die. He is gathering his own army to give them a final fight.
Style:
horror comedy, sexy, humorous, splatter, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
zombie, nazi zombie, dark humor, nazi, young heroes, monster, violent, nazi occultism, supernatural, danger, apocalypse, gory ...
Time:
year 2014, 80s
Place:
europe
Similarity:
100%
190K
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group of students visit a mansion called "Hell House," and murderous high jinks ensue.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, horror comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
haunted house, dumb, exorcist, supernatural, comedy team, hand job, woman urinating, stupidity, ghost, cat, satire, stoner ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
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, entertaining, light, funny, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
supernatural, haunting, castle, husband murders wife, haunted house, banshee, ghost, halloween, disorder, fall in love, paranormal, zombie ...
Time:
80s, 1930s, 18th century
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Uncle Fester has been missing for 25 years. An evil doctor finds out and introduces a fake Fester in an attempt to get the Addams Family's money. The youngest daughter has some doubts about the new uncle Fester, but the fake uncle adapts very ...
Style:
gothic, black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, horror for children, teen drama ...
Plot:
goth, halloween, dark humor, childhood, eccentric family, supernatural ability, fantasy world, husband wife relationship, family relations, uncle, supernatural, witch ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A horrific Leprechaun goes on a rampage after his precious bag of gold coins is stolen. He uses all of his magical destructive powers to trick, terrorize and kill anyone who is unlucky enough to hinder his relentless search. In a frantic attempt to ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, horror comedy, scary, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, horror for children
Plot:
legends and myths, supernatural, monster, deadly creature, holiday horror, murder, leprechaun, dark humor, violence, vengeance, black magic, chase ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
north dakota, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Djinn having been released from his ancient prison seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby opening a portal and freeing his fellow Djinn to take over the earth.
Style:
scary, slasher, suspenseful, creepy, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
demon, djinn, violence, genie, devil, wish come true, transformation, supernatural power, violent, curses spells and rituals, monster, blood ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, persia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.
Style:
horror comedy, dark comedy, humorous, funny, parody ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
zombie, dark humor, zombie apocalypse, pub, zombie outbreak, zombie attack, satire, zombie violence, eaten alive, supernatural, siege, flesh eating zombie ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, y2k, 21st century
Place:
london, britain, europe, england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. 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 ...
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, gothic, clever, black comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
dark humor, immortality, love triangle, obsession, magic, death, fountain of youth, afterlife, satire, rejuvenation, zombie, potion ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992, year 1978, year 1985 ...
Place:
california, persia, beverly hills, usa, new york ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Nobody believes teenager Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) when he discovers that his suave new neighbor, Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon), is a vampire. So when the bloodsucker starts stalking Charley, he turns to has-been actor Peter Vincent ...
Style:
scary, cult classic, horror comedy, dark comedy, teen horror ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
vampire, blood, supernatural horror, supernatural, monster, transformation, bloodsucker, vampire hunter, teenager, teenage protagonist, dracula, werewolf ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
iowa, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
It's been five years since Terry's friend Glen discovered The Gate to hell in his backyard. Glen has now moved away and Terry begins practicing rituals in Glen's old house and eventually bringing back demons through The Gate and ...
Style:
suspense, splatter, surprise ending, classic horror, dark ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
demon, monster, ritual, little creatures, transformation, suburbs, blood, home invasion, kaiju, supernatural power, father son relationship, giant monster ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek out brains.
Style:
funny, horror comedy, scary, slasher, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
zombie, dark humor, supernatural, apocalypse, toxic waste, infected, youth, gory, plague, night of the living dead, epidemic, blood ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
B Movie Legend Bruce Campbell is mistaken for his character Ash from the Evil Dead trilogy and forced to fight a real monster in a small town in Oregon.
Style:
parody, humorous, horror comedy, cult classic, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
small town, satire, good versus evil, supernatural horror, heroic mission, filmmaking, save the world, destiny, comedy of errors, supernatural, save the day, rescue ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
73K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Norway
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Eight medical students on a ski trip to Norway discover that Hitler's horrors live on when they come face to face with a battalion of zombie Nazi soldiers intent on devouring anyone unfortunate enough to wander into the remote mountains where ...
Style:
horror comedy, dark comedy, splatter, creepy, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
zombie, nazi zombie, dark humor, gory, nazi, world war two, winter, vacation, cannibalism, living dead, fear, brutality ...
Time:
year 2009, year 2000
Place:
antarctic, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Denny has yet again been left by her thug boyfriend Chip. It seems as if she is doomed to be stuck with awful guys, this time she has to choose between nerdy Charles and the strange Kaz, who turns into a monster when sexually aroused.
Style:
humorous, independent film, semi serious, offbeat, sexy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
supernatural, serial killer, violence, homelessness, demon, violent content, love and romance, danger, mentally unstable, switching roles, animal life, couples ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, california
Similarity:
100%
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