Movies like The Monster Squad
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The Monster Squad (1987)
39K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Count Dracula adjourns to Earth, accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them power to rule the world. Our heroes - the Monster Squad are the only ones daring to stand in their way.
Style:
scary, horror comedy, exciting, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, slasher, gothic, spooky, natural horror ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
werewolf, mummy, dracula, vampire, frankenstein's monster, supernatural, small town, childhood, halloween, frankenstein, friendship, good versus evil, young heroes, save the world, danger, curses spells and rituals, heroic mission, prophecy, coming of age, monster, teenager, fear, creature feature, lycanthropy, youth ...
Time:
80s, 19th century, 20th century, 1880s
Place:
transylvania, usa, california
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Most similar movies to The Monster Squad
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, scary, horror comedy and psychotronic films with plots about supernatural, transformation, monster, danger, halloween, vampire and dialogue mostly in Comedy, Fantasy and Horror genres. Some movies like The Monster Squad: Ghostbusters (1984), Gremlins (1984), The Lost Boys (1987), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), Transylvania 6-5000 (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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%
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%
176K
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A mother and her two teenage sons move to a seemingly nice and quiet small coastal California town yet soon find out that it's overrun by bike gangs and vampires. A couple of teenage friends take it upon themselves to hunt down the vampires ...
Style:
black comedy, cult classic, gothic, horror comedy, scary ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
vampire, small town, single mother, supernatural, amusement park, goth, teenage boy, vampire hunter, fear, coming of age, brother brother relationship, blood ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, wisconsin, pacific ocean, georgia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: France, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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 Dr. van Helsing, who may be the only one able to vanquish the count.
Style:
parody, funny, spoof, horror comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vampire, dracula, farce, satire, vampire bite, stupidity, sexy female vampire, insane asylum, goofy hero, hypnosis, save the day, heroic mission ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1890s, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
transylvania, europe, england, romania, london
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Croatia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two reporters travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein, and encounter such kooky creatures as the sensitive Wolfman, the horny Vampiress Odette, as well as a whole cast of other weirdos.
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, horror comedy, laugh out loud ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
vampire, happy ending, mad scientist, wolfman, frankenstein, amateur detective, investigation, reporter, full moon, swamp, father son relationship, missing girl ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
romania, europe, transylvania
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.
Style:
light, humorous, captivating, scary, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, horror for children
Plot:
halloween, bullying, amusement park, friendship, supernatural, danger, magic, small town, evil clown, carnival, entertainment, psychopath ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers-one human, one vampire, and one zombie-have to team up to figure out how to get rid of the visitors.
Style:
parody, horror comedy, humorous, bloody, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
zombie, vampire, nerd, small town, high school, alien, supernatural, dark humor, alien invasion, humanity, monster, social issues ...
Time:
year 2016, 18th century, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to ...
Style:
entertaining, parody, exciting, spoof, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
magic, heroes, parallel universe, satire, chase, dark humor, gunfight, boy, fish out of water, child in peril, villain, buddy ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, los angeles, california, usa, new york state ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
parody, horror comedy, funny, scary, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, painting, ghost hunter, single mother, reincarnation, monster, chase, mind control, baby, single parent, rescue ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989, year 1990, future
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
305K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, scary, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, boys' night
Plot:
vampire, werewolf, supernatural, dracula, steampunk, frankenstein, fantasy world, good versus evil, undead, dark hero, transformation, monster ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, year 2004, 15th century, 1880s ...
Place:
transylvania, europe, budapest, italy, france ...
Similarity:
67%
102K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, funny, scary, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, pre-teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
monster, werewolf, good versus evil, magic, teenager, imaginary, youth, ventriloquist dummy, high school, book, ghost, praying mantis ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, 80s, 21st century
Place:
connecticut, usa, maryland
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%
258K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
humorous, exciting, funny, entertaining, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
ghost, women, suicide, feminism, supernatural, transformation, monster, chase, female protagonist, punched in the face, justice, stereotypes ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, boston
Similarity:
100%
36K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young child is terrified to discover that a planned family trip is to be haunted by vile plant-eating monsters out of his worst nightmare...
Style:
cult classic, scary, humorous, funny, cult horror ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
witch, small town, little creatures, sexual innuendo, person on fire, exploitation, creature, stupidity, seduction, profanity, child in peril, destiny ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Rose, a rebellious half-vampire/half-human guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa -- a mortal, royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St. Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe ...
Style:
exciting, sexy, teen, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, teenager, academy, danger, school, good versus evil, high school, vampire human love, friends, supernatural ability, youth ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
montana, oregon, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
exciting, parody, semi serious, humorous, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
werewolf, vampire, imaginary, danger, halloween, supernatural, escapades, deadly creature, siblings relations, disorder, family relations, save the day ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
romania, usa, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Three best friends and dedicated roleplayers take to the woods to reenact a dungeons and dragons-like scenario as a live action role-playing game. Trouble arises when a prop spellbook purchased from the internet ends up being a genuine grimoire and ...
Style:
humorous, horror comedy, stylized, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
supernatural, role playing, spell, satire, succubus, ritual, deadly creature, misfit, disorder, escapades, danger, rivalry ...
Time:
middle ages, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sequel to "Goosebumps".
Style:
scary, semi serious, dark fairy tale, horror comedy, action adventure ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family friendly, teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
halloween, ogre, monster, magic, supernatural, giant spider, book, mother, boyfriend, transformation, werewolf, paranormal ...
Similarity:
100%
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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%
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, period piece, splatter, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
vampire, president, supernatural, undead, violence, vampire hunter, american civil war, revenge, brutality, tough heroes, head of state, blood ...
Time:
19th century, year 2012, 1810s, year 2000, victorian era ...
Place:
indiana, washington d.c., seattle, usa, new orleans ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader-- her goal is to "marry Christian Slater and die" and nothing gets in her way when it's time to shop. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been ...
Style:
dark comedy, teen, humorous, horror comedy, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
high school, vampire, cheerleader, cheerleading, supernatural, chosen one, good versus evil, teenage girl, reincarnation, high school student, female protagonist, blonde girl ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california, los angeles, southern california, europe
Similarity:
100%
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:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
Story:
Grandpa Sam Dracula is essentially Dracula who assembled Herman because no man was good enough for his daughter Lily, a sexy vamp. Lily's niece Marilyn the freak is actually normal and Lily and Herman's only child, Eddie, has his werewolf ...
Style:
semi serious, stylized, humorous, captivating, gothic ...
Plot:
werewolf, eccentric family, vampire, imaginary, parents and children, dragon, old mansion, supernatural, family relations, freak, suburbs, dracula ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.
Style:
scary, serious, suspenseful, exciting, gothic horror ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
werewolf, full moon, vampire, nightmare, supernatural, trap, wolf, deadly creature, monster, apprentice, creature, graphic violence ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
europe
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: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Darren Shan is a regular teenage kid. He and his friend Steve find out about a Freak Show coming to town and work hard at trying to find tickets. They do, and together they go to "Cirque du Freak" where they see many strange acts including ...
Style:
scary, teen, semi serious, stylized, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen fantasy, horror for children
Plot:
vampire, circus, uninhibited rivalry, supernatural ability, supernatural, chosen one, young heroes, transformation, immortality, friends, youth, teenage life ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
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: Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Ethan, Benny and fledgling vampire Sarah battle zombies, demons and the other supernatural beasties that regularly threaten their school.
Style:
exciting, scary, semi serious, humorous, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen fantasy, horror for children
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, youth, superhuman powers, friends, fish out of water, nanny, good versus evil, teenage life, disorder, buddies, unlikely partners ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Mad scientist brings Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and Frankenstein's Monster to life... but there's a problem and they end up three feet tall.
Style:
grindhouse, slasher, independent film, semi serious, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
werewolf, frankenstein, monster, supernatural being, tiny, guts, creature, mad scientist, mummy, vampire, disorder, obsessive quest ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The Hansen kids are in a jam. Adam and his best friend Duffy have gotten their hands on some tickets for the Headless Horseman concert, and his sister Chelsea has a date with her dreamy boyfriend Peter. The only problem is they're both ...
Style:
scary, semi serious, humorous, captivating, horror comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, horror for children
Plot:
vampire, youth, couples, supernatural, halloween, parents and children, mischievous children, disorder, woman in danger, single parent, siblings relations, suspicion ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
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