Movies like Dark Shadows 2012
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Dark Shadows (2012)
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, humorous, parody, scary, gothic horror, funny, melancholic, dark, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night
Plot:
vampire, witch, eccentric family, immortality, dark humor, magic, ghost, curse, curses spells and rituals, old mansion, estate, werewolf, supernatural, dysfunctional family, vampire human love, reincarnation, lost love, black magic, tombs and skeletons, wizards and magicians, revenge, time travel, betrayal, brutality, insanity ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1972, 19th century, 1770s, 18th century
Place:
maine, new england, usa, england, liverpool
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Most similar movies to Dark Shadows
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out weird, scary, gothic and cult film films with plots about supernatural, adaptation, dialogue, storytelling, fantasy world, death and transformation mostly in Fantasy, Horror and Comedy genres. Some movies like Dark Shadows: Addams Family Values (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994), The Addams Family (1991), Beetlejuice (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to ...
Style:
gothic, humorous, funny, parody, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
goth, eccentric family, halloween, nanny, dysfunctional family, farce, camp, husband wife relationship, thanksgiving, youth, power relations, parenthood ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
hawaii
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100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Style:
gothic, scary, gothic horror, suspenseful, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, immortality, loneliness, goth, vampirism, dark hero, bonding, child vampire, vampire human love, monster as victim, haunted by the past ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, 1870s, georgian era, 1790s ...
Place:
new orleans, paris france, san francisco, louisiana, usa ...
⇓ 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, humorous, funny, not serious, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
goth, halloween, dark humor, supernatural, eccentric family, supernatural ability, childhood, fantasy world, family relations, parents and children, husband wife relationship, witch ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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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, surreal, witty, dark fantasy, funny ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, chick flick
Plot:
ghost, afterlife, supernatural, haunted house, dark humor, surrealism, goth, dysfunctional family, possession, teenage girl, seance, attic ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new england, usa, connecticut
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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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:
satirical, gothic, humorous, funny, clever ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
dark humor, immortality, love triangle, magic, rivalry, obsession, supernatural, zombie, afterlife, death, fountain of youth, body horror ...
Time:
future, 90s, 80s, 70s, 2020s
Place:
california, los angeles, beverly hills, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
Style:
sexy, light, scary, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
witch, witchcraft, small town, magic, devil, supernatural, supernatural ability, black magic, wizards and magicians, dark humor, twists and turns, deal with the devil ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new england, rhode island, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Style:
gothic, surreal, fairy tale, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night, chick flick, family outing
Plot:
loneliness, goth, love, surrealism, freak, social misfits, christmas, love and romance, inventor, fall in love, love story, castle ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 90s, 50s
Place:
usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse ...
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, gothic, entertaining, dark ...
Audience:
family outing, adult
Plot:
supernatural, medieval, magic, fantasy world, wizards, curses spells and rituals, witch, brothers, evil queen, creativity, fairy, legends and myths ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, regency period, 1790s, 1810s
Place:
europe, hamburg germany, frankfurt germany, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When her great aunt dies famed horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight new England town to Falwell to claim her inheritance of a haunted house a witches cookbook and a punk rock poodle. But once the stuffy locals get an eyeful of the scream ...
Style:
gothic, parody, humorous, light, campy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
witchcraft, goth, witch, hostess, inheritance, magic, small town, female protagonist, good versus evil, halloween, demon, destiny ...
Time:
80s
Place:
las vegas, usa, new england, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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, dragon, parents and children, supernatural, family relations, freak, suburbs, failed pilot, mind control, halloween ...
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, exciting, stylized, splatter, scary ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, vampire hunter, undead, american civil war, tough heroes, violence, president, monster, civil war, warrior, head of state ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, 20th century, 60s, 1830s ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, indiana, new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it us up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, scary, feel good, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
witch, halloween, magic, supernatural, cat, teenage life, disney, children, halloween party, childhood, sisters, spell ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 20th century, 18th century, 17th century
Place:
massachusetts, usa, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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, humorous, gothic, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dracula, vampire, supernatural, love, vampire bite, satire, stupidity, goofy hero, hypnosis, save the day, heroic mission, deadly creature ...
Time:
19th century, 1930s, victorian era, 1890s
Place:
europe, england, transylvania, romania, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Workaholic Jim Evers and his wife/business partner, Sara get a call one night from mansion owner, Edward Gracey wants to sell his house. Once the Evers family arrive at the mansion a butler takes them to dine with Gracey. Gracey takes one look at ...
Style:
entertaining, scary, gothic, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, magic, children, disney, supernatural, reincarnation, family relations, halloween, family vacation, secret passageway, workaholic ...
Time:
victorian era, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, new orleans, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
Style:
absurd, humorous, parody, gothic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
vampire, dark humor, werewolf, friendship, supernatural, zombie, goth, buddies, immortality, social misfits, roommate, found footage ...
Time:
year 1997, year 1978, year 1912, 21st century
Place:
new zealand, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own youthful appearance, and when she ...
Style:
humorous, light, melancholic, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, adult
Plot:
vampire, female vampire, halloween, aging, supernatural, femme fatale, transformation, virginity, virgin, woman seduces a man, nude painting, dream ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA, Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease ...
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, atmospheric, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, suspense, estate, isolation, supernatural, afterlife, curses spells and rituals, vengeance, tragic event, loss of son, curse ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, edwardian era, 1910s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.
Style:
gothic, dark, scary, dark fantasy, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, witch, murder, investigation, small town, legends and myths, goth, uncover truth, mysterious character, horseman, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 19th century, 1790s, victorian era ...
Place:
new york, new york state
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Set in a 19th-century european village, this stop-motion animation feature follows the story of Victor, a young man whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride Victoria waits bereft in the land of the ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, gothic horror, melancholic, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, date night, family outing, preschoolers, horror for children
Plot:
afterlife, corpse, supernatural, goth, marriage, death, wedding, disagreement, fear, loneliness, fall in love, escape attempt ...
Time:
19th century, edwardian era, victorian era
Place:
europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With ...
Style:
feel good, sexy, sweet, romantic, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, teens, family outing
Plot:
witch, magic, supernatural, curse, curses spells and rituals, supernatural ability, sisters, love, witchcraft, wizards, halloween, small town ...
Time:
90s
Place:
seattle, usa, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
When Dracula leaves the captive Jonathan Harker and Transylvania for London in search of Mina Harker -- the spitting image of Dracula's long-dead wife, Elisabeta -- obsessed vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing sets out to end the madness.
Style:
gothic, scary, atmospheric, gothic horror, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, monster, dracula, dangerous attraction, legends and myths, goth, vampire human love, vampire bite, beast, love affair, sex scene ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 15th century, edwardian era, 1890s ...
Place:
london, transylvania, england, ottoman empire, europe ...
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100%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Style:
gothic, scary, dark, suspenseful, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
witch, magic, supernatural, high school, witchcraft, black magic, friendship, goth, curses spells and rituals, supernatural ability, occult, good versus evil ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, los angeles, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Supernatural private eye, Dylan Dog, seeks out the monsters of the Louisiana bayou in his signature red shirt, black jacket and blue jeans.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, scary, semi serious, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, date night
Plot:
vampire, werewolf, undead, afterlife, vampire hunter, heroes, supernatural, private detective, zombie, good versus evil, investigation, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help in this film loosely based on the Edgar Allen Poe poem.
Style:
gothic, parody, humorous, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
magic, supernatural, monster, magician, good versus evil, castle, duel, transformation, dark humor, revenge, wizards, escapades ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, gothic horror, dark, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, goth, barbershop, social injustice, villain, dark humor, judge, insanity, revenge, loss of loved one, murder, cannibalism ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, edwardian era, 1850s, 18th century
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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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:
scary, humorous, absurd, campy, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
halloween, haunted house, supernatural, zombie, monster, ghost, chase, mad scientist, house, vampire, stop motion, demon ...
Time:
80s, year 1986
Place:
arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
Style:
gothic, parody, scary, atmospheric, funny ...
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, macabre, countryside, winter, rescue, woman in danger, nothing goes right, undead, vampire hunter, vampire slayer, disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 60s
Place:
europe, poland, transylvania, former yugoslavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar looking for strippers to entertain their college friends.
Style:
scary, slasher, humorous, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, college, dark humor, stripper, chase, violence, justice, supernatural ability, dangerous attraction, female vampire, misfit ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save ...
Style:
parody, scary, humorous, satirical, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vampire, haunted house, supernatural, farce, monster, transformation, satire, eccentric family, nothing goes right, escapades, curse, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 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:
campy, humorous, surreal, unusual plot structure, light ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
demon, supernatural, violence, serial killer, homelessness, camp, homeless, first contact, catastrophe, fight scenes, mad scientist, brutality ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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