Movies like ParaNorman
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ParaNorman (2012)
117K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock is a boy who can speak to the dead, but no one besides his eccentric new friend, Neil, believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's estranged eccentric uncle tells him of an important annual ritual he must take up to protect the town from an curse cast by a witch it condemned centuries ago. Eventually, Norman decides to cooperate, but things don't go according to plan. Now, a magic storm of the witch threatens Blithe Hollow as the accursed dead rise. Together with unexpected new companions, Norman struggles to save his town, only to discover the horrific truth of the curse. With that insight, Norman must resolve the crisis for good as only he can.
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, 3d animation, surreal, witty, semi serious, funny, grindhouse, cult classic, parody ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, horror for children
Plot:
stop motion, halloween, zombie, small town, ghost, witch, supernatural ability, dark humor, supernatural, empathy, stereotypes, stupidity, outcast, brother sister relationship, fear, psychic power, riot, heroes, friends, misfit, best friend, escapades, danger, social misfits, imaginary ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 2000
Place:
usa, massachusetts
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Most similar movies to ParaNorman
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, light, feel good and anime films with plots about family, supernatural, teenager, escapades, friendship, children and monster mostly in Family, Animation and Fantasy genres. Some movies like ParaNorman: Frankenweenie (2012), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Monster House (2006), Coraline (2009), Corpse Bride (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
126K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince ...
Style:
gothic, scary, black and white, claymation, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
stop motion, dog, frankenstein, supernatural, mad scientist, experiment, halloween, loss of loved one, afterlife, reincarnation, cemetery, animal ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2000, 2010s, 1930s
Place:
usa, netherlands, boston
Similarity:
96%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, dark, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers, family outing, horror for children ...
Plot:
holiday, christmas, halloween, stop motion, imaginary, music, goth, objects come to life, fantasy world, imaginary kingdom, love, loneliness ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century
Similarity:
91%
154K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.
Style:
scary, computer animated, 3d animation, teen, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers, family outing ...
Plot:
halloween, haunted house, suburbs, children, ghost, neighbor, supernatural, monster, human versus monster, old dark house, babysitter, three friends ...
Time:
1930s, year 1983, year 1938, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
north america
Similarity:
92%
297K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, ...
Style:
gothic, surreal, dark fantasy, dark, scary ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot:
stop motion, children, monster, parallel world, alternate reality, fantasy world, secret place, heroine, imagination, doll, danger, young heroes ...
Time:
year 2009, y2k, future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, michigan, usa, north america, texas
Similarity:
92%
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326K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
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, romantic, melancholic, gothic horror ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, date night, horror for children ...
Plot:
stop motion, afterlife, corpse, goth, supernatural, wedding, marriage, love, death, disagreement, fear, loneliness ...
Time:
19th century, year 2005, 1800s, edwardian era, victorian era
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal, Gromit, investigate a mystery in Nick Park's animated adventure, in which the lovable inventor and his intrepid pup run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane ...
Style:
claymation, feel good, humorous, witty, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, horror for children ...
Plot:
stop motion, dog, cartoon rabbit, cartoon dog, competition, garden, experiment gone awry, wallace and gromit, halloween, rabbit, eccentricity, monster ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
europe, northern england, yorkshire, england
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
Style:
exciting, 3d animation, colorful, computer animated, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
stop motion, steampunk, fantasy world, friendship, prejudice, children, young heroes, talking animal, runaway, greed, adaptation, creativity ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, victorian era
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Ireland, Bulgaria, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Two demon brothers enlist the aid of Kat Elliot — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other.
Style:
adult animation, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, spooky ...
Audience:
kids, horror for children
Plot:
stop motion, supernatural horror, underworld, demon, teenager, back from the dead, brother, escapades, friend, magic, skeleton, female protagonist ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father ...
Style:
fairy tale, visually appealing, visually stunning, breathtaking, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
stop motion, magic, creativity, imagination, childhood, samurai, storytelling, destiny, sword, mentor, monkey, fight scenes ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, Netherlands, Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Trouble is, none of his small-minded, high-society peers seems to recognize this. Hoping to finally gain acceptance from these ...
Style:
thought provoking, fairy tale, entertaining, light, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
yeti, stop motion, loch ness monster, sasquatch, legends and myths, explorer, journey, escapades, hunting, talking animal, storm, nature ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s, victorian era, 19th century
Place:
himalaya, england, washington state
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Zombillenium, the Halloween theme park, happens to be the one place on earth where real monsters can hide in plain sight. When Hector, a human, threatens to disclose the true identity of his employees, the Vampire Park Manager has no other choice ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, captivating, light, exciting ...
Plot:
zombie, father daughter relationship, witchcraft, small town, amusement park, halloween, witch, supernatural, demon, party, rivalry, little girl ...
Similarity:
100%
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: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA, South Korea, Taiwan
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
Beetlejuice is an American-Canadian animated television series which ran from September 9, 1989 to October 26, 1991 on ABC and, on Fox from September 9, 1991 to December 6, 1991. Loosely based on the 1988 film of the same name, it was developed and ...
Style:
gothic, not serious, offbeat, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family friendly, horror for children
Plot:
parallel world, imaginary, supernatural ability, odd couple, friendship, ghost, friends, escapades, fish out of water, best friend, silly humor, youth ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA, UK, Vietnam
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Plot unknown
Style:
gothic, humorous, funny, 3d animation, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, horror for children
Plot:
halloween, goth, dark humor, eccentric family, family relations, eccentricity, strange person, father son relationship, butler, addams family, large family, mischievous children ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, exciting, 3d animation, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dragon, friendship, viking, unlikely friendships, creature, friends, medieval, imaginary, love, happy ending, magic, father son relationship ...
Time:
medieval times, year 2010, middle ages, 2000s, 2010s
Place:
scandinavia, fictional island, europe, seattle
Similarity:
100%
25K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: France, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.
Style:
humorous, witty, 3d animation, semi serious, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
mad scientist, brainwashing, experiment, halloween, evil scientist, rivalry, ambition, follow your dream, rising to stardom, hunchback, plan gone awry, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
europe
Similarity:
78%
955K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Style:
anime, surreal, atmospheric, stylized, offbeat ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
friendship, magic, supernatural, surrealism, witch, parallel world, imaginary, fantasy world, ghost, japanese mythology, creature, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, year 2002, y2k, 21st century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo, seattle
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter ...
Style:
3d animation, humorous, fairy tale, computer animated, gothic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, horror for children ...
Plot:
vampire, hotel, monster, dracula, father daughter relationship, love and romance, mummy, bigfoot, invisible man, creature, supernatural romance, supernatural ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 1890s, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
transylvania, hawaii, europe, romania, new york ...
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
While the gang travel to Scotland to visit Daphne's cousin and witness the Highland Games, they find themselves terrorized by the legendary Loch Ness Monster.
Style:
not serious, humorous, captivating, light, detective ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
scooby doo, loch ness monster, amateur detective, obsessive quest, supernatural, heroes, young heroes, escapades, youth, danger, nobody believes, disorder ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
scotland
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain, Canada, Australia, India
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The misadventures of a teenager girl in her new life as zombie.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, scary, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, horror for children
Plot:
mummy, zombie, undead, supernatural, imaginary, teenage life, bullying, children, woods, danger, escapades, heroes ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
spain
Similarity:
100%
293K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, light, 3d animation, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, date night, teens ...
Plot:
magic, strong female lead, female protagonist, magical power, sister sister relationship, happy ending, girl, magical, friendship, small town, supernatural, friend ...
Time:
20th century, future, 1950s, 60s, 50s
Place:
colombia, latin america, south america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Mexico, Philippines, USA, Colombia, Canada
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
When an evil force threatens his village, a gifted teen who can talk to ghosts puts his skills to good use, one legend at a time.
Style:
captivating, tense, unusual plot structure, sincere, contemplative ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
ghost, talking to the dead, good versus evil, demon, mythology, supernatural, shaman, heroes, youth, peril, supernatural ability, obsessive quest ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
mexico, japan, china, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along, the two are kindred ...
Style:
touching, humorous, exciting, semi serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot:
mischievous children, aunt niece relationship, friendship, resort, good versus evil, danger, rescue, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, witch, halloween, ghost ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
67%
Movie in collections
803K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, funny, sweet, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
princess, magic, friendship, dragon, stereotypes, love and romance, imaginary kingdom, wedding, satire, talking animal, shrek, ogre ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2001, medieval times, 16th century, 2000s
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The thrilling second chapter of the epic How To Train Your Dragon trilogy brings back the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years later. While Astrid, Snotlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, computer animated, 3d animation, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
dragon, viking, legends and myths, rescue, imaginary kingdom, warrior, death, good versus evil, loss of loved one, self sacrifice, friendship, save the day ...
Time:
year 2014, middle ages, 2010s, 20th century, medieval times
Place:
fictional island
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Ghost pirates attack the cruise ship that Scooby and the gang are vacationing on.
Style:
humorous, feel good, not serious, light, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
pirate ship, pirate, treasure hunt, scooby doo, amateur detective, ghost, investigation, supernatural, buddies, gang, disorder, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2016, 2000s
Place:
atlantic ocean, north america, caribbean
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
In these spooktacular stories, your favorite DreamWorks characters from the blockbuster hits Shrek and Monsters vs. Aliens return in these chilling tales for the whole family.
Style:
stylized, humorous, feel good, fairy tale, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
halloween, good versus evil, friendship, imaginary, escapades, rivalry, danger, heroes, disorder, imaginary kingdom, monster, friends ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan, China, South Korea
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored be a witch.
Style:
not serious, feel good, humorous, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, horror for children
Plot:
scooby doo, cartoon dog, amateur detective, small town, escapades, heroes, pets, disorder, supernatural ability, danger, youth, witch hunt ...
Time:
90s
Place:
turkey, new england, usa, massachusetts, salem massachusetts
Similarity:
50%
61K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain, UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.
Style:
computer animated, entertaining, humorous, 3d animation, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
alien, benign alien, alien planet, space and aliens, small town, fish out of water, mysterious planet, space travel, flying saucer, imaginary, astronaut, monster ...
Time:
year 2009, 1950s, 2000s, 50s
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A friendly troll with a magic green thumb grows one flower too many for the queen, whose laws require all trolls to be mean ugly and scare humans whenever possible. As a punishment, he is exiled to a world of concrete, where he should live a life of ...
Style:
humorous, sweet, semi serious, touching, anime ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, preschool
Plot:
troll, imaginary kingdom, friendship, heroic mission, escapades, youth, mischievous children, heroes, good versus evil, fish out of water, misfit, social misfits ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
67%
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