Movies like The Addams Family 1991
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The Addams Family (1991)
170K
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 well to the strange family. Can the doctor carry out her evil plans and take over the Addams Family's fortune?
Style:
gothic, humorous, funny, not serious, stylized, light, scary, sweet, clever, sexy ...
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, uncle, mischievous children, mansion, children, macabre, dysfunctional family, long lost brother, family problems, magic, christmas, brother sister relationship, accountant, vampire ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1990s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, melancholic, weird and offbeat films with plots about adaptation, catastrophe, mentor, storytelling, dialogue, destiny and fantasy world mostly in Comedy, Fantasy and Family genres. Some movies like The Addams Family: Beetlejuice (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992), Dark Shadows (2012), Haunted Honeymoon (1986), Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988). 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%
312K
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 ⇓
95%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, sitcom, humorous, spooky ...
Audience:
kids, horror for children
Plot:
eccentric family, dark humor, supernatural, satire, cult, goth, living with parents, society, supernatural ability, family life, haunted house, couple relations ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 ⇓
86%
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271K
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 ...
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 ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1972, 1770s, 19th century ...
Place:
maine, new england, usa, liverpool, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Larry Abbot, speaker in the radio horror shows of Manhattan Mystery Theater wants to marry. For the marriage he takes his fiancée home to the castle where he grew up among his eccentric relatives. His uncle decides that he needs to be cured from a ...
Style:
parody, humorous, funny, melancholic, absurd ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, farce, dysfunctional family, radio, couples, family relations, love and romance, nothing goes right, family problems, disorder, supernatural ...
Time:
80s, 1930s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 ⇓
71%
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, melancholic, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, horror for children
Plot:
halloween, witch, magic, teenage girl, teenage witch, youth, good versus evil, disney, disorder, supernatural ability, rescue, save the day ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Movie in collections
145K
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: 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 ...
Style:
scary, humorous, dark, suspenseful, light ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, haunted house, serial killer, dark humor, funeral, life & death, supernatural ability, poltergeist, fbi, seeing dead people, mentor ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, dark fantasy, stylized, scary ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, horror for children
Plot:
witch, magic, hotel, good versus evil, children, supernatural, chocolate, halloween, childhood, mouse, young heroes, transformation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
england, europe, norway
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The New Addams Family is an American-Canadian sitcom that aired from October 1998 to August 1999 and aired on YTV in Canada and Fox Family in the United States. It was produced by Shavick Entertainment and Saban Entertainment as a new version of the ...
Style:
gothic, humorous, not serious, dark, scary ...
Audience:
kids, teens, horror for children
Plot:
supernatural, eccentric family, family relations, dark humor, dysfunctional family, parents and children, youth, supernatural ability, butler, vampire, satire, occult ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune. This movie is extremely alarming, an expression which here means "a ...
Style:
atmospheric, gothic, fairy tale, dark, enigmatic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
orphan, children, death in the family, steampunk, child in peril, happy ending, young heroes, child, siblings relations, dishonesty, destiny, loss of mother ...
Time:
1940s, victorian era
Place:
peru
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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 ⇓
67%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop, they and the flamboyant ...
Style:
humorous, disturbing, melancholic, not serious, campy ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
chase, dark humor, small town, dysfunctional family, justice, on the run, hip hop, eccentric family, disorder, buddies, goofy hero, nothing goes right ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
new jersey, usa, atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
161K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An extraordinarily intelligent young girl from a cruel and uncaring family discovers she possesses telekinetic powers and is sent off to a school headed by a tyrannical principal.
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, humorous, touching, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
school, children, mischievous children, supernatural ability, parents and children, adoption, teachers and students, dysfunctional family, young heroes, telekinesis, child protagonist, elementary school ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
138K
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:
sweet, light, fairy tale, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
ghost, friendship, halloween, supernatural, haunted house, single father, father daughter relationship, afterlife, childhood, mischievous children, family bonds, friends ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
maine, new england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The Addams Family goes on a search for their relatives. Gomez and Morticia are horrified to discover that Grandpa and Grandma Addams have a disease that is slowly turning them "normal". The only chance they have of a cure is to find a ...
Style:
gothic, humorous, stylized, scary, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
halloween, family relations, dark humor, dysfunctional family, eccentric family, macabre, butler, interracial romance, mistaken identity, family problems, disorder, family life ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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 ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Private eye Rafe Guttman is hired by repressed, born-again Katherine to find her missing bad-boy brother. The trail leads him to a whorehouse run by a thousand-year-old vampire and secretly backed by Katherine's boss, televangelist Jimmy ...
Style:
scary, humorous, twist ending, surprise ending, campy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vampire, femme fatale, private detective, prostitute, afterlife, brothel, missing person, supernatural, hospital, violence, televangelist, holy water ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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, touching, feel good, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, preschoolers ...
Plot:
witch, magic, childhood, nanny, children, family values, mischievous children, parents and children, single father, prank, mentor, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
edwardian era, 19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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, haunted house, castle, hotel, halloween, disorder, fall in love, zombie, happy ending, paranormal, transformation ...
Time:
80s, 1930s, 18th century
Place:
ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A man claiming to be Carol Brady's long-lost first husband, Roy Martin, shows up at the suburban Brady residence one evening. An impostor, the man is actually determined to steal the Bradys' familiar horse statue, a $20-million ancient ...
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, sexy, satirical ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
satire, surfing, dysfunctional family, culture clash, kidnapping, family vacation, television, camp, wedding, destiny, vengeance, fight scenes ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Netherlands, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, sexy ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, friendship, child protagonist, boy, siblings relations, vampire hunter, school, friends, transformation, halloween, heroes ...
Time:
80s
Place:
scotland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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11K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz. The beloved Hogfather - the jolly bearer of glee and pork-related gifts for children everywhere - has ...
Style:
dark fantasy, humorous, dark, semi serious, enigmatic ...
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, fantasy world, death, children, magic, holiday, heroic mission, disguise, escapades, boar, disappearance, supernatural ...
Time:
future, 19th century
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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:
feel good, humorous, light, entertaining, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
monster, brother brother relationship, friendship, coming of age, young heroes, halloween, mischievous children, supernatural ability, best friends, wish come true, fish out of water, child as adult ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The original 70's TV family is now placed in the 1990's, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
Style:
humorous, parody, satirical, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
race against time, house, fighting the system, family relations, fish out of water, save the day, parents and children, satire, rivalry, disorder, siblings relations, high school ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.
Style:
entertaining, light, feel good, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night, family outing, date night
Plot:
body swapping, switching roles, school, teenager, transformation, childhood, switching bodies, christmas, youth, farce, dysfunctional family, doctors ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, chicago illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, Johnny is killed trying to win her over, and soon he comes back from the dead, and wins Missy's heart.
Style:
humorous, sexy, bloody, witty, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night
Plot:
afterlife, cheerleading, dark humor, zombie, supernatural, teenager, satire, high school, living dead, redemption, secret service, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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