Movies Like Bobby and the Ghost Hunters
If you liked Bobby and the Ghost Hunters (2013), a family and fantasy movie directed by Martin Lagestee, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasyWhen 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…
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Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasyAnastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.
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Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also family and fantasyJust one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
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Halloweentown High (2004)
★ 6.5/10Also family and fantasyMarnie puts her magic on the line to get several Halloweentown teenagers transferred to her high school in the mortal world. But soon, Marnie and her new friends are in trouble and out of luck when the evil Knight Of…
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Four Kids and It (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also family and fantasyA group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.
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Monster High: Haunted (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also family and fantasyLurk what's waiting for the Monster High ghouls when they bring their killer fashion to the howlways of the spooktacular Haunted High! When the ghouls of Monster High follow Spectra Vondergeist one day, they discover a…
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Mostly Ghostly (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasyBased on the successful book series by R.L. Stine, this spooky tale finds 11-year-old Max making a deal with the ghosts who haunt his home. If Max helps them find what was responsible for their parents' disappearance…
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Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also family and fantasyTen-year-old Gloria and her recently widowed grandfather Bud befriend a mysterious reindeer when the family gather for Christmas. Bud comes to believe that Prancer may actually be magical, but Gloria fears his theory…
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One Magic Christmas (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasyGinny Grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old daughter Abbie and Gideon, Ginny's very own guardian angel.
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The Claus Family (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasyWhen his grandfather suddenly falls ill, holiday-hating Jules learns of his family's magical legacy and realizes he's the only hope to save Christmas.
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Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also family and fantasyWhen Draculaura is led to believe she's the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for. But they soon discover the hunt for the…
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Momo (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also family and fantasyMomo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time…
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Abigail (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasyA young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going…
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Casper (1995)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and familyCasper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat. Casper quickly…
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Under Wraps (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also family and fantasyThree friends try to save their mummified friend, Harold, from greedy criminals by returning him to his resting place before midnight on Halloween.
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasyIn New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary…
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Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and familyEddie Garrick is a good-hearted man who has lost his belief in the wonder of Christmas. While spending time with his nine-year-old daughter Charlotte on Christmas Eve, he befriends a mysterious man in a red suit named…
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A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also familyFollows Ralphie, now adult, who returns to the house on Cleveland Street to give his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had as a child, reconnecting with childhood friends, and reconciling the passing of his Old…
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The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
★ 6.5/10Also family and fantasyA nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.
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FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and familyIn 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.