Movies Like Ghost Hunters
If you liked Ghost Hunters (1987), a comedy and mystery movie directed by Mats Helge, 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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Candy Cane Lane (2023)
★ 6/10Also comedy and familyDetermined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest, family man Chris makes a pact with an elf to help him out-do the competition. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve days of…
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Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also family and comedyGet ready to Rock! Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang team up with the one and only KISS in this all-new, out-of-this-world adventure! We join the Gang at KISS World – the all-things-KISS theme park, as they…
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Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and familyAfter NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
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Flora & Ulysses (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also family and comedyWhen Flora rescues a squirrel she names Ulysses, she is amazed to discover he possesses unique superhero powers, which take them on an adventure of humorous complications that ultimately change Flora's life--and her…
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and familyDoctor Gulliver is poor, so nothing - not even his charming fiancée Elisabeth - keeps him in the town he lives. He signs on to a ship to India, but in a storm he's washed off the ship and ends up on an island, which is…
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Under Wraps (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also family and comedyThree 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 Cheap Detective (1978)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and mysteryA spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
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Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)
★ 7/10Also comedy and familyThis collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training Wheels (2013); The Secret Life of Kyle (2017); Santa's Little…
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My Spy (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also family and comedyA hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
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Drake & Josh Go Hollywood (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also family and comedyWhen Drake and Josh accidentally send their little sister Megan on a plane to L.A., they soon find themselves in the middle of a dangerous situation.
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Psych: The Movie (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and mysteryThe ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and…
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Little Big League (1994)
★ 6/10Also comedy and familyWhen the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take…
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Addams Family Values (1993)
★ 7/10Also comedy and familySiblings 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…
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Foul Play (1978)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and mysteryA shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
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The Warriors Gate (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and familyAfter a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king. Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the…
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10Also comedy and mysteryWhile attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…
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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also family and comedyCrime is on the run as the newly formed Justice League keeps Metropolis safe and this makes evil genius Lex Luthor very unhappy. Together with Black Manta, Sinestro and a gang of ruthless recruits, Lex builds his own…
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The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and mysteryA group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
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The Late Show (1977)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and comedyAn over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and…
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Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and mysteryMonk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter's wedding turns tragic when her fiancé dies in a bungee jumping accident.