Movies Like Ernest Scared Stupid

If you liked Ernest Scared Stupid (1991), a comedy and family movie directed by John Cherry, 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.

1
The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and horror
A Halloween-hating dad reluctantly teams up with his teenage daughter when an evil spirit wreaks havoc by making their town's decorations come to life.
2
R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and horror
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.
3
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and horror
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 Professor Van Helsing, who may be the only one able to vanquish the Count.
4
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and horror
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
5
The 'Burbs (1989)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and horror
When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But…
6
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and horror
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the…
7
Under Wraps (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also family and comedy
Three friends try to save their mummified friend, Harold, from greedy criminals by returning him to his resting place before midnight on Halloween.
8
Death Becomes Her (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and horror
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a…
9
We Have a Ghost (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and comedy
After Kevin finds a ghost named Ernest haunting his new home, he becomes an overnight social media sensation. But when Kevin and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of the latter's past, they become targets of…
10
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and horror
A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
11
Wendell & Wild (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and horror
Two scheming demons strike a deal with a punk rock-loving teen so they can leave the Underworld and live out their dreams in the Land of the Living.
12
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and horror
Survivalist Burt Gummer returns home to Perfection, to find that the little town has been shaken up again by morphing, man-eating Graboids.
13
My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)
★ 6/10Also horror and comedy
Shortly after high school student Jeremy Capello goes on a hot date, he finds he can't stand garlic or see his reflection in mirrors.
14
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
★ 7.1/10Also horror and comedy
The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.
15
Freaked (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and horror
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
16
Don't Look Under the Bed (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also family and horror
A girl calls on her brother's imaginary friend to banish a mischievous boogeyman who has framed her for his pranks.
17
Flora & Ulysses (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also family and comedy
When 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…
18
Tales of Terror (1962)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and comedy
Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting…
19
Addams Family Values (1993)
★ 7/10Also comedy and family
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…
20
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and comedy
Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. He creates a new plant that not only talks but cannot survive without human flesh and blood.