Movies Like Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
If you liked Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! (1997), a family and music movie directed by Emily Squires, 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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The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
★ 6.2/10Also family and musicElmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket more than anything in the whole world. However, when Elmo's blanket gets sucked through a colorful, swirling tunnel into Grouchland, the yuckiest place on earth, Elmo goes…
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A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also family and musicFozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the Muppets in…
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Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also familyOn Halloween night, Gonzo and Pepe are challenged to face their fears and stay in The Haunted Mansion until sunrise, encountering many frightening, funny, and perhaps a little familiar, phantoms over the course of…
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The Muppet Show (2026)
★ 7.2/10Also family and musicMusic, comedy, and a whole lot of chaos is bound to ensue when The Muppets once again take the stage of the original Muppet Theatre with their very special guest, Sabrina Carpenter!
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Monster High: Boo York, Boo York (2015)
★ 7.7/10Also family and musicIt's fright lights, big city when the Monster High ghouls head to Boo York! Cleo de Nile is invited to attend a gancy gala celebrating the return of the magical comet and, of course, she brings along her beast friends…
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Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also familySusan Murphy (a.k.a. Ginormica) and the Monsters are now working with the US government as special ops. So when an alien presence is detected in Susan's hometown of Modesto, California -- right before Halloween -- the…
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Under Wraps (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also familyThree 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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Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also familyScooby-Doo and the gang team up with their pals, Bill Nye The Science Guy and Elvira Mistress of the Dark, to solve this mystery of gigantic proportions and save Crystal Cove!
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Monsters, Inc. (2001)
★ 7.9/10Also familyLovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the…
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Monster High: Ghouls Rule (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also familyMonster High: Ghouls Rule unearths an old conflict between "Normies" and monsters - and things are about to get scary! For years, students at Monster High were warned that Halloween was a night to stay inside and avoid…
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Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also familyOn Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go awry when a wild beast appears in the woods.
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Monster Family 2 (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also familyTo free Baba Yaga and Renfield from the clutches of Monster Hunter Mila Starr, the Wishbone Family once more transforms into a Vampire, Frankenstein's Monster, a Mummy and a Werewolf but when aided by their three pet…
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Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
★ 6.8/10Also familyIn this feature-length film combining footage from classic Warner Brothers cartoon shorts with newly animated bridging sequences, Daffy Duck, after having induced laughter in an ailing millionaire and forestalled the…
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Frankenweenie (1984)
★ 6.9/10Also familyWhen young Victor's pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor's homemade monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc…
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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
★ 7.5/10Also familyPorky and Daffy, the classic animated odd couple, turn into unlikely heroes when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien mind control plot. Against all odds, the two are determined to save…
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UglyDolls (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also music and familyIn the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll…
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Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
★ 7.3/10Also familyThe villains from the popular animated Disney films are gathered at the House of Mouse with plans to take over. Soon, the villains take over the house and kick out Mickey, Donald and Goofy. It's all up to Mickey and…
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A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also familyRecruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she's watching on Halloween.
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Monster Family (2017)
★ 6/10Also familyThe Wishbone family are far from happy. In an attempt to reconnect as a family, they plan a fun night out. However, the plan backfires when they are cursed and all turned into Monsters.
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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993)
★ 6.4/10Also familyOn Halloween night, two precocious little girls try to save their parents from their nasty old capitalist aunt's greedy clutches. Magic abounds and they meet mysterious new friends along the way.