Movies Like Goosebumps: Cry of the Cat

If you liked Goosebumps: Cry of the Cat (1998), a family and fantasy movie directed by Ron Oliver, 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 Unhealer (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and thriller
A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to…
2
The Car (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller
The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined…
3
Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and fantasy
Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by…
4
The Shed (2019)
★ 6/10Also horror and thriller
The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge…
5
Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
6
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and fantasy
Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking…
7
Siren (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller
A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.
8
Max Winslow and The House of Secrets (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also family and thriller
Five teenagers compete to win a mansion owned by entrepreneur and scientist Atticus Virtue. To win the teens must face-off against a super computer named HAVEN who controls the mansion.
9
Night Watch (1973)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horror
A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.
10
The Asphyx (1972)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and horror
Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is…
11
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and thriller
When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.
12
Silent Zone (2025)
★ 6/10Also horror and thriller
In a zombie-ravaged world, a resourceful teen and her protector fight for survival, facing relentless dangers and testing the limits of hope and loyalty.
13
The Amazing Mr. Blunden (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and family
Jamie and Lucy have an encounter with what appears to be a pair of ghost children. But these spooky kids, Sara and Georgie, aren’t actually ghosts. They’ve travelled forwards in time to seek help, believing they’re…
14
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and horror
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
15
Red Riding Hood (2011)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and horror
Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is…
16
Labyrinth (1986)
★ 7.3/10Also family and fantasy
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him…
17
Monster High: Fright On! (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also family and fantasy
See what happens when the student bodies of an all-vampire school and an all-werewolf school integrate with Monster High.
18
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
★ 7.1/10Also horror and thriller
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
19
A Witches' Ball (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also family and fantasy
Every year the Witching World gathers to celebrate the newly inducted witches into their world. Beatrix (12) is eager to become part of this world, but when her pending magical status is jeopardized she needs the help…
20
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and horror
When an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.