Movies Like Jake and Julie Vs. The Boogeyman!

If you liked Jake and Julie Vs. The Boogeyman! (2009), a movie directed by Torey Haas, 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 Sleepover (2020)
★ 6.4/10
Two siblings who discover their seemingly normal mom is a former thief in witness protection. Mom is forced to pull one last job, and the kids team up to rescue her over the course of an action-packed night.
2
A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)
★ 6.2/10
Recruited 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.
3
Kisses (2008)
★ 7.1/10
Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home on Christmas Day and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin.
4
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
★ 6.2/10
Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, from a devious new villain, the Jester. New comrades Wiser the Owl…
5
Labyrinth (1986)
★ 7.3/10
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…
6
The Marine 3: Homefront (2013)
★ 6.1/10
A Marine must do whatever it takes to save his kidnapped sister and stop a terrorist attack masterminded by a radical militia group.
7
Don't Look Under the Bed (1999)
★ 6.4/10
A girl calls on her brother's imaginary friend to banish a mischievous boogeyman who has framed her for his pranks.
8
Tom Sawyer (1973)
★ 6.5/10
Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder.
9
Princess (2008)
★ 6.2/10
A reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.
10
Love Happy (1949)
★ 5.8/10
The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.
11
Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)
★ 7.3/10
Charlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.
12
The Boy Behind the Door (2020)
★ 6.2/10
Bobby tries to save himself and his best friend when they are kidnapped on their way home from school.
13
Protector (2026)
★ 8.4/10
Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
14
R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025)
★ 6.7/10
When his brother disappears and everyone forgets he existed, Sam must unravel the mystery before Finn is gone forever.
15
The Rescuers (1977)
★ 6.8/10
Two agents of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society search for a little orphan girl kidnapped by sinister treasure hunters.
16
Peter Pan (1953)
★ 7.2/10
Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Captain Hook and foil his attempts to…
17
Damsel (2024)
★ 7/10
A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
18
Mary Poppins (1964)
★ 7.5/10
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
19
Hard Luck (1921)
★ 6.9/10
A down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He then finds himself becoming more confident through a series of petty adventures, to such an extent that this becomes his…
20
Peaceful Warrior (2006)
★ 7.5/10
A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.