Movies Like I Married a Witch (1942)

I Married a Witch is a 1942 comedy, fantasy, horror, romance film from René Clair with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Halloweentown and Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.

Comedy Fantasy Horror Romance

Halloweentown

1998

On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown — a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world. But she soon finds herself battling wicked warlocks, evil curses, and endless surprises.

6.8

MagicScore

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

1988

Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, horror hostess Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals, including her sinister uncle Vincent.

6.7

MagicScore

The Curse of Sleeping Beauty

2016

Thomas Kaiser inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations — only to learn that he has also inherited an ancient curse stemming back to the Crusades. Forced into his new role as “protector” — the guardian appointed to keep the evil demons in the house at bay — Thomas teams with an ambitious local realtor and paranormal cleric to unravel the mystery of the house, while struggling to awaken the beautiful Briar Rose, held captive in a terrifying netherworld seen previously in his dreams.

5.2

MagicScore

The Hollow

2015

It's Halloween eve on Shelter Island, and the small town is preparing for a killer storm. But the dark clouds gathering over the island are bringing with them a curse one-hundred years in waiting. As the woods give birth to an ungodly and insatiable creature of fire, bones, and earth, three sisters must scramble to stay alive through the long dark night of the Hollow. For it's not something you can kill. It's only something you can try and survive.

4.8

MagicScore

Good Boy

2025

A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most.

6.6

MagicScore

Silent Hill

2006

Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.

6.6

MagicScore

Witchboard

2025

A cursed Witchboard awakens dark forces, dragging a young couple into a deadly game of possession, deception, and supernatural terror in New Orleans.

5.8

MagicScore

Beetlejuice

1988

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

7.4

MagicScore

Casper

1995

Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat. Casper quickly falls in love with Kat, but their budding relationship is complicated not only by his transparent state, but also by his troublemaking apparition uncles and their mischievous antics.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

The Mummy

2017

Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

The Crow

1994

Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

Ring

1998

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

Insidious: Out of the Further

2026

Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

Annabelle Comes Home

2019

Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in their home, placing her “safely” behind sacred glass and enlisting a priest’s holy blessing. But an unholy night of horror awaits as Annabelle awakens the evil spirits in the room, who all set their sights on a new target—the Warrens' ten-year-old daughter, Judy, and her friends.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

I Am Not a Serial Killer

2016

In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.

6.3

MagicScore

#16

The Prodigy

2019

A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

The Nun

2018

A priest with a dark past and a novice nearing her final vows are sent by the Vatican to Romania to investigate a nun's death and face a demonic force.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

Grave Encounters 2

2012

Tortured by the ghosts of the demonized insane asylum that killed the crew of GRAVE ENCOUNTERS, film students fight to escape death as their own paranormal investigation goes terribly wrong in this horrifying sequel.

5.5

MagicScore

#19

Teen Witch

1989

Louise is not very popular at her highschool. Then she learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers. At first she uses them to get back at the girls and teachers who teased her and to win the heart of the handsome footballer's captain. But soon she has doubts if it's right to 'cheat' her way to popularity.

6.0

MagicScore

#20

The Princess and the Frog

2009

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

7.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like I Married a Witch?

The top films similar to I Married a Witch by MovieMagicScore are Halloweentown (6.8), Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (6.7), The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (5.2). Each shares comedy/fantasy/horror/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is I Married a Witch worth watching?

I Married a Witch holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 215 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is I Married a Witch?

I Married a Witch (1942) is a comedy, fantasy, horror, romance film directed by René Clair, starring Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley.

Where can I find more recommendations like I Married a Witch?

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About movies like I Married a Witch

This ranked list pairs I Married a Witch (1942), a comedy and fantasy and horror and romance film from René Clair, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Fredric March take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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