Movies Like Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow (2013)

Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow is a 2013 animation, comedy, family, mystery film from Michael Goguen with a MovieMagicScore of 8.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Follow That Bird and The Wizard of Oz.

Animation Comedy Family Mystery

Follow That Bird

1985

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

6.3

MagicScore

The Wizard of Oz

1925

A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.

5.4

MagicScore

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

2019

Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.

6.5

MagicScore

Jeepers Creepers 2

2003

When their bus is crippled on the side of a deserted road, a team of high school athletes discover an opponent they cannot defeat – and may not survive.

6.2

MagicScore

Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

2009

The family man farmer John Rollins is stressed with his financial situation: the crows and the lack of irrigation are destroying his crop of corn; the bank is near closure of his mortgage; he does not have credit to fix the water pump or to buy seeds; and his marriage is in crisis and his wife Mary is giving too much attention to her friend Tommy. When John accidentally discovers a hidden compartment in the barn, he finds a creepy scarecrow but his son Michael makes him promise to destroy it. However, his neighbor Jude Weatherby visits him, gives a six-pack of beer to the abstemious John and convinces him to put the scarecrow in the cornfield. Out of the blue, the life of John changes: the crows die; the pump works again irrigating the land; and the banker responsible for the closure has an accident and dies. However, he feels that his land is possessed by something evil that is threatening his beloved family.

5.4

MagicScore

Dark Harvest

2004

A group of teenagers go to the family farm of one of them only to be attacked by a killer scarecrow.

2.0

MagicScore

The Barn

2016

It's Halloween 1989, best friends Sam and Josh are trying to enjoy what's left of their final Devil's Night before graduating high school. But trouble arises when the two pals and a group of friends take a detour on their way to a rock concert, finding an old abandoned barn and awakening the evil inside. Now it's up to Sam and Josh to find a way to protect their friends and defeat the creatures that lurk within "The Barn".

4.8

MagicScore

Hellions

2015

A teen faces a night of terror when three malevolent trick-or-treaters come knocking at her door.

3.9

MagicScore

Illusion Travels by Streetcar

1954

Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite Streetcar, no. 133, is going to be decommissioned, two Municipal Transit workers get drunk and decide to "take 'er for one last spin," as it were. Unfortunately, the "one last spin" ends up being an all-night and all-day scramble to stay out of trouble, as they are confronted with situation after sometimes bizarre situation that prevents them from returning the "borrowed" Streetcar!

6.5

MagicScore

#10

The Informant!

2009

A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Trapito

1975

On a stormy night, Trapito the scarecrow saves Salapin the sparrow's life. Salapin is very grateful and makes Trapito believe that he can move from his place. Together they go to the patriarch of birds who ascertains that Trapito has no fantasy. Therefore Salapin will be his fantasy. After that, they meet Largirucho, a clumsy farmer. They become friends and go to the city to sell cheese. From the money they're going to eat in a restaurant. When Largirucho discovers his money is stolen and can't pay, the cook keeps his pig. He must pay within 7 days or the cook will slaughter the pig. Their adventures start when they're finding a job.

7.7

MagicScore

#12

His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz

1914

A wicked king has taken over the Emerald City, and wants his daughter, Princess Gloria to marry the horrid courtier Googly-Goo, though she loves Pon, the Gardener's Boy. The camera follows two farmers placing a Scarecrow upon a pole in a cornfield. Pon rescues a Kansas girl named Dorothy from the evil witch Mombi, whom Princess Gloria has been taken to by King Krewl to freeze her heart so she will no longer love Pon. An Indian princess has a ceremony to bring the Scarecrow to life. Pon rescues the cold-hearted princess and they flee for help, discovering the Scarecrow, who promptly falls in love with the princess, and Button-Bright, a lost boy from America. They come to the castle of the Tin Emperor, Nick Chopper, and after oiling him, he falls in love with Gloria. After a bit of a chase aided by the Sawhorse and the Wizard, Mombi turns Pon into a Kangaroo, and a slough of Fred Woodward's animals battle it out.

5.6

MagicScore

#13

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005

A young woman named Dorothy Gale dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto, Dorothy embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard of Oz, the person who both Dorothy and the citizens of Oz believe can help make her dream come true.

5.2

MagicScore

#14

Food, Inc.

2008

Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

Corn Island

2014

The Inguri River forms a natural border dividing Georgia from Abkhazia. One of the spring floods has created a little island in the middle of the river, as if made for the cultivation of corn. At least, this is the belief of an old peasant, whose sunburned face resembles the landscape he has trodden for dozens of years.

7.2

MagicScore

#16

King Corn

2007

King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom – corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, two college buddies return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America. With the help of some real farmers, oodles of fertilizer and government aide, and some genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America’s modern food system in this engrossing and eye-opening documentary.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice

1992

When a tabloid reporter and his son travel to a quiet Midwestern town to investigate a gruesome massacre, they fall victim to a possessed orphan named Micah.

4.7

MagicScore

#18

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

1995

After a couple adopts a pair of orphaned brothers, it becomes alarmingly clear the boys are much more than they seem.

4.7

MagicScore

#19

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

1996

A bright young medical student must solve the frightening mystery that plagues the children of a small Midwestern town.

4.4

MagicScore

#20

Children of the Corn: Genesis

2011

Tim and Allie seek shelter in a remote desert compound after becoming lost and stranded. A strange Manson-like character, Preacher, reluctantly allows them inside with strict orders to be gone by morning and not wander "where you are not invited."

4.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow?

The top films similar to Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow by MovieMagicScore are Follow That Bird (6.3), The Wizard of Oz (5.4), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (6.5). Each shares animation/comedy/family/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow worth watching?

Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow holds a MovieMagicScore of 8.3/10 from 90 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow?

Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow (2013) is a animation, comedy, family, mystery film directed by Michael Goguen, starring Frank Welker, Matthew Lillard, Mindy Cohn.

Where can I find more recommendations like Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow?

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About movies like Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow

This ranked list pairs Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow (2013), a animation and comedy and family and mystery film from Michael Goguen, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Frank Welker 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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