Movies Like The Canterville Ghost (2016)

The Canterville Ghost is a 2016 comedy, family, fantasy film from Yann Samuell with a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Canterville Ghost and Beauty and the Beast.

Comedy Family Fantasy

The Canterville Ghost

2023

An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.

6.7

MagicScore

Beauty and the Beast

2017

A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.

7.0

MagicScore

The Ring

2002

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring so she can save herself and her son.

6.7

MagicScore

Beauty and the Beast

2014

Forced to face the cruel side of life, a devastated, bankrupt merchant chances upon the enchanted castle of a hideous creature, the mere sight of it chills the bone to the marrow. There, a fate worse than death awaits the poor father-of-six, who, after plucking a sweet-scented rose from the repulsive master's verdant garden, must do the impossible: permit his compassionate daughter, Belle, to take his place and pay for the sins of her parent. Now, an impenetrable mystery shrouds the haunted mansion, and, as repugnance gradually turns into affection, only true love could break the spell.

6.2

MagicScore

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.

7.7

MagicScore

Throne of Blood

1957

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.

7.9

MagicScore

L'Esprit de famille

2020

A writer must face the sudden death of his father, but after the burial, the latter reappears to him. He will have to learn to live with this facetious companion, but difficult to explain the situation to his family, because he is the only one who can see him. This disturbing presence will create an earthquake in the family.

5.6

MagicScore

Sadako

2019

A psychologist connects her missing brother to the strange case of a mysterious little girl believed to be Sadako reincarnated.

5.9

MagicScore

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961

A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Howl's Moving Castle

2004

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

8.4

MagicScore

#11

Dark Water

2005

Dahlia Williams and her daughter Cecelia move into a rundown apartment on New York's Roosevelt Island. Dahlia is in the midst of divorce proceedings, and the apartment, though near an excellent school for her daughter, is all she can afford. From the time she arrives, there are mysterious occurrences—and there is a constant drip from the ceiling in her daughter's bedroom…

5.7

MagicScore

#12

The Witch's Curse

1962

Maciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.

4.6

MagicScore

#13

Moana

2026

Teenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Sylvia and the Ghost

1946

A teenager becomes fixated on a painting of the handsome suitor who died in a duel for her grandmother's love. On her sixteenth birthday, her father hires three men who pretend to be the ghost of the suitor to entertain her. Little do they know, the ghost of the suitor himself is roaming the castle halls.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

The Ghost Goes West

1935

Donald Glourie shares his crumbling ancestral home with the ghost of his Highland ancestor, Murdoch, who has been condemned to haunt the castle until he avenges a 200-year-old insult from a rival clan. To clear his mounting debts, Donald sells the dilapidated pile to an American businessman, Mr Martin, who has the castle complete with the Glourie ghost transported and rebuilt in Florida. While old-world gentility rubs up comically against 20th-century materialism, Martin's daughter takes a liking to both Donald and Murdoch, convinced they are one and the same man...

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost

2019

Mystery Inc. withdraws from solving crimes after botching a case. When Vincent Van Ghoul contacts the gang about an unfinished investigation from Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby's past, the gang springs into action to finish the job that involves catching the 13th Ghost that escaped from the Chest of Demons and is still at large.

7.9

MagicScore

#17

Liza, the Fox-Fairy

2015

Liza is a naïve, lonely 30-year-old nurse who wants to fall in love. Her only company is a long-dead Japanese pop star, who turns her into a fox-fairy out of jealousy. Now, every man who desires Liza shall die horribly. Can she overcome the curse?

7.3

MagicScore

#18

ParaNorman

2012

In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual he must perform to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch centuries ago.

7.1

MagicScore

#19

Dark Shadows

2012

Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

The Canterville Ghost

1996

When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Hall, she's not at all happy. Especially as there's a ghost and a mysterious re-appearing bloodstain on the hearth. She campaigns to go back home, and her dad, believing the ghost's pranks are Ginny's, is ready to send her back. But then Ginny actually meets the elusive 17th-century Sir Simon de Canterville (not to mention the cute teenaged duke next door), and she sets her hand to the task of freeing Sir Simon from his curse.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Canterville Ghost?

The top films similar to The Canterville Ghost by MovieMagicScore are The Canterville Ghost (6.7), Beauty and the Beast (7.0), The Ring (6.7). Each shares comedy/family/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Canterville Ghost worth watching?

The Canterville Ghost holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10 from 121 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Canterville Ghost?

The Canterville Ghost (2016) is a comedy, family, fantasy film directed by Yann Samuell, starring Audrey Fleurot, Michaël Youn, Michèle Laroque.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Canterville Ghost?

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About movies like The Canterville Ghost

This ranked list pairs The Canterville Ghost (2016), a comedy and family and fantasy film from Yann Samuell, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Audrey Fleurot 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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