Movies Like Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990)

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College is a 1990 comedy, fantasy, horror film from John Carl Buechler with a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Ghoulies and Ghoulies II.

Comedy Fantasy Horror

Ghoulies

1985

A young man and his girlfriend move into the man's old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a need to control ancient demons.

4.9

MagicScore

Ghoulies II

1987

Ghoulies II picks up a short time after the first movie, a few of the little nasties stow away on an amusement park ride and bring big bucks to a dying fair. The creatures are mad after an attempt to kill them, so the creatures go on a rampage through the fairgrounds, ultimately leading to an explosive conclusion!

5.5

MagicScore

Ghoulies IV

1994

While in pursuit of cop Johnathan Graves, his demonic nemesis, Faust, sends his disciple Alexandria to hunt down the amulet that will set him free. Meanwhile, the Ghoulies find their way through an open porthole and onto the streets of L.A., creating madness and mayhem as they search for a way to get back home. As the body count rises, it becomes an ultimate battle between a demonic killer, a rule-breaking cop, and our favorite creatures from the netherworld!

3.3

MagicScore

Longhorns

2011

Back in 1982, a Texas University student who is curious about the male sex fantasies he's been having, decides he needs to hook up with an out gay student on campus.

5.7

MagicScore

Freshman Orientation

2004

A bored college student sees a prime opportunity to score with a hot coed who has made the assumption that he is gay, and he decides to play along when she follows her sorority leader's assignment to seduce then cut loose a series of misfits and losers.

5.1

MagicScore

Going Greek

2001

Loner freshman Jake Taylor is forced to join the wildest fraternity on campus when the frat brothers refuse to accept his geeky cousin/roommate unless Jake agrees to pledge with him. As the semester progresses, Jake struggles to maintain his grades as well as his affair with Paige, a beautiful sophomore who hates all fraternities. Through naked scavenger hunts, sorority ass-signings and all night

4.5

MagicScore

Scream 2

1997

Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.

6.5

MagicScore

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

2016

A sorority moves in next door to the home of Mac and Kelly Radner who have a young child. The Radner's enlist their former nemeses from the fraternity to help battle the raucous sisters.

5.8

MagicScore

Liberal Arts

2012

Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Kicking and Screaming

1995

After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her, deciding instead to move in with several friends, all of whom can't quite work up the inertia to escape their university's pull. Nobody wants to make any big decisions that would radically alter his life, yet none of them wants to end up like Chet, the professional student who tends bar and is in his tenth year of university studies.

6.2

MagicScore

#11

Kristy

2014

When a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts, she must conquer her deepest fears to outwit them and fight back.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

Outside Providence

1999

In this coming-of-age comedy, Tim Dunphy is leading a go-nowhere existence, spending his days smoking pot and hanging out with his best friend, Drugs Delaney. But Tim's lazy days of getting high are jettisoned after a brush with the law convinces his blue-collar dad to send him to a Connecticut prep school. The one saving grace of the new school is Jane, a fellow student Tim falls for immediately.

5.8

MagicScore

#13

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

2006

When his journal of bright ideas is stolen, college freshman Bickford Schmeckler has to blanket the campus in order to locate it.

5.5

MagicScore

#14

The Curve

1998

Two roommates plan to kill a third to take advantage of college policy giving a 4.0 grade to a suicide's roommates.

5.5

MagicScore

#15

Final Exam

1981

In a small college in North Carolina, only a select few students are left to take mid terms. But, when a killer strikes, it could be everyone's final exam.

5.1

MagicScore

#16

All-American Murder

1991

Artie Logan is the new guy on Campus. Suddenly, he meets Tally Fuller: the most popular and beautiful girl at Fairfield college and she finally agrees to go on a date with him. But that night she is brutally killed by a blowtorch-wielding maniac and Artie is wrongfully arrested. Despite protests from other Police officers, detective P.J. Decker believes Artie's story and gives him 24 hours to track down the real killer.

4.0

MagicScore

#17

Animal House

1978

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

Old School

2003

Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

Sydney White

2007

College freshman Sydney White arrives at Southern Atlantic University, determined to pledge her late mother's sorority. Unfortunately, she finds that the sisterhood has changed since her parent's day. Banished to a condemned house, Sydney joins forces with seven outcasts to take over the student government and win equal rights for nerd and noted alike.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Everybody Wants Some!!

2016

A comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College?

The top films similar to Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College by MovieMagicScore are Ghoulies (4.9), Ghoulies II (5.5), Ghoulies IV (3.3). Each shares comedy/fantasy/horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College worth watching?

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10 from 114 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College?

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990) is a comedy, fantasy, horror film directed by John Carl Buechler, starring Evan MacKenzie, Eva LaRue, Kevin McCarthy.

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This ranked list pairs Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990), a comedy and fantasy and horror film from John Carl Buechler, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Evan MacKenzie 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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