20 best movies like Dark Shadows (2012)


List of the best movies like Dark Shadows (2012): Darkness Falls, Drag Me to Hell, Practical Magic, Ruby Sparks, I Married a Witch, The Love Witch, Bewitched, Penelope, Mannequin Two: On the Move, Stan Against Evil.

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Markimdb: 5
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
CountryUSA, Australia
Duration01:26

A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:39

After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she's been cursed by a Gypsy, but her boyfriend is skeptical. Her only hope seems to lie in a psychic who claims he can help her lift the curse and keep her soul from being dragged straight to hell.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

    Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    Rocksford, New England, 1672. Puritan witch hunter Jonathan Wooley is cursed after burning a witch at the stake: his descendants will never find happiness in their marriages. At present, politician Wallace Wooley, who is running for state governor, is about to marry his sponsor's daughter.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:33

    Elaine, a beautiful young witch, is determined to find a man to love her. In her gothic Victorian apartment she makes spells and potions, and then picks up men and seduces them. However her spells work too well, and she ends up with a string of hapless victims. When she finally meets the man of her dreams, her desperation to be loved will drive her to the brink of insanity and murder.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched".

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:39

      Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company. This untraditional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      Although Jason works as a department store clerk, he is also a reincarnated prince. Long ago, his beloved Jessie was snatched away from him by an evil wizard who used his powers to transform her into wooden statue. Now Jessie is in Jason's department store as a mannequin. When he encounters her, she awakens from her thousand-year sleep. They quickly revive their romance, but the evil wizard has been reincarnated as well, and he's up to no good.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:00

      An aging police sheriff who has recently lost his position due to an angry outburst begrudgingly joins an alliance with new sheriff, Evie Barret to battle angry demons haunting their small New Hampshire town.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      Workaholic Jim Evers and his wife/business partner, Sara get a call one night from mansion owner, Edward Gracey wants to sell his house. Once the Evers family arrive at the mansion a butler takes them to dine with Gracey. Gracey takes one look at Sara and he thinks she's his lost lover.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:32

      Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
      Duration01:58

        Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
        CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
        Duration01:36

          Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey to find her fairy godmother who she hopes will lift the curse. The path, however, isn't easy -- Ella must outwit a slew of unpleasant obstacles including ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves and Prince Charmont's evil uncle, who wants to take over the crown and rule the kingdom.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, music
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:32

          In this rock opera hybrid of Phantom of the Opera and Faust, fledgling singer-songwriter Winslow Leach finds himself double-crossed by the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both his music and the girl Leach wants to sing it, Phoenix, for the grand opening of his rock palace, The Paradise. After Swan sends Leach to prison for trespassing, Leach endures a freak accident which leaves him disfigured and plans his revenge on both Swan and The Paradise, becoming the Phantom of the Paradise.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:25

          Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, Johnny is killed trying to win her over, and soon he comes back from the dead, and wins Missy's heart.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:43

          Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.

          Markimdb: 3.8
          Genrehorror, comedy, melodrama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA, Canada

          Spoof horror in which a group of college kids do a semester abroad in Romania and realise that if the partying doesn't kill them, the vampires just might!

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUnited Kingdom
          Duration01:35

          An American businessman's family convinces him to buy a Scottish castle and disassemble it to ship it to America brick by brick, where it will be put it back together. The castle though is not the only part of the deal, with it goes the several-hundred year old ghost who haunts it.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
          Duration01:44

          A sleazy politician sends an agent after his ex-fiancee, who fled to Mexico with incriminating film of him.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:26

          A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrehorror, comedy
          CountryNew Zealand, USA
          Duration01:25

          Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:05

            In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:42

            A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancee, so she enchants him to love her instead... only to fall in love with him for real.

            Markimdb: 3
            Genrehorror, action, fantasy, comedy, crime
            CountryUnited Kingdom

            Mickey, who happens to be a werewolf and a crime boss, gets all worked up and hairy during a private dance at a strip club. Justice, the dancer, grabs the nearest weapon and lands a fatal blow: her silver fountain pen right through Mickey's wolfed-out eye. This ignites a small-scale war between Mickey's group of werewolf mobsters and the sultry strippers of Vixens.

            Markimdb: 6
            Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, adventure
            CountryUSA, China, Canada
            Duration02:32

              The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies of witch hunters have battled this unnatural enemy for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who many years ago slayed the all-powerful Witch Queen, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter. Today, Kaulder is the last living hunter who has spent his immortal life tracking down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost family.

              Markimdb: 5.8
              Genrehorror, action, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration02:30

              A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.

              Markimdb: 5.2
              Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:36

              Lucy Chadman (Shelley Long) chokes to death and is resurrected by her loopy sister Zelda (Judith Ivey) on the one year anniversary of her death. Lucy, of course, does not believe she has actually been dead and thinks it is an elaborate hoax until she goes to her apartment and discovers her husband (Corbin Bernsen) married to her gold digging best friend, Kim (Sela Ward).

              Markimdb: 5.3
              Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
              CountryCanada, USA
              Duration01:18

              Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he became the giver of toys and happiness. But this year the bet is off, and Santa is about to return to his evil ways.

              Markimdb: 5.1
              Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, crime, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:48

              Supernatural private eye, Dylan Dog, seeks out the monsters of the Louisiana bayou in his signature red shirt, black jacket and blue jeans.

              Markimdb: 6.6
              Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
              Duration02:27

              Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

              Markimdb: 6.7
              Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada
              Duration02:44

              A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

              Markimdb: 5.9
              Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
              CountryUSA

              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.

              Markimdb: 4.6
              Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:40

              Maximillian, the lone survivor of a race of vampires, comes to Brooklyn in search of a way to live past the next full moon. His ticket to survival is Rita, a NYPD detective who doesn't know she's half vampire -- and Maximillian will do whatever's necessary to put her under his spell.

              Markimdb: 7.1
              Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
              CountryNew Zealand, USA
              Duration02:03

              Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

              Markimdb: 5.9
              Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
              CountryUSA

              Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar looking for strippers to entertain their college friends.

              Markimdb: 7.6
              Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:07

              In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

              Markimdb: 6.1
              Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
              CountryHungary, United Kingdom, France, Australia, USA, New Zealand
              Duration01:43

              When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor.

              Markimdb: 6.8
              Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, detective
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration01:31

              A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?

              Markimdb: 6.9
              Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
              CountryUSA, Italy
              Duration02:01

              Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.

              Markimdb: 7.2
              Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration01:28

              Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip, with his Russian rocker friend, to find her. Their journey takes them through an absurd purgatory where they discover that being dead doesn't mean you have to stop livin'!

              Markimdb: 4.5
              Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:22

              In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree.

              Markimdb: 6.4
              Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:41

              When a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go.

              Markimdb: 6.9
              Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:39

              A businessman is reunited with the four lost souls who were his guardian angels during childhood, all with a particular purpose to joining the afterlife.

              Markimdb: 4.2
              Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom

              Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.

              Markimdb: 7.7
              Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
              CountryIndia
              Duration02:25

              Nani is a flower decorator, madly in love with his neighbor Bindhu. He gets killed by the baddie, Sudeep, a powerful businessman. Nani comes back as a housefly to get his revenge.

              Markimdb: 6.2
              Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, biography
              CountryJapan, USA
              Duration01:55

              When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town named Marwen where he can heal and be heroic. As he builds an astonishing art installation — a testament to the most powerful women he knows — through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one.

              Markimdb: 5
              Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration01:53

              Dr. David Marrow invites Nell Vance, and Theo and Luke Sanderson to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself – and they soon see the true nature of its horror.

              Markimdb: 6
              Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, family, detective
              CountryUSA, Canada
              Duration02:14

              When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.

              Markimdb: 4.5
              Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
              CountryUnited Kingdom
              Duration01:30

              Four teenaged lads set off to get laid in order to stay alive. However, the boys have to attract the girls first in order to complete their mission. Otherwise, they will be hunted and killed by a vicious Werewolf which only seems interested in Virgins.




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