20 best movies like Don't Look Under the Bed (1999)

List of the best movies like Don't Look Under the Bed (1999): The One and Only Ivan, All Cheerleaders Die, My Boyfriend's Back, Wish Upon a Star, The Mortuary Collection, Zapped, Teeth, The Witches, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire.

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Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA

Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

When tragedy rocks Blackfoot High, rebellious outsider Maddy Killian shocks the student body by joining the cheerleading squad. This decision drives a rift between Maddy and her ex-girlfriend Leena Miller — a loner who claims to practice the dark arts. After a confrontation with the football team, Maddy and her new cheerleader friends are sent on a supernatural roller coaster ride which leaves a path of destruction none of them may be able to escape. Remake of their own 2001 feature film.

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: 6.6
Genrefantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

Seventeen-year-old Alexia Wheaton hasn't been herself lately. Neighter has her 15-year-old sister Hayley. In fact they've been each other. Alexia becomes fashion-challenged Hayley and she in turn becomes styling Alexia and the complications come fast furious and funny.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrehorror
CountryUSA

In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, a misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. The eccentric undertaker chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story... is her own.

Markimdb: 5
Genrefantasy, comedy, family
CountryCanada, USA
Duration01:42

Zoey is a talented dancer whose organized life is rudely disrupted when she moves in with her new step-dad and three step-brothers, until she discovers a dog-training app that can get boys to obey her every command. But she soon learns that it isn't the cure-all she had hoped for.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA

Dawn is an active member of her high-school chastity club but, when she meets Tobey, nature takes its course, and the pair answer the call. They suddenly learn she is a living example of the vagina dentata myth, when the encounter takes a grisly turn.

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: 5.9
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:23

A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family
CountryCanada, USA

The Hansen kids are in a jam. Adam and his best friend Duffy have gotten their hands on some tickets for the Headless Horseman concert, and his sister Chelsea has a date with her dreamy boyfriend Peter. The only problem is they're both grounded. Chelsea and Adam will do whatever it takes to get their mom Lynette out of the house, even if it includes a chance meeting with a very mysterious man. Everything seems to go according to plan until their little brother Taylor realizes that this stranger might be a vampire.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

Brian is a 16 year-old who can't play basketball, but he still wants to play like his hero, Kevin Durant. At an Oklahoma City Thunder game, Brian gets chosen to shoot a half court shot which he misses and hits the mascot in the process. Later on, he gets a chance to meet Durant and expresses his desire to play just like him. When Kevin gives Brian the ball, the two unknowingly switch talents.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own youthful appearance, and when she finds Mark, she turns his life upside-down.

Markimdb: 6
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
CountryUSA, Canada

An overlooked middle child finds himself in the unexpected spotlight when he realizes his family's terrible Christmas day keeps repeating. As the only one experiencing the day over and over, he decides to use his unique gift to give the holidays a makeover and his family a Christmas they will never forget.

Markimdb: 3.4
Genrehorror, comedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:20

Becca, an anxious, non-vampire teen is torn between two boys. Before she can choose, Becca must get around her controlling father, who embarrasses Becca by treating her like a child. Meanwhile, Becca's friends contend with their own romantic issues - all of which collide at the prom.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:32

Anton is a cheerful but exceedingly non-ambitious 17-year-old stoner who lives to stay buzzed, watch TV, and moon over Molly, the beautiful girl who lives next door. However, it turns out that the old cliché about idle hands being the devil's playground has a kernel of truth after all.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:29

Skylar finds out that her parents are monster hunters after she accidentally releases some monsters from a secret containment chamber; so she and her techno friends must recapture all the monsters and also save her mom and dad from these monsters who are out for revenge.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrehorror, action, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:26

Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader: her goal is to "marry Christian Slater and die," and nothing gets in her way when it's time to shop! But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires. With the help of a romantic rebel, Buffy is soon spending school nights protecting L.A. from Lothos the Vampire King, his sidekick, Lefty, and their determined gang of bloodsuckers. It's everything you'd expect from a teen queen in the Valley.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

Two teenage girls discover that mermaids really do exist after a violent storm washes one ashore. The mermaid, a sassy creature named Aquamarine, is determined to prove to her father that real love exists, and enlists the girls' help in winning the heart of a handsome lifeguard.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:40

Eccentric Frank Carlyle ran a horror shop in small-town Steeple Falls, which takes pride in and profit from its Halloween traditions. Frank's widower grandson Richard grudgingly returns there from Boston with his own kids, bright Ian and bratty Claire, to settle the inheritance. Ian discovers great-grandpa's house is really haunted, and not just, as legend holds, by historic owner Zachariah Kull, who was burned on the stake.

Markimdb: 6
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
CountryCanada

Geeky 14-year old Ethan is left to babysit his younger sister, Jane, with his best friend Benny but after Ethan inadvertently puts Jane in harm's way, his parents hire a professional babysitter, the beautiful yet mysterious 17-year-old Sarah who, unbeknownst to them, is actually a fledgling vampire.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrefantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

A teen learns that his birth mother is a mermaid after he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:51

    A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.

    Markimdb: 3.5
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Axe Giant - The Wrath of Paul Bunyon is a dark, contemporary take on the tall tale. Kids at a first-time offenders' boot camp discover the legend of lumberjack Paul Bunyan is real, but is much more horrifying than they could have imagined. They incur the wrath of the 15-foot monstrous giant, who was banished from town 100 years ago and thought dead.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountrySpain, Canada, USA
    Duration02:56

    The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrehorror, action, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    Count Dracula adjourns to Earth, accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them power to rule the world. Our heroes - the Monster Squad are the only ones daring to stand in their way.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA

    A group of college students break into an abandoned convent and become possessed by demonic spirits.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, India, China, Hong Kong
    Duration02:47

    A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.

    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: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:29

    When an ordinary boy Davis, suddenly becomes famous at school as people start to believe he's actually a vampire, vampire expert Cameron helps him act like a real vampire.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:26

    A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family
    CountryUSA

    Ghosts and a young cadet try to save a military academy from being closed.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryGermany, Netherlands, USA, Denmark, United Kingdom
    Duration01:43

    Tony, a thirteen-year-old boy on vacation in rural Germany, is fascinated by the idea of vampires. Meanwhile Rudolph, a vampire of "similar" age (313!), encounters trouble when his clan is threatened by a dangerously obsessed hunter. Fate brings these two boys together, as Tony & Rudolph set off an action-packed battle to stop the villain, save Rudolph's family and learn the power of friendship.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, family, military
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
    Duration01:49

    Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green, who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant, Nanny uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, family, sport
    CountryUSA

    After discovering a magical mask, an 11-year-old aspiring wrestler enters a competition to become the next WWE superstar by using special powers from a magical mask.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

      Rose, a rebellious half-vampire/half-human guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa -- a mortal, royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St. Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe their lives may be in most jeopardy. Rose will sacrifice everything to protect Lissa from those who intend to exploit her from within the Academy walls and the Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) who hunt her kind from outside its sanctuary.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy
      CountryUSA

      In Cameron, a group of hunters is attacked by a wild animal, and Charlie Cowley survives, but sees his brother Scott dying. Seven years later, his teenage nephew Derek Cowley steals the key of his stepfather's cabin in the isolated Fire Road 13, and travels with four classmates and his friend Sam to spend the weekend having a party with booze and sex. However, they are attacked by a Beast that kills his friends in a sadistic way. Sam and Derek survive, and they suspect that his stepfather, Mitchell Toblat, is a werewolf. When Charlie meets Derek and Sam, they decide to collect evidence to prove that Mitchell is the Beast and kill him, but Mitchell discovers their plot and chases the trio.

      Markimdb: 3.4
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
      CountryUSA

      Arthur unwittingly discovers the secret to stopping an evil dragon who threatens to destroy all civilization.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
      CountryNew Zealand, USA

      Alex is a high school student who always feels like he is overshadowed by his little brother Stevie; he can't get the girl of his dreams; he and his two best friends, Abby and James, are outsiders at school; and he is constantly benched on his football team. Then Stevie receives a lucky coin from a strange old man, a coin which he gives to Alex, telling him to make a wish. The next day, Alex gets everything he ever wished for - Stevie is gone (in fact, he is the star of his own TV show, and his family don't even know him); Alex dates the most popular girl at school; he is one of the most popular kids himself; and he is the star of the football team. At first he enjoys his new life, only to later find out that everything that was great in his original life now is gone.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      As their first year of high school looms ahead, best friends Julie, Hannah, Yancy and Farrah have one last summer sleepover. Little do they know they're about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Desperate to shed their nerdy status, they take part in a night-long scavenger hunt that pits them against their popular archrivals. Everything under the sun goes on -- from taking Yancy's father's car to sneaking into nightclubs!

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
      CountryUSA

      A lab accident gives a hound named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
      CountryUSA

      A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dreamworld inside a magical snowglobe. Angela loves Christmas more than anything. However, her family does not share her love for the holiday at all. When she is about to breakdown because of her family, she receives a snowglobe in the mail. When she opens up the snowglobe, she is transported into the world inside, where Christmas is the heart and soul for everyone who lives there. She discovers she can return to her world by going down a small path in the small forest at the edge of the village, and can return whenever she winds up the snowglobe. After a long set of visits to the globe, she accidentally gets trapped inside.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, detective
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:38

      A teenager feels an endless fascination for his cellular which will enable him to reach his aim: alluring the pretty high-school girl he's in love with. Unfortunately, this special "addiction" will not be without negative consequences on the behavior of the boy...

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere presence intimidates students and teachers alike. But their "business relationship" soon turns personal as Clifford and the troubled loner forge a winning alliance against their intimidators - and a very special friendship with each other.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
      CountryUSA

      Animated character Fat Albert emerges from his TV universe into the real world, accompanied by his friends Rudy, Mushmouth, Old Weird Harold and Dumb Donald. Though the gang is flabbergasted by the modern world, they make new friends, and Albert attempts to help young Doris become popular. But things get complicated when Albert falls for her older sister, Lauri, and must turn to creator Bill Cosby for advice.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
      CountryGermany

      The life of 14-year-old Lilith is similar to that of a normal teenager, but there is a peculiarity: she is the daughter of the devil and lives with him in hell. Because she is totally bored there and also wants to have fun and explore the world, she makes a pact with her father: she is allowed to go to earth for a week - but she has to convert a good person to evil there. If she succeeds in this challenge, she may stay on earth forever, otherwise she'll be waving a hell of a boring job in the bookkeeping of the underworld.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:22

      The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—did just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. But a trip to see Granny Wendy in London, where the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland, could lead to a chance at redemption, in this family-oriented fantasy from director Steven Spielberg.

      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.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, adventure, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      Teenager Les Anderson thinks his life can't get any worse after he flunks his driver's exam, but he's wrong. Even though he didn't receive his license, Les refuses to break his date with the cool Mercedes Lane, and he decides to lift his family's prize luxury car for the occasion. Unfortunately, Mercedes sneaks some booze along and passes out drunk, and a confused Les makes the bad decision of enlisting his rebellious friend, Dean, to help.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

        A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.




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