20 best movies like The Selling (2011)

List of the best movies like The Selling (2011): Repossessed, Teen Spirit, High Spirits, The Canterville Ghost, The Frighteners, Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things, Hello Again, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Kiss Me Goodbye, The Haunted Mansion.

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Markimdb: 4.8
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:21

It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the Devil from little Nancy Aglet, who is now grown up with a husband and two children of her own. But the prince of darkness wants to go a second round and has returned to repossess her! With Father Mayii unwilling to help, Father Luke Brophy tries his best to help Nancy, even when TV's Ernest Weller plans to air the exorcism live on TV.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:00

The story is about Amber, a mean popular girl who gets electrocuted and dies and is not allowed to enter into heaven unless she helps the least popular girl in school become Prom Queen within a week, but things do not go as planned.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrefantasy, comedy
CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
Duration01:39

When Peter Plunkett's Irish castle turned hotel is about to be repossesed, he decides to spice up the attraction a bit for the 'Yanks' by having his staff pretend to haunt the castle. The trouble begins when a busload of American tourists arrive - along with some real ghosts.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrefantasy, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

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: 5.3
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA

Six actors go to graveyard on a remote island to act out a necromantic ritual. The ritual works, and soon the dead are walking about and chowing down on human flesh.

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: 7.8
Genrethriller, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

In 1900, strong-willed widow Lucy Muir goes to live in Gull Cottage by the British seaside, even though it appears to be haunted. On her very first night she meets the ghost of the crusty former owner, Captain Gregg—and refuses to be scared off. They eventually become friends and allies, after Lucy gets used to the idea of a man's ghost haunting her bedroom.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home, persuaded by her new fiancée Rupert. But soon her worst expectations come true, when not only her old memories haunt her, but also Jolly's ghost, who doesn't approve of her new mate. Invisible to anyone but Kay, he tries to prevent the wedding. Written by Tom Zoerner

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: 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: 7.1
Genrehorror, comedy, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:25

After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located on Black Island near the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk—wise-cracking Larry Lawrence, a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA

An anthology of 26 fan entries submitted for inclusion in ABCs of Death 2, each offering various takes on the letter "M"

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:36

    A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. Based on the comic by Peter M. Lenkov.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Brazil
    Duration01:26

    An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    When Danielle is banished to special education because of her misbehavior, she joins Clarke on a road trip to discover themselves.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryJapan

    Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the country to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invites her six friends, Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu, and Sweet, to join her. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryCanada, USA

    When George and her colleagues get a new boss whose focus is on moving souls quickly and enjoying life without consequences, the team begins to break the strict reaper rules. While her friends fall victim to their desires for money, success, and fame, George breaks another rule by revealing her true identity to her living family.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, short
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:08

    Immediately after his death, the victim of a car crash gets answers to every question he's ever had about his life, including the most import one of all - what did it all mean?

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryUSA, Mexico

    A team of reality TV paranormal investigators go to Mexico's most haunted house in the pursuit of better ratings. However, when the true dark secrets of the mansion begin to reveal themselves, the hapless team quickly discover that this house is no hoax. With zero genuine ghost-hunting experience, they have to figure out how to stop the ghosts and escape the house with their lives.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Australia, United Kingdom
    Duration01:53

    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.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA

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

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie's daughter, Miranda, together. It's not until Alex is invited to Louie's home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there's also the problem that he's attracted to Louie's/his own daughter.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    A rags-to-riches story of two friends, a small-time inventor and a sharky salesman, who hit rock bottom before coming up with a gizmo that becomes a worldwide phenomenon.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Romania
    Duration01:43

    While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.

    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: 5.4
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:33

    Emma and Marc, two young lovers, move into a house which has been uninhabited for thirty years. What they don't know is that in 1979, in a cave under the house, there was a gay disco, which burned down when a foam machine short-circuited, and five bodies were never found. Today, the house is haunted by five gay ghosts. However, only Marc is able to see them, and his visions drive Emma away.

    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: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.

    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: 4.3
      Genrehorror, comedy
      CountryUSA

      Two roommates deathly afraid of ghosts both fall in love with a girl who believes their home is haunted.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrehorror, comedy
      CountryUSA

      Two cannibalistic brothers kill various young women to make their flesh part of a new special dish at their rundown restaurant while seeking blood sacrifices to awaken a dormant Egyptian goddess.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, military
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:44

      When a young airman miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. But the officials in the other world realise their mistake, and dispatch an angel to collect him.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.

      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: 6.7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Martinson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genrehorror, comedy
      CountryUSA

      Seven college students are picked to travel to a private island owned by the reclusive Vincent King and his film-obsessed wife Mary Shelley to study island wildlife. But is isn't long when a mysterious killer begins killing the students one-by-one, and modeling them after gory murder scenes from numerous horror films.

      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: 5.5
      Genrethriller, comedy
      CountryUSA

      An awkward, unemployed man who can talk to the dead teams up with a rebellious bartender to find the vengeful ghost that's been terrorizing their town.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrehorror, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      The modern-day story focuses on two beautiful young vampires who are living the good nightlife in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize their immortality.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      A mild mannered film critic is dumped by his wife and his ego is crushed. His hero persona is the tough guy played by Humphrey Bogart in many of his movies and the apparition of Bogart begins showing up to give him advice. With the encouragement of his two married friends, he actually tries dating again, with less than satisfactory results, until he relaxes.

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genrefantasy, comedy, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:23

      A widower with three children is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, he attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:13

      A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna , whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Naturally, his mother objects to the relationship, and Danny and Theresa must either overcome her objections or give up the romance.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryGermany

      Film that mixes live action and animation, from Hui Buh, a character created in 1969 by Eberhard Alexander-Burgh author and star of a radio series and book series popular in the 70s. Hui Buh takes over 500 years in the castle of Burgeck as officially licensed only ghost to scare. The problem is that not too good at his job and you can not scare anyone. Things get complicated when King Wedding spoils Julius and Leonora, causing the King to destroy the license and the ghost Hui Buh run out of power. To recover will have to pass a special examination in two days or disappear forever.

      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: 4.3
      Genrehorror, comedy
      CountryUSA

      An intense new marijuana strain named “Black Forest” is taking Los Angeles by storm, and Gretel’s stoner boyfriend can’t get enough. But when the old woman growing the popular drug (Lara Flynn Boyle) turns out to be an evil witch, cooking and eating her wasted patrons for their youth, Gretel and her brother Hansel must save him from a gruesome death — or face the last high of their lives.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:27

      Lizzie's best friend, Andie, becomes pregnant and offers to give the baby to her. Lizzie's husband, Peter, reluctantly goes along with being the child's father, and Andie moves into the guest room for the remainder of the pregnancy.

      Markimdb: 3.5
      Genrehorror, comedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:26

      Home with their newly-formed family, happy parents Dan and Jody are haunted by sinister, paranormal activities. Determined to expel the insidious force, they install security cameras and discover their family is being stalked by an evil dead demon.




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