Best movies like Dear Dracula
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Plot Summary:
Sam loves scary movies, especially the ones with Dracula. This year, instead of writing to Santa for Christmas, Sam writes to Dracula, telling Dracula that he wants to be a real vampire on Halloween this year. Sam is in for quite a surprise as the most famous of all vampires himself responds, in this fun and fanciful romp through a young boy's imagination, drawn in an engaging style that will delight young and old alike!.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 354
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, captivating, contemplative, gothic, spooky
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Alvin and the Chipmunks - Trick or Treason (1994)
Plot Summary:
Join Alvin and his brothers Simon and Theodore for this hilarious Halloween adventure. Alvin wants to be accepted into the Monster Club, but the Monster members seem to think its cool to be cruel. It takes Theodore's friendship to Michael, a misunderstood outcast the other kids call Pumpkinhead, to show Alvin that being a true friend is really a lot more cool than trying to be a popular Monster! There are plenty of laughs and surprises and music, including the Chipmunk's rendition of the hit song "Monster Mash" to make this a monstrously fun video any time of the year!.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 97
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags:
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Casper's Halloween Special (1979)
Plot Summary:
On Halloween night, Hairy Scarey, Winifred Witch and Screech Ghost are plotting their mean-spirited spookings. Casper refuses to join them and decides to go trick-or-treating dressed as a real boy, but neighborhood kids see through his disguise and run away in fear. Casper is heartbroken until he meets a special group of orphans who accept him for who he is, a ghost. But their fun is soon spoiled as Hairy Scary and his ghostly crew interfere. Now it is up to Casper and his new friends to stop their ghastly games and save Halloween before it is too late. --Wikipedia.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: spooky
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A Monsterous Holiday (2013)
Plot Summary:
Geeky school kid Andy dreams of being a great inventor, but he’s having trouble coming up with a “big idea” that will win the Science Fair and beat scheming twins April and May. Even worse his Dad is pressuring him into joining the football team, that he just happens to coach and his big brother just happens to be the star of. Andy decides to ask the town’s resident scientist, Dr. Frankenstein, for advice, but on a visit to his creepy mansion instead he meets a green football-loving teenage monster named Frank, who wishes he could join in the way Andy can. Excitedly Andy realizes that he and Frank may just be able to solve each other’s troubles by switching places, and his plan goes smoothly until suddenly they’ve got a monster problem on their hands that threatens the entire town.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags:
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Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy (2005)
Plot Summary:
Halloween is an exciting time of year for Hannah Marie who is joined by her Scary Godmother and all sorts of new friends including kooky monsters, friendly vampires and silly skeletons. It's a journey to the Fright Side she'll never forget as Hannah and her friends must foil her cousin Jimmy's plans to ruin Halloween for everyone!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 731
Genere: Animation
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, computer animated, entertaining
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Witch's Night Out (1978)
Plot Summary:
A witch, disgruntled by the fact that no one takes Halloween seriously anymore, decides to stir things up and disrupt the social gathering in her old house as well as turn a couple of kids who love monsters into actual monsters.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 461
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Monster Island (2017)
Plot Summary:
Young Lucas finds out he's not really a human after he surprisingly transforms into a monster in front of the most popular kids at school. His search for Monster Island and his real roots takes him on a fabulously scary journey that puts him face to face with more tentacles, fangs and far-out situations than he can shake one of his new wings at.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 811
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Mexico, India, USA, Bulgaria, Spain
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, anime, psychotronic, computer animated
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Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest (2013)
Plot Summary:
Halloween is almost here and George can't wait for the festivities to begin: carving pumpkins, costume contests, and especially the Annual Boo Festival. Eager to get the festivities started, George and Allie visit Renkins' Farm to pick out the perfect pumpkin. There, they are told the spooky tale of the Legend of No Noggin. As the story goes, No Noggin is a hat-kicking scarecrow who appears on Halloween to kick people's hats off. On Halloween night, George and Allie are determined to get a picture of No Noggin and prove he's real once and for all. Will they be able to get the proof? Only the curious will find out!.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 510
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores (2012)
Plot Summary:
It's officially Spring Break at Monster High, and Lagoona takes her gilfriends across the sea to the Great Barrier Reef, but they are ship wrecked and end up on a mysterious skull shaped island. Here they enjoy the local hospitality until they realize that they are being used by a slippery showman named Farnum to lure the rarest, most mysterious monster of them all, "the Beast" into a trap. Frankie is taken by the Beast but tables turn and she ends up rescuing him and returning with him to Monster High. The story goes to high voltage when they realize that Frankie has inadvertently led Farnum to the location of the greatest gathering of monsters anywhere...Monster High.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 773
Genere: Animation
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, exciting, light, feel good, psychotronic, gothic
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Spooky Bats and Scaredy Cats (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Katie and Makean delay their trick or treating to deliver the Candleman's Halloween Party invitations, they find themselves caught up in a spooky adventure filled with macabre monsters.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Animation, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, spooky
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Monster High: Ghouls Rule (2012)
Plot Summary:
Monster High: Ghouls Rule unearths an old conflict between "Normies" and monsters - and things are about to get scary! For years, students at Monster High were warned that Halloween was a night to stay inside and avoid conflict at all costs. But Frankie and her friends discover that ghouls and "Normies" once loved to spend the holiday together! The ghouls decide to turn back the clock and use the night to celebrate their individuality and show that it's okay to "Be Yourself. Be Unique. Be a Monster!".
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, captivating, entertaining, sweet, exciting, independent film, computer animated
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Little Vampire (2020)
Plot Summary:
Little Vampire lives in a haunted house with a merry group of monsters, but he is bored stiff! One night, he secretly sneaks out of the manor along with his trusted bulldog, Phantomato, on a quest to find some new friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 518
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, suspense, light, sincere, feel good, humorous, contemplative, visually appealing, gothic
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The Legend of Hallowaiian (2018)
Plot Summary:
After releasing a mythical monster upon the islands, a group of three young friends must use local legends to restore peace to their home.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, light, feel good, humorous, 3d animation, horror comedy, spooky
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Abominable Christmas (2012)
Plot Summary:
Despite repeated warnings about humans from their father, the Abominable Snowman, two Abominable Snowkids find themselves in a sleepy Colorado mountain town after being chased out of their hideaway by a scientist determined to capture them.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, exciting, tense, captivating
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Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular (2003)
Plot Summary:
The Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular is based on the comics and children's books of popular artist and writer Jill Thompson. Jill has won numerous awards for her fabulous watercolour paintings and illustrations. Scary Godmother is the whimsical all-ages story that follows the first trick-or-treating adventure of Hannah Marie, a young girl whose rotten older cousin is babysitting her one dark Halloween. Unhappy to be saddled with Hannah, her cousin cooks up a scheme to frighten her. But his scheme backfires when Hannah gets help from her Scary Godmother. Scary Godmother takes Hannah to her realm on the Fright Side where she is throwing the best Halloween party in all of frightdom. At the party Hannah is introduced to many colourful characters, learns that not all monsters are mean and enlists her new spooky friends in a plan to teach Jimmy a lesson.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, spooky, computer animated
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Monster Mash (2000)
Plot Summary:
As the story unfolds, we meet the three main monsters: Frank, the monster from Frankenstein; Drac, the vampire, and Wolf, the werewolf. They were once the scariest of monsters, but now they have become associated with "fun." That's why they have been called before the Court of Horrors. They must prove that they can still be scary, and if they fail they will be sentenced to an eternity of entertaining at children's parties. They are given 24 hours to terrify the Tinklemeister family, but what should be a no-brainer turns out to be a nightmare. Mom and Dad Tinklemeister are easy to scare, but Stella and Spike, the Tinklemeister children, are another story altogether. The monster trio becomes frustrated and finally lets the family in on their dilemma. The Tinklemeisters understand and help them try to gain back their scary status. Just when it looks like the threesome will win their case, three new modern monsters show up to foil their plan. It's Stella and Spike to the rescue.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Musical
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining, horror comedy
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Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)
Plot Summary:
George and The Man In The Yellow Hat are having a merry time counting down to Christmas. But neither can decide what to give each other. Will they find the answers before Christmas morning?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Monster High: Fright On! (2011)
Plot Summary:
See what happens when the student bodies of an all-vampire school and an all-werewolf school integrate with Monster High.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 625
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, not serious, gothic, sweet
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Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)
Plot Summary:
Scooby-Doo and the gang team up with their pals, Bill Nye The Science Guy and Elvira Mistress of the Dark, to solve this mystery of gigantic proportions and save Crystal Cove!.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, light, enigmatic, captivating
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Bunnicula (2016)
Plot Summary:
A dark comedic adventure about the titular Bunnicula, a vampire rabbit, Mina, his owner, and her two pets, Chester the cat and Harold the dog. Instead of blood, Bunnicula feeds on carrots to sustain himself which gives him super abilities which come in handy on his and his friends escapades. The series is based on the book series of the same title by James Howe and Deborah Howe.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, spooky, dark comedy, dark fantasy
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
Plot Summary:
This classic "Peanuts" tale focuses on the thumb-sucking, blanket-holding Linus, and his touching faith in the "Great Pumpkin." When Linus discovers that no one else believes in the creature, he sets out to prove that the Pumpkin's no myth—by spending the night alone in a pumpkin patch.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: scary, gothic, crying, sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, fairy tale, funny, light
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Scared Shrekless (2010)
Plot Summary:
Shrek challenges Donkey, Puss in Boots and his other fairy tale character friends to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle, telling scary stories to see who can resist becoming scared and stay the longest.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: computer animated, feel good, humorous, witty, not serious, fairy tale, 3d animation, mysterious, spooky, anthology
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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
Plot Summary:
Fourth installment in the animated franchise.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, 3d animation, humorous, fairy tale, funny, road movie, suspense, spooky, captivating, unusual plot structure
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Monster Family (2017)
Plot Summary:
The Wishbone family is far from happy. With a struggling bookshop, an overworked husband, and two misunderstood teenagers, Emma is at her wit's end trying to be the perfect mom. After dragging her family to a costume party on Halloween night, they are cursed by an evil witch and transformed into a Vampire, a Mummy, a Werewolf, and Frankenstein's monster. Now Emma will fight to keep her Monster Family together and uncover the secret of their curse... eventually leading them to the Prince of Darkness himself, Dracula!.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, feel good, captivating, computer animated, gothic, 3d animation, horror comedy, psychotronic, light
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Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Plot Summary:
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 275000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: 3d animation, humorous, computer animated, fairy tale, absurd, gothic, anime, horror comedy, melancholic, scary
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Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, witty, stylized, 3d animation, computer animated, not serious, psychotronic, feel good, gothic
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Homeward (2020)
Plot Summary:
A boastful elf and his prank-happy orc brother must learn to work together to stop a fiendish orc gang from retrieving a magical stone that will give them the power to take over the world.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 435
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: mockbuster, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, anime
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Bold Eagles (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the second animation film about Ploddy the Police Car, he stumbles on environmental criminals threatening rare animals when he is to meet the Crown princess. She's there to open a national with a majestic rare breeds of eagles. In the area there's been more and mare animals missing from the wildlife. Now Ploddy has to guard the eggs of the eagle, awaiting the eagle mother to come, while he investigates.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Norway, USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, captivating, light, anime, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, computer animated
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Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday (2021)
Plot Summary:
Enjoy high-sea thrills as Barbie, Chelsea and the rest of the Roberts family set sail on an adventure cruise. "Barbie & Chelsea The Lost Birthday" tells the story of Chelsea, Barbie’s precocious youngest sister, and the rest of the Roberts family as they set sail on an adventure cruise for her seventh birthday. When they cross the International Date Line, Chelsea discovers her actual birthday has been lost and she embarks on a fantastical journey through an enchanted jungle island in order to save it.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 352
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
Plot Summary:
Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship's captain, Ericka, who's secretly a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, the notorious monster slayer.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, entertaining, absurd, 3d animation, computer animated, fairy tale, funny, gothic, spooky
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The Little Vampire 3D (2017)
Plot Summary:
Based on the characters from the bestselling novels by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, tells the story of Rudolph, a thirteen year old vampire, whose clan is threatened by a notorious vampire hunter. He meets Tony, a mortal of the same age, who is fascinated by old castles, graveyards and - vampires. Tony helps Rudolph in an action and humor packed battle against their adversaries, together they save Rudolph's family and become friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Netherlands, Germany, Denmark
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, light, 3d animation, spooky, psychotronic, humorous