Movies and TV series about ghosts

The 60 best titles about ghosts, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
iRank86
2016 · Yoon Ha-lim
SeriesComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
iRank86
2011 · David Yates
MovieAdventureFantasy
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects tha
Dan Da Dan
iRank85
2024 · Toshihiro Maeda
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
In a bet to prove whether ghosts or aliens exist, two high schoolers face terrifying paranormal threats, gain superpowers and maybe even fall in love?!
Hotel Del Luna
iRank85
2019
SeriesComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
When he's invited to manage a hotel for dead souls, an elite hotelier gets to know the establishment's ancient owner and her strange world.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
iRank84
1993 · Henry Selick
MovieAnimationFamilyFantasy
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghouli
The Innocents
iRank84
1961 · Jack Clayton
MovieDramaHorrorMystery
In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
Danny Phantom
iRank83
2004 · Butch Hartman
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
Danny Fenton was once your typical kid until he accidentally blew up his parents' laboratory and became ghost-hunting superhero Danny Phantom. Now half-ghost, Danny's picked up paranormal powers, but
Supernatural
iRank83
2005
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranorma
Another
iRank83
2012 · Tsuneo Takechi
SeriesAnimationDramaMystery
When Kouichi arrives at his new school, he immediately senses something frightening in the atmosphere of his new class, something that no student wants to talk about and that seems to be related to a
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
iRank83
2004 · Alfonso Cuarón
MovieAdventureFantasy
Harry Potter's life is in danger once more as dangerous wizard Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and is heading to Hogwarts.
Noragami
iRank82
2014
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Hiyori Iki is a normal middle school student until she was involved in a bus accident while trying to protect a stranger. This incident causes her soul to frequently slip out of her body, and she beco
The Haunting of Hill House
iRank81
2018 · Meredith Averill
SeriesDramaMystery
Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.
Monogatari
iRank81
2009
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, finds himself constantly encountering girls afflicted by supernatural "oddities." He dedicates himself to helping them, often with the aid of the eccentric speci
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
iRank81
2005 · Mike Newell
MovieAdventureFantasy
When his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools. Signs of Voldemort's return emerge as Harry's friends hel
Ghostbusters
iRank81
1984 · Ivan Reitman
MovieComedyFantasy
After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.
Ghost Whisperer
iRank81
2005
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts tha
The Sixth Sense
iRank79
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
iRank78
2009 · David Yates
MovieAdventureFantasy
Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.
Exhuma
iRank78
2024 · Jang Jae-hyun
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
iRank78
2002 · Joseph Barbera
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationMystery
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang are launched into the 21st century, with new mysteries to solve.
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
iRank78
1969
SeriesAnimationComedyFamily
Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and the talking dog, Scooby-Doo, travel on the Mystery Machine van, in search of weird mysteries to solve.
Galaxy Quest
iRank77
1999 · Dean Parisot
MovieComedyScience FictionAdventure
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space.
The Conjuring
iRank77
2013 · James Wan
MovieHorrorThriller
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the
True Blood
iRank76
2008 · Brian Buckner
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, m
Beetlejuice
iRank76
1988 · Tim Burton
MovieComedyFantasy
A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
iRank76
2001 · Chris Columbus
MovieAdventureFantasy
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of
ParaNorman
iRank76
2012 · Sam Fell
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
iRank75
2018 · Jung Bum-shik
MovieHorrorMystery
The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, but they encounter much more than expected as they move deeper inside the nightmarish old building.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
iRank75
2007 · David Yates
MovieAdventureFantasy
When a new professor's methods leave Hogwarts unprepared to fight the rising tide of evil, Harry teaches students how to defend against the dark arts.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
iRank75
2002 · Chris Columbus
MovieAdventureFantasy
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The C
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
iRank74
2010 · David Yates
MovieAdventureFantasy
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore d
Field of Dreams
iRank74
1989 · Phil Alden Robinson
MovieDramaFantasy
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of decea
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
iRank74
1996 · Gary Trousdale
MovieDramaAnimationFamily
Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first venture to the outs
The Conjuring 2
iRank73
2016 · James Wan
MovieHorror
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
Good Boy
iRank72
2025 · Ben Leonberg
MovieHorror
A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to pr
Presence
iRank71
2025 · Steven Soderbergh
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
A couple and their children move into a seemingly normal suburban home. When strange events occur, they begin to believe there is something else in the house with them. The presence is about to disrup
Shutter
iRank71
2004 · Banjong Pisanthanakun
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
When Jane and Tun run over a girl in a car accident, they speed away immediately from the crime scene. However, Tun, a photographer, soon discovers strange shadows in his photos, which unsettles them.
Rio
iRank68
2011 · Carlos Saldanha
MovieAnimationAdventureComedy
Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the las
Ghost
iRank68
1990 · Jerry Zucker
MovieFantasyRomanceThriller
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
iRank68
2024 · Tim Burton
MovieComedyFantasyHorror
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidental
The Ring
iRank68
2002 · Gore Verbinski
MovieHorrorMystery
Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watch
A Haunting in Venice
iRank68
2023 · Kenneth Branagh
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the
Crimson Peak
iRank67
2015 · Guillermo del Toro
MovieDramaHorrorMystery
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swep
Annabelle: Creation
iRank66
2017 · David F. Sandberg
MovieHorror
Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll ma
Ghostbusters
iRank66
2016 · Paul Feig
MovieActionComedyFantasy
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly th
The Frighteners
iRank65
1996 · Peter Jackson
MovieComedyHorror
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
Lights Out
iRank65
2016 · David F. Sandberg
MovieHorror
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
Troy
iRank64
2004 · Wolfgang Petersen
MovieWarActionHistory
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
iRank64
2021 · Jason Reitman
MovieAdventureComedyFantasy
When single mom Callie and her two kids Trevor and Phoebe arrive in a small Oklahoma town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather
Mama
iRank61
2013 · Andy Muschietti
MovieHorror
Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued
A Christmas Carol
iRank61
2009 · Robert Zemeckis
MovieAnimationDramaFamily
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that a
The Conjuring: Last Rites
iRank61
2025 · Michael Chaves
MovieHorror
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
Ghostbusters II
iRank61
1989 · Ivan Reitman
MovieComedyFantasy
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
Casper
iRank59
1995 · Brad Silberling
MovieComedyFamilyFantasy
Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat
What Lies Beneath
iRank58
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
MovieDramaHorrorMystery
Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.
Pet Sematary
iRank58
1989 · Mary Lambert
MovieHorror
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
Mortal Kombat
iRank55
1995 · Paul W. S. Anderson
MovieActionFantasy
For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiv
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
iRank53
2024 · Gil Kenan
MovieAdventureComedyFantasy
When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.
Insidious: Chapter 2
iRank53
2013 · James Wan
MovieHorrorThriller
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
Dark Shadows
iRank53
2012 · Tim Burton
MovieComedyFantasy
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