50 Movies Like Ghost (1990) You Need to Watch Next
Updated August 2026
View Ghost details →Jerry Zucker's 1990 blend of romance, fantasy and thriller follows a young man murdered on a city street whose spirit lingers to protect the woman he loves from the danger closing in around her. Guided by a reluctant psychic who can hear him, he races to warn her before it's too late. Balancing tender longing with suspense and unexpected humor, the film moves fluidly between grief, mystery and the supernatural. It suits viewers drawn to emotional love stories with a genre twist, and anyone who likes their romance shadowed by peril. Patient and heartfelt, it rewards those willing to embrace its sentiment alongside its darker turns.
If you loved Ghost (1990) by Jerry Zucker, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are The Illusionist, Safe Haven, Babygirl. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Movies Similar to Ghost
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with Ghost in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
The Illusionist
2006 · Neil Burger
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Safe Haven
2013 · Lasse Hallström
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
In common: Romance · Thriller
Babygirl
2024 · Halina Reijn
A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.
In common: Romance · Thriller
Meet Joe Black
1998 · Martin Brest
Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Intimacy
2001 · Patrice Chéreau
Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One d
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Stardust
2007 · Matthew Vaughn
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
In common: Fantasy
Bitter Moon
1992 · Roman Polanski
A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.
In common: Romance · Thriller
The Age of Adaline
2015 · Lee Toland Krieger
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who c
In common: Fantasy · Romance
The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · Joel Schumacher
A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.
In common: Romance · Thriller
City of Angels
1998 · Brad Silberling
When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a morta
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Just Like Heaven
2005 · Mark Waters
Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Kingdom: Ashin of the North
2021 · Kim Seong-hun
Tragedy, betrayal and a mysterious discovery fuel a woman's vengeance for the loss of her tribe and family.
In common: Fantasy · Thriller
The Lake House
2006 · Alejandro Agresti
When architect Alex Wyler moves into an unusual glass house on stilts over a lake, he discovers a note from the previous tenant in the mailbox--but no one's lived in the house for years. He replies an
In common: Fantasy · Romance
What Dreams May Come
1998 · Vincent Ward
Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he died, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chr
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Miller's Girl
2024 · Jade Halley Bartlett
A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entangles them both.
In common: Romance · Thriller
Twilight
2008 · Catherine Hardwicke
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated
In common: Fantasy · Romance
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011 · Bill Condon
Bella Swan and Edward Cullen's honeymoon phase is abruptly disrupted by betrayals and unforeseen tragedies that endanger their world.
In common: Fantasy · Romance
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012 · Bill Condon
After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Aladdin
2019 · Guy Ritchie
A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the p
In common: Fantasy
The Little Mermaid
2023 · Rob Marshall
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With merm
In common: Fantasy
Wicked: For Good
2025 · Jon M. Chu
As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly s
In common: Fantasy · Romance
My Fault
2023 · Domingo González
Noah must leave her city, boyfriend, and friends to move into William Leister's mansion, the flashy and wealthy husband of her mother Rafaela. As a proud and independent 17 year old, Noah resists livi
In common: Romance · Thriller
Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Sam Taylor-Johnson
When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Chris
In common: Romance · Thriller
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domine
In common: Romance · Thriller
Unfaithful
2002 · Adrian Lyne
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
In common: Romance · Thriller
Groundhog Day
1993 · Harold Ramis
A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
2002 · John Kafka
As a newly crowned princess, Cinderella quickly learns that life at the Palace - and her royal responsibilities - are more challenging than she had imagined. In three heartwarming tales, Cinderella ca
In common: Fantasy
Beauty and the Beast
2014 · Christophe Gans
Forced to face the cruel side of life, a devastated, bankrupt merchant chances upon the enchanted castle of a hideous creature, the mere sight of it chills the bone to the marrow. There, a fate worse
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Practical Magic
1998 · Griffin Dunne
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 themselve
In common: Fantasy · Romance
The Adjustment Bureau
2011 · George Nolfi
A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his d
In common: Romance · Thriller
Color of Night
1994 · Richard Rush
A color-blind psychiatrist is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's therapy group and becomes embroiled in an intense affair with a mysterious woman who may be connected
In common: Romance · Thriller
Bedtime Stories
2008 · Adam Shankman
Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment in
In common: Fantasy
Cinderella
2021 · Kay Cannon
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.
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Thumbelina
1994 · Don Bluth
Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies.
In common: Fantasy
Splash
1984 · Ron Howard
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Aquamarine
2006 · Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
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 ex
In common: Fantasy
Bedazzled
2000 · Harold Ramis
Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Wild at Heart
1990 · David Lynch
Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon
In common: Romance · Thriller
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
2007 · Frank Nissen
When Lady Tremaine steals the Fairy Godmother's wand and changes history, it's up to Cinderella to restore the timeline and reclaim her prince.
In common: Fantasy
The Tourist
2010 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
American tourist Frank meets mysterious British woman Elise on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye.
In common: Romance · Thriller
Bewitched
2005 · Nora Ephron
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".
In common: Fantasy · Romance
The Gorge
2025 · Scott Derrickson
Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within
In common: Romance · Thriller
The Princess and the Frog
2009 · Ron Clements
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.
In common: Fantasy
Cinderella
1950 · Clyde Geronimi
Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious
In common: Fantasy
Sleepwalkers
1992 · Mick Garris
Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but
In common: Fantasy · Thriller
Red Riding Hood
2011 · Catherine Hardwicke
Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's
In common: Fantasy
Dracula
2025 · Luc Besson
In late 15th-century Eastern Europe, Prince Vlad II’s bride is brutally murdered. As a result, he renounces God and damns Heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, Vlad is reborn as Dracula, an immorta
In common: Fantasy · Romance
Beauty and the Beast
1991 · Gary Trousdale
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon le
In common: Fantasy
Decision to Leave
2022 · Park Chan-wook
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as
In common: Romance · Thriller
Bright
2017 · David Ayer
In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
In common: Fantasy · Thriller
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2008 · Michelle MacLaren
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
2023 · Kazutaka Yamanaka
After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity’s m
Avatar: The Last Airbender
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In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
