50 Movies Like IF (2024) You Need to Watch Next
After discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends with their kids.
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If you loved IF (2024) by John Krasinski, 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 Night at the Museum, Casper, Dark Shadows. 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.
50 Movies Similar to IF
Night at the Museum
2006 · Shawn Levy
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibi
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Casper
1995 · Brad Silberling
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
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Dark Shadows
2012 · Tim Burton
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
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
The Hot Chick
2002 · Tom Brady
Not only is Jessica Spencer the most popular girl in school -- she is also the meanest. But things change for the attractive teen when a freak accident involving a cursed pair of earrings and a chance
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
The Addams Family
1991 · Barry Sonnenfeld
When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Mort
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Elf
2003 · Jon Favreau
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shak
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Good Fortune
2025 · Aziz Ansari
A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Freaky Friday
2003 · Mark Waters
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 the
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Nanny McPhee
2005 · Kirk Jones
Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Evan Almighty
2007 · Tom Shadyac
God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Hocus Pocus
1993 · Kenny Ortega
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' rei
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Addams Family Values
1993 · Barry Sonnenfeld
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, De
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010 · Susanna White
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Meet the Spartans
2008 · Jason Friedberg
The heroic Leonidas, armed with nothing but leather underwear and a cape, leads a ragtag group of thirteen Spartans to defend their homeland against the invading Persians (whose ranks include Ghost Ri
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Charlotte's Web
2006 · Gary Winick
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
2022 · Matthew Warchus
An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing u
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Doctor Dolittle
1998 · Betty Thomas
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is sud
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Tooth Fairy
2010 · Michael Lembeck
When minor-league hockey player Derek Thompson -- who has a penchant for knocking out his opponents' teeth every time he plays -- disillusions a fan, he is sentenced to a stint for one week as a bona
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Family Switch
2023 · McG
When the Walker family members switch bodies with each other during a rare planetary alignment, their hilarious journey to find their way back to normal will bring them closer together than they ever
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Ted 2
2015 · Seth MacFarlane
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Freakier Friday
2025 · Nisha Ganatra
Years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess a
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Ted
2012 · Seth MacFarlane
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Wonka
2023 · Paul King
Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Matilda
1996 · Danny DeVito
Matilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loy
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tom Shadyac
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst da
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971 · Mel Stuart
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Mary Poppins Returns
2018 · Rob Marshall
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
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.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Beetlejuice
1988 · Tim Burton
A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 · Ron Howard
The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014 · Shawn Levy
When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone
In common: Comedy · Family
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Gil Kenan
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.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Dolittle
2020 · Stephen Gaghan
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with
In common: Comedy · Family
Liar Liar
1997 · Tom Shadyac
Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021 · Jason Reitman
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
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
The School for Good and Evil
2022 · Paul Feig
Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Big
1988 · Penny Marshall
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-yea
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002 · Alain Chabat
History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.
In common: Comedy · Family
Ghostbusters II
1989 · Ivan Reitman
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Being John Malkovich
1999 · Spike Jonze
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
2023 · Guillaume Canet
Gallic heroes and forever friends Asterix and Obelix journey to China to help Princess Sa See save the Empress and her land from a nefarious prince.
In common: Comedy · Family
Ladyhawke
1985 · Richard Donner
Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Cats
2019 · Tom Hooper
A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Haunted Mansion
2023 · Justin Simien
A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023 · Jonathan Goldstein
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019 · Jake Kasdan
As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
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: Comedy · Fantasy
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: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
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: Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Ella Enchanted
2004 · Tommy O'Haver
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves
In common: Comedy · Family · Fantasy