20 movies like Poltergay, ordered by similarity : The Conjuring(2013), Topper Takes a Trip(1939), The Awakening(2011), The Curse of La Llorona(2019), Topper(1937), Beetlejuice(1988), Ghost Stories(2017), The Party(2017), The Disappointments Room(2016), The New Age(1994), Suburban Gothic(2014), The Grudge(2004) ...
Fantasy, Comedy, Horror
France
2006
93 Minutes
Clovis Cornillac Julie Depardieu Lionel Abelanski Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus Jean-Michel Lahmi Philippe Duquesne Alain Fromager Anne Caillon Georges Gay
husband ghost wife amusing offbeat old house basement ghosts homosexuality discovery
When Marc and Emma move into their new house, they have no idea that in the 1970s, their basement was a gay nightclub which had been destroyed by fire and that the house itself is now ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
111 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Patrick Wilson Lili Taylor Ron Livingston Shanley Caswell Hayley McFarland Joey King Mackenzie Foy Kyla Deaver Shannon Kook John Brotherton
investigator demon hunter husband wife ghost daughter frightening suspenseful shocking tense creepy family home farmhouse rural community backyard paranormal ghosts haunted houses supernatural phenomenon ghost stories
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
Comedy
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Constance Bennett Roland Young Billie Burke Alan Mowbray Verree Teasdale Franklin Pangborn
ghost husband wife baron dog banker quirky amusing lighthearted french riviera hotel new york city supernatural ghosts divorce reconciliation journey husband/wife relationship quest love
To gain entry to Heaven, a ghost attempts to reunite a divorcing couple as a good deed.
Horror
UK
2011
107 Minutes
Rebecca Hall Dominic West Imelda Staunton Isaac Hempstead-Wright Shaun Dooley Joseph Mawle Lucy Cohu John Shrapnel Diana Kent Richard Durden Alfie Field
ghost hunter ghost young boy man investigator dark brooding tense suspenseful eerie disturbing boys school united kingdom haunting ghosts ghost stories investigation discovery adventure mystery
In 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost. Everything she believes unravels as the 'missing' begin to show themselves.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2019
93 Minutes
Linda Cardellini Roman Christou Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen Raymond Cruz Marisol Ramirez Patricia Velasquez Sean Patrick Thomas Tony Amendola Irene Keng Oliver Alexander Aiden Lewandowski
ghost mother social worker priest child victim creepy dark thrilling suspenseful chilling church house car los angeles crime scene ghost stories ghosts folklore haunting
Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother, a social worker and her own children are drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Their only hope of surviving the legendary ghost La Llorona is a disillusioned priest who practices mysticism.
Comedy
USA
1937
97 Minutes
Cary Grant Constance Bennett Roland Young Billie Burke Alan Mowbray Eugene Pallette Arthur Lake Hedda Hopper
ghost millionaire wife butler detective bellhop madcap charming uplifting long island, n.y. resort ghosts redemption husband/wife relationship good deeds second chance transformation quest 1930s
A fun-loving couple, finding that they died and are now ghosts, decide to shake up the stuffy lifestyle of a friend of theirs.
Comedy
USA
1988
92 Minutes
Michael Keaton Alec Baldwin Geena Davis Jeffrey Jones Catherine O'Hara Winona Ryder Sylvia Sidney Robert Goulet Glenn Shadix Dick Cavett Annie McEnroe
ghost husband sculptor daughter wife quirky amusing spirited country house new england small town afterlife ghosts haunted houses death art exploitation quest escape 1980s
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2017
97 Minutes
Martin Freeman Andy Nyman Paul Whitehouse Alex Lawther Paul Warren Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Nicholas Burns Louise Atkins
professor ghost victim psychologist priest ghost hunter chilling dark thrilling creepy uneasy england woods house office trailer ghost stories psychology haunting haunted by the past
Skeptical professor Phillip Goodman embarks on a trip to the terrifying after being given a file with details of three unexplained cases of apparitions.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2017
71 Minutes
Patricia Clarkson Bruno Ganz Cherry Jones Emily Mortimer Cillian Murphy Kristin Scott Thomas Timothy Spall
host friend politician husband couple wife brash amusing emotional tense quirky london house living room bathroom dining room kitchen friendship relationships marriage
Janet (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) hosts a party to celebrate her new promotion, but once the guests arrive, it becomes clear that not everything is going to go down as smoothly as the red wine.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Kate Beckinsale Mel Raido Duncan Joiner Lucas Till Michaela Conlin Michael Landes Marcia De Rousse Celia Weston Charles Carroll Ella Jones Gerald McRaney
wife husband son ghost neighbor friend creepy dark intense car upstate new york house yard bedroom attic old house nightmares ghosts search determination
A mother and her young son release unimaginable horrors from the attic of their rural dream home.
Drama
USA
1994
110 Minutes
Peter Weller Judy Davis Patrick Bauchau Corbin Bernsen Jonathan Hadary Patricia Heaton Samuel L. Jackson Audra Lindley Paula Marshall Maureen Mueller Tanya Pohlkotte
agent guru husband wife shop owner yuppie brash amusing offbeat dark los angeles shop house desert new age movement self-discovery new life marriage husband/wife relationship open marriage
Episodic story about a yuppie couple who're going broke, and can't decide if they want to stay together - but openly sleep around and experiment with different lifestyles, or not.
Horror, Comedy
USA
2014
90 Minutes
Matthew Gray Gubler Kat Dennings Ray Wise Barbara Niven Muse Watson Sally Kirkland Mel Rodriguez Jeffrey Combs John Waters
college graduate bartender ghost amusing frightening small town bar haunted house affliction unintended consequences relationships ghost stories transcendence uninvited guests discovery 2010s
City-boy Raymond returns to his hometown and finds a vengeful ghost is terrorizing his house. Therefore, this man-child recruits Becca, a badass local bartender, to solve the mystery of the spirit threatening people's lives.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Japan
2004
90 Minutes
Sarah Michelle Gellar Jason Behr William Mapother Clea DuVall KaDee Strickland Grace Zabriskie Bill Pullman Rosa Blasi Ted Raimi Ryo Ishibashi Yôko Maki
husband wife mother caregiver ghost shocking suspenseful creepy frightening tokyo house office building apartment building curse ghosts haunted houses death immigration family mystery
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2007
89 Minutes
Jaime King Cheng Pei-Pei Terry Chen Regan Oey Henry O Colin Foo Michael Biehn Vicky Huang
husband wife son pharmacist aunt ghost eerie dark tense vancouver, british columbia hospital funeral house pharmacy murder husband/wife relationship mourning visions chinese mythology supernatural
Jason and Sarah travel to Vancouver for a funeral, and their son begins seeing ghosts and violent deaths. After he is hospitalized, Sarah learns supernatural forces threaten her son.
Comedy, Fantasy
UK
2009
95 Minutes
Maggie Smith Timothy Spall Alex Etel Eliza Bennett Christopher Villiers Pauline Collins Rachel Bell Dominic West
young boy aunt relative ghost friend airy amusing creative emotional charming heartwarming family home time portal time travel ghosts friendship family history adventure discovery love
A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, more than a century apart. When 13-year-old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.
Anime, Fantasy
Japan
2018
120 Minutes
orphan grandmother friend classmate ghost spirit playful cheery cheeky amusing emotional inn school classroom japan village kitchen ghosts business family
After losing her parents in a car accident, Okko starts living in the countryside with her grandmother who runs a traditional Japanese inn. While she prepares to be the next owner of the inn, Okko can somehow see friendly ghosts.
Comedy, Fantasy
UK
2020
95 Minutes
Dan Stevens Judi Dench Leslie Mann Isla Fisher Aimee-Ffion Edwards Emilia Fox Julian Rhind-Tutt James Fleet Michele Dotrice Simon Kunz Dave Johns
medium writer wife ghost airy amusing cheeky hysterical lighthearted quirky england house seance writer's block love triangle forbidden love discovery 1920s
A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1984
107 Minutes
Bill Murray Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis Sigourney Weaver Rick Moranis Annie Potts William Atherton Ernie Hudson
parapsychologist love interest nerd supernatural being ghost secretary hilarious eerie amusing new york city firehouse apartment library city apartment college campus ghosts demonic possession supernatural daunting task showdown
Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.
Drama, Comedy
UK|USA
2010
129 Minutes
Jim Broadbent Ruth Sheen Lesley Manville Oliver Maltman Peter Wight David Bradley Martin Savage Karina Fernandez Michele Austin Philip Davis Imelda Staunton
husband friend wife psychiatrist son lawyer amusing moving charming england house family marriage relationships heartbreak matchmaking husband/wife relationship quest love forbidden love
A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.
Horror, Comedy
New Zealand
2014
109 Minutes
Morgana O'Reilly Rima Te Wiata Glen-Paul Waru Cameron Rhodes Millen Baird Ross Harper Wallace Chapman Ian Mune David Van Horn Bruce Hopkins
delinquent mother ghost amusing gory creepy court childhood home new zealand house arrest ghosts custody mystery
A young woman is forced to return to her childhood home after being placed under house arrest, where she suspects that something evil may be lurking.
Horror, Fantasy
Japan
1964
164 Minutes
Rentarô Mikuni Michiyo Aratama Tetsuro Tamba Katsuo Nakamura Keiko Kishi
author samurai wife musician ghost victim creative striking japan countryside teahouse family home ghosts folklore supernatural quest metamorphosis mystery unknown era
A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.