Movies Like Ghosts on the Loose

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Boys of the City

1940·1h 8m·★ 5.6·Joseph H. Lewis

East Side Kids Collection3 shared cast incl. Bobby Jordan & Leo GorceyComedy & Mystery

Spooks Run Wild

1941·1h 5m·★ 5.3·Phil Rosen

East Side Kids Collection5 shared cast incl. Bela Lugosi & Leo GorceyComedy & Horror

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942·1h 1m·★ 6.0·Wallace Fox

East Side Kids Collection5 shared cast incl. Leo Gorcey & Bobby Jordan

Pride of the Bowery

1940·1h 8m·★ 5.9·Joseph H. Lewis

East Side Kids Collection4 shared cast incl. Leo Gorcey & Bobby Jordan

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941·1h 2m·★ 6.1·Wallace Fox

East Side Kids Collection5 shared cast incl. Leo Gorcey & Bobby Jordan

Flying Wild

1941·1h 4m·★ 5.5·William West

East Side Kids Collection4 shared cast incl. Leo Gorcey & Bobby Jordan

That Gang of Mine

1940·1h 2m·★ 5.9·Joseph H. Lewis

East Side Kids Collection3 shared cast incl. Bobby Jordan & Leo Gorcey

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

3 shared cast incl. Bobby Jordan & Leo Gorcey

Crime School

1938·1h 25m·★ 6.6·Lewis Seiler

3 shared cast incl. Bobby Jordan & Huntz Hall

They Made Me a Criminal

1939·1h 32m·★ 6.8·Busby Berkeley

3 shared cast incl. Bobby Jordan & Leo Gorcey

The Ring

2002·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Gore Verbinski

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

1408

2007·1h 44m·★ 6.8·Mikael Håfström

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

Mandao Returns

2020·1h 11m·★ 5.7·Scott Dunn

TMDB recommendsHorror & Comedy

What Lies Beneath

2000·2h 10m·★ 6.6·Robert Zemeckis

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

The Grudge 3

2009·1h 30m·★ 4.6·Toby Wilkins

TMDB recommendsMystery & Horror

Make Me Shudder

2013·1h 39m·★ 4.7·Poj Arnon

TMDB recommendsComedy & Horror

The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters

1954·1h 5m·★ 5.9·Edward Bernds

Both star Leo Gorcey & Huntz HallComedy & Horror

Alas Roban

2026·1h 51m·★ 5.2·Hadrah Daeng Ratu

TMDB recommendsHorror & Mystery

House of the Long Shadows

1983·1h 40m·★ 6.2·Pete Walker

Fans also likedHorror & Comedy & Mystery

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2018·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Eli Roth

Fans also likedComedy & Horror & Mystery

How Good Is Ghosts on the Loose?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.