Today we are going out of the ordinary and stepping into the world of ghosts. We tried to list the movies that those who like this type of fantastic and mysterious subjects will not regret after watching.
When you think of ghost movies, don’t immediately think of fear. As we mentioned in the title, there are different types of ghost-themed movies on our list, from comedy to drama. Let’s not go too far and leave you with 13 ghost-themed movies.
Best ghost movies:
- The Others
- Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters)
- Heredarity
- El Orfanato (Orphanage)
- Ring
- insidious
- Poltergeist (Evil Spirit)
- The Sixth Sense
- The Shining
- Dead Silence
- Ghost
- The Frighteners
- The Conjuring
The little girl of the house realizes that they do not live alone in the house…: The Others
- Year: 2001
- Cast: Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Filanagan
- Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
- IMDb: 7.6
The film takes place in a house where a woman named Grace, who lost her husband during the Second World War, and her children, who are allergic to the sun, live. People who were previously hired to babysit children are disappearing one by one. At the same time, the little girl of the house tries to convince her mother that they do not live alone in the house and that there are different beings. With the involvement of the newly hired helpers, the mother begins to suspect the situation and frightening events occur.
Men who are out of their jobs for the sake of ghosts: Ghostbusters / Ghostbusters
- Year: 1984
- Cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver
- Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
- IMDb: 7.8
We said that not only horror movies are included in the list. In this production, which was the “Most Expensive Comedy” of 1984 when it was released, three scientists, who would be considered insane if they existed today, conduct many experiments about ghosts at their university. Even being fired from their job hasn’t distracted them from catching these ghosts, and the strange presence in the city has become an opportunity they can’t miss. One day, the ghost hunters, who receive a report about a mysterious event, take advantage of this and set off. Left alone with a ghost they’ve been researching for years, the group now has to save the city.
Horrible inherited fate: Hereditary / Rite
- Year: 2018
- Cast: Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Drama
- IMDb: 7.3
When many of you think of inheritance, land, houses, etc. left by your elders. income. Have any of you had a terrible legacy from your family? Hereditary follows the boy and his grandchildren, where a terrible legacy from a mother is wreaking havoc. Mother and her children discover increasingly frightening secrets and must fight to the death what happens to them. Who knows, maybe if you inherit one day after watching this movie, you might want to research it in detail before owning it…
Sometimes the past should remain a memory: Orphanage / El orfanato
- Year: 2008
- Cast: Belen Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Princep
- Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
- IMDb: 7.4
Imagine that while playing an innocent game, you actually come into contact with ghosts but you never realize it… The movie begins with a mother named Laura who wants to bring back an orphanage where she spent her childhood. At that time, his little boy plays innocent games with the effect of his extraordinary imagination and starts to communicate with invisible beings. Although the mother ignores this situation at first, she falls under the influence of this after a while and revives her unwanted childhood memories.
Too much curiosity can have bad consequences: Halka / Ringu
- Year: 1998
- Cast: Nanako Mutsushima, Miki Nakatani, Yuko Takeuchi
- Genre: Horror, Mystery
- IMDb: 7.2
You may have gotten into trouble many times out of curiosity, and you are not alone. A mysterious tape, which is said to have died after 7 days, is circulating from mouth to mouth. A curious journalist who wants to investigate this situation decides to investigate this situation by listening to what has been said and finds himself in a bad situation. Thinking that he has 7 days to live, the journalist witnesses events that he does not want at all.
Whatever happens is happening to children: Insidious / Insidious
- Year: 2011
- Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins
- Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
- IMDb: 6.8
Realizing that something strange is going on at home, the mother cannot prove this situation. Until her child falls into a coma of a kind they can’t understand. The family, who asks for help from the doctors, starts to look for another solution as the doctors cannot make sense of this situation. The father, who wants to learn about this situation, calls a team to the house and a scan is started against all kinds of assets. The teams realize that their children are cursed, not the house.
The house they lived in was actually built over a cemetery… : Poltergeist / Evil Spirit
- Year: 1982
- Cast: JoBeth Williams, Heather O’Rourke, Craig T. Nelson
- Genre: Horror, Drama
- IMDb: 7.3
What would you do if you knew there were thousands of dead under the house you live in? The family, who does not know that the house they live in is built on a cemetery, begins to experience strange situations after a while. The small children of the family, who cannot make sense of this situation, discover that there are strange creatures in the house and suddenly disappear. The family realizes this terrible existence that wants to deal with them now and starts to struggle.
‘I see dead people’: The Sixth Sense
- Year: 1999
- Cast: Bruce Wilis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDb: 8.2
When we were little, we all had strange events that we couldn’t tell around, but these were just our imagination. The child, who involuntarily communicated with ghosts at an early age, could not understand this situation and could not explain it to his surroundings. He saw the dead people around him and communicated with them. The child, who was able to tell his psychologist about these experiences, started to investigate the incident with him. Now they are left alone with frightening events with their psychologist.
The scene that sticks in our minds takes place: The Shining / Insanity
- Year: 1980
- Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
- Genre: Drama, Horror
- IMDb: 8.4
Featuring the scene where that famous meme that we’ve all seen on the internet was created, this movie tells the story of a father going out of control when he is possessed by evil spirits. The family’s youngest son has metaphysical abilities and tries to explain to his family that they are not alone in the hotel they came to for their winter vacation. Ghosts from the past and future take over the father and make him insane. The father loses his mind enough to harm the family.
Another terrifying creation from the makers of the chainsaw: Dead Silence
- Year: 2007
- Cast: Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valletta, Donnie Wahlberg
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Drama
- IMDb: 6.1
Coming from the producers of the Saw series, which is described as a legend by many, this film tells the sequence of events that follow a man who wants to open the mystery of an unsolved murder. Legend has it that there is a woman named Mary Shaw, and anyone who sees her shouldn’t scream. Because if you scream, it can rip your tongue out. A man’s wife has been brutally murdered in the village where the legend takes place, and the man wants to investigate. His wife’s cut tongue is found and it turns out that the legend is actually true.
Actually, this is the love we all dream of: Ghost / Ghost
- Year: 1990
- Cast: Patrick Swayze, Demi Morre, Whoopi Goldberg
- Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- IMDb: 7.1
Sam, the man of the couple, who are madly in love with each other, is killed by vagrants. Discovering life after his death, Sam gets used to the situation with a benevolent ghost. Unable to communicate with people, Sam communicates with the woman he loves through a psychic and tries to reveal the evil plans about his ex-friend’s lover.
Cute ghosts may not actually be cute: The Frighteners
- Year: 1996
- Cast: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson
- Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
- IMDb: 7.1
Architect Frank Bannister, who decides to settle in a town after losing his wife, is unaware that extraordinary beings are waiting for him at his destination. After a while, Bannister discovers that he can communicate with beings and makes friends. In addition, evil beings attack the houses in the town. Bannister uses this situation to make money because he can communicate with the assets and wants to save the town from the evil assets. But he is not the one who communicates with the beings in the town. There is another person in town who is using assets for his evil purposes.
Playing blind is not that fun anymore: The Conjuring
- Year: 2013
- Cast: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDb: 7.5
Ed and Lorraine, a couple studying metaphysical, supernatural phenomena, receive a phone call and find themselves in a case they’ve never encountered before. On their way to the home of a family whose lives have been turned upside down by mysterious beings, Ed and Lorraine encounter terrifying events in the house besieged by a merciless presence.
So, are there any ghost-themed movies that you think should have been on this list? Do not forget to specify in the comments.
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