Movies like The Ghost and Mr. Chicken: 20 to watch next

If you loved The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) — a comedy, family and mystery film directed by Alan Rafkin — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of The Ghost and Mr. Chicken most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like newspaper, haunted house and organ. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost 2019★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy, Family, Mystery
Mystery Inc. withdraws from solving crimes after botching a case. When Vincent Van Ghoul contacts the gang about an unfinished investigation from Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby's past, the gang springs into action to finish the job that involves catching the 13th Ghost that escaped from the Chest of Demons and is still at large.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost 1999★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy, Mystery, Family
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Favorite Brunette 1947★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
Stream in India on Artiflix, Brew, JustWatch TV Beta
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Muppets Haunted Mansion 2021★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Family
On Halloween night, Gonzo and Pepe are challenged to face their fears and stay in The Haunted Mansion until sunrise, encountering many frightening, funny, and perhaps a little familiar, phantoms over the course of their stay.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Spooky Buddies 2011★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Family, Mystery
The nefarious Warwick the Warlock has returned from his astral imprisonment, and plans to make the final sacrifice for ultimate power - all he needs is the soul of a pure heart. The Buddies, alongside their new spectral friend Pip, race against the clock to defeat the sorcerer, who has enlisted the Halloween Hound to do his dirty work under the cover of the neighborhood festivities.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Honey Pot 1967★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy exes into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom 2026★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy, Family
On Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go awry when a wild beast appears in the woods.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase 2019★ 6.4
Shares: Family, Mystery
Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve the mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community
Stream in India on Netflix
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Phantom of the Megaplex 2000★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Family, Mystery
Pete Riley is a 17-year-old who lands a part-time job at a multiplex in his neighbourhood. He and his friends are excited when it's announced that the theatre will play host to the premier of a major motion picture, with a number of Hollywood celebrities in attendance. However, when the big night comes, Pete has to contend with disappearing staff, malfunctioning equipment, and a broken popcorn machine.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Addams Family Values 1993★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Family
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, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Foul Play 1978★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 2005★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Family
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal Gromit run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods, which turns their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Hubie Halloween 2020★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
Hubie Dubois, despite his devotion to his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts (and its legendary Halloween celebration), is a figure of mockery for kids and adults alike. But this year, something really is going bump in the night, and it’s up to Hubie to save Halloween.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Clue 1985★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother 1975★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen documents, secret codes... and exposed backsides.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Roald Dahl's The Witches 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Family
In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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It Happened Tomorrow 1944★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.
Stream in India on Artiflix
18
Casper Meets Wendy 1998★ 5.9
Shares: Family, Comedy
When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along, the two are kindred spirits! This spooky family-friendly adventure finds Casper and Wendy bridging the ghost-witch divide to battle the warlock who is intent on destroying Wendy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Thursday Murder Club 2025★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Under Wraps 2 2022★ 6.2
Shares: Family, Comedy
As Marshall, Gilbert and Amy are preparing for her father’s Spooktacular Halloween-themed wedding to his fiancé Carl, plans go awry when they discover that their mummy friend Harold and his beloved Rose may be in danger.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now