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10 Best Movies Like Emil and the Detectives

If you loved Emil and the Detectives, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Re-Kill

Re-Kill

2015★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Emil and the Detectives for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Five years after a zombie outbreak, the men and women of R-Division hunt down and destroy the undead. When they see signs of a second outbreak, they fear humanity may not survive....

#2
Barbie of Swan Lake

Barbie of Swan Lake

2003★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Emil and the Detectives for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Barbie as Odette, the young daughter of a baker, follows a unicorn into the Enchanted Forest and is transformed into a swan by an evil wizard intent on defeating the Fairy Queen....

#3
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

2011★ 4.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Emil and the Detectives for fans of Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Eight years after the third film, the OSS has become the world's top spy agency, while the Spy Kids department has since become defunct. Retired spy Marissa is called back into act...

#4
Twitches Too

Twitches Too

2007★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Emil and the Detectives for fans of Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Reunited witch twins Camryn and Alex adjust to their new life as supernatural beings while at the same time trying to maintain a normal existence in this sequel to the magical Disn...

#5
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

2013★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Emil and the Detectives for fans of Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Join Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. crew as they head to Chicago for Talent Star, a hit talent show in which Fred and Daphne are finalists with some high hopes. Unlucky fo...

#6
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

1979★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Emil and the Detectives for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The bungling inspector Cruchot finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens. The only way to tell the aliens from the real people...