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10 Best Movies Like Poltergay

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

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#1
Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

1953★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Poltergay for fans of Comedy & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden...

#2
What a Drag

What a Drag

1996★ 5.9

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

A closeted gay man's attempt to "act straight" for the sake of his job has unexpected consequences....

#3
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Poltergay for fans of Comedy & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter...

#4
We Have a Ghost

We Have a Ghost

2023★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Poltergay for fans of Comedy & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After Kevin finds a ghost named Ernest haunting his new home, he becomes an overnight social media sensation. But when Kevin and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of the l...

#5
In & Out

In & Out

1997★ 6.5

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

A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards....

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Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

1988★ 7.4

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

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home....

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