Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "possessed-by-a-ghost"

1. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.

Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Joss Ackland

Votes: 81,233 | Gross: $38.04M

2. The Whole Truth (2021)

TV-MA | 125 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

When two siblings stumble on a strange hole in the wall of their grandparents' house, horrifying incidents reveal sinister secrets about their family.

Director: Wisit Sasanatieng | Stars: Sompob Benjathikul, Tarika Tidatid, Sutatta Udomsilp, Mac Nattapat Nimjirawat

Votes: 4,415

3. Between Worlds (2018)

R | 90 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

Joe meets a mother who can contact spirits when suffocating. Her daughter is dying when Joe helps the mother spiritually contact the daughter and save her. Unfortunately, the spirit in the daughter's body is now that of Joe's dead wife.

Director: Maria Pulera | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Franka Potente, Penelope Mitchell, Garrett Clayton

Votes: 7,919

4. Beyond: Two Souls (2013 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

Live the life of Jodie Holmes, a young woman who possesses supernatural powers through her psychic link to a mysterious invisible entity.

Director: David Cage | Stars: Elliot Page, Willem Dafoe, Eric Winter, Kadeem Hardison

Votes: 13,121

5. The 13th Floor (1988)

R | 88 min | Horror

As a child, a girl witnesses her father electrocute a young boy. When she grows into an adult, the ghost of the murdered boy appears to her, and together they set out to expose the crimes of her father.

Director: Chris Roache | Stars: Kylie Clare, Tony Blackett, Allen Leong, Matthew Nicholls

Votes: 592

6. Ballet (1989)

101 min | Fantasy, Romance, Thriller

Young American ballerina enrolls in a prestigious ballet school in Hungary. She suddenly becomes inexplicably obsessed with Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and her personality completely changes. A young man in love with her investigates.

Director: Peter Del Monte | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Gary McCleery, Laurent Terzieff, Olimpia Carlisi

Votes: 827

7. Secrets in the Walls (2010 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A mother and her two teenage daughters move into an ancient house in a suburb of Detroit, when it is offered at a very low price.

Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: Jeri Ryan, Kay Panabaker, Peyton List, Ian Kahn

Votes: 1,743

8. Ghosts Can't Do It (1989)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Elderly Scott kills himself after a heart attack wrecks his body, but then comes back as a ghost and convinces his loving young hot wife Katie to pick and kill a young man in order for Scott to possess his body and be with her again.

Director: John Derek | Stars: Bo Derek, Anthony Quinn, Don Murray, Julie Newmar

Votes: 2,943

9. Phenomena (2023)

TV-MA | 94 min | Horror

Three middle-aged women who investigate paranormal events are put to the test when their leader Father Pilón disappears. Inspired by the real Hepta Group.

Director: Carlos Therón | Stars: Belén Rueda, Gracia Olayo, Toni Acosta, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

Votes: 3,033

10. The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)

R | 88 min | Horror

A young American family moves to a House in Kyoto, Japan. It turns out to be haunted by the ghosts of a woman and her lover, who were killed by the woman's husband, as well as the ghost of the husband, who killed himself afterward.

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Edward Albert, Susan George, Doug McClure, Amy Barrett

Votes: 1,393

11. Cathy's Curse (1977)

R | 82 min | Horror

A young girl is possessed by the spirit of her aunt, who died as a child in a car accident. Soon, people around her begin to mysteriously die off.

Director: Eddy Matalon | Stars: Alan Scarfe, Beverly Murray, Randi Allen, Dorothy Davis

Votes: 1,235

12. My Mother the Car (1965–1966)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy

The story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.

Stars: Jerry Van Dyke, Maggie Pierce, Ann Sothern, Cindy Eilbacher

Votes: 755

13. Ruby (1977)

R | 85 min | Drama, Horror

Sixteen years after Ruby Claire's gangster boyfriend was shot and killed by four associates, a series of gruesome murders takes place at the drive-in movie theatre she now owns. Meanwhile, ... See full summary »

Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Piper Laurie, Stuart Whitman, Roger Davis, Janit Baldwin

Votes: 1,150

14. Retribution (1987)

R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery

A Manic depressive artist survives a suicidal fall only to be possessed by a murdered gangster, who uses the artist to seek vengeance on those that ended his life.

Director: Guy Magar | Stars: Dennis Lipscomb, Leslie Wing, Suzanne Snyder, Jeff Pomerantz

Votes: 1,209

15. Witchboard 2 (1993)

R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery

A beautiful young woman starts receiving messages through a ouija board, claiming to be from the former occupant of her apartment. The former tenant claims she's been murdered, but there's no record of a murder or even her death.

Director: Kevin Tenney | Stars: Ami Dolenz, Christopher Michael Moore, Laraine Newman, Timothy Gibbs

Votes: 1,944 | Gross: $0.17M

16. The Drone (2019)

R | 82 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A newlywed couple is terrorized by a consumer drone that has become sentient with the consciousness of a deranged serial killer.

Director: Jordan Rubin | Stars: Alexandra Essoe, John Brotherton, Aníta Briem, Gonzalo Menendez

Votes: 2,827

17. J.D.'s Revenge (1976)

R | 96 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

Murdered on Bourbon Street in 1942 New Orleans, a gangster returns from the dead 34 years later possessing the body of a young, black law student in his quest for revenge.

Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Glynn Turman, Louis Gossett Jr., Joan Pringle, Carl W. Crudup

Votes: 1,453

18. Kanchana: Muni 2 (2011)

Not Rated | 171 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

All hell breaks loose when Raghava is possessed by an evil spirit.

Director: Raghava Lawrence | Stars: Raghava Lawrence, R. Sarathkumar, Kovai Sarala, Devadarshini Chetan

Votes: 2,133

19. Supernatural (1933)

Passed | 65 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A serial black widow murderess returns to life in the body of a young woman to exact revenge on a former lover, a phony spiritualist who betrayed her.

Director: Victor Halperin | Stars: Carole Lombard, Randolph Scott, Alan Dinehart, Vivienne Osborne

Votes: 942

20. A Place of One's Own (1945)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live with the pair as a companion for the wife. However, soon the girl is possessed by the ... See full summary »

Director: Bernard Knowles | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Barbara Mullen, Dennis Price

Votes: 960

21. The Forgotten (I) (2014)

Unrated | 89 min | Horror

Tommy is sent to live with his father who takes him to live in an abandoned council estate. Tommy begins to hear strange noises from other flats. Essentially abandoned by his father, he and his new friend Carmen must try to solve the mystery using only their makeshift lanterns.

Director: Oliver Frampton | Stars: Clem Tibber, Shaun Dingwall, Elarica Johnson, Lee Arnold

Votes: 728

22. Murdered: Soul Suspect (2014 Video Game)

M | Crime, Fantasy, Horror

A detective, murdered by a serial killer, returns as a ghost and must combine his investigative skills with powerful supernatural abilities to uncover the shocking link between his own death and a series of killings terrifying the town of Salem.

Director: Yosuke Shiokawa | Stars: Jason Brooks, Cassidy Lehrman, Travis Willingham, Tiffany Espensen

Votes: 1,370

23. The Dead and the Deadly (1982)

97 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

An effigy merchant's impotent brother has died and left a pregnant wife. Suspecting a scam and foul play, he schemes to inspect his brother's corpse before the burial, not knowing that his brother is actually alive and in on the scam.

Director: Wu Ma | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Wu Ma, Ching-Ying Lam, Cherie Chung

Votes: 538

24. She Waits (1972 TV Movie)

74 min | Horror

A murdered woman possesses her husband's new wife to seek revenge.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Patty Duke, David McCallum, Dorothy McGuire, Lew Ayres

Votes: 384

25. The Force (1994 Video)

R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

When a police officer is killed in the line of duty, his spirit enters into the body of a rookie cop to seek revenge for his murder.

Director: Mark Rosman | Stars: Jason Gedrick, Kim Delaney, Gary Hudson, Jarrett Lennon

Votes: 275

26. Carnage (1984)

Not Rated | 91 min | Horror

Carol and Jonathan, a newlywed couple, move into their new house which is haunted by the ghosts of another newlywed couple who commited suicide in the house three years earlier.

Director: Andy Milligan | Stars: Deeann Veeder, Chris Georges, Leslie Den Dooven, Michael Chiodo

Votes: 610

27. Bloody Mary, the Movie (1987)

Drama, Horror

IF THE DRINK INTOXICATES THE SPIRIT, BLOOD MARY, THE VAMP, IMPELS BLOOD-SHEDDING.

Director: Cloyd Robinson | Stars: Ana Margarita Gonzales, Richard Bonnin, Gloria Romero, Liza Lorena

Votes: 13

28. The Duxorcist (1987)

G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Daffy is a professional paranormal investigator come to help a possessed damsel in distress.

Directors: Greg Ford, Terry Lennon | Stars: Mel Blanc, B.J. Ward

Votes: 420

29. Borderlands 3: Guns, Love, and Tentacles - The Marriage of Wainwright & Hammerlock (2020 Video Game)

Action, Adventure, Comedy

In this Borderlands 3 expansion pack, the player is cordially invited to the wedding of Sir Alistair Hammerlock and Wainwright Jakobs in an eerie hotel on the ice world of Xylourgos, where gothic romance and Lovecraftian horrors await.

Stars: SungWon Cho, Marissa Lenti, Cian Barry, Zehra Fazal

Votes: 110

30. Kuroneko, Tokidoki Hanaya (2013– )

Drama

When Kiyoka Hinata was a university student, she met instructor Koki and they eventually married. One year ago, her husband Koki died in an accident. After her husband's death, Kiyoka stays... See full summary »

Stars: Airi Taira, Shôsuke Tanihara, Kento Hayashi, Zen Kajihara

31. Alone (XVI) (2023)

Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Horror

A woman is tormented by the malevolent spirit of her mother after forging her will.

Director: Christian Heflin | Stars: David Flores, Arriella Guidubaldi, Gabriel Myers Prunty

32. Poprvé a naposled (2018)

15 min | Short, Horror

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Director: Martin Müller | Stars: Katerina Adámková, Daniel Novák, Tomás Rýdl

33. Good Night Malie (2018 Video Game)

Adventure

When young Malie discovers a mysterious book in grandpa's attic, she doesn't realize its magical powers until its too late.

Star: Vincent van Ommen

34. Dead of Night (1972)
Episode: The Exorcism (1972)

50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Four friends gather for Christmas dinner at an old cottage. Suddenly, there's a power failure and the phone goes dead. Then their wine turns to blood and the turkey makes them violently ill. Then things really get strange!

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Anna Cropper, Sylvia Kay, Edward Petherbridge, Clive Swift

Votes: 213

35. Baywatch (1989–2001)
Episode: Coronado del Soul: Part 2 (1994)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

C.J. thinks about her future as she spends more time with Keith and helps to rescue a stranded dolphin. Meanwhile, the ghost who haunts Summer's hotel room, named Rupert, takes her to be ... See full summary »

Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Nicole Eggert, David Charvet, Pamela Anderson

Votes: 144

36. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Episode: The Tale of the Hungry Hounds (1992)

Not Rated | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Two girls go to an attic where one of them tries on a uniform that belonged to a dead relative where her spirit lives on.

Director: D.J. MacHale | Stars: Mia Kirshner, Jennifer Gula, Ais Snyder, David Francis

Votes: 769

37. The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991)
Episode: Deals Are Made to Be Broken (1991)

Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Someone is using the legend of Black Jack Savage's ghost to scare away the locals by impersonating him. Barry's greedy ex wife buys his castle, and since Black Jack can only be seen by the owner, Barry must find a way to reverse the deal.

Stars: Daniel Hugh Kelly, Steven Williams, Roma Downey, Bert Rosario

Votes: 140

38. Fantasy Island (1998–1999)
Episode: Dying to Dance (1998)

TV-14 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A reclusive horror novelist agrees to let a ghost who misses being alive borrow his body and live a little once again; an older woman wishes to learn to dance; Cal and Harry get marooned after trying to secretly leave the island in a boat.

Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi

Votes: 21

39. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: Chiaroscuro (2000)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Abandoned church turned art studio is haunted by a force that possesses and forces the artists there to draw images of hell. The team suspects aliens until they realize that three bohemian artists in a menage-a-trois are haunted the most.

Director: Alan Gough | Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Joanne Vannicola, Colin Fox

Votes: 12

40. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: The Kiss (1998)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A mysterious killer with both male and female DNA is taking out the cops who covered up a questionable shooting. Their tongues are ripped out and spines crushed. Matt's ex, who was the reporter covering the shooting, contacts Matt.

Director: Douglas Jackson | Stars: Matt Frewer, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox

Votes: 22

41. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode: The Unhappy Medium (1986)

TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Televangelist Farley Bright, the founder of the Church of the Bright Tomorrow, has died recently. Three greedy relatives gather for the reading of his will. But Farley hasn't finished communicating with them yet.

Director: Dusty Nelson | Stars: Connie Stevens, Carolyn Ann Clark, Richard Kuhlman, Peter Miller

Votes: 227

42. Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999)
Episode: Timoncchio/Ghost Boosters (1999)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Like in Pinocchio, Rafiki makes Timon's tail grow longer every time he brags about something that's not true to teach him a lesson. He also turns himself into his Jiminy Cricket. / Timon and Pumbaa agree to exorcise a ghost from a mansion.

Director: Brad Neave | Stars: Robert Guillaume, Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon, Frank Welker

Votes: 50

43. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode: Episode #1.668 (1969)

TV-G | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Carolyn convinces Chris Jennings to move into Matthew Morgan's old cottage.

Director: Dennis Kane | Stars: Nancy Barrett, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Don Briscoe, Clarice Blackburn

Votes: 32

44. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode: Episode #1.722 (1969)

TV-G | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Quentin lies in his coffin in the Collinwood drawing room. Carl berates Quentin as Judith tries to calm him. Later Jamison is possessed by Quentin.

Director: Henry Kaplan | Stars: Joan Bennett, Kathryn Leigh Scott, John Karlen, David Selby

Votes: 32

45. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode: Episode #1.725 (1969)

TV-G | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Quentin returns to the grave site. Barnabas tries to restore Quentin's spirit to him. Gregory Trask arrives in Collinwood.

Director: Lela Swift | Stars: Joan Bennett, Jonathan Frid, David Selby, Jerry Lacy

Votes: 37

46. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode: Episode #1.788 (1969)

TV-G | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Judith has nightmares and visits the grave of Minerva. She begins to believe that she is Minerva.

Director: Henry Kaplan | Stars: Joan Bennett, Louis Edmonds, Grayson Hall, David Selby

Votes: 26

47. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode: Episode #1.789 (1969)

TV-G | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Trask and Evan conjure up the spirit of Minerva to frighten and threaten Judith.

Director: Henry Kaplan | Stars: Joan Bennett, Louis Edmonds, Jerry Lacy, Humbert Allen Astredo

Votes: 25

48. Nancy Drew (2019–2023)
Episode: The Case of the Wayward Spirit (2019)

TV-14 | 40 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

When Nancy realizes that George is possessed by Tiffany's spirit, she must act quickly to rid her friend of the ghostly passenger. Owen wanders into The Claw and asks the gang to cater a ... See full summary »

Director: Claudia Yarmy | Stars: Kennedy McMann, Leah Lewis, Maddison Jaizani, Tunji Kasim

Votes: 414

49. Martin (1992–1997)
Episode: The Night He Came Home (1992)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Martin and his friends perform a seance on Halloween in order to speak with the dead, but strange occurrences begin to occur, frightening the gang.

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, Carl Anthony Payne II, Thomas Mikal Ford

Votes: 85

50. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: Death of the Speed Force (2020)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Kid Flash returns to Central City with a Zen attitude and new tricks up his sleeve. While thrilled to see his family again, Wally confides to Barry that he returned because he thinks there ... See full summary »

Director: Brent Crowell | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 1,860