Last Updated on 13 August 2025
I have found 13 full-length movie versions of the Canterville Ghost. They are based on the short story by Oscar Wilde and they’re more comedy/fantasy and are sweet and not really scary at all.
Below is my personal ranking of the movies I’ve seen.
1. 1997 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0221859
a British version starring Ian Richardson, Celie Imrie, Sarah-Jane Potts, and Ian McNeice
This is my favorite version!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQi7zGvJDHo
2. 1986 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090792/
a British version starring John Gielgud and Alyssa Milano
https://tubitv.com/movies/100008863/the-canterville-ghost
3. 1996 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115820/
an American version starring Patrick Stewart, Neve Campbell, and Joan Sims
https://tubitv.com/movies/100016669/the-canterville-ghost-1996
4. 2021 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15358618/
a BBC miniseries that premiered on 31 October 2021, starring Anthony Head (Giles from Buffy, the Vampire Slayer)
https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/e98cc0659cf556828c83b79b66e4be7b
5. 1974 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289885/
a British version starring David Niven, Maurice Evans, Isla Blair, James Whitmore, and Lynne Frederick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zzu8g4l-kg
6. 2023 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2403439/
an animated version starring Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, and Freddie Highmore
https://tubitv.com/movies/100030335/the-canterville-ghost-2023
7. 1985 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195580/
an American version starring Richard Kiley, Shelley Fabares, and Barry Van Dyke
https://tubitv.com/movies/634390/the-canterville-ghost
8. 1966 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060208/
a musical version starring Michael Redgrave, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Natalie Schafer, Peter Noone, & Tippy Walker
OMG! This one is so bad! 😣
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0AFLxUfw68
