Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy - and of course Scooby-Doo - have been popular and iconic figures since their inception in 1969. Starting with TV cartoons on CBS, there have been many different film and television iterations of the famous meddlesome kids and their dog, where the gang travels the world solving mysteries.
Among those many Mystery Inc. adaptations contains the series straight to DVD animated movies Scooby-Doo! films, released by Warner Home Video in the 1980s and 2010s. Sure to evoke deep childhood memories for millennials and Gen Z alike, the Scooby-Doo! movies are fun, family-friendly, and wonderfully frightening.
From a zombie island to the farthest reaches of cyberspace, all the animated adventures of Scooby-Doo and his team are arranged here.
10 Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
A call back to old movies like The Boo Brothers And The Ghoul School from the 80s where the fantastical and magical elements are real, Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King sees Shaggy and Scooby discover and befriend an entire society of supernatural beings. Set on Halloween night, Shaggy and Scooby must enter the underworld ruled by the Goblin King to stop a disgruntled magician named The Amazing Krudsky who wants power and threatens Fred, Daphne, and Velma.
This movie falls much more into the horror genre than many others on this list. Fred, Daphne, and Velma are absent for most of the film, and the film's magical elements feel out of place in the film. Scooby-Doo franchise.
It is always revealed in most Mystery Inc. media that the ghouls, ghouls, and goblins encountered by the gang have a rational explanation. The fantastical elements of this film break directly from this formula, a formula that has proven to be an integral part of the Scooby-Doo universe.
9 Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Pursuit
When Scooby and the gang get trapped in a video game, they must fight the Phantom Virus, a computer-based monster that infects the game. To escape, the gang must complete each level by finding a box of Scooby Snax. This movie also has a supernatural element due to the Phantom Virus.
Scooby-Doo doesn't shy away from having creepy villains, but the terrifying visuals are never too overwhelming because the audience knows they're just people beneath the outer costumes.
However in case of Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Pursuitis the Phantom Virus really real which makes the movie more disturbing compared to others.
8 Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Released in 1998 and the first of the animated series straight to DVD Scooby-Doo movies, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island takes place on a bayou in Louisiana. The gang reunites after a year-long hiatus from Mystery Inc. to investigate an island said to be haunted by the ghost of the pirate Morgan Moonscar.
Once they arrive in New Orleans, the gang meets a young woman named Lena who works on the haunted island with the ferryman Jacques and Lena's employer, Simone. It is later revealed that Simone, Lena, and Jacques are werecats, worshipers of a cat god, and part of a group of settlers who lived on the island 200 years ago when Moonscar first arrived; they prayed to their cat god to curse Moonscar and were transformed into immortal werecats, and every harvest moon since then they lured victims to drain their lifeblood and retain their immortality.
Perhaps the strangest of the supernatural Scooby-Doo movies, the plot of this movie is kind of strange and doesn't resonate very well.
7 Big Scooby-Doo!
Set in the circus, Scooby-Doo and the gang investigate the mystery of a series of jewelry heists by werewolves. A werewolf has been following the circus for several months, so the team decides to go undercover as circus performers to capture both the beast and the thief.
This is the first film on this list so far that does not contain a supernatural element, which is the only reason why it ranks above the previous three films. Some things in the circus are fun, like Velma being part of the Human Comet act where she gets shot out of a cannon (much to her dismay). General, Big Scooby-Doo! is just another Scooby-Doo mystery with nothing out of the ordinary.
6 Scooby-Doo! and the monster of Mexico
In Scooby-Doo! and the monster of Mexico, the gang travels to Veracruz, Mexico to visit a pen pal of Fred's and celebrate the Day of the Dead, but when they get there, they find a large, long-haired monster named El Chupacabra terrorizing the locals. The film plays on some specific cultural aspects by including the Dia de los Muertos, a traditional Mexican holiday on which the living remember and honor their dead relatives.
The El Chupacabra monster is also connected to cultural myth and legend, but the Chupacabra is of Puerto Rican origin - not Mexican. The myth comes from the first alleged sightings of the beast in Puerto Rico in 1995, and the name comes from the animal's reported vampirism. While this movie doesn't tap into that side of the legend, it's still a fun movie with a decent plot.
5 Scooby-Doo! and the samurai sword
The gang of Mystery Inc. travels to Tokyo for Daphne's martial arts tournament, where they uncover the mystery of the Black Samurai wielding the Sword of Doom. One of the martial arts tournament students poses as the Black Samurai to steal a special scroll that reveals the location of the Sword of Doom, with the real Black Samurai trapped inside. The student releases the old power and tries to control it, but the samurai does not obey.
Meanwhile, Shaggy and Scooby have recovered the sister sword, the Sword of Fate, which was guarded by the Green Dragon, the warrior who originally imprisoned the Black Samurai in the Sword of Doom. Breaking the Sword of Doom with the Sword of Fate, Scooby frees the Black Samurai from its curse and saves Japan from destruction.
To be fair, this movie also has semi-supernatural elements, just like Zombie Island And The Goblin King. However, the specific cultural nature of the fantastical elements somehow gives them more credibility than the zombies, goblins or immortal werecats featured in the previous films. Besides, supernatural or not, Scooby-Doo! and the samurai sword is just a better overall movie; the story is more interesting and cohesive.
4 Aloha, Scooby-Doo!
Based in Hawaii, Aloha, Scooby-Doo! follows the journeys of the Mystery Inc. gang to the Big Kahuna of Hananhuna Surfing Contest. However, the island has been invaded by the vengeful Wiki Tiki spirit and his demons. The locals believe the ghost is angry that the mayor has opened up the surfing contest to everyone, when before it was only for islanders.
In the end, the Wiki Tiki turns out to be one of the surfers and the little demons were robots built by his girlfriend and accomplice. The surfing scenes are fun to watch and the unraveling of the puzzle is well executed. It's simple, but it has all the classic elements of a good Scooby-Doo mystery.
3 Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire
Vacationing in Australia, Scooby and the gang decide to attend a music contest being held at Vampire Rock. When they arrive, they find the legendary Yowie Yahoo kidnapping the musical acts, including a group known as the Hex Girls. Scooby and the gang, disguised as a heavy metal band called Those Meddling Kids, must discover the identities of the Vampire's minions.
Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire rocks (pun intended). The Hex Girls (which is a great band name) are a big part of what makes this movie so great. An eco-goth rock band, Thorn, Dusk and Luna have great character designs and are portrayed as girl-power icons. The musical elements of this movie are also a big part of why it works so well and makes it a lot of fun to watch.
2 Scooby-Doo! in Where's my mom?
Velma is restoring the Sphinx when she comes across an ancient necklace, and it is revealed that she and her team have discovered Cleopatra's tomb. The gang goes to Egypt to surprise Velma, but then a rival archaeologist and treasure hunter named Dr. Amelia Von Butch to exploit the tomb. The team warns Von Butch of a curse, which says anyone who enters will turn to stone, but Von Butch doesn't care. Velma and the gang go after Von Butch, but in the tomb they encounter mummies and a resurrected Cleopatra.
However, Cleopatra is eventually revealed to be Velma in disguise, and the mummies are the other archaeologists trying to scare off Von Butch and her team.
This movie has big Indiana Jones vibes - a lost archaeological historical treasure with a curse on it? A rival archaeologist trying to take the big score for himself? Egyptian tombs, elaborate plans, pretending to be Cleopatra, cursed amulets? What's not to love?
Scooby-Doo! in Where's my mom? is amazing and everyone should see it.
1 Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster
The gang of Mystery Inc. travels to Loch Ness in Scotland to visit the famous Blake Castle, home to Daphne's Scottish ancestors and her living cousin Shannon. When they arrive, Shannon informs them that the castle has recently been terrorized by the Loch Ness Monster.
While the monster is eventually revealed to be a robotic device piloted by a scientist who had devoted her entire career to proving the beast's existence, the film ends with the viewing of footage from an undersea camera captured during one of their encounters with the gang is dropped. the fake monster. The footage shows faint glimpses of what appears to be the real Loch Ness Monster, and Velma admits that "perhaps some mysteries are better left unsolved."
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster takes the number one spot on this list because it takes on a real, long-standing urban legend while still allowing young viewers to imagine that Nessie is still out there somewhere.
Scooby-Doo and friends are at their best when they solve interesting mysteries, and these films each have their own mysteries for the audience to solve alongside the gang - guaranteeing a good time for all involved.
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