Movies like Beauty and the Beast 1962
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Beauty and the Beast (1962)
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A low-budget re-telling of the classic fairy tale.
Style:
fairy tale, psychotronic, feel good, serious, stylized
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
werewolf, beauty and the beast, true love, wizards and magicians, love and romance, couples, escapades, young lovers, rivalry, opposites attract, haunted by the past, physical appearance, unlikely couple, curses spells and rituals, monster, princess, beast, prince, sorcerer, alchemy, curse, alchemist, duke, male female relationship, baron ...
Time:
60s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out fairy tale, feel good, semi serious and humorous films with plots about imaginary, love and romance, escapades, curses spells and rituals, imaginary kingdom, magic and princess mostly in Fantasy, Family and Romance genres. Some movies like Beauty and the Beast: Cinderella (1965), Prince Charming (2001), Maleficent (2014), Ella Enchanted (2004), The Secret of Moonacre (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A beautiful girl agrees to marry a hideous, deformed beast and live in his castle in order to save her father's life.
Style:
fairy tale, psychotronic
Plot:
beauty and the beast, prince, monster, magic spell, curse, deformity, disfigurement, male female relationship, beast
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
To save her father, a girl who always puts others before herself promises to live her life in a lavish castle with a strange beast.
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, touching, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing, date night
Plot:
forest, castle, beast, love and romance, unlikely couple, dangerous animal, opposites attract, escapades, master and servant, couples, family relations, parents and children ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Beauty and the Beast is the adaptation of a story by Madame de Villeneuve. Published anonymously in 1740 as La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins, it paints a portrait of Belle, a joyful and touching young girl who falls in love with the Beast, ...
Style:
fairy tale, colourful, light, exciting, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
magic, true love, beast, transformation, castle, imaginary kingdom, man beast, curse, beauty and the beast, beautiful scenery, curses spells and rituals, love and romance ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
TV-version of the classic fairy tale, set to a Rodgers and Hammerstein score.
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, stylized, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
cinderella, cinderella story, true love, fall in love, royal family, wish come true, princess, family relations, couples, power relations, intrigue, love and romance ...
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, semi serious, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
cinderella story, time travel, frog, love and romance, destiny, curses spells and rituals, royal family, fish out of water, wooing, wish come true, disorder, opposites attract ...
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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Maleficent similar movies
383K
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the 1959 classic 'Sleeping Beauty'. A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading ...
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, exciting, captivating, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
witch, fantasy world, disney, princess, fairy, wizards and magicians, good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, magical creature, transformation, magical, villain ...
Time:
14th century, middle ages
Place:
france, scotland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, humorous, entertaining, romantic ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
fall in love, magic, fairy, love and romance, fairy godmother, cinderella story, imaginary kingdom, true love, cinderella, prince, wizards and magicians, elf ...
Time:
middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hungary, UK, France, Australia, USA, New Zealand
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, sentimental, captivating, romantic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, young heroes, teenage life, rivalry, orphan, youth, family relations, curses spells and rituals, estate, forest, heroes, escapades ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A prince, seeking the greatest treasure, stumbles upon seven little men guarding a coffin. They tell him the story of Snow White, a beautiful princess who was forced to run away from home after her jealous stepmother tried to have her killed. When ...
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, humorous, feel good, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
snow white, house, prince, sleeping, chase, friends, family relations, friendship, physical appearance, wish come true, curses spells and rituals, imaginary kingdom ...
Place:
germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Yellow Day chronicles a young man's life-changing and inspirational journey through the mysterious Yellow Day. To many, the Yellow Day is simply a fun day celebrating outreach at a kid's camp, but to some, God bestows visions and miracles, ...
Style:
stylized, feel good, surreal, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
love and romance, teenage life, looking for love, youth, escapades, camp, christian, imaginary
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Films like Beauty and the Beast
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Feature-length, live-action musical version of the classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault.
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, feel good, humorous, stylized
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, family outing, date night
Plot:
sleeping, queen, king, princess, curse, magic, elf, good versus evil, hopes, youth, escapades, heroes ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Genre: Fantasy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A musical version of the classic story about a miller's daughter who recieves help from a mischievous dwarf, then ends up over her head. Now, she and a mute servant girl may be the only hope for her baby son, John.
Style:
fairy tale, stylized, humorous, feel good, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
elf, legends and myths, wish come true, imaginary kingdom, rivalry, master and servant, escapades, rescue, love and romance, talking bird, breaking the fourth wall, queen ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
78K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A curse transforms a handsome and arrogant young man into everything he detests in this contemporary retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Wealthy Kyle Kingson has everything a teenager could want in life, but he still gets off on humiliating the ...
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, sweet, touching, modern fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen fantasy, date night
Plot:
love story, love, love and romance, high school, unlikely couple, teenage love, beast, true love, fall in love, youth, teen romance, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
276K
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his ...
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, feel good, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, kids, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
witch, magic, true love, love and romance, imaginary kingdom, fall in love, magical, pirate, chase, sword fight, fantasy world, supernatural ...
Time:
19th century, future, 50s, victorian era, 1850s ...
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A cat belonging to a poor miller's son thinks up a great plan for bringing a title, wealth, and marriage for his owner. He begins to carry it out, using a few birds and rabbits as gifts for the king, his own wit, and a pair of boots that make ...
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, humorous, stylized, feel good
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
theater, ogre, family relations, friends, escapades, partners, love and romance, unlikely partners, legends and myths, siblings relations, family life, fall in love ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Genre: Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Norway, Sweden, Germany, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After his father is killed, Prince Valemon ascends the throne, only to be turned into a polar bear by a bitter witch who wants to be his queen.
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, semi serious, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
curse, polar bear, bear, scandinavian culture, king, witchcraft, supernatural, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, fall in love, love affair, royal family ...
Time:
middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Hansel and Gretel tells the tale of two young children driven from home by their scolding mother. Losing their way in the dark forest they stumble upon the cottage of a kindly old woman. But is this kindly old woman everything she seems...?
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, stylized, feel good, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, forest, curses spells and rituals, siblings relations, escapades, parents and children, coming of age, witch, cannibalism, countryside, isolation, childhood ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
410
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
fairy tale, folk tale, semi serious, stylized, absurd
Audience:
family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
wizards and magicians, superhero, cult, witchcraft, mythology, heroes, family relations, good versus evil, escapades, obsessive quest, imaginary kingdom, kidnapping ...
Place:
russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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181K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, sweet, colourful, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, preschoolers ...
Plot:
cinderella, princess, disney, happy ending, love, cinderella story, magic, fall in love, prince, imaginary kingdom, kindness, rags to riches ...
Time:
victorian era, 17th century, 19th century, 18th century
Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Karim impersonates a prince Osman, he steals the heart of Amina the Sultans daughter. The real prince intends to get Amina back by giving her a love potion. But his plan backfires and Amina becomes deathly ill. Karim must make it through 7 ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, stylized, semi serious, exciting ...
Plot:
arabian nights, righting the wronged, wizards and magicians, save the princess, master and servant, young heroes, rivalry, good versus evil, heroes, adventurer, escapades, love and romance ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Shows like Once Upon a Time
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Make room for ogre-sized family fun as the greatest fairy tale never told comes to life in a whole new way in this breathtaking Broadway musical adaptation of the hit movie Shrek!
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, not serious, feel good, witty ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
partners, friends, friendship, heroes, couples, heroic mission, social differences, daring rescue, society, imaginary kingdom, fall in love, love and romance ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between the beautiful Belle and the feared Beast. As the villagers are being brutally murdered and the Beast is hunted down as the one responsible for the mayhem, Belle and Beast team up to defeat the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, fairy tale
Plot:
unlikely couple, fall in love, wizards and magicians, good versus evil, beauty and the beast, save the kingdom, forest, love and romance, village life, age difference, sword, witch ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Updated version of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical of the classic fairy-tale, with an all-star, multi-racial cast.
Style:
fairy tale, sexy, stylized, light, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, preschoolers, family outing ...
Plot:
cinderella, cinderella story, magic, women, childhood, interracial romance, music, witch, princess, interracial love, life philosophy, chase ...
Time:
18th century, 1930s
Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The terrible and trecherous Pendragon plans to gain the throne of Cornwall by getting the king to abdicate and to marry his lovely daughter. To help him he has his dreadful witches in his castle and his almost unstoppable sorcery. A giant under his ...
Style:
epic, exciting, feel good, stylized, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
giant, giant monster, sword and sorcery, sword, stop motion, adventurer, castle, kaiju, medieval, viking, kidnapping, friends ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
cornwall
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Northpole, the magical city where Santa and his elves live and work is in trouble. Families around the globe have gotten too busy to enjoy the season together, and Northpole depends on their holiday happiness to keep running. In the hopes of turning ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, captivating, humorous, serious
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, youth, fall in love, parents and children, save the day, single parent, escapades, north pole, winter, christmas eve, christmas season, writers ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The kingdom of Donnegold is being subverted from within, and young prince Davin must defend against the traitors with the help of a legendary, metal-eating dragon called Galgameth.
Style:
fairy tale, daikaiju, semi serious, humorous, feel good
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
giant monster, true love, kaiju, monster, medieval, family relations, friends, hopes, betrayal, buddies, rivalry, escapades ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
europe, romania
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The film is pretty much a "by the numbers" thriller that follows Russel Bayne (London) - who is bitten by a werewolf and quickly finds himself in the middle of a supernatural war between vampires, werewolves, and human hunters. To make ...
Style:
bleak, tense, suspenseful, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
werewolf, supernatural, suspense, good versus evil, curses spells and rituals, deadly creature, rivalry, escapades, transformation, feud, ancient, on the run ...
Time:
1880s, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Spain, West Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A man suffers from the curse of lycanthrope and seeks help from doctor and wife team. They both turn out to be vampires and end up dueling it out with the werewolf star.
Style:
gothic, serious, scary, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Plot:
werewolf, vampire, suspense, wolf, monster, wolfman, crypt, gypsy, skeleton, frankenstein, lycanthrope, full moon ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.
Style:
fairy tale, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, girls' night, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
mermaid, rescue, direction and purpose, fall in love, disorder, escapades, love and romance, mistaken identity, healer, princess, supernatural, magic ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A modern reimagining of the traditional tale of the orphaned girl with an evil stepmother.
Style:
fairy tale, captivating, touching, sincere, psychological ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick
Plot:
cinderella, cinderella story, kingdom, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, love and romance, magic, princess, evil stepmother, true love, disney, prince, fairy ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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