Movies like The Little Mermaid 1989
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The Little Mermaid (1989)
310K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, light, sweet, cute, romantic, mystical, retro, sincere, mysterious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, chick flick, teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
mermaid, princess, love, witch, father daughter relationship, happy ending, prince, ocean, good versus evil, first love, disney princess, sea, crab, underwater, transformation, female protagonist, interspecies romance, little mermaid, imaginary kingdom, magic, true love, single father, teenager, wedding, octopus ...
Time:
1830s, year 1989, 19th century, 18th century, 20th century, 1800s, 80s ...
Place:
denmark, madagascar, atlantic ocean, caribbean
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out fairy tale, humorous, feel good and sweet films with plots about love, good versus evil, family, destiny, dialogue, storytelling and runaway mostly in Family, Animation and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Little Mermaid: The Swan Princess (1994), Aladdin (1992), Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Princess and the Frog (2009), Disenchanted (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada, Australia, Taiwan
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Set several years after the first film, Ariel and Prince Eric are happily married with a daughter, Melody. In order to protect Melody from the Sea Witch, Morgana, they have not told her about her mermaid heritage. Melody is curious and ventures into ...
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, humorous, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
mermaid, underwater, imaginary kingdom, princess, good versus evil, coming of age, wish come true, disney princess, stupidity, ocean, sea, family relations ...
Time:
1850s, 1830s, 19th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada, Philippines
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Follow Ariel's adventures before she gave up her fins for true love. When Ariel wasn't singing with her sisters, she spent time with her mother, Queen Athena. Ariel is devastated when Athena is kidnapped by pirates, and after King Triton ...
Style:
sweet, colorful, captivating, humorous, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
mermaid, princess, imaginary kingdom, young heroes, true love, disney princess, love, good versus evil, follow your dream, escapades, friends, wish come true ...
Time:
2020s, 1830s, 19th century, 1820s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, South Korea, Japan, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The beautiful princess Odette is transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer's spell. Held captive at an enchanted lake, she befriends Jean-Bob the frog, Speed the turtle and Puffin the bird. Despite their struggle to keep the princess safe, ...
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, cute, romantic, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, family outing, preschool
Plot:
princess, spell, happy ending, enemies to lovers, destiny, rescue, transformation, blonde, human becomes animal, fantasy world, king, prince ...
Time:
middle ages, 90s, medieval times, 16th century, year 1994 ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
497K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Princess Jasmine grows tired of being forced to remain in the palace, so she sneaks out into the marketplace, in disguise, where she meets street-urchin Aladdin. The couple falls in love, although Jasmine may only marry a prince. After being ...
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, feel good, humorous, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
princess, desert, genie, arabian nights, disney princess, magic, love, friendship, prince, poverty, monkey, unlikely couple ...
Time:
middle ages, year 1992, 90s, medieval times, 20th century ...
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, sahara, china, egypt ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel ...
Style:
fairy tale, motion capture, feel good, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, teen fantasy
Plot:
magic spell, mermaid, interspecies romance, human, sea, interspecies friendship, marine life, mysterious girl, little mermaid, spell, advisor, shipwreck ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s
Place:
caribbean
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all ...
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, feel good, touching, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
love and romance, princess, beast, castle, beauty and the beast, power of love, imaginary, transformation, opposites attract, father daughter relationship, prince, disney princess ...
Time:
18th century, 90s, 20th century, year 1991
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Brazil, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, witty, cute, romantic ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family outing, chick flick, teens ...
Plot:
princess, jazz, prince, good versus evil, magical, disney princess, love and romance, girl, cinderella story, happy ending, transformation, animal life ...
Time:
1920s, 1910s, 20th century, year 1912, 2000s
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa, north america, mississippi
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming the entire town into a ...
Style:
fairy tale, spoof, entertaining, feel good, light ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
kingdom, prince, princess, marriage, desire, magic, cat, teenager, spell, queen, disney princess, friend ...
Time:
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Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
What can two little mice possibly do to save an orphan girl who's fallen into evil hands? With a little cooperation and faith in oneself, anything is possible! As members of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society, Bernard and Miss ...
Style:
light, touching, cute, crying, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, preschool ...
Plot:
childhood, mouse, friendship, good versus evil, orphan, rescue, kidnapping, chase, little girl, anxiety, talking animal, treasure hunt ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
louisiana, madagascar, new york, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, exciting, touching, epic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
hercules, mythology, good versus evil, legends and myths, love, heroic mission, cyclops, myth, teenager, centaur, transformation, titan ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
ancient greece, greece, europe, italy, rome italy
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
Disney's The Little Mermaid is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name. It features the adventures of Ariel as a mermaid prior to the events of the film. ...
Style:
fairy tale, captivating, humorous, feel good, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teen fantasy, preschool, teen drama
Plot:
mermaid, imaginary kingdom, princess, underwater, imaginary, youth, escapades, young heroes, friendship, danger, little mermaid, disney princess ...
Time:
1830s, 19th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan, Australia
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
The evil Jafar escapes from the magic lamp as an all-powerful genie, ready to plot his revenge against Aladdin. From battling elusive villains atop winged horses, to dodging flames inside an exploding lava pit, it's up to Aladdin - with ...
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, semi serious, exciting, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
princess, aladdin, imaginary kingdom, revenge, desert, genie, magic, wrongful conviction, disney princess, transformation, monkey, sultan ...
Time:
90s, 18th century
Place:
arabia, middle east
Similarity:
100%
228K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on ...
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, feel good, parody, modern fairy tale ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, date night, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
princess, magic, witch, true love, fall in love, good versus evil, magical, prince, imaginary kingdom, love and romance, queen, dragon ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new york state
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life ...
Style:
fairy tale, cute, funny, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot:
jungle, orphan, bear, childhood, human animal relationship, jungle book, feral child, jungle adventure, friendship, animal life, mischievous children, conflict ...
Time:
year 1967, 20th century, 60s, 1890s, 1800s ...
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, entertaining, arthurian, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers, family outing, preschool
Plot:
magic, arthurian legend, wizard, transformation, medieval, king arthur, boy, sword and sorcery, sword, kingdom, tournament, owl ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 6th century, 1930s
Place:
europe, england, britain, london
Similarity:
100%
435K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, touching, exciting, polynesian ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, ocean, girl, happy ending, island, disney princess, mythology, destiny, good versus evil, princess, little girl, friendship ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
polynesia, pacific ocean, fictional island, oceania, new zealand
Similarity:
73%
550K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and the King find it hard to get along, and there's tension in the marriage. The fairy godmother discovers that Shrek has ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, 3d animation, computer animated, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
princess, cat, transformation, kingdom, creature, shrek, dragon, talking animal, donkey, godmother, prince, true love ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, medieval times, middle ages, 16th century
Similarity:
80%
343K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, War
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A tomboyish girl disguises herself as a young man so she can fight with the Imperial Chinese Army against the invading Huns. With help from wise-cracking dragon Mushu, Mulan just might save her country -- and win the heart of handsome Captain Li ...
Style:
feel good, light, touching, captivating, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
female protagonist, female warrior, cross dressing, human spirit, princess, heroine, friendship, dragon, good versus evil, sexism, impersonating, gender disguise ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 6th century, 5th century
Place:
china, ancient china, asia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The tiny girl meets a fairy prince who saves her from the creatures of the woods.
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, independent film, lighthearted, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
fairy, love, kidnapping, wedding, childhood, mole, beetle, toad, witch, tiny, hans christian andersen, dream ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
100%
540K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When the kingdom's most wanted-and most charming-bandit Flynn Rider hides out in a mysterious tower, he's taken hostage by Rapunzel, a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn's curious captor, ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, romantic, 3d animation, uplifting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
princess, disney princess, fall in love, couples, love and romance, love, horse, strong female character, power of love, female protagonist, unlikely couple, queen ...
Time:
year 2010, 19th century, 17th century, 2010s, 1810s
Place:
fictional island, europe, germany
Similarity:
80%
216K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
History comes gloriously to life in Disney's epic animated tale about love and adventure in the New World. Pocahontas is a Native American woman whose father has arranged for her to marry her village's best warrior. But a vision tells her ...
Style:
romantic, touching, sweet, cute, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
princess, native american, interracial romance, disney princess, forbidden love, raccoon, culture clash, tragic love, native american tribe, female protagonist, tribe, enemies to lovers ...
Time:
17th century, 90s, year 1995
Place:
virginia, usa, london, england, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
197K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Style:
feel good, touching, sweet, uplifting, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, toddlers, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, nanny, female protagonist, imagination, mischievous children, kite, child's point of view, child, brother sister relationship, literary, dance, dog ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century, 1910s, 1930s
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, europe, britain ...
Similarity:
100%
146K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
This animated adventure retells the story of the lost daughter of Russia's last czar. The evil Rasputin places a curse on the Romanov family, and Anastasia and her grandmother, Empress Maria, get separated. After growing up in an orphanage, ...
Style:
touching, exciting, sweet, fairy tale, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
childhood, princess, good versus evil, royal family, happy ending, memory loss, amnesia, cinderella story, love and romance, fall in love, destiny, magic ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 1920s, 1910s, year 1916 ...
Place:
russia, paris france, france, ussr, europe ...
Similarity:
60%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Style:
entertaining, fairy tale, sweet, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dog, dalmatian, pets, puppy, female villain, talking animal, chase, christmas, animal, cat, burglary, rescue ...
Time:
year 1961, 20th century, 60s
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, europe, big ben london ...
Similarity:
100%
707K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, touching, romantic, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
princess, sisters, disney princess, snow, magic, magical, power of love, happy ending, female protagonist, love and romance, wizards and magicians, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 1800s, 1840s, 19th century
Place:
europe, scandinavia, seattle
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
The story of a beautiful mermaid who gave up a kingdom for her beloved prince.
Style:
anime, sweet, fairy tale, 2d animation
Plot:
mermaid, true love, female nudity, little mermaid, girl power, nude girl, death, witch, princess, prince, injustice, underwater ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
In search of some adventure in their safe and peaceful valley, the five dinosaur friends make a hideaway. From there, they spot two thieves in action, stealing an egg from one of their broods. They chase them down and manage to recover the egg ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, feel good, biting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
dinosaur, land before time, tyrannosaurus rex, friendship, talking animal, chase, betrayal, water, love, violence against women, prehistoric animal, youth ...
Time:
prehistory, 90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with ...
Style:
romantic, entertaining, humorous, 3d animation, cute ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
lovers apart, forbidden love, true love, shakespeare, uninhibited rivalry, happy ending, rivalry, love, tragedy, toys, revenge, shakespeare's romeo and juliet ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, France
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Kuzco is a self-centered emperor who summons Pacha from a village and to tell him that his home will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco's new summer home. Kuzco's advisor, Yzma, tries to poison Kuzco and accidentally turns him into a ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, entertaining, sweet, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
good versus evil, transformation, emperor, talking animal, jungle, treason, spoiled brat, llama, assassination attempt, friendship, change of heart, turned into an animal ...
Time:
15th century, year 2000, y2k, 16th century
Place:
peru, south america, latin america
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Australia, Canada, Philippines
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daughter, Kiara who's as rebellious as her father was. But Kiara drives her parents to distraction ...
Style:
cute, inspirational, sweet, cult classic, semi serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, toddlers, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
love story, happy ending, childhood, kids and family, father daughter relationship, good versus evil, culture clash, imaginary kingdom, lion, interspecies friendship, friendship, vengeance ...
Time:
90s
Place:
africa, australia
Similarity:
67%
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