Movies and TV shows like Once Upon a Time
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Once Upon a Time (2011)
247K
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.
Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who has been supporting herself since she was abandoned as a baby. Things change for her when her son Henry, whom she abandoned years ago, finds her and asks for her help explaining that she is from a different world where she is Snow White's missing daughter.
Style:
fairy tale, offbeat, stylized, sentimental, modern fairy tale, captivating, touching, mysterious, costume drama, serious ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen fantasy, boys' night, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
magic, fantasy world, power of love, magical, true love, good versus evil, fairy, imaginary kingdom, prince, hopes, friends, curses spells and rituals, rivalry, princess, imaginary, friendship, long lost daughter, mayor, family relations, legends and myths, evil queen, snow white, lovers apart, parents and children, small town ...
Time:
2010s, medieval times, 19th century, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
maine, seattle, idaho, fictional island, usa, new england
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Most similar movies to Once Upon a Time
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, fairy tale, humorous and visually appealing films and TV series with plots about magic, good versus evil, witch, supernatural, fantasy world, imaginary and teenager mostly in Fantasy, Adventure and Drama genres. Some movies like Once Upon a Time: The 10th Kingdom (2000), Maleficent (2014), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Merlin (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
In Victorian England, the young and beautiful Alice tells a tale of a strange new land that exists on the other side of a rabbit hole. Thinking Alice insane, her doctors aim to make her forget everything. While Alice is ready to put it all behind ...
Style:
stylized, serious, mysterious, costume drama, captivating ...
Plot:
fantasy world, power of love, imaginary kingdom, alice in wonderland, adventurer, imaginary, prince, alternate dimension, white rabbit, lost love, monarch, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
europe, england, london
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
Two centuries after Snow White and Cinderella had their adventures, the Nine Kingdoms ready themselves for the coronation of Prince Wendel, Snow White's grandson, to the throne of the Fourth Kingdom. But an evil once-queen has freed herself ...
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, scenic, feel good, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
girls' night, family outing, kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
good versus evil, magic, magical, fairy, journey, fantasy world, imaginary kingdom, friendship, imaginary, supernatural, parallel world, parallel universe ...
Place:
usa, virginia, new york
Similarity:
80%
422K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, UK
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, romantic, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, family outing, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
witch, fantasy world, princess, magical, fairy, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, kingdom, imaginary kingdom, true love, villainess, magic ...
Time:
14th century, year 2014, 2010s, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
france, scotland, europe
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Italy, Canada, Japan, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting ...
Style:
fairy tale, atmospheric, visually appealing, surreal, gothic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, teens, date night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, magic, escape from reality, imaginary kingdom, magical, transformation, alice in wonderland, teenage girl, imaginary, cat, animal, dream ...
Time:
19th century, year 2010, 1870s, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place:
england, cornwall, london, china
Similarity:
92%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the Queen. In order to obtain ...
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, epic, exciting, modern fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, family outing, date night ...
Plot:
witch, magic, good versus evil, fantasy world, snow white, heroine, evil queen, princess, sorceress, destiny, queen, immortality ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2012, 2010s, medieval times, 16th century
Place:
england, germany
Similarity:
94%
93K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.
Style:
epic, exciting, arthurian, humorous, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
king arthur, supernatural, arthurian legend, witch, dragon, supernatural ability, legends and myths, camelot, magic, knight, wizards and magicians, friendship ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 6th century
Place:
england, wales, europe
Similarity:
80%
177K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
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Story:
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day ...
Style:
touching, suspenseful, serious, humorous, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot:
werewolf, supernatural, supernatural ability, high school, lycanthropy, youth, high school life, high school student, peril, friends, life turned upside down, team ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, mexico, idaho, california, japan ...
Similarity:
89%
139K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, fairy tale, detective, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, werewolf, legends and myths, creature, monster, supernatural ability, police detective, partners against crime, good versus evil, peril, protector, hunt down ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon, usa
Similarity:
81%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
When Clary Fray's mother has disappeared, Clary joins a band of Shadowhunters; demon killing hunters, and gets caught up in a plan to save the world.
Style:
captivating, tense, dark fantasy, sexy, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen fantasy, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, vampire, demon, magic, supernatural being, female protagonist, werewolf, supernatural power, good versus evil, vampire human love, lgbt, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
The adventures of woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers that he was born to fulfill a prophecy of becoming a guardian hero to oppressed people. With the help of a mysterious woman named Kahlan and a wise old wizard named Zedd, he must stop a ...
Style:
exciting, serious, heroic, dark fantasy, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, witch, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, chosen one, wizards and magicians, ancient, imaginary, witchcraft, magical, forbidden love, magical power ...
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy prince. There's just one problem - he's in love with a beautiful princess, Snow White. Now, joined by seven rebellious dwarves, Snow White ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, humorous, cute, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, teens, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
snow white, good versus evil, palace, female protagonist, evil queen, fall in love, imaginary kingdom, chase, spell, princess, prince, magic ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012
Place:
persia
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, UK
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Story:
The coming-of-age journey of five fairies attending Alfea, a magical boarding school in the Otherworld where they must learn to master their powers while navigating love, rivalries, and the monsters that threaten their very existence.
Style:
captivating, exciting, light, supernatural thriller, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
fairy, magic, magical power, wizards and magicians, good versus evil, magical, danger, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, witch, teenage life, supernatural ability ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A modern reimagining of the stories that lead to 'The Wizard of Oz'.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, psychotronic, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
witch, magic, vengeance, unlikely couple, rescue, escapades, magic wand, supernatural, castle, sword and sorcery, fantasy world, supernatural power ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Canada, USA, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A fantasy adventure that picks up several years after Maleficent, in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil ...
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, cute, saga, costume drama ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, magical creature, fairy, strong female character, princess, kingdom, witchcraft, mother daughter conflict, wizards and magicians, magical, evil queen, fictional kingdom ...
Time:
year 2019, medieval times
Place:
europe, united kingdom, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 59 min.
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Story:
The great sorcerer Merlin has returned to Camelot, a kingdom now vulnerable to ill fates and war since the theft of the Holy Grail, its greatest gift and protection. With the help of Jack, an irascible young beggar-thief imbued with his own unruly ...
Style:
atmospheric, semi serious, humorous, arthurian, costume drama ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
camelot, magic, wizards and magicians, arthurian legend, holy grail, true love, curses spells and rituals, apprentice, heroic mission, sword and sorcery, imaginary kingdom, heroes ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 5th century, 6th century
Similarity:
100%
98K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each ...
Style:
feel good, enigmatic, exciting, humorous, supernatural thriller ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, witch, magic, supernatural ability, witchcraft, female protagonist, hereditary gift of witchcraft, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, family relations, demon, spell ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, the they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the ...
Style:
fairy tale, atmospheric, exciting, visually stunning, epic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
fantasy world, witch, talking animal, good versus evil, magic, legends and myths, heroes, medieval, magical, wizard, sword fight, imaginary kingdom ...
Time:
1940s, year 2005, year 1940, future, 20th century
Place:
england, london, antarctic
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, sweet, touching, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, date night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
beauty and the beast, happy ending, magic, love story, beast, opposites attract, true love, fantasy world, prince, heroine, spell, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
18th century, 2010s, year 2017
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, New Zealand, UK, Canada
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspring of Disney's classic villains: Cruella De Vil (Carlos), Maleficent (Mal), the Evil Queen ...
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, feel good, teen, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens, kids, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
teenager, good versus evil, fairy godmother, teenage protagonist, happy ending, high school, villain, imaginary kingdom, witchcraft, imaginary, moral dilemma, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california
Similarity:
82%
297K
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Iceland, 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, dark fantasy, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, chick flick, kids, teens ...
Plot:
witch, magic, true love, fantasy world, magical, curses spells and rituals, sword fight, love and romance, imaginary kingdom, fall in love, chase, imaginary ...
Time:
19th century, year 2007, 2000s, future, 50s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
67%
10K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
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Story:
Everything you know about Alice's adventures in Wonderland is about to be turned upside down in this modern-day miniseries event. Stars Kathy Bates, Caterina Scorsone, Matt Frewer, Harry Dean Stanton and Tim Curry.
Style:
fairy tale, atmospheric, offbeat, exciting, absurd ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
fantasy world, fish out of water, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, insanity, imaginary, surrealism, female protagonist, alice in wonderland, transformation, chase, love story ...
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
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, teen, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, kids, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
fall in love, fairy, magic, fairy godmother, love and romance, cinderella story, cinderella, imaginary kingdom, true love, ogre, wizards and magicians, elf ...
Time:
year 2004, middle ages, 2000s
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he ...
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, touching, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
harry potter, magic, friendship, witch, fantasy world, wizard, witchcraft, magical, best friend, chosen one, boarding school, children ...
Time:
year 1981, year 1991, year 2001, year 1992, 80s ...
Place:
england, london, yorkshire, europe
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, disturbing, fairy tale, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
magic, fantasy world, supernatural ability, magician, supernatural, supernatural power, wizards and magicians, magic spell, school, lgbt, magical power, studying ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, visually stunning, scary, spooky ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
magical creature, fantasy world, fairy, magical, imaginary, children, siblings relations, magic, family relations, estate, parent child relationship, troll ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
new england, usa
Similarity:
90%
15K
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Set in the spirit of L. Frank Baum's classic, the "Tin Man" follows the adventures of DG, a waitress and part-time student, as she travels through the mystical world of "The O. Z. (Outer Zone)", discovering her hidden past. ...
Style:
atmospheric, intense, fairy tale, exciting, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
fantasy world, wizards and magicians, wizard of oz, magical, good versus evil, witch, imaginary, journey, curses spells and rituals, childhood, young heroes, youth ...
Place:
kansas
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
Style:
romantic, gothic, sexy, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, werewolf, love triangle, high school, couples, vampire human love, youth, witch, supernatural romance, immortality, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 1860s, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, hawaii, virginia
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A young Healer armed with an unpredictable magic guides a runaway Elf in her perilous quest to save the peoples of the Four Lands from an age-old Demon scourge.
Style:
exciting, captivating, sexy, serious, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural ability, fantasy world, elf, demon, imaginary kingdom, danger, imaginary, good versus evil, magic, young heroes, love triangle ...
Time:
future
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
50%
204K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Denmark, Canada, Italy
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, feel good, teen ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
cinderella, princess, happy ending, cinderella story, love, magic, prince, kindness, love and romance, imaginary kingdom, fall in love, rags to riches ...
Time:
19th century, 17th century, year 2015, victorian era, 18th century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. ...
Style:
gothic, light, spooky, suspenseful, mysterious ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
vampire, high school, supernatural, female protagonist, superhuman powers, supernatural ability, chosen one, vampire slayer, coming of age, strong female lead, vampire human love, teenager ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 20th century, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
67%
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