Movies like Wicked
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Wicked (2024)
224K
Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
This is the story of how Elphaba becomes the Wicked Witch of the West, and it involves love, loss, hatred, envy and an unwillingness to accept anything that is different.
Style:
fairy tale, absurd, sinister, crying, inspirational, romantic, dramatic, compassionate, powerful, whimsical ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
bullying, wizard of oz, witch, magic, feminism, prejudice, abuse of power, talking animal, based on broadway musical, dancing, fascist, outcast, rebellion, fighting the system, boarding school, professor, class differences, social injustice, political repression, dark heroine, government corruption, half sister half sister relationship, female friendship, singing, sister sister relationship ...
Place:
new york
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Most similar movies to Wicked
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out fairy tale, humorous, entertaining and light films with plots about love, friendship, magic, transformation, runaway, teenager and fantasy world mostly in Fantasy, Adventure and Family genres. Some movies like Wicked: Wonka (2023), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), Beautiful Creatures (2013), Across the Universe (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
190K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The origin of Willy Wonka and his adventures into Loompa Land
Style:
entertaining, exciting, captivating, funny, light ...
Plot:
chocolate, eccentricity, genius, giraffe, dancing, laundry, top hat, balloon, magician, abuse of power, contract, castle ...
Time:
20th century
Similarity:
100%
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%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
Style:
fairy tale, colorful, light, entertaining, modern fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, chick flick, teens ...
Plot:
witch, magic, imaginary kingdom, magic trick, wizard of oz, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, circus, fantasy world, prophecy, transformation, betrayal ...
Time:
year 2013, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
kansas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.
Style:
romantic, light, captivating, teen, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen fantasy, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
supernatural, love, witch, magic, youth, supernatural romance, supernatural ability, love and romance, teenage love, teenage life, forbidden love, small town ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
south carolina, southern usa, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
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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:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students – ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, saga, teen, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, pre-teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
witch, magic, magical, harry potter, coming of age, school, creature, boarding school, chosen one, boarding school life, wizards and magicians, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2007, year 1995, year 1996, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
london, england, scotland, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in America, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, a rich but sheltered American girl who joins the growing ...
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, sexy, stylized, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, family outing, adult
Plot:
anti war, hippie, freedom, music, vietnam war, artist, dancing, love story, fall in love, political unrest, young lovers, passion ...
Time:
60s, year 2007, y2k, 20th century, year 1968
Place:
new york, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, california, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts for another magic-filled year. Harry comes face to face with danger yet again, this time in the form of escaped convict, Sirius Black – and turns to sympathetic Professor Lupin for help.
Style:
gothic, fairy tale, dark fantasy, atmospheric, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, teen fantasy, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, witch, harry potter, fantasy world, magical, wizard, witchcraft, time travel, good versus evil, werewolf, friendship, boarding school life ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 20th century, 90s, year 1994 ...
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Ignoring threats to his life, Harry returns to Hogwarts to investigate – aided by Ron and Hermione – a mysterious series of attacks.
Style:
fairy tale, saga, entertaining, sexy, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen fantasy, kids, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, harry potter, witch, magical, boarding school, fantasy world, teacher, friendship, creature, youth, boarding school life, chosen one ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 2002, year 1992, year 1993 ...
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
100%
145K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Pleasantly plump teenager, Tracy Turnblad and her best friend, Penny Pingleton audition to be on The Corny Collins Show – and Tracy wins. But when scheming Amber Von Tussle and her mother plot to destroy Tracy, it turns to chaos.
Style:
rom com, romantic, teen, cute, lyrical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family outing, kids ...
Plot:
dance, dancing, dream come true, teenage girl, artists and showbiz, fat girl, teenage love, interracial romance, racism, broadway, follow your dream, music ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, 60s, year 1962, 2000s
Place:
baltimore, usa, maryland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, stylized, offbeat, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
childhood, children, fantasy world, chocolate, contests and competitions, imaginary, magic, social differences, child protagonist, imagination, poverty, food ...
Time:
year 2005, 1920s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
bavaria, new delhi, japan, europe, georgia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous ...
Style:
dark fantasy, saga, epic, teen, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, teen fantasy, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, witch, harry potter, magical, boarding school, good versus evil, wizard, bravery, wizards and magicians, chosen one, young heroes, fantasy world ...
Time:
year 2010, year 1997, year 1998, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.
Style:
inspirational, historical drama, epic, emotional, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
redemption, rebellion, arrest, parole, historical character, broadway, dying man, historical event, prostitute, orphan, father daughter relationship, revolution ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, year 2012, 1800s, 18th century ...
Place:
france, paris france, seattle, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have assembled a Tony-winning creative ...
Style:
captivating, feel good, entertaining, fantasy adventure, colorful ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
wizard of oz, magic, friendship, magical, wizard, friends, evil wizard, magician, choreography, spectacle, self discovery, rebirth ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada, Italy, UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.
Style:
fairy tale, gothic, stylized, melancholic, talky ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
witch, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, woods, good versus evil, singing, broadway, wizards and magicians, cinderella, medieval, imaginary, fantasy world ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
new jersey
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%
394K
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's ...
Style:
fairy tale, motion capture, surprise ending, psychological horror, psychotronic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
poison, princess, evil queen, tyrant, female antagonist, love, narcissism, vanity, cruelty, witch, jealous woman, tyranny ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages
Place:
germany
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%
312K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Singapore, Canada, Czech Republic, Serbia, China
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney film of the same name.
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, entertaining, visually stunning, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
aladdin, arabian nights, wish fulfillment, genie, princess, magic, disney princess, giant bird, palace, sultan, happy ending, shapeshifting ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s, 18th century
Place:
baghdad iraq, arabia, saudi arabia, middle east, iraq
Similarity:
100%
59K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA, Canada, Australia, China, Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.
Style:
light, enigmatic, futuristic, humorous, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
cat, singing, rebirth, friendship, dancing, female protagonist, love, fight, broadway, singer, anthropomorphic animal, outcast ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
100%
17K
Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.
Style:
rom com, feel good, humorous, not serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
disco, nightclub, artist, muse, forbidden love, impossible love, dancing, surrealism, dancer, mural, love, friendship ...
Time:
80s, 1940s, year 1980, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, santa monica california
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, though he's unaware of the dangers that lie ...
Style:
fairy tale, mysterious, breathtaking, exciting, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
magic, magical creature, wizard, fantasy world, magical, good versus evil, psychopath, animal cruelty, curse, witch, wizards and magicians, harry potter ...
Time:
2020s, year 1932, year 1939, 1930s
Place:
berlin germany, germany, new york, rio de janeiro, london ...
Similarity:
100%
139K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Fearful of a prophecy stating that a girl child will be born to bring about her downfall, the evil Queen Bavmorda imprisons all pregnant women within the formidable stronghold of Nockmaar. A child, Elora Danan, is born in the Nockmaar dungeons and ...
Style:
fairy tale, epic, scenic, cult classic, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, kids ...
Plot:
sword and sorcery, prophecy, good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, magic, baby, black magic, wizard, destiny, mother daughter relationship, castle, heroic mission ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 20th century, future, 1900s ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In the sixteenth century, Miguel de Cervantes, poet, playwright, and part-time actor, has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They are accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition. Inside ...
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, touching, humorous, costume drama ...
Plot:
chivalry, broadway, don quixote, idealism, delusion, sword fight, prison, nobility, damsel in distress, master servant relationship, magic realism, ancient ...
Time:
16th century, 17th century, middle ages, year 1972
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
For a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had seen in rom-coms is all fantasy. But after thwarting a mugger at a subway station only to be knocked out while fleeing, Natalie wakes up ...
Style:
rom com, feel good, parody, romantic, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
love triangle, cliche, cynic, love, gay stereotype, best friend, fat woman, architect, male objectification, vulgar language, limousine, wedding ceremony ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
69K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, romantic, light, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, kids, family outing ...
Plot:
love and romance, fall in love, love, self discovery, couples, looking for love, true love, magical, fantasy world, love story, loneliness, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
britain, canada, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With ...
Style:
sweet, feel good, sincere, sexy, offbeat ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, family outing, teens ...
Plot:
witch, curses spells and rituals, magic, supernatural, sisters, supernatural ability, witchcraft, curse, love, halloween, aunt niece relationship, small town ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1998
Place:
seattle, usa, arizona, massachusetts
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Louise is not very popular at her highschool. Then she learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers. At first she uses them to get back at the girls and teachers who teased her and to win the heart of the ...
Style:
homoerotic, relaxing, cult classic, horror comedy, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, date night, horror for children
Plot:
sexy teenager, witch, spell, supernatural, american football, cheerleader, magic, high school, love, teenage love, curses spells and rituals, makeover ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
100%
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