Movies Like The Little Mermaid

If you liked The Little Mermaid (1989), a animation and family movie directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and family
When Lady Tremaine steals the Fairy Godmother's wand and changes history, it's up to Cinderella to restore the timeline and reclaim her prince.
2
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and family
Ruby Gillman, a sweet and awkward high school student, discovers she's a direct descendant of the warrior kraken queens. The kraken are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against the vain, power-hungry mermaids…
3
The Swan Princess (1994)
★ 6.6/10Also family and animation
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…
4
Aladdin (1992)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and family
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp that can fulfill…
5
The Little Mermaid (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also family and fantasy
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…
6
Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and family
In this animated follow-up to Fairytopia, Elina enlists the help of a mermaid, Nori, to save her friend Nalu, a merman prince who has been captured by the wicked Laverna.
7
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasy and animation
Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent becomes increasingly determined to seal…
8
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and family
Barbie stars as Merliah, a surfer who learns a shocking secret: she's a mermaid! She and her dolphin friend set out for an undersea adventure to rescue her mother, the queen of Oceana.
9
Frozen (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and family
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…
10
Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and family
Young Rosella is saved by a few kind animals after a shipwreck. Now called Ro, she learns to talk to animals. One day, she saves the life of a prince and returns to civilisation to discover her past.
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Peter Pan (1953)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and family
Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Captain Hook and foil his attempts to…
12
Charming (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and family
Three fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same guy, Prince Charming.
13
Cinderella (1950)
★ 7.1/10Also family and fantasy
Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she…
14
Tinker Bell (2008)
★ 7/10Also animation and family
Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture "Tinker Bell."
15
Barbie: The Pearl Princess (2014)
★ 7/10Also family and animation
Barbie plays Lumina, a mermaid girl with the power to change the color of pearls. Cheerful and creative, Lumina finds herself working in a mermaid salon customizing fabulous hairstyles. And when Lumina has the chance…
16
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and animation
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…
17
Enchanted (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also family and fantasy
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…
18
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and fantasy
Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.
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Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also family and animation
As a newly crowned princess, Cinderella quickly learns that life at the Palace - and her royal responsibilities - are more challenging than she had imagined. In three heartwarming tales, Cinderella calls on her animal…
20
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and family
The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.