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Movies Like Return to Fantasy Island

If you liked Return to Fantasy Island (1978), a fantasy and drama movie directed by George McCowan, 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. 1Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess

    Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)

    ★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and tv movie

    Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, the music-filled movie follows Sofia, an average girl whose life suddenly changes when her mother marries the king and she is whisked off to live in a castle with her mom, new…

  2. 2Borrowed Hearts

    Borrowed Hearts (1997)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and fantasy

    Single mom Kathleen Russell (Roma Downey) and her daughter Zoey pretend to be Kathleen's boss's "family" so he can close a major business deal with the mysterious Mexican financier Javier Del Campo.

  3. 3Home by Spring

    Home by Spring (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    When an ambitious event planner gets an opportunity she can’t refuse, she goes undercover as her boss and returns to her rural hometown. With the help of her family and the man she left behind, she pulls off the…

  4. 4The Magic of Ordinary Days

    The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and romance

    Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.

  5. 5The Hunchback

    The Hunchback (1997)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance

    Based on Victor Hugo's famed novel, the story of Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre Dame, and his unrequited love for the gypsy girl, Esmeralda.

  6. 6The Good Witch

    The Good Witch (2008)

    ★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and drama

    A mysterious woman comes in to town and inhabits the local haunted mansion, making everyone wonder if she's a witch or "The Grey Lady".

  7. 7Peter Ibbetson

    Peter Ibbetson (1935)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and fantasy

    When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project…

  8. 8A Valentine's Match

    A Valentine's Match (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also romance and drama

    Fired from her job as a reality TV host, Natalie returns home for Valentine's Day, only to find herself running the town festival's auction with her ex-fiancé thanks to two scheming mothers.

  9. 9How Sarah Got Her Wings

    How Sarah Got Her Wings (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and fantasy

    Good Samaritan Sarah Fitzpatrick has a fatal accident just before Christmas, and finds herself in the lobby before the gates of Heaven. Certain that she will be let in, she is shocked to find that her name is not on…

  10. 10The Good Witch's Wonder

    The Good Witch's Wonder (2014)

    ★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and tv movie

    While planning her stepson's wedding, Cassie Nightingale also tries to uncover the truth behind missing auction items.

  11. 11Too Close for Christmas

    Too Close for Christmas (2020)

    ★ 5.9/10Also romance and drama

    When Hayley accepts an invitation to spend Christmas with her sister’s new in-laws, her seemingly perfect holiday takes a turn when Paul, Hayley's brother-in-law's brother, unexpectedly shows up. Still harboring a…

  12. 12Home for Christmas Day

    Home for Christmas Day (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also romance and drama

    Jane is a single mother dead set on protecting her teenage daughter Betsy from the harsh realities of life. When Betsy falls in love with an enlisted man, Jane tries her best to steer Betsy away from heartache. Little…

  13. 13Hello, It's Me

    Hello, It's Me (2015)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    Two years after her husband dies in a sudden accident, Annie and her two children are left to cope with the loss. Annie can't imagine falling in love again, until she meets a wealthy bachelor who is drawn to her free…

  14. 14Crossfire Trail

    Crossfire Trail (2001)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance and tv movie

    Rafe Covington is as good as his word, and he's determined to keep his promise to a dying man that he'll look after the man's widow and Wyoming ranch. But the widow doubts the integrity of drifter Covington. And an…

  15. 15Elena and the Secret of Avalor

    Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)

    ★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and tv movie

    In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a…

  16. 16The Good Witch's Family

    The Good Witch's Family (2011)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and fantasy

    A young witch visits her cousin in a small town during a heated mayoral election race. Her kind-hearted cousin, the town’s beloved “good witch” and newlywed with two teenage step-kids, is running for office, but must…

  17. 17Nora Roberts' Montana Sky

    Nora Roberts' Montana Sky (2007)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    The wealthy stock dealer bequeaths his Montana farm to the three daughters provided they would live there together at least for a year.

  18. 18Wicked

    Wicked (2021)

    ★ 7.8/10Also fantasy and romance

    Ivy Morgan, a college student in New Orleans, falls for Ren Owens, the last person she expected to enter her rigidly controlled life.

  19. 19Snow Queen

    Snow Queen (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and tv movie

    Since a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A…

  20. 20Northanger Abbey

    Northanger Abbey (2007)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance and drama

    A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.

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