Movies Like Caught in the Middle

If you liked Caught in the Middle (1986), a fantasy and romance movie directed by Gerald Wayne, 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
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy
Escaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.
2
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also fantasy
The vicious, power-mad Kano is determined to take over Earthrealm, one soul at a time. Assisted by a trio of cold Black Dragon mercenaries, he embarks on a brutal assault from town to defenseless town. The choice is…
3
Shadow Master (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy
After being slain by a group of criminals, a man is reborn with animal-like superpowers and makes it his mission to right the wrongs of his city.
4
Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
★ 6/10Also fantasy
Upon discovery of a shard of what could be the Loc-Nar, a miner named Tyler becomes possessed with an insatiable hunger for power and a thirst for immortality. On his way to the planet of youth, Tyler wipes out most of…
5
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
★ 8.1/10Also fantasy
After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to…
6
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also fantasy
When Shao Kahn's Outworld barbarians terrorize Earthrealm, Lord Raiden is determined to put an end to the carnage once and for all. This leaves one option: a final Mortal Kombat tournament for the future of Earthrealm…
7
Henry & June (1990)
★ 6/10Also romance
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin…
8
The Hot Spot (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also romance
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
9
The Crow (1994)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.
10
The Primevals (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy
Deep in the Himalayas, a group of sherpas kills a gigantic humanoid creature. Convinced that it is the legendary Yeti, Dr. Claire Collier organizes an expedition with her former student Matt Connor and hunter Rondo…
11
True Romance (1993)
★ 7.5/10Also romance
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
12
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy
Featuring music from her fourth studio album produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, this evocative film experience stars Halsey as the young and pregnant Queen Lila, who wrestles with the manipulative chokehold of…
13
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also romance
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been…
14
My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy
Geeky 14-year old Ethan is left to babysit his younger sister, Jane, with his best friend Benny but after Ethan inadvertently puts Jane in harm's way, his parents hire a professional babysitter, the beautiful yet…
15
The Gate (1987)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy
Three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard. What follows is a classic battle between good and evil as the three kids struggle to overcome a…
16
Long Shot (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also romance
Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter…
17
Real Gods Require Blood (2017)
★ 6/10Also fantasy
Manchester, 1990. On a troubled estate, Alice is roped into babysitting for her neighbour, whose children claim to feed a nightly visitor from Hell. Between gangland tensions, local superstition and drug withdrawal…
18
Labyrinth (1986)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him…
19
Weekend with the Babysitter (1970)
★ 4.3/10Also romance
A middle-aged husband falls for his childrens' teenaged babysitter.
20
Goodbye, Petrushka (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also romance
Claire moves impulsively from NYC to Paris, where she nannies for the family from hell, battles wacky French bureaucrats, embarrasses herself in front of her Parisian crush, and navigates a toxic relationship—among…