Movies Like Unlikely Angel

If you liked Unlikely Angel (1996), a tv movie and fantasy movie directed by Michael Switzer, 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
Good Fortune (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasy
A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.
2
Dogma (1999)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasy and comedy
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and re-enter Heaven.
3
Snow White (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Snow White's mother dies during childbirth, leaving baby Snow and father John for dead on an icy field, who then receives a visit from one of Satan's representatives, granting him three wishes.
4
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and comedy
When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens…
5
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie and comedy
When Brian Conway, a successful businessman whose family relationships have suffered, gets in a car accident on Christmas Eve, Santa gives him twelve chances to redo the day and repair the relationships in his life…
6
Switch (1991)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and comedy
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship…
7
Blithe Spirit (1945)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasy
While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly…
8
Bruce Almighty (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedy
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he…
9
Nanny McPhee (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedy
Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill…
10
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and fantasy
Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins the pennant. The problem is that the Angels are in last place, so…
11
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and tv movie
A rich and nasty woman returns to her hometown to evict everyone but discovers the true meaning of Christmas thanks to the local townsfolk – and an actual angel. Features 14 original songs with music and lyrics by…
12
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasy
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the…
13
Snowglobe (2007)
★ 6/10Also tv movie and fantasy
A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dreamworld inside a magical snowglobe. Angela loves Christmas more than anything. However, her family does not share her love for the holiday at all. When she is about to…
14
The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and fantasy
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
15
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…
16
The Scream Team (2002)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Eccentric Frank Carlyle ran a horror shop in small-town Steeple Falls, which takes pride in and profit from its Halloween traditions. Frank's widower grandson Richard grudgingly returns there from Boston with his own…
17
Invisible Sister (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedy
Teenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.
18
Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and comedy
Eddie Garrick is a good-hearted man who has lost his belief in the wonder of Christmas. While spending time with his nine-year-old daughter Charlotte on Christmas Eve, he befriends a mysterious man in a red suit named…
19
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and fantasy
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting a war of their…
20
Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and comedy
When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along…