Movies Like Appealing
If you liked Appealing (2023), a comedy and fantasy movie directed by Steven C. Shaffer, 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.
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The Book of Life (1998)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and fantasyNew Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdalena discuss and debate the End of the World.
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Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasyA young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
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Dogma (1999)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasy and comedyAn 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.
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The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and fantasyWhen 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.
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Cinderfella (1960)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and fantasyWhen his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a…
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Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and comedyAt 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.
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Duplex (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyWhen a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
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The Canterville Ghost (1944)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasyThe descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
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Ladies First (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and fantasyAn arrogant but charismatic ladies' man finds his life of money, power and casual flings upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women.
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Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasySam is a teenage royal rebel, second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. Just as her disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she discovers she has super-human abilities and is invited…
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Barbie (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasyBarbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living…
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Godmothered (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedyA young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman…
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Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2002)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and fantasyThe Oscar-winning cat-and-mouse twosome--Tom and Jerry--returns with another adventure. When Tom and Jerry's irrepressible curiosity gets the best of them, the mysterious magic ring that Tom guards with his life ends…
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Chaos Walking (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasyTwo unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
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The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and fantasyWhen Toaster and the gang spark friendships with the playful animals at the veterinary hospital, they soon discover their new pals are about to be sent to a testing laboratory.
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Hard to Die (1990)
★ 6/10Also comedyWhile doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series…
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Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasyA documentary filmmaker interviews the now-famous Trevor Slattery from behind bars.
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Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasyStuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in…
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Good Fortune (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasyA well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.
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Oh, God! (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and comedyWhen God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.