Movies Like Rise of the Witch

If you liked Rise of the Witch (2022), a fantasy and drama movie directed by Rebecca Ethington, here are 18 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Easy Rest Inn (2025)
Also fantasy
After her father passes, Lyria sets out to scatter his ashes but ends up taking a job at the Easy Rest Inn instead.
2
The Best Man (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based on the lives and loves of his tight-knit group of friends. Harper is…
3
Down to You (2000)
★ 5.2/10Also drama and romance
College coeds in New York City, Al, the son of a celebrity chef, and Imogen, a talented artist, become smitten the second they lay eyes on one another at a bar. However, the road to happiness is not a smooth one…
4
Peter Pan (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story…
5
The Last Redemption (2025)
★ 5.1/10Also fantasy
In a land of swords and sorcery, bandits break from their gang to protect a little girl, pitting them against their old friends and former leader who was once like a father to them.
6
Wake Her Up (2024)
Also fantasy
A young oriental girl, Liz, awakes her spiritual powers and transform into a warrior woman. In the process, her lost soul is awoken through true love and inner strength, and finally, confronts the forces of evil.
7
The Dark Crystal (1982)
★ 7.2/10Also fantasy
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.
8
Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
★ 4.4/10Also drama and fantasy
The Empire of Izmer is a divided land: elite magicians called “mages” rule while lowly commoners are powerless. When Empress Savina vows to bring equality and prosperity to her land, the evil mage Profion plots to…
9
Vein Wound (1980)
★ 9/10Also drama
A provincial son who just finished law school embarked on becoming a successful man, even if it means leaving behind his former life and seducing a woman beyond his means.
10
Ella Enchanted (2004)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be…
11
Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible (1996)
★ 9/10Also fantasy
Inspired by the theatrical magicians Siegfried and Roy, this animated adventure transplants the stage personalities into a fantastical world called Sarmoti, where the once powerful witches and fairies of the land have…
12
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy
Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.
13
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
★ 8.4/10Also fantasy
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to…
14
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
★ 8.4/10Also fantasy
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt…
15
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
★ 8.5/10Also fantasy
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the…
16
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasy
Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices…
17
Witches Don't Exist (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy
On her 13th birthday Katie, a talented young girl, receives a magical amulet. This amulet was on a quest to find the fifth and last witch to complete the order of the star witches. Because in it's incomplete form, the…
18
Enchanted (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasy and romance
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…