Movies Like Das Märchen vom Schwanensee

If you liked Das Märchen vom Schwanensee (2025), a family and fantasy movie directed by Christian Theede, 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
Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and family
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…
2
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasy
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…
3
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Now that the Queen of Hearts is nice and Cinderella is safe, things seem perfect for Red and Chloe… But little do they know that changing the past created a new villain — Maddox Hatter. When Maddox captures the Queen…
4
Descendants 2 (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasy
When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen.
5
Invisible Sister (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Teenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.
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Descendants (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also family and fantasy
A present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspring of Disney's classic villains: Cruella De Vil (Carlos)…
7
Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasy
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…
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The Good Witch's Wonder (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and family
While planning her stepson's wedding, Cassie Nightingale also tries to uncover the truth behind missing auction items.
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A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025)
★ 8.5/10Also fantasy and family
Van, the brave son of a tooth fairy leader, meets the goblins girl Gemma on his first mission. Despite the myths about ancient disputes between fairies and goblins, they share common values. When the greedy Spider…
10
Zog (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also family and fantasy
Zog is a keen young dragon who wants to learn to fly, roar, and breathe fire, so he studies at the Dragon School. He is desperate to impress his teacher and win a golden star, but he is prone to accidents and he has to…
11
The Singing Ringing Tree (1957)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and family
A brave prince must seek the fabled singing, ringing tree in order to win the heart of a beautiful princess.
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The Pagemaster (1994)
★ 6.4/10Also family and fantasy
Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the…
13
The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (1997)
★ 6/10Also family and fantasy
The first wedding anniversary of Princess Odette and Prince Derek is fraught with troubles brought on by Clavius, who plots to conquer the world.
14
Impy's Island (2006)
★ 5.8/10Also family and fantasy
On a magical tropical island, a fun-loving group of misfit animals and people discover a baby dinosaur frozen since prehistoric times. When a king from a faraway country vows to capture the loveable baby dino for his…
15
The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also family and tv movie
When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne & hits a rough patch with Kevin, it’s up to Stacy to save the day before a new lookalike — party girl Fiona — foils their plans.
16
The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also family and tv movie
While trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets…
17
The Gruffalo's Child (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also family and fantasy
A follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search of the big bad mouse and meets the Snake…
18
The Legend of Ochi (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasy
In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a…
19
Stardust (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and family
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest…
20
The Borrowers (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasy
Family adventure based on Mary Norton's classic children's books about a race of tiny people who live under the floorboards, resourcefully surviving by borrowing bits and pieces from the large residents who dwell…