Movies Like Once Upon a Time

If you liked Once Upon a Time (1922), a drama and fantasy movie directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, 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
Prince Charming (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasy and romance
After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.
2
Winter's Tale (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and fantasy
A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.
3
Maleficent (2014)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and romance
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest…
4
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and drama
In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.
5
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and drama
After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the…
6
Fallen (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and fantasy
Lucinda Price is sent to a reform academy under the assumption that she has killed a boy. There, she meets two mysterious boys, Cam and Daniel, to whom she feels drawn to both. But as the love triangle unfurls, it is…
7
Beastly (2011)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and fantasy
A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.
8
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and fantasy
Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live…
9
Big Fish (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also fantasy and drama
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will…
10
The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romance
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
11
The Shepherd (2023)
★ 7/10Also drama and fantasy
On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home becomes lost while flying over water and needs a miracle to land safely.
12
Lovely, Still (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance
A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.
13
Wicked (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance
In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to…
14
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
★ 7.7/10Also romance and fantasy
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most…
15
Cinderella (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and fantasy
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in…
16
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama
Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
17
The Canterville Ghost (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and drama
When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Hall, she's not at all happy. Especially as there's a ghost and a mysterious re-appearing bloodstain on the hearth. She…
18
Life in a Year (2020)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and romance
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.
19
Not Easily Broken (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
20
Northanger Abbey (2007)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and drama
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.