Movies Like Purgatory

If you liked Purgatory (1999), a fantasy and western movie directed by Uli Edel, 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
Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movie and fantasy
Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by…
2
Love's Enduring Promise (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also western and tv movie
In the 1800s frontier, Missie Davis is a bright and beautiful schoolteacher whose love for the prairie is matched only by her passion for books. When Missie encounters Grant, a handsome New England railroad executive…
3
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…
4
The Good Witch (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and tv movie
A mysterious woman comes in to town and inhabits the local haunted mansion, making everyone wonder if she's a witch or "The Grey Lady".
5
Dead Man (1995)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and western
On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
6
The Good Witch's Garden (2009)
★ 7.5/10Also tv movie and fantasy
Middleton prepares for its bicentennial, and Grey House is to be the party venue. Good witch Cassie is remodeling it as B&B. her first and only guest, Nick Chasen, claims to be a distant relative. He produces…
7
The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie and fantasy
An American-born Jewish adolescent, Hannah Stern, is uninterested in the culture, faith and customs of her relatives. However, she begins to revaluate her heritage when she has a supernatural experience that transports…
8
Bonanza: The Return (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also western and tv movie
A man with a grudge against the late Little Joe seeks revenge on the Cartwrights and attempts to take over the Ponderosa.
9
The Spirit of Christmas (2015)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and tv movie
A woman falls in love with a man who is somewhat unavailable.
10
Borrowed Hearts (1997)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Single mom Kathleen Russell (Roma Downey) and her daughter Zoey pretend to be Kathleen's boss's "family" so he can close a major business deal with the mysterious Mexican financier Javier Del Campo.
11
How Sarah Got Her Wings (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Good Samaritan Sarah Fitzpatrick has a fatal accident just before Christmas, and finds herself in the lobby before the gates of Heaven. Certain that she will be let in, she is shocked to find that her name is not on…
12
Under Wraps (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Three friends try to save their mummified friend, Harold, from greedy criminals by returning him to his resting place before midnight on Halloween.
13
The Amazing Mr. Blunden (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Jamie and Lucy have an encounter with what appears to be a pair of ghost children. But these spooky kids, Sara and Georgie, aren’t actually ghosts. They’ve travelled forwards in time to seek help, believing they’re…
14
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.
15
Craig Before the Creek (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also tv movie and fantasy
Before he was Craig of the Creek, he was just Craig — a new kid in a new town. All Craig wants is to go back to his old friends at his old home. But when he learns that the nearby creek is hiding a lost treasure that…
16
Thor: God of Thunder (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Thor’s villainous brother Loki has escaped Asgard to search for Yggdrasil — The Tree of the Nine Realms. The tree holds the power of the Universe, and is secreted away on Earth. With the help of giant wolf god Fenrir…
17
The Shadow Riders (1982)
★ 6.5/10Also western and tv movie
After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil…
18
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of Troy. Eventually, Hercules leads her to a camp of refugees from the city, which has been taken over by Hera's Blue Priests. Hercules helps the…
19
Love's Long Journey (2005)
★ 7/10Also western and tv movie
Missie's surprise pregnancy sets her on a new course that is both thrilling and terrifying. After all the planning and dreaming, she and her husband Willie are headed west in a covered wagon, leaving behind the prairie…
20
The Good Witch's Family (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and tv movie
A young witch visits her cousin in a small town during a heated mayoral election race. Her kind-hearted cousin, the town’s beloved “good witch” and newlywed with two teenage step-kids, is running for office, but must…