Movies Like The Curse of the Cat People
If you liked The Curse of the Cat People (1944), a fantasy and drama movie directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise, 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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Tideland (2005)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and dramaBecause of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
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Donnie Darko (2001)
★ 7.8/10Also fantasy and dramaAfter narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
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Before I Wake (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and fantasyAn orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.
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Paperhouse (1988)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and fantasyA young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.
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A Little Princess (1995)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and fantasyWhen her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who…
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Children of the Damned (1964)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and horrorSix children are found spread through out the world that not only have enormous intelligence, but identical intelligence and have a strange bond to each other.
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Tuesday (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and dramaA mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.
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The Room (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and dramaKate and Matt discover that a part of their house can grant wishes. In the wake of two miscarriages, what they want most is a child.
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Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)
★ 6/10Also drama and fantasyUnder the watch of his unkind realtives, lonely Bosse's luck is changed when he is sent to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy…
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Black Moon (1975)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and horrorThere is a global gender war between men and women. A teenage girl tries to escape this reality and arrives at a hidden place where a strange unicorn lives with a family: sister, brother, many children and an old…
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Frankenstein (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and fantasyDr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
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A Dog's Purpose (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also fantasy and dramaA dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
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Heavenly Creatures (1994)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and fantasyPrecocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and…
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The Canterville Ghost (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and dramaWhen 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…
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Nightbooks (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and horrorAlex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way…
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Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and fantasyMax imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret…
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16 Wishes (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and dramaThe story about Abby Jensen, a girl who's been eager to reach her 16th birthday and has kept a secret wish list since she was a little girl. When the Big Day actually arrives, utter disaster strikes, leaving Abby to…
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Gretel & Hansel (2020)
★ 6/10Also horror and fantasyA long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
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Celia (1989)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and fantasyIn 1950s Australia, young Celia is growing up with a sense of isolation and mistrust of the world that surrounds her. Her mother and father won't let her play with the kids next door because their parents are…
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The Good Witch (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and dramaA mysterious woman comes in to town and inhabits the local haunted mansion, making everyone wonder if she's a witch or "The Grey Lady".