Movies Like Sylvia and the Ghost

If you liked Sylvia and the Ghost (1946), a fantasy and romance movie directed by Claude Autant-Lara, 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
Girl Haunts Boy (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and romance
Cole, a teen grieving the loss of his dad, forms an unlikely bond with Bea, a ghost. As they navigate life and death, they must break an ancient curse.
2
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and fantasy
Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home, persuaded by her new fiancée Rupert. But soon her worst expectations come true, when not only her old memories…
3
You Found Me (2025)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and romance
Elsa, a doctor, hides from the world the fact that she can see the dead and help them cross to the other side. Convinced that her gift leads to rejection, she has given up on love, retreating into solitude and her…
4
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
Gillian Holroyd, a modern-day witch, becomes smitten with her handsome upstairs neighbor, Shep Henderson. Using her magical powers, she casts a love spell on him, only to face unexpected complications when genuine…
5
Penelope (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedy
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her…
6
Irish Wish (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy
Maddie's dream guy is days away from marrying her best friend when a wish for true love made on an ancient stone in Ireland magically alters her fate.
7
Stardust (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and romance
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…
8
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and comedy
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
9
Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romance
Unlucky in love, chemist Paul Matthews visits gypsy Madame Rosa for help. Quickly realizing he is a hopeless nerd, she gifts him with Love Potion No. 8, which makes anyone who wears it irresistible to the opposite sex…
10
Beauty and the Beast (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and romance
Forced to face the cruel side of life, a devastated, bankrupt merchant chances upon the enchanted castle of a hideous creature, the mere sight of it chills the bone to the marrow. There, a fate worse than death awaits…
11
Practical Magic 2 (2026)
★ 7.2/10Also romance and fantasy
The Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all.
12
Fairy Tales (1978)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romance
On his twenty-first birthday, the Prince goes on a quest that takes him across the land searching for the one woman that gets him sexually excited, Princess Sleeping Beauty.
13
Teen Witch (1989)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and fantasy
Louise is not very popular at her highschool. Then she learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers. At first she uses them to get back at the girls and teachers who teased her…
14
Runaway (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also fantasy and romance
A man falls in love with a half-woman/half-phoenix who fell to Earth from the sky.
15
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…
16
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…
17
The Secret of Moonacre (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasy and romance
When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at…
18
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and comedy
A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.
19
Mannequin (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romance
Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces…
20
Two of a Kind (1983)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and comedy
God has had enough of the bad behavior and attitude of humankind, and has decided to start it all over. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank teller, both with very amateur criminal minds, to save the world by…