Movies Like The Little Mermaid

If you liked The Little Mermaid (2023), a adventure and family movie directed by Rob Marshall, 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
Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also family and adventure
In this animated follow-up to Fairytopia, Elina enlists the help of a mermaid, Nori, to save her friend Nalu, a merman prince who has been captured by the wicked Laverna.
2
The Little Mermaid (1989)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasy
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and…
3
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and family
When Lady Tremaine steals the Fairy Godmother's wand and changes history, it's up to Cinderella to restore the timeline and reclaim her prince.
4
Descendants (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also family and adventure
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)…
5
Pinocchio (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and adventure
A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.
6
Maleficent (2014)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and adventure
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…
7
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and family
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…
8
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
★ 7/10Also family and fantasy
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
9
Strange Magic (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also family and fantasy
A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.
10
The King's Daughter (2022)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and adventure
King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.
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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.
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Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also family and fantasy
Elina goes to a fairy school to learn dancing and fairy magic. The spring of the fairy land is soon threatened by evil Laverna who intends to prevent fairies from performing the annual vital rainbow dance. Elina must…
13
Frozen (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also family and adventure
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's…
14
Aladdin (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and fantasy
A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their…
15
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also family and fantasy
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the animated classic, this animated and live-action blended special showcases the fan-favorite movie, along with new musical performances, sets and costumes inspired by the classic…
16
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also family and fantasy
Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.
17
Tangled (2010)
★ 7.6/10Also family and adventure
Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by her overprotective mother. She strikes a deal with Flynn Rider, a…
18
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also family and fantasy
Barbie stars as Merliah, a surfer who learns a shocking secret: she's a mermaid! She and her dolphin friend set out for an undersea adventure to rescue her mother, the queen of Oceana.
19
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also family and fantasy
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
20
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also family and fantasy
Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, from a devious new villain, the Jester. New comrades Wiser the Owl…