Movies Like Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

If you liked Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle (1987), a fantasy and tv movie movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 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
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, the music-filled movie follows Sofia, an average girl whose life suddenly changes when her mother marries the king and she is whisked off to live in a castle with her mom, new…
2
Cinderella (1965)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and tv movie
After the success of the live 1957 Cinderella on CBS (with Julie Andrews), the network decided to produce another television version. The new script hewed closer to the traditional tale, although nearly all of the…
3
Descendants 2 (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and tv movie
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.
4
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…
5
Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and tv movie
In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a…
6
Next Stop, Christmas (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and fantasy
Angie wonders what her life would be like if she had married a former boyfriend who became a famous sportscaster. She takes the train home to spend Christmas with her family and inexplicably finds herself 10 years in…
7
The Good Witch's Wonder (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and tv movie
While planning her stepson's wedding, Cassie Nightingale also tries to uncover the truth behind missing auction items.
8
Hogfather (2007)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and tv movie
It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz. The beloved Hogfather - the jolly bearer of glee and pork-related gifts for…
9
Oslo (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie and history
The true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that…
10
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie and fantasy
When Brian Conway, a successful businessman whose family relationships have suffered, gets in a car accident on Christmas Eve, Santa gives him twelve chances to redo the day and repair the relationships in his life…
11
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…
12
Descendants (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also fantasy and tv movie
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)…
13
Zog (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Zog is a keen young dragon who wants to learn to fly, roar, and breathe fire, so he studies at the Dragon School. He is desperate to impress his teacher and win a golden star, but he is prone to accidents and he has to…
14
Dr. Strange (1978)
★ 6/10Also tv movie and fantasy
A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.
15
The Spirit of Christmas (2015)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and tv movie
A woman falls in love with a man who is somewhat unavailable.
16
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…
17
The Good Witch's Charm (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also tv movie and fantasy
Good Witch Cassie Nightingale is back to her bewitching ways, but this time she’s also juggling a newborn daughter and her job as town Mayor. With such a busy schedule she and her husband, town sheriff Jake Russell…
18
Snowglobe (2007)
★ 6/10Also tv movie and fantasy
A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dreamworld inside a magical snowglobe. Angela loves Christmas more than anything. However, her family does not share her love for the holiday at all. When she is about to…
19
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".
20
Invisible Sister (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and tv movie
Teenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.