Movies Like What Men Live By
If you liked What Men Live By (1938), a fantasy movie directed by Vernon Sewell, 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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The Preacher's Wife (1996)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasyGood-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming…
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The Prophecy (1995)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasyThe angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven. However, it is hidden inside of a Native American girl and only a former priest and a schoolteacher can stop him.
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Two of a Kind (1983)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasyGod 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…
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Made in Heaven (1987)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasyDeceased drifter Mike arrives in Heaven and quickly falls for newborn soul Annie, soon to start her assignment on Earth. When Annie leaves, Mike follows. They spend the next three decades drifting back together.
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A Shoe Addict's Christmas (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasyAs Christmas approaches, a department store worker whose life lacks fulfillment meets her guardian angel, who offers her a chance to change her circumstances by magically transporting her to Christmases past whenever…
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The Bishop's Wife (1947)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasyAn Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and…
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Winter's Tale (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasyA burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.
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Paradise Hills (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasyA young woman is sent to Paradise Hills to be reformed, only to learn that the high-class facility's beautiful facade hides a sinister secret.
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Hideaways (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasyThe elder one of each generation in the Furlong family is equipped with an extraordinary capacity. James discovers the nature of his at the time of an accident which causes the death of his father and his grandmother…
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Candy Cane Lane (2023)
★ 6/10Also fantasyDetermined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest, family man Chris makes a pact with an elf to help him out-do the competition. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve days of…
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Peter Ibbetson (1935)
★ 7/10Also fantasyWhen his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project…
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The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also fantasyWhile trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets…
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Next Stop, Christmas (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasyAngie 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…
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All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasyCharlie and Itchy return to Earth to find Gabriel's Horn, but along the way meet up with a young boy named David, who ran away from home.
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The Unhealer (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasyA botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to…
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Date with an Angel (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasyAspiring composer Jim Sanders is engaged to spoiled rich girl Patty. But the morning after his bachelor party, Jim wakes up to discover a beautiful, broken-winged angel in his pool. When everyone finds out about his…
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A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasyUpon being fired, a desperate guy kidnaps a daughter of his former boss. Two angels are sent to Earth to check if love is possible in this case.
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How Sarah Got Her Wings (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasyGood 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…
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Cinderella's Curse (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasyDesperate Cinderella summons her fairy godmother from an ancient flesh-bound book, seeking revenge on her evil stepmother and stepsisters who abuse and torment her daily.
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Good Fortune (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasyA well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.