Movies Like The Melancholy Man
If you liked The Melancholy Man (2017), a comedy and fantasy movie directed by Samantha Smith, 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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Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and comedyAt 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.
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Dream Scenario (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasyHapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to…
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The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and fantasyWhen the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
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Barbie (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasyBarbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living…
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Invisible Sister (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedyTeenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.
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Puppy! (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and comedyThe residents of Hotel Transylvania find their world turned upside-down when youngster Dennis gets a surprise monster-sized pet.
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Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasyA brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
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Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasyA young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
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Lou (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and comedyA lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.
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Thru the Mirror (1936)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasyMickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.
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Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasyThe Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom…
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Ted (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and fantasyJohn Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
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The Brass Teapot (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and fantasyWhen a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go.
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Ladies First (2026)
★ 6/10Also comedy and fantasyAn arrogant but charismatic ladies' man finds his life of money, power and casual flings upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women.
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Day & Night (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and fantasyWhen Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they…
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Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and comedyWhen a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along…
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Duplex (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyWhen a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
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Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and comedyScooby-Doo and the gang are on the case when a mysterious lake monster starts scaring the guests at a summer resort in Erie Point, where Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy have taken on seasonal jobs to pay for a barn they…
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The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and 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…