Movies Like Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
If you liked Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948), a comedy and fantasy movie directed by Irving Pichel, 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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Splash (1984)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and romanceA successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
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Aquamarine (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and romanceTwo teenage girls discover that mermaids really do exist after a violent storm washes one ashore. The mermaid, a sassy creature named Aquamarine, is determined to prove to her father that real love exists, and enlists…
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasyWalter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who…
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The Navigator (1924)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romanceThe wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor, Betsy O'Brien. Although Betsy turns Rollo down, he still opts to go on the cruise that he intended as their honeymoon…
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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and comedyRuby Gillman, a sweet and awkward high school student, discovers she's a direct descendant of the warrior kraken queens. The kraken are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against the vain, power-hungry mermaids…
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Sketch (2025)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and comedyWhen a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to…
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The Little Mermaid (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and romanceThe youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to…
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Sabrina, Down Under (1999)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and fantasySabrina travels to Australia's Great Barrier Reef with her best friend Gwen, a fellow witch from England, for a week-long vacation where they try to help protect a hidden mermaid colony whose habitat is threatened by…
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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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Date with an Angel (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and 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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The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and comedyCecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo'…
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Bedtime Stories (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and comedySkeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn…
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Overboard (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romanceHeiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees…
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Penelope (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedyForlorn 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…
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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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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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Alice in Wonderland (1933)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and comedyIn Victorian England, a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called Wonderland, populated by even more fantastic characters.
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Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasyGillian 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…
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The Pirate (1948)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and comedyA girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and comedyMistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.