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Movies Like Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Autumn Special

If you liked Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Autumn Special (2012), a fantasy movie directed by Genta Satou and Masayuki Ochiai, 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. 1Princess

    Princess (2008)

    ★ 6.2/10Also fantasy

    A reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.

  2. 2MirrorMask

    MirrorMask (2005)

    ★ 6.4/10Also fantasy

    In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.

  3. 3Mythica: A Quest for Heroes

    Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)

    ★ 5.8/10Also fantasy

    Stuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in…

  4. 4Strawberry Mansion

    Strawberry Mansion (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also fantasy

    In the not-too-distant future, an all-seeing surveillance state conducts “dream audits” to collect taxes on the unconscious lives of the populace. Mild-mannered government agent James Preble travels to a remote…

  5. 5The Unhealer

    The Unhealer (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also fantasy

    A 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…

  6. 6Cinderella's Curse

    Cinderella's Curse (2024)

    ★ 5.9/10Also fantasy

    Desperate 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.

  7. 7Hideaways

    Hideaways (2011)

    ★ 6.1/10Also fantasy

    The 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…

  8. 8Unicorn Store

    Unicorn Store (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also fantasy

    A woman named Kit moves back to her parent's house, where she receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams.

  9. 9Four Kids and It

    Four Kids and It (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also fantasy

    A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.

  10. 10A Thousand Words

    A Thousand Words (2012)

    ★ 6.1/10Also fantasy

    Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes…

  11. 11Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)

    ★ 7.5/10Also fantasy

    A director faces creative block while working on his latest film – a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural Japan.

  12. 12Cinderfella

    Cinderfella (1960)

    ★ 6.2/10Also fantasy

    When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a…

  13. 13The Tale of the White Serpent

    The Tale of the White Serpent (1958)

    ★ 6.2/10Also fantasy

    As a young boy, Xu-Xian is forced to free his pet, a small snake. Unbeknownst to him, the snake is actually a young snake goddess named Bai-Niang and she is in love with him. Many years later, when they are both…

  14. 14Devilman - Volume 2: Demon Bird

    Devilman - Volume 2: Demon Bird (1990)

    ★ 6.9/10Also fantasy

    Akira Fudo, adjusting to his new powers as Devilman, is in for a heap of trouble as his newest enemies sent from the demon world are Jinmen, the sadistic tortoise with his victims' faces on his shell --including…

  15. 15Kermit's Swamp Years

    Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)

    ★ 5.8/10Also fantasy

    At 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.

  16. 16Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

    Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)

    ★ 6.6/10Also fantasy

    When a dying friend tells out-of-work salaryman Yosuke about a hidden treasure, he sets off in search of the only clue about its location: a house by a red bridge. What he finds instead is a woman who transcends all…

  17. 17The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker (1993)

    ★ 5.8/10Also fantasy

    On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep and dreams herself into a fantastic world in which her toys become larger than life. She meets up with the Nutcracker Prince who takes her on a journey to his…

  18. 18Wicked

    Wicked (2021)

    ★ 7.8/10Also fantasy

    Ivy Morgan, a college student in New Orleans, falls for Ren Owens, the last person she expected to enter her rigidly controlled life.

  19. 19A Fairy Tale After All

    A Fairy Tale After All (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also fantasy

    A stubborn teenage girl finds herself confronted by whimsical characters when she is transported into a world of fantasy and fairy tales while attending a school marionette show.

  20. 20Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

    Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)

    ★ 6.9/10Also fantasy

    A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.

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