Movies Like Pufnstuf

If you liked Pufnstuf (1970), a comedy and family movie directed by Hollingsworth Morse, 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
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
★ 6.4/10Also family and fantasy
When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home: the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak…
2
A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and family
A contemporary musical version of the classic Cinderella story in which the servant step daughter hope to compete in a musical competition for a famous pop star.
3
Spellbound (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasy and family
When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey into the wild to reverse the curse before it's too late.
4
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
★ 6.3/10Also family and fantasy
Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fairy tale.
5
Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and family
Mia discovers her magic stone is part of an ancient prophecy and embarks on a thrilling journey to the farthest islands of Centopia to face a great evil, and shape her own destiny.
6
Disenchanted (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and family
Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming…
7
My Father's Dragon (2022)
★ 7/10Also family and fantasy
Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious…
8
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and family
Tom And Jerry are among the last animals living in Storybook Town, a fairy tale-inspired theme park "where dreams come true, if you believe."
9
Pinocchio (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and family
A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.
10
Tinker Bell (2008)
★ 7/10Also family and fantasy
Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture "Tinker Bell."
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Strange Magic (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also music and family
A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.
12
Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (2014)
★ 6/10Also comedy and family
Tom and Jerry find a dragon egg, and help the baby dragon find its mother.
13
Barbie: A Fairy Secret (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also family and fantasy
Barbie realises that fairies secretly surround everybody. She, along with the help of her friends, Taylor and Carrie, sets out to rescue Ken. He is taken to the secret fairy city, Gloss Angeles.
14
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also family and fantasy
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
15
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasy
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…
16
Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasy and family
Thelma dreams of being a glamorous unicorn. Then in a rare pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma's wish comes true. She rises to instant international stardom, but at an unexpected cost. After a while, Thelma…
17
Barbie Mariposa & the Fairy Princess (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also family and fantasy
Join Mariposa and her new friend, Princess Catania, in this magical adventure to save the fairy land of Shimmervale. Together, the girls learn that with great friends, the sky is the limit.
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Barbie Mariposa (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and family
Elina, heroine of the Fairytopia films tells her friend Bibble the story of Flutterfield, a faraway kingdom populated by fairies with butterfly wings. Henna, the evil butterfly fairy has poisoned the queen of…
19
The Little Mermaid (1989)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasy
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and…
20
Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also family and fantasy
In this animated follow-up to Fairytopia, Elina enlists the help of a mermaid, Nori, to save her friend Nalu, a merman prince who has been captured by the wicked Laverna.