Movies Like The Witches and the Grinnygog

If you liked The Witches and the Grinnygog (1983), a fantasy and family movie directed by Diarmuid Lawrence, 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
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and mystery
In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.
2
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and family
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
3
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979)
★ 6.8/10Also family and tv movie
Four children pass through a mystic portal in a wardrobe and discover the magical kingdom of Narnia, a land of talking animals and mythical creatures. There, an evil witch's spell has cast the land into eternal winter…
4
The Good Witch's Wonder (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and family
While planning her stepson's wedding, Cassie Nightingale also tries to uncover the truth behind missing auction items.
5
Stardust (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and family
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest…
6
Hansel and Gretel (1988)
★ 7.1/10Also family and fantasy
Hansel and Gretel tells the tale of two young children driven from home by their scolding mother. Losing their way in the dark forest they stumble upon the cottage of a kindly old woman. But is this kindly old woman…
7
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999)
★ 7.4/10Also mystery and family
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.
8
Abigail (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and mystery
A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going…
9
The Witches (1990)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and family
While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical…
10
The Good Witch's Charm (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also tv movie and family
Good Witch Cassie Nightingale is back to her bewitching ways, but this time she’s also juggling a newborn daughter and her job as town Mayor. With such a busy schedule she and her husband, town sheriff Jake Russell…
11
Ella Enchanted (2004)
★ 6.5/10Also family and fantasy
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be…
12
Princess (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and family
A reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.
13
The Secret of Kells (2009)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasy
Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears…
14
Inkheart (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also family and fantasy
The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.
15
Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and family
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
Twitches (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also family and fantasy
Twins separated at birth, Camryn and Alex meet by chance for the first time on their 21st birthday and discover they're witches with the power to save their homeland of Coventry from the evil that threatens it. But…
17
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.
18
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and mystery
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
19
The Canterville Ghost (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movie and fantasy
When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Hall, she's not at all happy. Especially as there's a ghost and a mysterious re-appearing bloodstain on the hearth. She…
20
The Academy of Magic (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also family and fantasy
Aura is gifted with magical abilities; she and her friends have many exciting adventures at the academy, but soon Aura learns that the school hatches many dark secrets that she must uncover. Will she be able to unveil…