Movies Like The Schlemihl

If you liked The Schlemihl (1931), a movie directed by Max Nosseck, 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
Undine (2020)
★ 6.5/10
Undine is a historian and tour guide at the Berlin City Museum specializing in urban development, while Christoph is an industrial diver. Linked by a love of the water, the two form an intense bond, which can only do…
2
The Tourist (2010)
★ 6.2/10
American tourist Frank meets mysterious British woman Elise on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye.
3
Eat Pray Love (2010)
★ 6.2/10
A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".
4
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
★ 5.9/10
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive…
5
The Return of Jafar (1994)
★ 6.2/10
The evil Jafar escapes from the magic lamp as an all-powerful genie, ready to plot his revenge against Aladdin. From battling elusive villains atop winged horses, to dodging flames inside an exploding lava pit, it's up…
6
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
★ 6.6/10
When Lady Tremaine steals the Fairy Godmother's wand and changes history, it's up to Cinderella to restore the timeline and reclaim her prince.
7
The Freshman (1990)
★ 6.3/10
After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine…
8
The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
★ 6.4/10
Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter…
9
Avanti! (1972)
★ 6.9/10
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
10
Anastasia (1997)
★ 7.6/10
Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend…
11
Hagen (2024)
★ 6.2/10
Hagen von Tronje, the Burgundian master-at-arms, holds his troubled kingdom together while hiding his dark past. The arrival of the unpredictable dragon slayer Siegfried threatens to upend the old order. As King Gunter…
12
The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
★ 6.7/10
A New York City beautician is mistakenly hired as the school teacher for the children of the president of a small Eastern European country.
13
Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)
★ 6/10
When the King Gareth dies, his potential heirs, twin grandchildren who possess the dragon’s unique strengths, use their inherited powers against each other to vie for the throne. When Drago’s source of power – known as…
14
Chaos Walking (2021)
★ 6.5/10
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
15
Advantageous (2015)
★ 6/10
In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing in their world.
16
Footloose (1984)
★ 6.7/10
When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.
17
Eloise at the Plaza (2003)
★ 6.2/10
Eloise is a precocious but lovable six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. Her caretaker "Nanny" watches over her while her mom is away. Then one day, while trying to figure out how to get invited to a…
18
Krull (1983)
★ 6.1/10
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
19
Pan (2015)
★ 6/10
Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They…
20
The Dead (1987)
★ 6.9/10
After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.