Movies Like Hensel and Gretel

If you liked Hensel and Gretel (1971), a fantasy and family movie directed by Rudolf Jugert, 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
The Singing Ringing Tree (1957)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and family
A brave prince must seek the fabled singing, ringing tree in order to win the heart of a beautiful princess.
2
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also family and fantasy
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.
3
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and family
Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.
4
The Twits (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also family and fantasy
When the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.
5
Godmothered (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also family and fantasy
A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman…
6
Room on the Broom (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also family
Animated film based on the wonderful children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The story of a kind witch who invites a surprising collection of animals to join her on her…
7
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…
8
A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025)
★ 8.5/10Also fantasy and family
Van, the brave son of a tooth fairy leader, meets the goblins girl Gemma on his first mission. Despite the myths about ancient disputes between fairies and goblins, they share common values. When the greedy Spider…
9
My Fairy Troublemaker (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also family and fantasy
Violetta (337), a curious and cheeky fairy, gets lost in the human world. To find her way back to the fairy world, she teams up with the human girl Maxie (12) and discovers her true destiny.
10
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…
11
Maleficent (2014)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and family
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest…
12
Descendants 2 (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasy
When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen.
13
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.
14
Cinderella (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and family
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in…
15
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasy
As a newly crowned princess, Cinderella quickly learns that life at the Palace - and her royal responsibilities - are more challenging than she had imagined. In three heartwarming tales, Cinderella calls on her animal…
16
Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also family and fantasy
Olaf is on a mission to harness the best holiday traditions for Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff.
17
In Your Dreams (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also family and fantasy
Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.
18
Shrek 2 (2004)
★ 7.3/10Also family and fantasy
Happily ever after never seemed so far far away when a trip to meet the in-laws turns into a hilariously twisted adventure for Shrek and Fiona. With the help of ever-faithful Donkey, Shrek takes on the potion-brewing…
19
Frozen (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also family and fantasy
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's…
20
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also family and fantasy
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.