Movies Like Anna the Maid

If you liked Anna the Maid (1958), a fantasy and drama movie directed by Harry Kümel, 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
Genius Loci (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and fantasy
One night, Reine, a young loner, sees among the urban chaos a moving oneness that seems alive, like some sort of guide.
2
The Little Matchgirl (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and fantasy
An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and…
3
Skhizein (2008)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and fantasy
Having been struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely ninety-one centimeters from himself.
4
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy
After a hurricane levels his city, a young man wanders into a mysterious library where books literally come to life. This film won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2012.
5
Zog (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy
Zog is a keen young dragon who wants to learn to fly, roar, and breathe fire, so he studies at the Dragon School. He is desperate to impress his teacher and win a golden star, but he is prone to accidents and he has to…
6
Under the Sea: A Descendants Story (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy
Mal emerges from the shadows of a mystical forest onto a dark coastline where she crosses paths with Dizzy.
7
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)
★ 8/10Also fantasy
It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings…
8
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also 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…
9
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy
Wenches Scarlett and Giselle fix each other up for their wedding, in which they would each marry their groom. Upon realizing that both their grooms were the same man, Jack Sparrow, the two wenches found themselves in…
10
The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
★ 7.8/10Also fantasy
A young shepherdess and a chimneysweep plan to get married and escape the clutches of a tyrannical king in love with her, assisted by the guile of a cheeky mockingbird, the king's archenemy.
11
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy
Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, from a devious new villain, the Jester. New comrades Wiser the Owl…
12
The Little Match Girl (1928)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and fantasy
An impoverished girl tries to sell matches on New Year's Eve. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook. Striking a match to keep warm, the flame shows her what's beyond.
13
Reservoir Dogs (1991)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
Short film made with the help of the Sundance Film Institute and serving as a proof-of-concept for the subsequent feature film.
14
Gandahar (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasy
On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by reports of people at the outlying frontiers being turned to stone. Sylvain is sent to investigate this mysterious…
15
The Snowman (1982)
★ 7.6/10Also fantasy
A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.
16
The Gruffalo's Child (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy
A follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search of the big bad mouse and meets the Snake…
17
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy
When human sailors are attacked by mysterious creatures of the deep, only one person can stop the war between land and sea: the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia.
18
Mood Indigo (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and fantasy
A woman suffers from an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.
19
Tuesday (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and drama
A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.
20
Canvas (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
After a heartbreaking loss, a grandfather struggling to reclaim his passion for painting finds the inspiration to create again.