Movies Like A Night at the Magic Castle
If you liked A Night at the Magic Castle (1988), a fantasy and family movie directed by Icek Tenenbaum, 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.
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Princess (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and familyA reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.
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Upside-Down Magic (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and familyNory and her best friend Reina enter the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, where Nory’s unconventional powers land her in a class for those with wonky, or “upside-down,” magic. Undaunted, Nory sets out to prove that…
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Four Kids and It (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also family and fantasyA group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.
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Ella Enchanted (2004)
★ 6.5/10Also family and fantasyElla 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…
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Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasyStuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in…
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Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasyA young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
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A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025)
★ 8.5/10Also fantasy and familyVan, 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…
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The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasyWhen his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the…
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Pan (2015)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and familyLiving 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…
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Momo (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also family and fantasyMomo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time…
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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasyEscaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.
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Godmothered (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also family and fantasyA 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…
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Cinderella's Curse (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasyDesperate Cinderella summons her fairy godmother from an ancient flesh-bound book, seeking revenge on her evil stepmother and stepsisters who abuse and torment her daily.
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Descendants 2 (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasyWhen 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.
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The House of Magic (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also family and fantasyThunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the…
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The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also family and fantasyWhile trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets…
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A Fairy Tale After All (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and familyA stubborn teenage girl finds herself confronted by whimsical characters when she is transported into a world of fantasy and fairy tales while attending a school marionette show.
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Willow (1988)
★ 7/10Also fantasyThe evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with…
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Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and familyAt 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.
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Hansel and Gretel (1988)
★ 7.1/10Also family and fantasyHansel 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…