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Movies that feel likeBeauty and the Beast (1991)

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.

If you loved Beauty and the Beast, the closest films we have are The Princess and the Frog (2009), Sleeping Beauty (1959) and Cinderella (1950). All three share Beauty and the Beast's romantic and tender feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Last Unicorn (1982).

🍅 95% Rotten Tomatoes★ 8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Gary Trousdaleromantictenderwarmcozywhimsicaldreamlike
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The Princess and the Frog
2009 · dir. Ron Clements
🍅 86%★ 7.2animation · romance · fantasyDisney+

Hand-drawn romance where love has to see past a cursed shape

The difference: Jazzier and busier — ambition and hustle share the spotlight

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

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Sleeping Beauty
1959 · dir. Clyde Geronimi
🍅 90%★ 7.2fantasy · animation · romanceDisney+

Storybook enchantment with real menace at the edge of the frame

The difference: Stately and formal — gorgeous design, thinner characters

Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent becomes increasingly determined to seal the princess's fate.

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Cinderella
1950 · dir. Clyde Geronimi
🍅 95%★ 7.3family · fantasy · animationDisney+

A kind girl in a cruel house, carried by song and small helpers

The difference: Gentler stakes — wish fulfillment rather than a difficult love

Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving a single glass slipper... the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending!

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Aladdin
1992 · dir. John Musker
🍅 96%★ 8animation · family · adventureDisney+

Sweeping romance and showstopping numbers in a hand-painted world

The difference: Fast and joke-forward — comedy leads where Belle's story broods

In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp that can fulfill their wishes.

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The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · dir. Henry Selick
🍅 95%★ 7.9fantasy · animation · familyDisney+

A monster with longing in him, and songs that make it lovely

The difference: Ghoulish stop-motion whimsy — the romance stays in the margins

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

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Beauty and the Beast
2017 · dir. Bill Condon
🍅 71%★ 7.1family · fantasy · romanceDisney+

The very same enchanted castle, retold with live actors and full orchestra

The difference: Longer and heavier — the hand-drawn magic thins in translation

A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.

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Pocahontas
1995 · dir. Mike Gabriel
🍅 58%★ 6.7adventure · animation · familyDisney+

Two worlds meeting through one connection, scored to soaring song

The difference: Solemn and historical — less enchantment, more tragedy in the air

Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

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The Last Unicorn
1982 · dir. Arthur Rankin Jr.
🍅 75%★ 7.3fantasy · animation · familyPrime Video

A melancholy fairy tale about love, curses and being truly seen

The difference: Stranger and sadder — cult 80s fantasy, not Disney polish

A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

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The Little Mermaid
1989 · dir. John Musker
🍅 92%★ 7.6animation · family · fantasyDisney+

A restless heroine risking everything to belong to another world

The difference: Buoyant and undersea-bright — less shadow, less gothic weight

This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.

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The Book of Life
2014 · dir. Jorge R. Gutierrez
🍅 82%★ 7.2animation · family · fantasyDisney+Peacock

The same preoccupation in both: musical

The difference: Trades the tenderness of Beauty and the Beast for an angle of its own

The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

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My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · dir. Hayao Miyazaki
🍅 94%★ 8.1fantasy · animation · familyMax

Gentle magic that treats wonder as something you live inside

The difference: No villain and no romance — pure childhood calm

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

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Corpse Bride
2005 · dir. Mike Johnson
🍅 85%★ 7.4romance · fantasy · animationMax

Tender feeling for a creature everyone else would flee from

The difference: Macabre and melancholy — beauty in decay, not in candlelight

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.

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