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Movies that feel like Bedtime Stories (2008)

If you loved Bedtime Stories, the closest films we have are Freaky Friday (2003), Enchanted (2007) and Elf (2003). All three share Bedtime Stories' dreamlike and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus and Freeform and others, checked against today's data.

Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?

πŸ… 27% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Adam Shankmandreamlikewittyplayfulwarmcozyromantic
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If Bedtime Stories hit the spot, these will too

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Freaky Friday
2003 Β· dir. Mark Waters
πŸ… 88%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· family Β· fantasy

Dreamlike where it counts, witty underneath

The difference: Reviewed even better

Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancΓ©. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.

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Enchanted
2007 Β· dir. Kevin Lima
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· family Β· fantasy

Playful and warm in the same breath

The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid - even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince back home - she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

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Elf
2003 Β· dir. Jon Favreau
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· family Β· fantasy

The same mix in both: comfort, then romance

When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.

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CJ7
2008 Β· dir. Stephen Chow
πŸ… 49%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· drama Β· family

Dreamlike fantasy, and it commits to that

The difference: None of the romance Bedtime Stories is built on

A poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it.

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Evan Almighty
2007 Β· dir. Tom Shadyac
πŸ… 24%β˜… 5.4fantasy Β· comedy Β· family

Comedy built on wit, twice over

The difference: Not nearly as romantic as Bedtime Stories

God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 Β· dir. Ron Howard
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.4family Β· comedy Β· fantasy

Playful family in both cases

The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...

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Doctor Dolittle
1998 Β· dir. Betty Thomas
πŸ… 44%β˜… 5.4comedy Β· family Β· fantasy

Romance with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!

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Mary Poppins Returns
2018 Β· dir. Rob Marshall
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.7fantasy Β· family Β· comedy

Both lean on comfort more than on fantasy

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.

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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004 Β· dir. Garry Marshall
πŸ… 25%β˜… 5.9comedy Β· drama Β· family

Comedy with a pulse of romance, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Bedtime Stories does

Mia Thermopolis is now a college graduate and on her way to Genovia to take up her duties as princess. Accompanied by her friend Lilly, Mia continues her 'princess lessons', like riding horses side-saddle and archery. But her already complicated life is turned upside down once again when she learns that she is to take the crown as queen earlier than expected, all while she meets a mysteriously charming young man.

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Asterix at the Olympic Games
2008 Β· dir. Thomas Langmann
β˜… 5.2fantasy Β· adventure Β· comedy

Family with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

AstΓ©rix and ObΓ©lix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Brutus uses every trick in the book to have his own team win the game, and get rid of his father Julius Caesar in the process.

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A Letter to Momo
2012 Β· dir. Hiroyuki Okiura
πŸ… 80%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· fantasy Β· animation

Romance built on wit, twice over

A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.

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Mirror Mirror
2012 Β· dir. Tarsem Singh
πŸ… 50%β˜… 5.6adventure Β· comedy Β· family

Fantasy built on play, twice over

After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy prince. There's just one problem - he's in love with a beautiful princess, Snow White. Now, joined by seven rebellious dwarves, Snow White launches an epic battle of good vs. evil...

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