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Movies that feel likeInto the Woods (2014)

In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

If you loved Into the Woods, the closest films we have are The Brand New Testament (2015), Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014). All three share Into the Woods' dreamlike and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Liar Liar (1997).

πŸ… 71% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Rob Marshalldreamlikewittyplayful
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The Brand New Testament
2015 Β· dir. Jaco Van Dormael
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· fantasy

Dreamlike and witty in the same breath

God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand being locked up in a small apartment in ordinary Brussels, until the day she decides to revolt against her dad...

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024 Β· dir. Tim Burton
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.6comedy Β· fantasyMax

Playful fantasy, and it commits to that

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

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πŸ… 90%β˜… 6.9drama Β· comedy Β· fantasy

Comedy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Into the Woods does

An absurdist, surrealistic and shocking pitch-black comedy, which moves freely from nightmare to fantasy to hilariously deadpan humour as it muses on man’s perpetual inhumanity to man.

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The Visitors
1993 Β· dir. Jean-Marie PoirΓ©
πŸ… 31%β˜… 7fantasy Β· comedyPrime Video

Fantasy built on wit, twice over

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

After a wizard's spell goes awry, 12th-century Gallic knight Godefroy de Papincourt, Count of Montmirail finds himself transported to 1993, along with his dimwitted servant, Jacquouille la Fripouille. Startled and perplexed by modern technology, the duo run amok, destroying cars and causing chaos until they meet Beatrice de Montmirail, an aristocratic descendant of the nobleman, who may be able to help them get back to 1123.

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Liar Liar
1997 Β· dir. Tom Shadyac
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.9comedy Β· fantasyNetflix

Both lean on play more than on comedy

Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.

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Monster Hunt
2015 Β· dir. Raman Hui Shing-Ngai
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· fantasy Β· adventure

Dreamlike fantasy in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Into the Woods does

Young monster kids try to make peace between the world of humans and the world of the monsters.

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If I Were You 2
2009 Β· dir. Daniel Filho
β˜… 5.6comedy Β· fantasy

Witty comedy in both cases

Claudio and Helena are on the verge of breaking up, until the couple experiences another strange phenomenon that looks to help them understand one another more.

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17 Again
2009 Β· dir. Burr Steers
πŸ… 57%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· fantasyNetflix

The shared currency is play

On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside the body of a teenager, Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he'd never made. But maybe they weren't so bad after all.

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Ted 2
2015 Β· dir. Seth MacFarlane
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.3comedy Β· fantasyRent or buy

Cut from the same fantasy cloth

Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.

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Ghostbusters II
1989 Β· dir. Ivan Reitman
πŸ… 57%β˜… 6.6comedy Β· fantasyHulu

The same comedy instincts

The difference: 25 years apart, and the 1980s show

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

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Dark Shadows
2012 Β· dir. Tim Burton
πŸ… 35%β˜… 6.2comedy Β· fantasy

Both are working the same pair: witch, curse

Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.

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Violent Night
2022 Β· dir. Tommy Wirkola
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.7action Β· comedy Β· fantasyNetflix

Both play fantasy straight

When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.

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