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Movies that feel like The Little Mermaid (2023)

If you loved The Little Mermaid, the closest films we have are Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), Dumbo (2019) and Mary Poppins Returns (2018). All three share The Little Mermaid's warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Peacock Premium, Disney Plus and Freeform and others, checked against today's data.

The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.

🍅 67% Rotten Tomatoes7.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Rob Marshallepicwarmcozydreamlikeromantictender
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 · dir. Joachim Rønning
🍅 40%6.6family · fantasy · adventure

Both are working the same pair: based on fairy tale, live action remake

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

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Dumbo
2019 · dir. Tim Burton
🍅 46%6.2family · fantasy · adventure

Both are built on the same subject: adoring

The difference: None of the romance The Little Mermaid is built on

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

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Mary Poppins Returns
2018 · dir. Rob Marshall
🍅 80%6.7fantasy · family · comedy

The same hand behind both of them: Rob Marshall

The difference: Missing the scale of The Little Mermaid

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

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Stardust
2007 · dir. Matthew Vaughn
🍅 77%7.6adventure · fantasy · romance

The same preoccupation in both: witch

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

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The Mermaid
2016 · dir. Stephen Chow
🍅 95%6.2comedy · fantasy · romance

One thread runs through both: mermaid

The difference: Leans harder into comedy than The Little Mermaid does

When Xuan's real estate project threatens the home of mermaids, Shan is sent to stop him. When they fall in love, he is encouraged to cancel the project. However, he must save them from bigger danger.

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Wicked
2024 · dir. Jon M. Chu
🍅 88%7.4drama · romance · fantasy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: musical

In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

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Aladdin
2019 · dir. Guy Ritchie
🍅 57%6.9adventure · fantasy · romance

Common ground: musical

A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.

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Cinderella
2015 · dir. Kenneth Branagh
🍅 84%6.9romance · fantasy · family

One thread runs through both: based on fairy tale

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.

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The Princess and the Frog
2009 · dir. Ron Clements
🍅 86%7.2animation · romance · fantasy

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

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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The BFG
2016 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 74%6.3adventure · family · fantasy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: live action remake

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

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

Dreamlike where it counts, romantic underneath

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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Christopher Robin
2018 · dir. Marc Forster
🍅 73%7.2adventure · comedy · family

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.

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