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Movies that feel like Wicked (2024)

If you loved Wicked, the closest films we have are I Am Dragon (2015), The Little Mermaid (2023) and A Whisker Away (2020). All three share Wicked's romantic and tender feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 88% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Jon M. Chucontemplativeromantictenderdreamlikewarm
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If Wicked hit the spot, these will too

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I Am Dragon
2015 Β· dir. Indar Dzhendubaev
β˜… 6.8fantasy Β· romance

Common ground: fairy tale

The difference: Not nearly as contemplative as Wicked

In the midst of the wedding princess Miroslava is kidnapped by a dragon and carried away into his castle on the remote island. Mira left everything behind in the past - family, friends and groom. Now the only things she had were a stone cage and a mysterious young man named Arman ... but who is he and what is he doing on that island? Miroslava will know the truth too late: loving a dragon will reveal the bitter truth - love is scary.

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The Little Mermaid
2023 Β· dir. Rob Marshall
πŸ… 67%β˜… 7.2adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Common ground in both: witch and musical

The difference: None of the stillness Wicked is built on

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.

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A Whisker Away
2020 Β· dir. Tomotaka Shibayama
πŸ… 93%β˜… 6.7animation Β· drama Β· romance

The same preoccupation in both: bullying

The difference: Leans harder into animation than Wicked does

A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.

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A Dog's Will
2000 Β· dir. Guel Arraes
β˜… 8.6comedy Β· drama Β· fantasy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: based on play or musical

The difference: 24 years apart, and the 2000s show

The lively JoΓ£o Grilo and the sly ChicΓ³ are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.

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Beastly
2011 Β· dir. Daniel Barnz
πŸ… 20%β˜… 5.5romance Β· fantasy Β· drama

One thread runs through both: bullying

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.

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Beauty and the Beast
2014 Β· dir. Christophe Gans
πŸ… 41%β˜… 6.4fantasy Β· romance

Both are built on the same subject: fairy tale

Forced to face the cruel side of life, a devastated, bankrupt merchant chances upon the enchanted castle of a hideous creature, the mere sight of it chills the bone to the marrow. There, a fate worse than death awaits the poor father-of-six, who, after plucking a sweet-scented rose from the repulsive master's verdant garden, must do the impossible: permit his compassionate daughter, Belle, to take his place and pay for the sins of her parent. Now, an impenetrable mystery shrouds the haunted mansion, and, as repugnance gradually turns into affection, only true love could break the spell.

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Enchanted April
1991 Β· dir. Mike Newell
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.3romance Β· drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: female friendship

When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respective spouses, they stay at a castle in Italy for a quiet holiday. Joining the ladies is Caroline Dester, a young socialite, and Mrs. Fisher, an older aristocrat. Liberated from their daily routines, the four women ease into life in rural Italy, and each finds herself transformed by the experience.

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Weathering with You
2019 Β· dir. Makoto Shinkai
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.5animation Β· drama Β· fantasy

Contemplative and romantic in the same breath

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

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Only Lovers Left Alive
2013 Β· dir. Jim Jarmusch
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.2drama Β· romance Β· fantasy

Both land tenderness and dream logic at once

A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

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I Want You
2012 Β· dir. Fernando GonzΓ‘lez Molina
β˜… 6.7drama Β· romance

Drama with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

After two years away, Hache returns to Barcelona seeking a fresh start. Falling for Gin while facing unresolved feelings for Babi, he must confront love, loss, and who he's becoming.

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Beautiful Creatures
2013 Β· dir. Richard LaGravenese
πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.1fantasy Β· drama Β· romance

Contemplative romance, and it commits to that

Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.

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Cinderella
2015 Β· dir. Kenneth Branagh
πŸ… 84%β˜… 6.9romance Β· fantasy Β· family

Both lean on romance more than on fantasy

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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