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10 Best Movies Like Hansel and Gretel

If you loved Hansel and Gretel, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

1985★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hansel and Gretel for fans of Family & Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidn...

#2
The Witches

The Witches

1990★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hansel and Gretel for fans of Family & Fantasy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her mas...

#3
Legend

Legend

1985★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hansel and Gretel for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic...

#4
Nightbooks

Nightbooks

2021★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hansel and Gretel for fans of Family & Fantasy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe a...

#5
FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hansel and Gretel for fans of Family & Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley F...

#6
Godmothered

Godmothered

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hansel and Gretel for fans of Family & Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that t...

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