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10 Best Movies Like Mariken

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

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#1
The Good Witch's Gift

The Good Witch's Gift

2010★ 7.5

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

Almost as soon as Jake and Cassie decide to get married on Christmas Eve, complications arise....

#2
FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mariken for fans of Drama & 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...

#3
Christmas Cottage

Christmas Cottage

2008★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mariken for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to launch a career as an artist ...

#4
The Good Witch's Destiny

The Good Witch's Destiny

2013★ 7.5

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

As Cassie's birthday approaches, Lori discovers disturbing parallels between Cassie and her great aunt, who disappeared years before on her birthday. When signs of a curse appear, ...

#5
Elena and the Secret of Avalor

Elena and the Secret of Avalor

2016★ 7.2

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

In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one...

#6
I Am David

I Am David

2003★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mariken for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deli...

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