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10 Best Movies Like The Nutcracker

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

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#1
Barbie in the Nutcracker

Barbie in the Nutcracker

2001★ 6.9

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

The Mouse King casts an evil spell over Clara that causes her to shrink. Clara and the Nutcracker set out on an adventurous journey to find Sugarplum Princess, who has the power to...

#2
Anastasia

Anastasia

1997★ 7.6

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

Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is ...

#3
Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb

1958★ 6.4

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

A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him....

#4
A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits

A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits

2016★ 7.2

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

A contemporary musical version of the classic Cinderella story in which the servant step daughter hope to compete in a musical competition for a famous pop star....

#5
The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

1965★ 7.7

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

In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new lov...

#6
Descendants 2

Descendants 2

2017★ 7.4

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

When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen....

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