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10 Best Movies Like Wish Upon a Star

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

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#1
Zapped

Zapped

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish Upon a Star for fans of TV Movie & Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Zoey is a talented dancer whose organized life is rudely disrupted when she moves in with her new step-dad and three step-brothers, until she discovers a dog-training app that can ...

#2
Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

2003★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish Upon a Star for fans of Family & Comedy & Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune...

#3
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish Upon a Star for fans of Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an imp...

#4
Teen Beach 2

Teen Beach 2

2015★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish Upon a Star for fans of TV Movie & Family & Comedy & Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When characters from the movie musical “Wet Side Story” get stuck in the real world, teens Brady and Mack must find a way to return them home....

#5
The Gnome-Mobile

The Gnome-Mobile

1967★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish Upon a Star for fans of Family & Comedy & Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire...

#6
The Edge of Seventeen

The Edge of Seventeen

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wish Upon a Star for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis....

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