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Movies like Zelený ptáček (1985)

The best movies like Zelený ptáček (1985) are Snow Queen (2002), Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016) and Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012). If Zelený ptáček hooked you with its fantasy and family, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Snow Queen (2002)

    Since a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A mysterious guest with an icy stare arrives at the hotel one night, wrapped in fur and diamonds. By daybreak, the "Snow Queen" has vanished with Kai! Gerda embarks on a journey of morphing seasons, fantastical creatures, and long-frozen mysteries in a desperate quest to find her stolen love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

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  2. Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)

    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 years, and then presents to her a broken wand. She tells her that it was Shuriki's wand and how she would still be trapped in the Amulet if it was not for a brave young Princess: Sofia. Elena then proceeds to tell Naomi the whole story ...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family

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  3. Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)

    Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, the music-filled movie follows Sofia, an average girl whose life suddenly changes when her mother marries the king and she is whisked off to live in a castle with her mom, new step-father, King Roland II, and step-siblings, Amber and James. Along the way this ordinary girl learns to navigate the extraordinary life of royalty, and in the process makes everyone around her feel special.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

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  4. Casper Meets Wendy (1998)

    When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along, the two are kindred spirits! This spooky family-friendly adventure finds Casper and Wendy bridging the ghost-witch divide to battle the warlock who is intent on destroying Wendy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

  5. The Good Witch's Wonder (2014)

    While planning her stepson's wedding, Cassie Nightingale also tries to uncover the truth behind missing auction items.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family

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  6. The Amazing Mr. Blunden (2021)

    Jamie and Lucy have an encounter with what appears to be a pair of ghost children. But these spooky kids, Sara and Georgie, aren’t actually ghosts. They’ve travelled forwards in time to seek help, believing they’re going to be murdered by the wicked Mr and Mrs Wickens. And Lucy and Jamie’s strange visitor seems to be the key to it all. With his help, they must travel back to 1821 to save Sara and Georgie and redeem their remorseful new friend – The Amazing Mr Blunden.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family

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  7. Descendants 2 (2017)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

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  8. Snowglobe (2007)

    A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dreamworld inside a magical snowglobe. Angela loves Christmas more than anything. However, her family does not share her love for the holiday at all. When she is about to breakdown because of her family, she receives a snowglobe in the mail. When she opens up the snowglobe, she is transported into the world inside, where Christmas is the heart and soul for everyone who lives there. She discovers she can return to her world by going down a small path in the small forest at the edge of the village, and can return whenever she winds up the snowglobe. After a long set of visits to the globe, she accidentally gets trapped inside.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

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  9. Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (2026)

    Now that the Queen of Hearts is nice and Cinderella is safe, things seem perfect for Red and Chloe… But little do they know that changing the past created a new villain — Maddox Hatter. When Maddox captures the Queen of Hearts, Red and Chloe must work alongside Red’s new sister Pink, Luisa Madrigal’s son Luis, and Maddox’s son Max to save her and Wonderland.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family

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  10. The Good Witch's Garden (2009)

    Middleton prepares for its bicentennial, and Grey House is to be the party venue. Good witch Cassie is remodeling it as B&B. her first and only guest, Nick Chasen, claims to be a distant relative. He produces papers to prove he's the heir of the builder, colonial era captain Hamblin, while the Grey lady was his mistress and stole it. Police chief and lover Jake Russell goes all the way to motivate her to fight and disprove the claim before she's effectively disowned. Brandon is dared to pass a rascals-initiation by local brat Steve and Duke. George's gardening skills lead to romance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

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  11. The Good Witch's Family (2011)

    A young witch visits her cousin in a small town during a heated mayoral election race. Her kind-hearted cousin, the town’s beloved “good witch” and newlywed with two teenage step-kids, is running for office, but must keep her family from falling apart when their visitor uses her magic to put them—and the whole town—under her bitter spell.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

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  12. The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)

    While trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets involved in a plan to take over the world by a dark wizard, Good Alex must find a way to save her family, humankind, and ultimately herself in an epic Good vs. Evil battle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

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  13. The Good Witch (2008)

    A mysterious woman comes in to town and inhabits the local haunted mansion, making everyone wonder if she's a witch or "The Grey Lady".

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

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  14. Kristin's Christmas Past (2013)

    Kristin, a cynical 34-year-old, drinks a mysterious champagne on Christmas Eve and wakes up seventeen years in the past, sharing a room with her 17-year-old self. Given the chance to change the worst Christmas of her life, she attempts to fix past mistakes, only to discover surprising truths about her family that may help her mend her present-day relationships.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

  15. FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

    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 Fairies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family

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  16. Princess (2008)

    A reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family

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  17. Naughty or Nice (2012)

    Krissy Kringle receives a delivery intended for Santa Claus. A magical book that shows if a person has been naughty or nice. She uses the book's power to find out about those around her, which leads to some very unusual and unintended results. Krissy realizes that everyone has some good and some not so good in them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  18. Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)

    At 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family

  19. A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025)

    Van, the brave son of a tooth fairy leader, meets the goblins girl Gemma on his first mission. Despite the myths about ancient disputes between fairies and goblins, they share common values. When the greedy Spider Queen threatens both tribes, they must work together.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family

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  20. Give the Devil His Due (1985)

    Dorota, a bad woman married the miller, out of sheer greed drives him to death. She then took the mill away from his son Peter and threw him out of the home. Lucifer, who is known to rule in hell, sends out the devil Janek. He is supposed to fetch Dorota because the measure of her earthly sins is overflowing. But the devil himself can not handle this evil woman and flees to the military. There he meets Peter. By joining forces, they finally succeed in transporting the wicked Dorota to hell. Since then hell is hell. But for Peter, who is suddenly in possession of a magic mantle, begins a nice time, because strangely, the prince shows great interest in him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy

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  21. O Terezce a paní Madam (1976)

    Princess Terezka was a girl like a pod until the moment when Mrs. Madam took over her upbringing. The princess even cries from her etiquette. Famous doctors and their potions do not help. However, when Terezka is secretly taken from the castle by her beloved Tonek to her parents in a country cottage, her illness is over. The king promises that whoever finds Terezka and brings her back to the castle will get her hand in marriage and half the kingdom to go with it.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & family

  22. Sokoliarova dcéra (1981)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & family

  23. O nebojácné Bětce (1990)

    A story about how it is sometimes very easy to make a bad decision, but very difficult to make up for it... Prince Philip managed to sacrifice his friend's life quite easily, but it was not so easy to deal with his own conscience. Although the prince regrets his action, he does not know how to make amends. It is only the fearless and clever Bětka who manages the seemingly impossible and together with the prince rescues Martin from the captivity of the evil sleigh.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & fantasy

  24. O princi, který měl smůlu (1990)

    About Prince Leopold, who is not independent due to the poor upbringing of his royal parents. He makes up thousands of excuses for whatever he has to do. He likes to claim that he is unlucky and that if he had a dwarf, he would grow up too. The White Lady from the painting wants to help the maid Lidka, who loves the prince. So she conjures up a real dwarf for him, who makes Leopold's life "unpleasant". Will the prince's love help him grow up and get rid of the dwarf and his excuses?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & family

  25. Descendants (2015)

    A present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspring of Disney's classic villains: Cruella De Vil (Carlos), Maleficent (Mal), the Evil Queen (Evie) and Jafar (Jay).

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & fantasy

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  26. Aschenputtel (2011)

    Once upon a time there was a orphan. The new stepmother and her daughter, Annabella, treat her badly and let her sleep in the ashes. One morning, in the woods, Cinderella meets a hunter who turns out to be Prince Victor.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & fantasy

  27. Die Sterntaler (2011)

    Mina, a poor girl with a big heart sees stars falling from the sky and turning into Gold Talers before they land. With that money the girl can ask the king to let her parents go home.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & fantasy

  28. Die zertanzten Schuhe (2011)

    Twelve princesses sleep in twelve beds in the same room; every night their doors are securely locked, but in the morning their shoes are found to be worn through as if they had been dancing all night. The king, in mourning, promises his kingdom and a daughter to any man who can discover the princesses'secret within three days and three nights, but those who fail within the set time limit will be put to death.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & fantasy

  29. Rotkäppchen (2012)

    One day Little Red Cap’s mother tells her that her grandmother is sick, and sends her to her house to bring her a piece of cake, a bottle of wine and medicine. To arrive at her grandmother’s house the girl must cross the woods, and there she meets a bad old wolf.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & fantasy

  30. Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot (2012)

    A poor peasant woman lives in a cabin in the woods. She grows two rose-trees in front of her house, one with white roses and one with red. When the flowers bloomed she had two children, both girls. She named them both after the trees, Snow White and Rose Red respectively. They have an adventure involving a bad dwarf and a bewitched bear.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & fantasy

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What are the best movies like Zelený ptáček?

The closest matches to Zelený ptáček are Snow Queen (2002), Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016) and Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Zelený ptáček?

Start with Snow Queen (2002), the closest match to Zelený ptáček.

What is the highest-rated movie like Zelený ptáček?

The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013), rated 7.9/10 by 1,096 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Zelený ptáček?

Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to Zelený ptáček chosen?

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