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Movies like Jeníček a Mařenka (1999)

The best movies like Jeníček a Mařenka (1999) are Give the Devil His Due (1985), Four Kids and It (2020) and The Dirt Bike Kid (1985). If Jeníček a Mařenka hooked you with its family and fantasy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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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  2. Four Kids and It (2020)

    A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.

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

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  3. The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)

    When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the clutches of corrupt big business, he becomes the town hero.

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

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  4. The Three Veterans (1984)

    It is a story of three veterans released from the army. During one night spent camping in the country they one by one wake up and meet three elvish brothers. Each of the veterans is given a magic item - one gets magic harp that provides him with servants by wish, other one endless pouch of gold and the last one owns magic hat that can create all the staff excluding money and people.

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

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  5. 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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  6. Momo (2025)

    Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.

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

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  7. Hansel and Gretel (1988)

    Hansel and Gretel tells the tale of two young children driven from home by their scolding mother. Losing their way in the dark forest they stumble upon the cottage of a kindly old woman. But is this kindly old woman everything she seems...?

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

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  8. Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022)

    Ten-year-old Gloria and her recently widowed grandfather Bud befriend a mysterious reindeer when the family gather for Christmas. Bud comes to believe that Prancer may actually be magical, but Gloria fears his theory will send him straight to a retirement home.

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

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  9. A Fairy Tale After All (2022)

    A stubborn teenage girl finds herself confronted by whimsical characters when she is transported into a world of fantasy and fairy tales while attending a school marionette show.

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

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  10. 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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  11. 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

  12. Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)

    Anastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.

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

  13. Pinocchio (2022)

    A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.

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

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  14. 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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  15. A Witches' Ball (2017)

    Every year the Witching World gathers to celebrate the newly inducted witches into their world. Beatrix (12) is eager to become part of this world, but when her pending magical status is jeopardized she needs the help of her furry best friend Muggs (voiced by Joey Fatone) to solve some magical riddles before the big event. Will Beatrix sink or soar on the night of the Witches' Ball?

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

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  16. One Magic Christmas (1985)

    Ginny Grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old daughter Abbie and Gideon, Ginny's very own guardian angel.

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

  17. Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)

    Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.

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

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  18. The Blue Bird (1940)

    Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.

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

  19. The Cat in the Hat (1971)

    In a marvelously animated version of one of the most beloved of all Dr. Seuss tales, two youngsters find themselves at home with nothing to do on a rainy afternoon. But when the magical, mischievous Cat in the Hat arrives on the scene, they're all cat-apulted into a day of rousing, romping, outlandish antics they - and you - will never forget!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family

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  20. The Little Mermaid (1976)

    The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful voice against a life on land.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  21. The Witches (1990)

    While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.

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

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  22. Peter Pan (2003)

    In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

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

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  23. The Borrowers (1997)

    The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks face the risk of being exposed to the normal-sized world.

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

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  24. O moudré Sorfarině (1995)

    A fairy tale about a stubborn prince and an equally stubborn girl, whose relationship is influenced by a minor incident from their childhood. However, the witty Sorfarina eventually convinces the prince that she is the best wife for him, and so the fairy tale ends happily after all.

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

  25. Vápenička (1995)

    An old couple lived in a small house. Since they had no children, they made a girl out of chalk and named her Vápenička. She was beautiful, all white, but she couldn't speak. In that country lived a prince who took a liking to Vápenička and wanted to marry her. However, as is often the case, the king did not approve of the bride. Therefore, he gave the prince the task of guessing the girl's name, otherwise he would not allow the wedding...

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

  26. Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes (2007)

    After eating a pound of pasta, Garfield sometimes falls asleep and has some pretty wild dreams -- like the one where he's so huge he can climb tall buildings, or where Odie gets his own cartoon, leaving Garfield to just keep sleeping! And this kitty's not so cool he can't get a little scared, like when he, Jon and Odie discover that a closed-down haunted house is really open, or that leftovers occasionally ran rampant in the fridge. Garfield has a big imagination, too, as you'll see when he imagines himself as a fish or a werewolf, or even Jon for a day! There's much more to the fat cat's story, so grab some pasta, flop on the couch and tune in for some cat-toon fun with Garfield!

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

  27. Pohádka o věrnosti (1993)

    If I die first, my husband will follow me to the tomb – this is the condition set by Princess Magdalena, with whom Prince Roland falls fatefully in love. This is what happens, but Roland uses a snake leaf to bring the princess back to life. Her life, yes, but not her soul. Magdalena is different; she seeks the prince's life, and faithful Jan, who thwarts her plot three times, pays for it by turning to stone. Only Roland's great pain and love move the White Bride enough to allow the princess's soul to return...

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

  28. Little Red Riding Hood (1959)

    The classic story of the Red Riding Hood spiced up by a couple of funny characters like the dog Duke, companion to the girl in her adventures, and the stinky Skunk, henchman to the Wolf.

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

  29. The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)

    Thomasina the cat brings a family together through her mysterious death and reappearance.

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

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  30. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)

    A modern adaptation of the classic children's story 'Alice through the Looking Glass', which continued on from the popular 'Alice in Wonderland' story. This time Alice is played by the mother, who falls asleep while reading the the bedtime story to her daughter. Walking through the Looking Glass, Alice finds herself in Chessland, a magical and fun world. There she meets the Red and White Queens, as well as many other amusing friends on her journey across the chessboard countryside onto become a crowned queen.

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

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What are the best movies like Jeníček a Mařenka?

The closest matches to Jeníček a Mařenka are Give the Devil His Due (1985), Four Kids and It (2020) and The Dirt Bike Kid (1985). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Jeníček a Mařenka?

Start with Give the Devil His Due (1985), the closest match to Jeníček a Mařenka.

What is the highest-rated movie like Jeníček a Mařenka?

Peter Pan (2003), rated 7.1/10 by 2,846 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Jeníček a Mařenka?

Momo (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to Jeníček a Mařenka chosen?

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