Movies like The Night of Candles (1993)
The best movies like The Night of Candles (1993) are Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem (2019), Arcane Sorcerer (1996) and The Christmas Candle (2013). If The Night of Candles hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedNothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)7.7/10 from 1,203 votes
- NewestThe First Omen (2024)Released 2024
- In ItalianOnce Upon a Time in Bethlehem (2019)Also in Italian
Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem (2019)
A thief and a priest end up magically transported in the year 0's Palestine, where they'll have to make sure that the Nativity will follow its course.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArcane Sorcerer (1996)
Shunned by the church, a seminary student takes a position as assistant to an excommunicated priest who has been dabbling in the dark arts.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Christmas Candle (2013)
Deep in the heart of the English countryside lies the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has it every 25 years an angel visits the village candlemaker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights this candle receives a miracle on Christmas Eve. But in 1890, at the dawn of the electric age, this centuries old legend may come to an end.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisGhosts of Rome (1961)
An old prince lives in his ancient palace in Rome together with the ghosts of his ancestors. For years he has proudly rejected huge offers by a real estate group seeking to buy the palace and build a department store in its place, but when he suddenly dies his nephew signs the deal. The palace seems lost, but the ghosts forge a plan to save it from destruction.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe First Omen (2024)
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOnly You (1994)
Two childhood paranormal incidents have convinced schoolteacher Faith Corvatch that her true love is a guy named 'Damon Bradley', but she has yet to meet him. Preparing to marry podiatrist Dwayne in ten days, Faith receives a phone call from Dwayne's old classmate Damon Bradley, who is on his way to Venice. She impulsively decides to fly to Italy with the hope of finally encountering the man of her dreams. Accompanying her on the trip is her sister-in-law and best friend Kate, who has just left her husband, Faith's brother Larry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSabrina Goes to Rome (1998)
Sabrina goes to Rome, with Salem stowaway-ed in her backpack, to free her 16th-century aunt Sophia who was banished for divulging her powers to a non-witch.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLadyhawke (1985)
Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)
Two 20th-century friends accidentally stumble into the year 1492, where they meet a charming teen and try to alter history.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
When the lovely Princess Parisa is shrunken by wicked Sokurah the Magician, Sinbad must embark on a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like this16 Wishes (2010)
The story about Abby Jensen, a girl who's been eager to reach her 16th birthday and has kept a secret wish list since she was a little girl. When the Big Day actually arrives, utter disaster strikes, leaving Abby to think her birthday is ruined. But when a mysterious box of magical birthday candles arrives to turn things around, Abby's 16 Wishes start to come true. Her day gets better and better...until she makes one wish that threatens to change everything.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Age of Adaline (2015)
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMagic in the Moonlight (2014)
Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Wife is a Witch (1980)
A witch being condemned to burn to death by the Holy Inquisition makes a contract with the devil to be reborn in our times.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Demon (1964)
Purif is distraught when her lover is betrothed to another. When she summons the old ways to curse him, her erratic behavior is interpreted as demonic possession, and the villagers turn against her with physical and sexual violence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChristmas in Rome (2019)
An independent-minded American tour guide is fired from her job in Rome just before Christmas. She crosses paths with an American executive named Oliver, who wants to buy a high-end Italian ceramics company. Oliver hires Angela to be his tour guide around the Eternal City, as the owner of the ceramics company won’t sell it to him until he learns “the heart and soul of Rome.” But is there another heart and soul that he may win?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret realms—where she discovers her greatest strength could change the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFatima (2020)
In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government officials and Church leaders try to force the children to recant their story, word of the sighting spreads across the country, inspiring religious pilgrims to flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle..
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Miracle Club (2023)
Three close friends who have never left the outskirts of Dublin (much less Ireland) get the journey of a lifetime — a visit to Lourdes, the picturesque French town and place of miracles.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Night of Candles?
The closest matches to The Night of Candles are Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem (2019), Arcane Sorcerer (1996) and The Christmas Candle (2013). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Night of Candles?
Start with Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem (2019), the closest match to The Night of Candles.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Night of Candles?
Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984), rated 7.7/10 by 1,203 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Night of Candles?
The First Omen (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like The Night of Candles?
Yes: Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem (2019), Arcane Sorcerer (1996) and Ghosts of Rome (1961).
How are movies similar to The Night of Candles chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Night of Candles, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.