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Movies like Three Happy Cherries (1977)

The best movies like Three Happy Cherries (1977) are Four Kids and It (2020), Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022) and Hansel and Gretel (1988). If Three Happy Cherries hooked you with its family and fantasy, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Shorts (2009)

    A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.

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

  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. 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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  8. The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)

    A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.

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

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  9. 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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  10. Nico the Unicorn (1998)

    As an 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with a disability, he finds a pony who gives birth to a unicorn which he takes care of.

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

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  11. The Legend of Ochi (2025)

    In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.

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

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  12. Wish Upon a Unicorn (2020)

    Two children discover that their mother is gone. The youngest of the pair, adventurer and upcomming singer, Long Johnson forces his older sister, Lily Johnson, to hunt down a unicorn with magical blood.

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

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  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Life-Size 2 (2018)

    Grace Manning is in the middle of her quarter-life crisis, realizing she is in over her head as CEO. To make matters worse, her wild-child ways are causing the company’s stock to plummet. With the help of her young next-door neighbor, Grace’s old Eve doll magically awakens to help get Grace back on track and give her the confidence to be the woman and leader Eve knows Grace can be.

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

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  16. 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

  17. Godmothered (2020)

    A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman in need of something very different than a "prince charming."

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

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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. The Water Man (2020)

    Hoping to save his sick mother, a boy named Gunner and his friend Jo venture into the remote Wild Horse forest to search for a mythical figure who possesses the secret to immortality. When they go missing, Gunner's father Amos must immerse himself in his son's world to find them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Three Happy Cherries?

The closest matches to Three Happy Cherries are Four Kids and It (2020), Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022) and Hansel and Gretel (1988). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Three Happy Cherries?

Start with Four Kids and It (2020), the closest match to Three Happy Cherries.

What is the highest-rated movie like Three Happy Cherries?

Godmothered (2020), rated 6.7/10 by 649 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Three Happy Cherries?

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

How are movies similar to Three Happy Cherries chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Three Happy Cherries, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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