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1. Wish (II) (2023)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young girl named Asha wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.
Directors: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn | Stars: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral
Votes: 37,058 | Gross: $0.00M
2. Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
R | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Erdil Yasaroglu, Sarah Houbolt
Votes: 62,150
3. Irish Wish (2024)
TV-PG | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
When the love of Maddie's life gets engaged to her best friend, she puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland.
Director: Janeen Damian | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Ed Speleers, Alexander Vlahos, Ayesha Curry
Votes: 15,149
4. Aladdin (1992)
G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman
Votes: 468,742 | Gross: $217.35M
5. Liar Liar (1997)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A pathological liar-lawyer finds his career turned upside down when he inexplicably cannot physically lie for 24 whole hours.
Director: Tom Shadyac | Stars: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Amanda Donohoe, Jennifer Tilly
Votes: 334,654 | Gross: $181.41M
6. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 500,424
7. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.
Director: Marielle Heller | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Tom Hanks, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson
Votes: 89,098 | Gross: $61.70M
8. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Diana must contend with a colleague, and with a businessman whose desire for extreme wealth sends the world down a path of destruction, after an ancient artifact that grants wishes goes missing.
Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal
Votes: 292,498 | Gross: $46.37M
9. The Fairly OddParents (2001–2017)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After being tortured and humiliated by his babysitter, a ten year old boy is put under the care of two fairy godparents, who can grant him almost any wish, which leads to dire consequences.
Stars: Tara Strong, Susanne Blakeslee, Daran Norris, Carlos Alazraqui
Votes: 46,658
10. The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer
Votes: 77,497 | Gross: $63.77M
11. Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins
Votes: 115,661 | Gross: $29.26M
12. Pinocchio (1940)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Don Brodie
Votes: 160,300 | Gross: $84.25M
13. The Orphanage (2007)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Mabel Rivera
Votes: 163,849 | Gross: $7.16M
14. Wish Upon (2017)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A teenage girl discovers a box that carries magic powers and a deadly price for using them.
Director: John R. Leonetti | Stars: Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Mitchell Slaggert
Votes: 22,965 | Gross: $14.30M
15. Freaky Friday (1976)
G | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A mother and daughter find their personalities switched and have to live each other's lives on one strange Friday.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Barbara Harris, Jodie Foster, John Astin, Patsy Kelly
Votes: 14,137 | Gross: $25.94M
16. The Little Vampire (2000)
PG | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A lonely American boy living in Scotland makes a new best friend, a fellow nine year-old who happens to be a vampire.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Jonathan Lipnicki, Rollo Weeks, Richard E. Grant, Jim Carter
Votes: 11,531 | Gross: $13.57M
17. Miracle Beach (1992)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
A down-on-his luck beach bum asks a cute female genie to help him seduce the woman of his dreams only to realize that he might be looking in the wrong place.
Director: Skott Snider | Stars: Dean Cameron, Ami Dolenz, Felicity Waterman, Brian Perry
Votes: 1,927
18. Tales from the Crypt (1972)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Five strangers get lost in a crypt and, after meeting the mysterious Crypt Keeper, receive visions of how they will die.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Ralph Richardson, Geoffrey Bayldon
Votes: 13,057 | Gross: $1.70M
19. Bedazzled (1967)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A hapless loser sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for seven wishes, but has trouble winning over the girl of his dreams.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron, Raquel Welch
Votes: 9,841
20. Love Strikes Twice (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Follows Maggie who is in an out-of-sync marriage and wishes for a do-over and wakes up 15 years earlier, and she would decide if she would choose her husband Josh again or not.
Director: Jeff Beesley | Stars: Katie Findlay, Wyatt Nash, Marshall Williams, Brynn Godenir
Votes: 1,329
21. Woodshock (2017)
R | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A woman, consumed by profound grief after a personal loss, aided by a potent drug meant for the terminally ill, delves into her psyche for solace set in the hauntingly beautiful redwood forests.
Directors: Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Joe Cole, Pilou Asbæk, Steph DuVall
Votes: 2,326 | Gross: $0.04M
22. Ruby and the Well (2022– )
TV-G | 44 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
When her father inherits an overgrown orchard, Ruby O'Reilly discovers a magic well. She's been designated its new "keeper," and now it's up to her and her friends Mina and Sam to turn unfulfilled wishes into reality.
Stars: Zoe Wiesenthal, Kristopher Turner, Lina Sennia, Dylan Kingwell
Votes: 239
23. Mafia! (1998)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Crime
Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father
Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Jay Mohr, Christina Applegate, Lloyd Bridges, Billy Burke
Votes: 16,006 | Gross: $19.88M
24. A Journal for Jordan (2021)
PG-13 | 131 min | Drama, Romance, War
1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King, before he is killed in action in Baghdad, authors a journal for his son intended to tell him how to live a decent life despite growing up without a father.
Director: Denzel Washington | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Chanté Adams, Jalon Christian, Robert Wisdom
Votes: 2,906
25. A Minute's Silence (2016 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama, Romance
The end of summer, a sleepy fishing port on the Baltic Sea and the beginning of a great feeling that shouldn't be: Shortly before the start of the new school year, 18-year-old Christian ... See full summary »
Director: Thorsten Schmidt | Stars: Julia Koschitz, Jonas Nay, Alexander Held, Uwe Preuss
Votes: 925
26. Fantasy Island (1998–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In this dark update of the classic series, Mr. Roarke and his assistants bring the fantasies of their visitors to life.
Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi
Votes: 792
27. Bad Johnson (2014)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A charismatic womanizer receives his comeuppance after his penis mysteriously leaves his body and takes human form.
Director: Huck Botko | Stars: Jamie Chung, Cam Gigandet, Katherine Cunningham, Nick Thune
Votes: 5,352
28. Dating the Enemy (1996)
97 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A couple wake up one morning to find they have now switched bodies.
Director: Megan Simpson Huberman | Stars: Claudia Karvan, Guy Pearce, Matt Day, Lisa Hensley
Votes: 1,981
29. Gate 2: The Trespassers (1990)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Four teens summon forth a diminuitive, demonic minion from The Other Side to do their bidding and grant their wishes, but of course, they must all ultimately pay the price...
Director: Tibor Takács | Stars: Louis Tripp, Simon Reynolds, James Villemaire, Pamela Adlon
Votes: 2,680 | Gross: $2.03M
30. Only You (I) (1992)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Romance
A man goes on vacation to find the right woman - and ends up having to choose between two of them!
Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Tom McFadden, Andrew McCarthy, Joel Murray, Daniel Roebuck
Votes: 2,942
31. A Royal Winter (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Family, Romance
While on a last-minute European holiday, a young woman finds herself in the middle of a real-life fairy tale when a chance meeting with a handsome local leads to something more.
Director: Ernie Barbarash | Stars: Merritt Patterson, Jack Donnelly, Samantha Bond, Rhea Bailey
Votes: 3,668
32. Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989)
Unrated | 41 min | Animation, Short, Action
Gohan is kidnapped by Garlic Jr.'s men so he can have Gohan's Dragon Ball to grant him immortality. Goku and his friends try to stop Garlic Jr. and save the world.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Mayumi Tanaka
Votes: 8,001
33. The Royal Nanny (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Claire is an MI5 agent who becomes the royal nanny, having to overcome challenges on her mission as she keeps the family safe for Christmas and resists Prince Colin's charms.
Director: Jonathan Wright | Stars: Rachel Skarsten, Dan Jeannotte, Greta Scacchi, Toussaint Meghie
Votes: 1,876
34. A Royal Queens Christmas (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
A prince finds his way to Queens during Christmas when a local woman enlists his help with a children's Christmas show.
Director: Lee Friedlander | Stars: Megan Park, Julian Morris, Michael Hanrahan, Nicola Correia-Damude
Votes: 1,533
35. A Kiss Before Christmas (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
Ethan, a married father of two teens, wakes up one morning shocked to find that he's unmarried, has no kids, and is the CEO of his company. His wife is the key to him being able to reclaim his original life and family.
Director: Jeff Beesley | Stars: James Denton, Marilu Henner, Rod Wilson, John B. Lowe
Votes: 1,966
36. Nightmare Cafe (1992)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
"Nightmare Cafe" - Frank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves in a mysterious all-night café following a brush with death, but they soon learn that they did, in fact, die, and have been brought back to life by the café.
Stars: Jack Coleman, Lindsay Frost, Robert Englund, Bobby Slayton
Votes: 519
37. Christmas in Tahoe (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Drama, Romance
Follows Claire, an aspiring talent booker, as feelings come back between her and her boyfriend after she asks him to be her big act at her family's hotel and casino, and realizes that they might need each other more than they remembered.
Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Laura Osnes, Kyle Selig, Pat Monahan, George Lopez
Votes: 1,315
38. Christmas in Evergreen (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Hoping to spur her longtime beau to action, a small-town veterinarian wishes upon a snow globe that this will be her most romantic Christmas ever.
Director: Alex Zamm | Stars: Ashley Williams, Teddy Sears, Holly Robinson Peete, Jaeda Lily Miller
Votes: 3,106
39. Every Time a Bell Rings (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Romance
Three sisters reunite in their hometown of Natchez and discover their late father planned one last scavenger hunt for them to find the family's wishing bell - an annual holiday tradition. ... See full summary »
Director: Maclain Nelson | Stars: Erin Cahill, Brittany Ishibashi, Ali Liebert, Ryan Sands
Votes: 1,003
40. Wings of the Morning (1937)
Approved | 87 min | Drama, Music, Romance
First Technicolor movie shot in the British Isles, features Gypsies, horse racing, singing and romance.
Directors: Harold D. Schuster, Glenn Tryon | Stars: Annabella, Henry Fonda, Leslie Banks, Stewart Rome
Votes: 367
41. Dear Santa (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama
A young woman from a privileged life falls for a soup-kitchen owner after discovering a Dear Santa letter written by his 7-year-old daughter.
Director: Jason Priestley | Stars: Amy Acker, David Haydn-Jones, Emma Duke, Patrick Creery
Votes: 3,077
42. The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
Unrated | 82 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
An ordinary man suddenly finds that anything he says comes true. Or at least, almost anything.
Directors: Lothar Mendes, Alexander Korda | Stars: Roland Young, Ralph Richardson, Edward Chapman, Ernest Thesiger
Votes: 1,599
43. 'Tis the Season for Love (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A small-town girl who moved to New York to pursue her dreams returns home for the holidays, only to realize that maybe her dreams aren't miles away, but right in her hometown.
Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Sarah Lancaster, Brendan Penny, Gwynyth Walsh, Andrew Francis
Votes: 2,051
44. Sweet as Maple Syrup (2021 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
Rachelle is in a race against time when her family's maple orchard starts to decline, just ahead of the upcoming Maple Syrup Festival. With the help of Derek, a professor of arboriculture, ... See full summary »
Director: Caroline Labrèche | Stars: Brooke Nevin, Carlo Marks, Jon McLaren, Angela Galuppo
Votes: 338
45. Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (2014 TV Movie)
G | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Grumpy Cat is an Internet meme sensation with over 6 million Facebook friends, who has graced the cover of New York Magazine, is the spokescat for Friskies, appeared on American Idol and the MTV Movie Awards.
Director: Tim Hill | Stars: Grumpy Cat, Megan Charpentier, Daniel Roebuck, Russell Peters
Votes: 2,668
46. Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)
75 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three women performing in a Broadway show face temptation, love, money, betrayal and tragedy as the cost of fame.
Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Constance Bennett, Joan Crawford, Sally O'Neil, William Haines
Votes: 291
47. Before You Say 'I Do' (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
George's fiancee regrets due to a bad marriage 10 years ago. George wishes that he could change things and suddenly finds himself 10 years back in time - days before the wedding. Can he change things?
Director: Paul Fox | Stars: David Sutcliffe, Jennifer Westfeldt, Lauren Holly, Brad Borbridge
Votes: 1,308
48. Gingerbread Miracle (2021 TV Movie)
83 min | Drama, Romance
Maya is a freelance attorney who, after a minor setback, has been living in the apartment above her parents' garage and using the Casillas Panadería as her unofficial office for the past ... See full summary »
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Merritt Patterson, Jon-Michael Ecker, Jorge Montesi, Elyse Maloway
Votes: 1,284
49. The Little Bear Movie (2000)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Little Bear and Father Bear are camping when Little Bear meets a new friend named Cub.
Director: Raymond Jafelice | Stars: Kristin Fairlie, Dan Hennessey, Janet-Laine Green, Max Morrow
Votes: 357
50. Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta (2001)
Not Rated | 131 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Raj is a successful lawyer due to constant cheating and dishonesty. When his wife comes to know about this, she threatens to leave him. Fearful of his parents' divorce, Raj's son wishes that his father become unable to lie.
Director: David Dhawan | Stars: Govinda, Sushmita Sen, Rambha, Anupam Kher
Votes: 2,569