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1. 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: 15,128
2. 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: 334,620 | Gross: $181.41M
3. 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: 292,487 | Gross: $46.37M
4. Pinocchio (I) (2022)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A puppet is brought to life by a fairy, who assigns him to lead a virtuous life in order to become a real boy.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Angus Wright
Votes: 42,356
5. 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: 14,135 | Gross: $25.94M
6. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
PG | 95 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.
Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Mary Grace Canfield, Richard Davalos, Jake Dengel, Jack Dodson
Votes: 10,659 | Gross: $8.40M
7. Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A creature named Kyubey offers Madoka and Sayaka a wish if they agree to become 'magical girls' and fight abstract beings called 'witches'. However, a magical girl named Homura is, for uncertain reasons, determined to stop this agreement.
Stars: Aoi Yûki, Chiwa Saitô, Emiri Kato, Cristina Valenzuela
Votes: 11,394
8. Silver and the Book of Dreams (2023)
92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
When Liv moves to London, she meets a mysterious group of boys who pull her into the world of dream-travel. She and her band of dream-wanderers conduct a ritual to make their biggest dream come true, but it demands the gravest sacrifice.
Director: Helena Hufnagel | Stars: Jana McKinnon, Rhys Mannion, Chaneil Kular, Josephine Blazier
Votes: 2,457
9. Ondine (2009)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Dervla Kirwan, Alison Barry
Votes: 22,662 | Gross: $0.55M
10. Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (1939)
Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are tramps looking for handouts. Although the boys are down and out, Curly seems to get everything he wishes for. After some trouble with a farmer, the boys come across an ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dorothy Comingore
Votes: 663
11. Hunk (1987)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A computer nerd makes a deal with the Devil and gets a new beefcake body.
Director: Lawrence Bassoff | Stars: John Allen Nelson, Steve Levitt, Deborah Shelton, Rebeccah Bush
Votes: 1,568 | Gross: $1.75M
12. 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
13. A Christmas Movie Christmas (2019 TV Movie)
Unrated | 88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
After making a Christmas Eve wish to Santa, two sisters wake up inside a Christmas movie.
Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Brant Daugherty, Lana McKissack, Kimberly Daugherty, Ryan Merriman
Votes: 1,556
14. The Wishing Well (2009 TV Movie)
G | 90 min | Drama
Ambitious big city reporter arrives in a small town to write about its legendary wishing well. She writes a shoddy article, thinking it's all a joke, but throws in a coin and wishes to be happy, just for the fun of it. Magic happens.
Director: David Jackson | Stars: Jordan Ladd, Jason London, Ernest Borgnine, Sally Kellerman
Votes: 526
15. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings (2012)
Not Rated | 130 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A mysterious creature "Kyubey" offers a young girl named Madoka Kaname the chance to have any one wish granted to her. In exchange she must battle evil creatures named "Witches" at the risk of losing her life.
Directors: Fujiaki Asari, Mamoru Hatakeyama, Takashi Kawabata, Seimei Kidokoro, Takahiro Majima, Yukihiro Miyamoto, Masahiro Mukai, Yûki Yase, Akiyuki Shinbô, Tomoyuki Itamura | Stars: Aoi Yûki, Chiwa Saitô, Eri Kitamura, Kaori Mizuhashi
Votes: 1,721 | Gross: $0.18M
16. A Wish For Christmas (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Sara Thomas is the type of woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at work, but when her big idea for a Christmas initiative is stolen, she makes a wish to Santa that she'll finally have ... See full summary »
Director: Christie Will Wolf | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks, Colleen Wheeler
Votes: 5,088
17. A Date by Christmas Eve (II) (2019 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After her brilliant idea for a new dating app is stolen by a workplace rival, Chelsea's fortunes take a turn for the better following a Christmas wish upon a shooting star.
Director: Jake Helgren | Stars: Vanessa Lengies, Evan Williams, Katherine Bailess, Julie McNiven
Votes: 653
18. Matchmaker Santa (2012 TV Movie)
TV-G | 75 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young baker discovers the magic of Christmas and love.
Director: David S. Cass Sr. | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Florence Henderson, John Ratzenberger, Lin Shaye
Votes: 2,594
19. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal (2012)
Not Rated | 109 min | Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
As the truth behind the girls' contracts with Kyubey is revealed, Madoka has to make the ultimate decision to either see those she love the most die before her eyes or to sacrifice her life as a normal girl and help out her friends in need.
Directors: Tomoyuki Itamura, Yukihiro Miyamoto, Masahiro Mukai, Kotono Watanabe, Yûki Yase, Akiyuki Shinbô | Stars: Aoi Yûki, Chiwa Saitô, Eri Kitamura, Kaori Mizuhashi
Votes: 1,686 | Gross: $0.06M
20. Christmas Trade (2015 Video)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Family
A week before Christmas, a workaholic widower and his 11-year-old son get a shock when their wish unexpectedly comes true.
Director: Joel Souza | Stars: William Baldwin, Denise Richards, Michael Campion, Tom Arnold
Votes: 605
21. Back to Neverland (1989)
9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Legendary TV news anchor Walter Cronkite takes ecstatic Disneyland tourist Robin through the process of Disney's hand drawn animation and makes Robin's wish of visiting the animated world of Peter Pan (1953) come true.
Director: Jerry Rees | Stars: Walter Cronkite, Robin Williams, Corey Burton, Brian McEntee
Votes: 147
22. Christmas on Repeat (2022)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An ad executive gets more than she bargained for when Santa grants her wish for a Christmas do-over, and she realizes she's been missing precious time with her family.
Director: Lindsay Hartley | Stars: Jennifer Taylor, Gary Poux, Matthew Lawrence, Julia Terranova
Votes: 230
23. All I Didn't Want for Christmas (2022 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy, Romance
Emily Harris is not doing great. In a desperate attempt to improve her life and make this Christmas not totally suck, Emily writes a letter to Santa. Fortunately, and unfortunately, her wine-soaked wishes start coming true.
Director: Brittany Scott Smith | Stars: Gabourey Sidibe, Loretta Devine, Kel Mitchell, Andrew Bushell
Votes: 237
24. Unbecoming Age (1992)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy
A middle-aged woman frees herself from her husband's spirit-crushing influence by refusing to remember what her age is. Her husband works long hours as an advertising executive and neglects... See full summary »
Directors: Alfredo Ringel, Deborah Ringel | Stars: Diane Salinger, John Calvin, Colleen Camp, Priscilla Pointer
Votes: 338
25. Christmas Angel (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Family
Christmas wishes made before a long-abandoned house that start coming true lead an elementary-school girl to discover a reclusive woman living inside.
Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Della Reese, Teri Polo, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Kevin Sorbo
Votes: 1,290
26. Mermaid (2007)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In Moscow, a young woman disappears after falling in love with a new man.
Director: Anna Melikyan | Stars: Mariya Shalayeva, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Mariya Sokova, Anastasiya Dontsova
Votes: 3,651
27. A Christmas Switch (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Two women magically switch bodies during the holidays and learn valuable lessons about family, love, and Christmas cheer.
Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Jackie Seiden, Ashley Wood, Houston Rhines, John Patrick Jordan
Votes: 1,198
28. I'm Not Ready for Christmas (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Holly's world is turned upside down when her niece's wish to Santa Claus comes true and she cannot tell a lie. As her career and love life go into disarray, she must learn to judge between the truth and what is right.
Director: Sam Irvin | Stars: Alicia Witt, George Stults, Brigid Brannagh, Mia Bagley
Votes: 2,153
29. A Chance for Christmas (2021 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
A social media star gets the offer to become a brand ambassador for a major company, if she can get 2 million subscribers by Christmas Eve.
Director: Stefan Brogren | Stars: Tori Anderson, Mykee Selkin, Habree Larratt, Declan Cassidy
Votes: 617
30. Cinco (II) (2010)
151 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A creative horror movie made up of five unique short films tied together by a similar theme.
Directors: Ato Bautista, Cathy Garcia-Sampana, Frasco Mortiz, Nick Olanka, Enrico C. Santos | Stars: Sam Concepcion, AJ Perez, Robi Domingo, Baron Geisler
Votes: 112
31. Eve's Christmas (2004 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A wealthy and successful career woman gets a second chance in life when a magical wish transports her back in time eight years to when she walked away from her fiance to lead a business life in New York.
Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: Elisa Donovan, Sebastian Spence, Cheryl Ladd, Winston Rekert
Votes: 1,222
32. DC Showcase: Adam Strange (2020)
16 min | Animation, Short, Action
On a mining ice planet, Adam Strange awaits his chance to return to his own world while drinking himself to oblivion. When the miners unleash a deadly force, things take a horrific turn.
Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Kimberly Brooks, Ray Chase, Roger Cross, Fred Tatasciore
Votes: 1,437
33. Wish for Christmas (2016)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Family
A high-school student makes a wish that her parents would lose their faith.
Director: John K.D. Graham | Stars: Joey Lawrence, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Anna Fricks, Bill Engvall
Votes: 968
34. Po cem muzi touzí (2018)
95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
The charismatic and self-confident man, Karel Král, is the editor-in-chief of men's magazine. Although a chauvinistic type, he is very popular with women. However, he struggles in his ... See full summary »
Director: Rudolf Havlik | Stars: Anna Polívková, Jirí Langmajer, Tatiana Pauhofová, Sara Sandeva
Votes: 474
35. Invisible Dad (1998 Video)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Doug Baily's father is weird, but a strange machine in the garage now makes him invisible too. Its a roller coaster ride of fun and hijinks as Doug tries to turn his invisible dad back to ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Karen Black, Charles Dierkop, Daran Norris, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Votes: 314
36. Terrortory 2 (2018)
100 min | Horror
The sequel to the hit anthology film: Four chilling stories tied together by one man traveling through the terrifying land known as The Terrortory. Featuring monsters from the first film--... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Kangas | Stars: Stormi Maya, George Stover, Tess Williams, Will Steckman
Votes: 359
37. Feast of Fear (2019)
64 min | Horror
A group of college students make a deal to have wishes granted with dire consequences.
Directors: Al Burke, John Lechago | Stars: Robert Davi, Clint Howard, John Karyus, Nicholas Cvjetkovich
Votes: 154
38. Andy the Talking Hedgehog (2018)
TV-PG | 76 min | Family
After a girl's wish for all animals to have the ability to speak comes true, local robbers try to capture her talking hedgehog.
Director: Joel Paul Reisig | Stars: Karina Martinez, Tara Reid, Dean Cain, Colleen Gentry
Votes: 183
39. The Impossible Elephant (2001)
Not Rated | 95 min | Adventure, Family
The lonely boy who magically got the elephant he wished for from a falling star.
Director: Martin Wood | Stars: Mia Sara, Nicholas Lea, Mark Rendall, Alex Doduk
Votes: 179
40. Galose stastia (1986)
89 min | Family, Fantasy
One evening, two fairies - Worry and Fortune with their young assistant Mina - are walking through old Prague. As it is Fortune's birthday, she decides to give people a gift - she enchants ... See full summary »
Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Jana Brejchová, Therese Herz, José Luis López Vázquez, Marek Brodský
Votes: 112
41. Trpaslík (2017– )
40 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Stars: Michal Suchánek, Marika Sarah Procházková, Jakub Sorm, Tereza Taliánová
Votes: 234
42. The Christmas Star (2020 TV Movie)
91 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The teacher Václav goes every evening to watch the princess skating on the frozen lake, but he doesn't admit to himself that he is in love with her. One day, the star Denicka, the fiancee ... See full summary »
Director: Karel Janák | Stars: Tereza Ramba, Vojtech Kotek, Leonie Brill, Anna Geislerová
Votes: 221
43. Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956)
14 min | Short, Musical, Fantasy
Waiting for her husband to finish song-writing so they can go on their postponed honeymoon, a woman dreams of new home decor with matching phones.
Director: Gower Champion | Stars: Virginia Gibson, Ward Ellis, Alan Mowbray, Chick Chandler
Votes: 309
44. In the Country of Unlearned Lessons (1969)
19 min | Animation, Short, Family
Loser Vitya didn't want to do homework and was punished. Eats shoots and leaves.
Director: Yuriy Prytkov | Stars: Mariya Vinogradova, Nikolay Litvinov, Leonid Kharitonov, Anastasiya Georgievskaya
Votes: 597
45. A Doll Distorted (2018)
17 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
Jane suffers from haphephobia (the pathological fear of touch), tormented by years of loneliness and isolation she orders a synthetic love doll online to nightmarish consequences.
Director: Niall Shukla | Stars: Nicci Brighten, Olivia Haart, Kyle James, Cory Stuckey
Votes: 65
46. Jak si zaslouzit princeznu (1995)
72 min | Family, Fantasy
A fairy tale of three brothers (Pavel Reznícek, Jirí Langmajer and Karel Dobrý) hatched from eggs who try to save a princess (Lada Jelínková) kidnapped by an evil wizard (Jaromír Dulava).
Director: Jan Schmidt | Stars: Lenka Jelínková, Simona Vrbická, Pavel Reznícek, Jaromír Dulava
Votes: 97
47. Tri prání (1958)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Directors: Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos | Stars: Zdenek Díte, Rade Markovic, Tatjana Beljakova, Alena Kreuzmannová
Votes: 93
48. Heroes for a Day (2020)
7 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Andrew Steel | Stars: Nicholas Gell, Andrew Steel, Diesel La Torraca, Kym Jackson
49. Elf on the Shelf (2016)
2 min | Short, Horror
On Christmas Eve, young Clayton gets sent to bed early with a burning desire in his heart, unaware that the Elf on the shelf is always watching, making sure everyone behaves nicely.
Director: Gabriel Younes | Stars: Tavis Balkin, Ryan Barton, Connor McGee, Whitney Moore
Votes: 37
50. Audrey the Rainmaker (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When Little Audrey wishes for the rain to go away and causes a devastating drought, she must appeal to the Rainmaker to make him relent.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Steve Muffati | Stars: Amanda Randolph, Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 50