Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Make a Wish

If you loved Make a Wish, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra

House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra

2013★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Make a Wish for fans of Family & Drama & Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The students of Anubis House are on the eve of their graduation when they encounter a new group of underclassmen and a mysterious stone that leads them on a quest to save the world...

#2
The Color of Friendship

The Color of Friendship

2000★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Make a Wish for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is ...

#3
FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Make a Wish for fans of Family & Drama & Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 F...

#4
The Good Witch's Gift

The Good Witch's Gift

2010★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Make a Wish for fans of Family & Drama & Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Almost as soon as Jake and Cassie decide to get married on Christmas Eve, complications arise....

#5
Skater Girl

Skater Girl

2021★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Make a Wish for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and comp...

#6
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Make a Wish for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disown...

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