Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 08, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Penelope

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

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#1
Cinderfella

Cinderfella

1960★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penelope for fans of Fantasy & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximi...

#2
Disenchanted

Disenchanted

2022★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penelope for fans of Fantasy & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalas...

#3
Irish Wish

Irish Wish

2024★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penelope for fans of Fantasy & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Maddie's dream guy is days away from marrying her best friend when a wish for true love made on an ancient stone in Ireland magically alters her fate....

#4
Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

2008★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penelope for fans of Fantasy & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up ...

#5
Godmothered

Godmothered

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penelope for fans of Fantasy & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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 t...

#6
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1940★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penelope for fans of Fantasy & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomor...

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