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10 Best Movies Like The Little Mermaid

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

#1
Cat Person

Cat Person

2023★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Little Mermaid for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Margot, a college sophomore, goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert doesn’t live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts....

#2
The Mill on the Po

The Mill on the Po

1949★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Little Mermaid for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the Po Valley during the 19th century, a rich girl engaged to a well-to-do farmer ends up penniless and is forced to work for her fiancé’s relatives. Peasant unrest, carried to ...

#3
Battle

Battle

2018★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Little Mermaid for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Amalie is the girl who has everything, good looks, money, a boyfriend and a big talent of dancing. One day, her world falls apart and she moves from everything she knows. Then ente...

#4
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach

2009★ 5.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Little Mermaid for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An overenthusiastic high-school maintenance man attempts to lead an unlikely group of misfits to the Nebraska state tennis championship in Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story? direc...

#5
The Crossing

The Crossing

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Little Mermaid for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

One day, just before Christmas in 1942, Gerda's and Otto's parents are arrested for being part of the Norwegian resistance movement during the Second World War, leaving the siblin...

#6
Maybe a Love Story

Maybe a Love Story

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Little Mermaid for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Virgílio’s quiet, predictable life unravels with one message: a breakup from a woman he doesn’t remember. As he searches for her, he’s swept into a journey of memory, longing, and ...