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10 Best Movies Like The Wishing Forest

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

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#1
Unicorn Store

Unicorn Store

2017★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wishing Forest for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A woman named Kit moves back to her parent's house, where she receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams....

#2
Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wishing Forest for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the w...

#3
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

2016★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wishing Forest for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them....

#4
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wishing Forest for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutch...

#5
Wish Upon a Unicorn

Wish Upon a Unicorn

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wishing Forest for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Two children discover that their mother is gone. The youngest of the pair, adventurer and upcomming singer, Long Johnson forces his older sister, Lily Johnson, to hunt down a unico...

#6
Purgatory

Purgatory

1999★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Wishing Forest for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all...

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