
Movies that feel likeThe Mermaid (2016)
If you loved The Mermaid, the closest films we have are Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013), The Man from the Future (2011) and Bedazzled (1967). All three share The Mermaid's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Obvious Child (2014).
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If The Mermaid hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead (2018)

The same hand behind both of them: Stephen Chow
The difference: Easier on the romance than The Mermaid

Witty where it counts, playful underneath
The difference: Sits closer to science fiction than The Mermaid does

Dreamlike and romantic in the same breath
The difference: Made in the 1960s, in a different era of the craft

Both lean on dream logic more than on fantasy
The difference: Trades the wit of The Mermaid for an angle of its own

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Playful romance, and it commits to that

Romantic comedy in both cases
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Fantasy built on wit, twice over

Romance with a pulse of play, in both cases

Comedy built on dream logic, twice over


Romantic romance, and it commits to that
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