
Movies that feel likeThe Princess Bride (1987)
If you loved The Princess Bride, the closest films we have are The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), The Lady Eve (1941) and Groundhog Day (1993). All three share The Princess Bride'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 The In-Laws (1979).
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If The Princess Bride hit the spot, these will too

Both land dream logic and wit at once
The difference: Trades the scale of The Princess Bride for an angle of its own

The same preoccupation in both: revenge
The difference: Made in the 1940s, in a different era of the craft

Playful where it counts, romantic underneath

Both keep coming back to the same thing: wedding

One thread runs through both: revenge
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Epic fantasy, and it commits to that

Relentless comedy in both cases
The difference: Sits closer to action than The Princess Bride does

Both lean on dream logic more than on romance

Adventure with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Fantasy built on play, twice over

Rob Reiner directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: Leans harder into drama than The Princess Bride does

Common ground: sword fight
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