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Movies that feel likeWicked (2024)

In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

If you loved Wicked, the closest films we have are Challengers (2024), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) and Three Steps Above Heaven (2010). All three share Wicked's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Enchanted April (1991).

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Challengers
2024 Β· dir. Luca Guadagnino
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7drama Β· romanceParamount+

Both land stillness and romance at once

The difference: Easier on the dream logic than Wicked

Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Major champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event β€” close to the lowest level of pro tournament β€” where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.

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The Time Traveler's Wife
2009 Β· dir. Robert Schwentke
πŸ… 38%β˜… 7.1drama Β· romance Β· fantasyParamount+

The same mix in both: tenderness, then dream logic

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.

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Three Steps Above Heaven
2010 Β· dir. Fernando GonzΓ‘lez Molina
β˜… 6.8romance Β· drama

Drama with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

Babi, a sheltered upper-class girl, and Hache, a reckless rebel obsessed with illegal motorcycle races, fall into a forbidden love that pulls them deeper into passion and risk.

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Before Midnight
2013 Β· dir. Richard Linklater
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.9romance Β· dramaRent or buy

Both lean on stillness more than on romance

It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.

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The Lake House
2006 Β· dir. Alejandro Agresti
πŸ… 36%β˜… 6.8romance Β· drama Β· fantasy

Romantic fantasy in both cases

When architect Alex Wyler moves into an unusual glass house on stilts over a lake, he discovers a note from the previous tenant in the mailbox--but no one's lived in the house for years. He replies and soon discovers that he's corresponding with a doctor named Kate Forster. Their correspondence, only through the 'magical' mailbox, turns romantic and their paths cross in unexpected ways, but when they try to truly connect, danger looms.Β They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.

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Enchanted April
1991 Β· dir. Mike Newell
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.3romance Β· drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: female friendship

The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respective spouses, they stay at a castle in Italy for a quiet holiday. Joining the ladies is Caroline Dester, a young socialite, and Mrs. Fisher, an older aristocrat. Liberated from their daily routines, the four women ease into life in rural Italy, and each finds herself transformed by the experience.

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Beastly
2011 Β· dir. Daniel Barnz
πŸ… 20%β˜… 5.5romance Β· fantasy Β· dramaParamount+

One thread runs through both: bullying

A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.

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Beautiful Creatures
2013 Β· dir. Richard LaGravenese
πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.1fantasy Β· drama Β· romance

Tender drama, and it commits to that

Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.

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Sapphire Blue
2014 Β· dir. Felix Fuchssteiner
β˜… 6.2fantasy Β· romance Β· drama

Romance built on dream logic, twice over

Gwen has just discovered, that she's the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. Now she has to juggle with constant trips to the past, her relationships with Gideon and figuring out dark secrets surrounding the Circle.

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The Age of Adaline
2015 Β· dir. Lee Toland Krieger
πŸ… 54%β˜… 7.2romance Β· fantasy Β· dramaMax

Fantasy built on stillness, twice over

After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.

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The Shape of Water
2017 Β· dir. Guillermo del Toro
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.3drama Β· fantasy Β· romanceMax

The same preoccupation in both: fairy tale

An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

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Meet Joe Black
1998 Β· dir. Martin Brest
πŸ… 48%β˜… 7.2fantasy Β· drama Β· romancePrime Video

Drama with a pulse of romance, in both cases

Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time, Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan?

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