Movies Like Practical Magic

If you loved Practical Magic (1998) for the magical sisterly bond between Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, the cozy witchy aesthetic, and a love story woven through a family curse, these 10 movies deliver a similar experience. We picked each one based on shared tone, themes, and emotional feel — not just surface-level genre tags.

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   1. Hocus Pocus

   1993 Comedy

   Hocus Pocus follows three witch sisters from 17th-century Salem, played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, who are accidentally brought back on Halloween night and set out to stay young by draining the life from children. It is the most famous witch-sisters movie, a natural pairing with Practical Magic for an autumn double feature. Hocus Pocus is a family comedy, though, with the sisters as villains, and it trades romance for broad, silly fun.

   Where to watch Hocus Pocus
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   2. The Craft

   1996 Horror

   The Craft follows four teenage outsiders at a Los Angeles Catholic school who form a coven, only for their growing powers to turn them against one another. Like Practical Magic, it explores witchcraft through relationships between women and the dangers of using magic for personal desires. The Craft is much darker and edgier, closer to a teen horror film, and its bonds are friendships that fracture rather than the loyal sisterhood of the Owens women.

   Where to watch The Craft
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   3. Stardust

   2007 Fantasy

   Stardust follows Tristan, a young man who crosses a wall from his English village into a magical kingdom to retrieve a fallen star, which turns out to be a woman named Yvaine. It shares Practical Magic's mix of witchcraft, romance and humor, with Michelle Pfeiffer as a wicked witch chasing the star. Stardust is a full fantasy adventure with pirates, princes and a quest, so it is broader and more swashbuckling than Practical Magic's grounded small-town story.

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   4. Chocolat

   2000 Drama

   Chocolat stars Juliette Binoche as Vianne, a mysterious woman who opens a chocolate shop in a strict French village, where her confections seem to awaken the townspeople's hidden desires. Like Practical Magic, it centers on an unconventional woman whose almost-magical gifts make her an outsider in a judgmental community. Chocolat keeps its magic subtle and ambiguous, never confirming any spells, and its tone is warm and gently romantic, without the curses or danger.

   Where to watch Chocolat
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   5. The Age of Adaline

   2015 Romance

   The Age of Adaline stars Blake Lively as Adaline, a woman who stops aging after an accident and spends decades hiding her secret, avoiding lasting relationships until she meets someone who tempts her to stay. It shares Practical Magic's theme of a supernatural condition that makes love risky and lonely. There is no witchcraft or sisterhood here; it is a quieter, elegant romance with a mysterious premise and a strong focus on family across generations.

   Where to watch The Age of Adaline
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   6. Bewitched

   2005 Comedy

   Bewitched stars Nicole Kidman as Isabel, a real witch who wants an ordinary life and ends up cast opposite Will Ferrell's actor in a TV remake of the classic sitcom Bewitched. Practical Magic fans will recognize the witch trying to suppress her powers to find normal love, and Kidman starred in both films. Bewitched is a light, meta romantic comedy about show business, with no darkness or real stakes, making it the fluffiest option on this list.

   Where to watch Bewitched
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   7. Enchanted

   2007 Fantasy

   Enchanted follows Giselle, an animated fairy-tale princess played by Amy Adams, who is banished into live-action New York City and must navigate the real world while finding unexpected love. It connects to Practical Magic through its romantic, magic-meets-reality charm and its playful look at true love. Enchanted is a Disney musical comedy, so it is brighter and more whimsical, with songs and sight gags in place of curses and witchy atmosphere.

   Where to watch Enchanted
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   8. The Princess Bride

   1987 Fantasy

   The Princess Bride is a storybook adventure about Buttercup and Westley, true loves separated by fate, framed as a tale a grandfather reads to his sick grandson. It shares Practical Magic's belief in true love as a kind of magic, along with a mix of romance, danger and humor. It is a swashbuckling fantasy comedy full of sword fights, quotable villains and fairy-tale parody, so it feels more adventurous and tongue-in-cheek than witchy.

   Where to watch The Princess Bride
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   9. Big Fish

   2003 Fantasy

   Big Fish, directed by Tim Burton, follows a son trying to understand his dying father, whose life story is a collection of fantastical tall tales involving giants, witches and a magical town. Like Practical Magic, it blends family drama with enchantment and celebrates the stories families pass down. Big Fish is mainly a father-son story and a meditation on storytelling, rather than a romance about sisters, and it plays as a whimsical, bittersweet fable.

   Where to watch Big Fish
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    10. Penelope

    2006 Romance

    Penelope stars Christina Ricci as a young woman from a wealthy family born with a pig's snout because of a curse placed on her family, which can only be broken when she is loved by one of her own kind. Practical Magic fans will spot the inherited family curse that shapes a woman's love life. Penelope is a quirky modern fairy tale with a romantic comedy at its center, lighter and more whimsical, and focused on self-acceptance rather than witchcraft.

    Where to watch Penelope