20 best movies like The Butcher's Wife (1991)

List of the best movies like The Butcher's Wife (1991): Larry Crowne, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Practical Magic, Magic in the Moonlight, Midnight in Paris, Big, A Timeless Christmas, A Novel Romance, Ghost Town, Two Night Stand.

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Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, France
Duration01:38

    When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Italy, USA
    Duration01:56

    A film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy about lovers whose romantic affections are manipulated by fairy magic. The setting is updated to a Tuscan hill town in the late 19th century.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, France
    Duration01:38

    Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Spain
    Duration01:34

      A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      A young boy, Josh Baskin makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big. He wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman. What will he find out about this strange world?

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA

      Charles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner, a tour guide at his historic mansion, and experiences a 21st Century Christmas.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:05

      Romance novelist Liam Bradley (Dylan Bruce) has already found massive success with three books written under the pen name Gabriel August, but he's mysteriously unknown to his legions of readers. With his first book written as a way to heal after a broken relationship, Liam has slowly become disheartened with writing strictly for romantic fantasy, something evident to a sweet, but honest, journalist who reviews books, Sophie Atkinson (Amy Acker), whom he meets by chance on a plane. The two begin a tentative relationship in Sophie’s home town of Portland, Oregon, where Liam has come to find inspiration for his newest entry. Liam’s agent puts him on the spot with a long-planned reveal of Gabriel August’s true identity, but Sophie doesn’t know of his public persona. The longer Liam avoids telling her the truth, the deeper a hole he digs for himself. Will their romance survive once his true identity comes to light?

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      Dentist, Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:26

      After an extremely regrettable one night stand, two strangers wake up to find themselves snowed in after sleeping through a blizzard that put all of Manhattan on ice. They're now trapped together in a tiny apartment, forced to get to know each other way more than any one night stand should.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA

      The film tells the story of quick-witted teen Mark, contentedly living the same day in an endless loop whose world is turned upside-down when he meets mysterious Margaret also stuck in the time loop. Mark and Margaret form a magnetic partnership, setting out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect. What follows is a love story with a fantastical twist, as the two struggle to figure out how -- and whether -- to escape their never-ending day.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

        A woman who is robbed on her way to catch the 1:30 train to Boston is left stranded in New York City. She meets a man who helps her during the course of the night and the two form a romance.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:54

        Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet – both blissfully unaware that he's putting her out of business.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:32

        Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA

        Lizzie, a high-end event planner, lies awake nightly while her devoted fiancé Josh rests peacefully. When a sleep-deprived incident causes her to run into Billy, a low-key bartender who is just as sleepless and frustrated as she is, they discover that they can only fall asleep while next to each other.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        Family friends Sam and Kat spend every Christmas Eve at the Children's Table. They grow up together, sharing the highs and lows of young adulthood. And at thirty, Sam realizes that Kat is the one...but he's afraid that the past will get in the way.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:45

        Aspiring composer Jim Sanders is engaged to spoiled rich girl Patty. But the morning after his bachelor party, Jim wakes up to discover a beautiful, broken-winged angel in his pool. When everyone finds out about his heavenly houseguest, Jim must cope with a dangerously jealous fiancée, an exploitive future father-in-law and a group of buddies with an outrageous business plan!

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family
        CountrySpain, Canada, USA
        Duration02:56

        The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:22

        Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:04

        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.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:35

        With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:49

        Reunited after 15 years, famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus feel the old sparks of attraction but struggle to adapt to each other's worlds.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, family, cartoon, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:25

        Sloan is beautiful, stylish, and on the fast track to success at her public relations firm. After her client Caitlin ends up in a coma and becomes her own personal ghost of Christmas past, present, and future; she finds out first hand that her unethical ways needs to change and reuniting with a past jilted lover may be the answer.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:39

          Henry is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy, a girl with a quirky problem when it comes to total recall, he realizes it's possible to fall in love all over again…and again, and again. That's because the delightful Lucy has no short-term memory, so Henry must woo her day after day until he finally sweeps her off her feet.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryFrance, Japan, USA
          Duration01:33

          Nora Wilder (Parker Posey), a single, career woman works at a Manhattan boutique hotel where her excellent skills in guest relations lack in the romantic department. If it is not her loving and dominant mother (Gena Rowlands) attempting to set her up that consistently fail, she has her friend’s (Drea de Matteo) disastrous blind dates to rely on as a backup for further dismay. She's surrounded by friends who are all happily engaged or romantically involved and somehow, love escapes Nora -- until she meets an unusual Frenchman (Melvil Poupaud) who helps her discover life beyond her self-imposed boundaries.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:04

          Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he's holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:45

          Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa's true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after?

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:42

          Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched".

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:48

          Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. They become romantic on board a ship sent to take them to a larger island. They agree to meet in New York three months later to see if the attraction is real. One shows up but the other doesn't. However, a chance meeting brings them together again.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:38

          After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. With a little magic, her wish is granted, but it turns out that being thirty isn't as always as awesome as she thought it would be!

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:45

          A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:40

            When notorious womanizer Connor Mead attends his brother Paul's wedding, he is forced to re-evaluate his behavior as he comes face-to-face with the ghosts of girlfriends past, present, and future, along with his deceased uncle. The experience changes his attitude and allows him to reconnect with his first and only love, Jenny.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
            CountrySouth Korea
            Duration00:51

            After meeting an untimely demise in separate incidents, Cha Min and Go Se-yeon discover they’ve come back to life in new bodies they don’t recognize.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration01:39

              Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company. This untraditional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.

              Markimdb: 6.9
              Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, sport
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:41

              Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:03

                The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life – so he decides to make his world a better place... by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as he thinks.

                Markimdb: 6.7
                Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:58

                When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, Frankie develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best friend, Tim, persuades her to give Johnny a chance.

                Markimdb: 5.7
                Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:32

                Unlucky in love, chemist Paul Matthews visits gypsy Madame Rosa for help. Quickly realizing he is a hopeless nerd, she gifts him with Love Potion No. 8, which makes anyone who wears it irresistible to the opposite sex for four hours. Paul and animal psychologist coworker Diane Farrow decide to test it on themselves. The awkward pair suddenly find themselves alluring to anyone they approach, but soon realize they are most attracted to each other.

                Markimdb: 5.4
                Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia

                A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writers block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.

                Markimdb: 6.7
                Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:35

                Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Martinson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.

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