The best movies like Practical Magic are The Witches of Eastwick, Bell, Book and Candle, Bewitched, Hocus Pocus, The Craft, Beautiful Creatures, Like Water for Chocolate, Chocolat, Big Fish, Stardust, Howl's Moving Castle, and Kiki's Delivery Service. Each one has the witches, sisters, small-town magic, or warm romance that make Practical Magic an every-October rewatch.
Practical Magic 2 opened at number one in September 2026, with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman back as the Owens sisters. If it sent you looking for more, start here. The list is grouped by what you loved most about the original.
Grown-up witches and romance
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Three single friends in a small New England town, played by Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer, wish for the perfect man. Jack Nicholson shows up, and he's a devil in every sense. George Miller directed it from John Updike's novel. It's the closest match to Practical Magic's grown-up witches, with more mischief and a wilder finale.
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
Kim Novak plays a witch in New York who casts a love spell on her neighbor, a publisher played by James Stewart. The catch is that a witch who falls in love loses her powers. Jack Lemmon plays her warlock brother, and her Siamese cat, Pyewacket, nearly steals the movie. It's a stylish holiday-season romance that still feels modern.
Bewitched (2005)
Nicole Kidman plays a real witch who wants a normal life, and she gets cast as Samantha in a TV remake of Bewitched opposite Will Ferrell. Nora Ephron directed it. It's light and silly, and it's a fun way to see Kidman trade Gillian Owens's edge for sweetness.
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Three witch sisters come back from the dead on Halloween night in Salem. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy play the Sanderson sisters for laughs, with a talking cat and a musical number. It's the family-friendly cousin of Practical Magic, and Hocus Pocus 2 continues the story.
Young witches and first spells
The Craft (1996)
Four outsiders at a Los Angeles Catholic school form a coven, and their spells work better than any of them expected. Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True star. It's darker and edgier than Practical Magic, so save it for a night when you want a little bite.
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
A teenager in a small South Carolina town falls for the new girl, Lena, who comes from a family of Casters. When she turns 16, she'll be claimed by the light or the dark. Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons, and Viola Davis play the grown-ups. It's a family of witches with a curse, like the Owens women, from the novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.
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Magic in the kitchen and the town
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Tita, the youngest daughter in a Mexican family in the early 1900s, isn't allowed to marry the man she loves. So her feelings go into her cooking, and everyone who eats it feels them too. Alfonso Arau directed it from Laura Esquivel's novel. It's the pick for people who loved the Owens kitchen, the family rules, and the long wait for love.
Chocolat (2000)
Juliette Binoche opens a chocolate shop in a strict French village during Lent, and her sweets seem to know exactly what each customer needs. Johnny Depp drifts into town and into her life. Lasse Hallström directed it from Joanne Harris's novel. Like Practical Magic, it's about a woman the town doesn't trust who turns out to be what it needs.
Big Fish (2003)
A son tries to find the truth behind his dying father's tall tales, which include a witch with a glass eye, a giant, and a hidden town called Spectre. Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney play the father at different ages. Tim Burton directed it from Daniel Wallace's novel. It's warm and bittersweet, and like Practical Magic, it's about the stories families tell.
Fairy-tale romance
Stardust (2007)
A young man crosses the wall outside his village to bring back a fallen star, and the star turns out to be a woman, played by Claire Danes. Michelle Pfeiffer plays a witch who wants the star's heart to stay young, and Robert De Niro plays a sky pirate. Matthew Vaughn directed it from Neil Gaiman's novel. It's the most romantic adventure on the list.
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
A witch curses a young hatmaker named Sophie into the body of an old woman, and she ends up keeping house for a vain wizard named Howl. Hayao Miyazaki directed it for Studio Ghibli, from Diana Wynne Jones's novel. It's a love story with a fire demon for a housemate and a castle that walks.
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
At 13, a young witch named Kiki leaves home for a year of training and starts a flying delivery service in a seaside town, with her black cat Jiji. Hayao Miyazaki directed it from Eiko Kadono's novel. It's the gentlest movie here, and it's great with kids.
Where to start
If you want more of the Owens women, start with The Witches of Eastwick or Bell, Book and Candle. If it's the kitchen and the family you loved, try Like Water for Chocolate or Chocolat. For a romance with more adventure, pick Stardust. With kids, go with Kiki's Delivery Service or Hocus Pocus.
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Frequently asked questions
The Witches of Eastwick, Bell, Book and Candle, and Bewitched have the same grown-up witches and romance. The Craft and Beautiful Creatures bring the spells to teenagers. Chocolat, Like Water for Chocolate, and Big Fish have the small-town magic, and Stardust and Howl's Moving Castle are fairy-tale romances. For kids, try Hocus Pocus or Kiki's Delivery Service.
Yes. Practical Magic 2 opened at number one at the box office in September 2026. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are back as Sally and Gillian Owens, with Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing as the aunts. Susanne Bier directed it.
Yes. It's based on Alice Hoffman's 1995 novel. Hoffman later wrote more books about the Owens family, including The Rules of Magic, Magic Lessons, and The Book of Magic.
Most of them. The Witches of Eastwick comes from John Updike, Like Water for Chocolate from Laura Esquivel, and Chocolat from Joanne Harris. Big Fish comes from Daniel Wallace, Stardust from Neil Gaiman, and Beautiful Creatures from Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Kiki's Delivery Service and Howl's Moving Castle come from novels by Eiko Kadono and Diana Wynne Jones.
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