# Movies like Pleasantville

> Films most similar to Pleasantville (1998) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/pleasantville-1998/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[What Dreams May Come](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/what-dreams-may-come-1998/)** (1998) — ★ 7.2 · 2,481 votes · bittersweet, surreal, tender
- **[Being John Malkovich](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/being-john-malkovich-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 7.4 · 4,767 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, mindfuck
- **[The Muppet Christmas Carol](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-muppet-christmas-carol-1992/)** (1992) — ★ 7.4 · 1,157 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Matilda](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/matilda-1996/)** (1996) — ★ 7.2 · 4,788 votes · bittersweet, cozy, playful
- **[A Little Princess](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-little-princess-1995/)** (1995) — ★ 7.6 · 1,032 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender
- **[The Secret Garden](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-secret-garden-1993/)** (1993) — ★ 7.4 · 972 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, tender
- **[The Double Life of Véronique](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-double-life-of-veronique-1991/)** (1991) — ★ 7.5 · 894 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, surreal
- **[Dreams](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dreams-1990/)** (1990) — ★ 7.7 · 552 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, slow-burn
- **[The Hudsucker Proxy](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-hudsucker-proxy-1994/)** (1994) — ★ 7.1 · 1,182 votes · bittersweet, outsider, playful
- **[Arizona Dream](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/arizona-dream-1993/)** (1993) — ★ 7.2 · 763 votes · bittersweet, playful, surreal
- **[Ed Wood](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/ed-wood-1994/)** (1994) — ★ 7.5 · 2,507 votes · bittersweet, outsider, tender
- **[EverAfter](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/everafter-1998/)** (1998) — ★ 7.4 · 1,555 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender

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