If you liked The Shape of Water…

These picks come from archytele's own similarity graph: shared themes and keywords, creators, cast, era, original language and audience rating. Each card says why it made the list.

★ 6.9 Film

Wicked

2024

Both explore fairy tale; shared drama / fantasy DNA

★ 7.6 Film

Frankenstein

2025

Same creator (Guillermo del Toro); both explore supernatural

★ 7.6 Film

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008

Both explore magic realism; shared drama / fantasy DNA

★ 6.3 Film

Twilight

2008

Both explore interspecies romance; shared drama / fantasy DNA

★ 6.8 Film

Cinderella

2015

Both explore fairy tale and orphan; shared drama / fantasy DNA

★ 6.9 Film

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

Both explore complex; shared drama / fantasy DNA

★ 7.4 Film

All of Us Strangers

2023

Both explore magic realism; shared drama / fantasy DNA

★ 7.2 Film

What Dreams May Come

1998

Both explore informative; shared drama / fantasy DNA

★ 6.8 Film

City of Angels

1998

Both explore interspecies romance; shared drama / fantasy DNA

★ 7.1 Film

Across the Universe

2007

Both explore 1960s; shared drama / fantasy DNA

★ 7.8 Film

Pan's Labyrinth

2006

Same creator (Guillermo del Toro); both explore fairy tale and magic realism

★ 7.2 Film

After We Collided

2020

Both explore complex; shared drama / romance DNA