20 movies like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, ordered by similarity : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(2005), Onward(2020), Kubo and the Two Strings(2016), Jumanji(1995), Mirai(2018), The Boy With the Cuckoo-Clock Heart(2013), Where the Wild Things Are(2009), Disney's Descendants 2(2017), Mirai(2018), Mary and The Witch's Flower(2017), Pan(2015), Toy Story 3(2010) ...
Fantasy, Kids & Family
USA|UK
1971
98 Minutes
Gene Wilder Jack Albertson Peter Ostrum Roy Kinnear Julie Dawn Cole Leonard Stone Denise Nickerson Dodo Denney Paris Themmen Ursula Reit Michael Bollner
boy grandfather factory director oompa loompa spoiled girl incredible outlandish charming factory magic imagination candy wishes poverty discovery temptation growing up 1970s
A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Comedy
UK|USA
2005
115 Minutes
Johnny Depp Freddie Highmore David Kelly Helena Bonham Carter Noah Taylor Missi Pyle James Fox Deep Roy Christopher Lee Adam Godley Franziska Troegner
willy wonka oompa loompa young boy young girl grandfather father amusing playful dreamy wonka candy company factory household childhood family virtue inventions candy bad behavior adventure discovery
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2020
103 Minutes
teen boy elf brother dead person father single mother heartwarming thrilling amusing charming house attic tavern enchanted forest resurrection family ties magic unconditional love race against time adventure
Two elven brothers embark on a quest to bring their father back for one day.
Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Action, Fantasy
USA|Japan
2016
102 Minutes
young boy mother spirit monkey beetle villain charming cool creative village cave forest ocean pond lair magic growing up search fighting evil love
A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1995
104 Minutes
Robin Williams Bonnie Hunt Kirsten Dunst Bradley Pierce Bebe Neuwirth Jonathan Hyde David Alan Grier Patricia Clarkson Adam Hann-Byrd Laura Bell Bundy
brother sister hunter man boy girl lighthearted wild thrilling heartwarming jungle attic mansion street factory fantasy world board game family animal attack time warp
When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped in it for decades - and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Anime, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Japan
2018
98 Minutes
sister young boy brother mother father charming tense playful amusing emotional endearing japan house hospital train station family sibling rivalry future babies love
A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Kids & Family, Romance, Animation, Musical
USA
2013
94 Minutes
Mathias Malzieu
singer lover magician charming emotional incredible spain scotland graveyard star-crossed lovers magic broken heart love growing up 1890s
FEATURING ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, SARAH SILVERMAN, PATTON OSWALT & MANY MORE! Cult-Comic Eddie Pepitone's life is on display in this unhinged portrait of creativity, enlightenment and rage.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Germany|USA|Australia
2009
101 Minutes
creature boy single mother sister boyfriend incredible offbeat heartwarming boat fantasy world family home imagination coming of age running away leadership family growing up escape adventure 2000s
Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.
Adventure, Comedy, Action, Kids & Family, Fantasy
2017
111 Minutes
Dove Cameron Cameron Boyce Sofia Carson Booboo Stewart China Anne McClain Thomas Doherty Dylan Playfair Anna Cathcart Brenna D'Amico Melanie Paxson Dianna Doan
fairy princess king enemy rival villain charming engaging playful spirited thrilling amusing fictional city island kingdom sea ship oregon disney royalty
When the pressure to be royally perfect gets to be too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost. She discovers that Uma, the daughter of Ursula, has taken over as queen, and that her gang is finalizing plans to bring down the barrier.
Anime, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Japan
2018
98 Minutes
sister young boy brother mother father charming tense playful amusing emotional endearing japan house hospital train station family sibling rivalry future babies love
A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.
Anime, Adventure, Fantasy
Japan
2017
103 Minutes
cat young girl headmistress doctor teacher student thrilling dreamy creative charming incredible spirited countryside forest garden college classroom prison witchcraft adventure
Based on "The Little Broomstick" by Mary Stewart, a strange flower grants a girl magic powers.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Canada
2015
111 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Garrett Hedlund Rooney Mara Levi Miller Amanda Seyfried Adeel Akhtar Nonso Anozie Kathy Burke Cara Delevingne Jack Charles Kurt Egyiawan
orphan young boy warrior pirate fairy friend charming cool incredible thrilling spectacular london neverland pirate ship house forest ocean self-esteem growing up friendship
After a journalist discovers his identity, a former Weather Underground activist goes on the run.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2010
102 Minutes
teenager child toy cowboy astronaut bear charming heartwarming thrilling household day-care center dump friendship loyalty deception betrayal abandonment escape growing up revenge
The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2015
95 Minutes
young girl mother father imaginary friend teacher friend amusing charming emotional san francisco house imaginary world school dining room street emotion moving change adaptation hockey
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
1988
104 Minutes
Tom Hanks Elizabeth Perkins Robert Loggia John Heard Jared Rushton David Moscow Jon Lovitz Mercedes Ruehl Josh Clark Tracy Reiner Oliver Block
boy friend owner executive love interest rival charming positive amusing new jersey new york city carnival office toy store mistaken identity toys coming of age competition loneliness discovery
A wishing machine turns a boy into a 35-year-old man (Tom Hanks) with a fun job and a girlfriend (Elizabeth Perkins).
Romance, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy
UK|USA|Australia
2019
128 Minutes
Will Smith Mena Massoud Naomi Scott Marwan Kenzari Navid Negahban Nasim Pedrad Billy Magnussen Jordan Nash Taliyah Blair Aubrey Lin Amir Boutrous
poor boy princess genie villain father monkey charming dreamy spectacular amusing cheeky middle east castle desert cave love fraud magic friendship saving the day
A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
2008
74 Minutes
fairy queen friend rival charming lighthearted touching neverland pixie hollow mainland supernatural nature magic coming of age self-discovery identity crisis growing up transformation rivalry 1900s
Young fairy Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) causes chaos in Pixie Hollow when she rejects her predestined occupation as a fixer of broken objects and tries to learn a new trade instead.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
France|Belgium|Ireland|Netherlands|USA|Denmark|Brazil|Germany|Austria|Hungary|UK|Japan
2009
78 Minutes
Nora Twomey Paul Young
young boy illuminator uncle monk fairy cat suspenseful dreamy heartwarming monastery countryside fortress river forest scriptorium war religion survival writing good versus evil
A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.
Fantasy, Adventure, Kids & Family
UK|USA
2019
120 Minutes
Louis Ashbourne Serkis Rebecca Ferguson Patrick Stewart Dean Chaumoo Tom Taylor Rhianna Dorris Angus Imrie Denise Gough
friend enemy knight merlin witch henchman spectacular amusing thrilling london school classroom house magic growing up bullying knights growing up adventure discovery
A band of kids embark on an epic quest to thwart a medieval menace.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
1990
73 Minutes
Gaëtan Brizzi Clive Pallant Vincent Woodcock
duck magician genie uncle nephew charming confident creative playful positive archaeological dig plane mansion ancient civilization treasure treasure hunting family freedom adventure discovery
Kids & Family, Fantasy
2009
88 Minutes
Jane Seymour Matthew Harbour Kevin Jubinville Una Kay Michael Sinelnikoff Michael Perron
boy toy grandmother father rabbit horse amusing touching cheery playful house attic grief death magical animals christmas love quest growing up 2000s