20 movies like The City of Lost Children, ordered by similarity : Castle in the Sky(1986), Paperhouse(1988), Robots(2005), The BFG(1989), Elf(2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(2005), Stuart Little 2(2002), Hugo(2011), Big Fish & Begonia(2016), Return to Oz(1985), Cinderella(2015), Making Contact(1985) ...
Fantasy
France|Germany|Spain|Belgium|USA
1995
111 Minutes
Ron Perlman Marc Caro Daniel Emilfork Judith Vittet Dominique Pinon Jean-Claude Dreyfus Geneviève Brunet Odile Mallet Mireille Mossé Serge Merlin Francois Hadji-Lazaro
young boy young girl siamese twins father scientist henchman spectacular creepy fantasy world hideout laboratory family home orphanage kidnapping chase unlikely allies father/son relationship dreams adventure rescue
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Anime, Fantasy
1986
124 Minutes
orphan princess general pirate father thrilling unrestrained fantasy world airplane city countryside chase hidden treasure orphans pirates kidnapping adventure discovery unknown era
Two orphans, one with a levitation stone, search for lost treasure and the keys to their past in a legendary floating city.
Fantasy
UK
1988
92 Minutes
Charlotte Burke Ben Cross Glenne Headly Elliott Spiers Gemma Jones Sarah Newbold
young girl father mother young boy friend dark creepy england house dreamworld dreams father/daughter relationship imagination art loneliness childhood pursuit discovery 1980s
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.
Sci-Fi, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA|Australia|UK
2005
90 Minutes
robot inventor father businessman villain friend lighthearted cheery family home office hideout robots father/son relationship business resistance adventure quest rescue future
In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1989
87 Minutes
giant young girl orphan orphanage director queen elizabeth ii butler charming engaging dreamy amusing offbeat playful fantasy world london giants animation intergenerational friendship dreams fantasy orphans
After his mistress runs over a young teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight and attracting the interest of a down and out reporter.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
2003
97 Minutes
Will Ferrell James Caan Bob Newhart Ed Asner Mary Steenburgen Zooey Deschanel Daniel Tay Faizon Love Peter Dinklage Amy Sedaris Michael Lerner
son father girlfriend elf hilarious new york city department store north pole family home family christmas father/son relationship growing up transformation 2000s
Buddy, a human, is raised amongst elves at the North Pole. When he discovers that he is not an elf, he travels to New York to search for his biological father.
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.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2002
78 Minutes
Geena Davis Hugh Laurie Jonathan Lipnicki Anna Hoelck Ashley Hoelck Marc John Jefferies
mouse cat bird father mother son charming endearing engaging new york city rescue jealousy bravery friendship teamwork family adventure rise discovery rivalry
Stuart and Snowbell set out across town to rescue a friend.
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
UK|USA|France
2011
126 Minutes
Ben Kingsley Sacha Baron Cohen Asa Butterfield Chloë Grace Moretz Ray Winstone Emily Mortimer Christopher Lee Helen McCrory Michael Stuhlbarg Frances de la Tour Richard Griffiths
orphan uncle georges méliès inspector god-daughter father heartwarming dreamy spectacular train station museum paris toy shop movie set father/son relationship filmmaking imagination loneliness growing up quest
In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
Anime, Adventure, Fantasy
China
2016
105 Minutes
Chun Zhang
young girl young boy dolphin fish friend rat charming engaging striking heartwarming touching incredible fantasy world magical world kindness courage souls friendship animation adventure
A 16-year-old girl travels to the human world in the form of a dolphin and forms a connection with a human boy.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK|USA
1985
110 Minutes
Fairuza Balk Nicol Williamson Jean Marsh Piper Laurie Matt Clark Michael Sundin Tim Rose
young girl tin man friend amusing campy uplifting oz fictional city imaginary world wizard of oz rescue dreams adventure fantasy family growing up adventure
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.
Romance, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA|UK
2015
105 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Lily James Richard Madden Helena Bonham Carter Nonso Anozie Stellan Skarsgård Sophie McShera Holliday Grainger Derek Jacobi Ben Chaplin Hayley Atwell
father girl stepmother stepsister stranger beggar charming amusing creative house palace ballroom woods stagecoach bedroom loss cruelty family love search
When her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming stepsisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy
West Germany
1985
95 Minutes
Joshua Morrell Eva Kryll Jan Zierold Tamy Shields Matthias Kraus
young boy bully best friend dead person puppet father engaging emotional thrilling suspenseful melodramatic shocking house school reviving the dead father/son relationship danger science fiction death of father love
Believing to be able to communicate with his deceased father, a young boy develops psychic powers where he uses them to try to stop supernatural forces threatening his family and friends, especially a possessed ventriloquist dummy.
Musical, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK
2018
130 Minutes
Emily Blunt Lin-Manuel Miranda Ben Whishaw Emily Mortimer Pixie Davies Nathanael Saleh Joel Dawson Colin Firth Meryl Streep Julie Walters Dick Van Dyke
bank teller father child nanny sister playful heartwarming spectacular emotional cheeky cheery england house bedroom living room family relationships loss magic adventure
A few decades after her original visit, Mary Poppins, the magical nanny, returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1989
103 Minutes
Fred Savage Howie Mandel Daniel Stern Margaret Whitton Rick Ducommun Frank Whaley Ben Savage William Murray Weiss Devin Ratray Amber Barretto
monster boy younger brother father bully friend cheeky amusing outlandish endearing house bedroom fantasy world city malibu, calif. unlikely friendship monsters kidnapping sibling rivalry fear
A boy discovers an incredible and gruesome world of monsters under his bed.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK|USA
1997
87 Minutes
John Goodman Jim Broadbent Mark Williams Hugh Laurie Bradley Pierce Flora Newbigin Tom Felton Raymond Pickard Celia Imrie Aden Gillett Doon Mackichan
real estate agent mother father exterminator son little person amusing endearing witty house survival family sharing teamwork honor escape adventure rise unknown era
A secret family of four-inch people living inside the walls of a house must save their home from an evil real estate developer.
Musical, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
1968
145 Minutes
Dick Van Dyke Sally Ann Howes Lionel Jeffries Gert Froebe Anna Quayle Benny Hill James Robertson Justice Robert Helpmann Heather Ripley Adrian Hall
young boy young girl socialite inventor industrialist villain airy campy charming england beach family home fair family love kidnapping adventure pursuit 1900s
A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
1934
73 Minutes
Stan Laurel Charley Rogers Oliver Hardy Charlotte Henry Felix Knight Henry Brandon Jean Darling Johnny Downs Marie Wilson
toy maker girl boy villain hero toy soldier creative amusing madcap toyland cave toy shop shoe toys framed self-sacrifice romance helping others battle love
Opposing the evil Barnaby, Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Action, Fantasy
USA
2013
103 Minutes
teenager father professor queen soldier enemy positive endearing spirited fantasy world forest family home supernatural battle father/daughter relationship teen angst adventure quest growing up 2010s
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world -- and ours.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1985
116 Minutes
Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Crispin Glover Lea Thompson Wendie Jo Sperber Marc McClure Claudia Wells Thomas F. Wilson James Tolkan Casey Siemaszko Billy Zane
son mother father scientist teenager bully endearing engaging incredible california small town hill valley time travel daunting task romance weird science experiments family history adventure discovery
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the eccentric scientist Doc Brown.
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy
USA
2003
138 Minutes
Eric Bana Jennifer Connelly Sam Elliott Josh Lucas Nick Nolte Paul Kersey Cara Buono Kevin Rankin
hulk father ex-girlfriend major brooding suspenseful berkeley, calif. san francisco desert laboratory amazon mutation father/son relationship exile experiments superheroes escape adventure fall 2000s
Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers an accident that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.