20 movies like The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet, ordered by similarity : Big Fish & Begonia(2016), Mary and The Witch's Flower(2017), Mary Poppins Returns(2018), The Fairy King of Ar(1988), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story(1993), Paperhouse(1988), The Witches(1990), James and the Giant Peach(1996), The Secret of Kells(2009), Star Wars: The Last Jedi(2017), Onward(2020), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(2005) ...
Fantasy
UK
1995
80 Minutes
Dee Wallace Timothy Hegeman Nick Klein Laura Kamrath Ewen Bremner Nicole Lengenberg Maya Zekina
young boy young girl lot amusing heartwarming england magic adventure discovery
Stuck in their late Grandfather's (Sir Peter Ustinov's) country cottage with no television, Anthea (Laura Kamrath), Robert (Nick Klein), and Chris (Timothy Hegeman) are resigned to a boring... See full summary »
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.
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.
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.
Fantasy, Adventure
USA
1988
105 Minutes
Corbin Bernsen Glynis Barber Malcolm McDowell Jameson Baltes Brittney Bomann Leigh Greyvenstein Anne Curteis Ron Smerczak Amanda Lane Gavin Hood
young boy young girl sibling grandmother parent elf charming lighthearted emotional playful dreamy heartwarming small town mine forest fairy tales family illness hope relationships
A crazed killer sneaks onto the set of a sci-fi film and begins murdering the cast and crew.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA|UK
1993
72 Minutes
Simon Wells Dick Zondag
dinosaur alien brother boy girl new yorker lighthearted amusing madcap heartwarming new york city museum street parade circus dinosaurs time travel evil plot helping others kidnapping
A time traveling scientist goes back to prehistoric times and feeds dinosaurs a magic cereal that increases their intelligence - next they land in modern New York City for a series of comic adventures.
Fantasy
UK
1988
92 Minutes
Charlotte Burke Ben Cross Glenne Headly Elliott Spiers Gemma Jones Sarah Newbold
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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.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
1990
91 Minutes
Anjelica Huston Mai Zetterling Jasen Fisher Rowan Atkinson Bill Paterson Brenda Blethyn Jane Horrocks Anne Lambton Sukie Smith Rose English Jenny Runacre
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A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK|USA
1996
80 Minutes
young boy aunt spider grasshopper ladybug worm amusing endearing charming atlantic ocean england new york city escape childhood friendship magic teamwork journey quest escape
An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.
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.
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2017
152 Minutes
Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Andy Serkis Lupita Nyong'o Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Gwendoline Christie
jedi knight general droid fighter pilot villain heroine brooding emotional intense amusing thrilling moving island spaceship casino battlefield battleship alien planet good versus evil war
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares for battle with the First Order.
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.
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
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A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1951
75 Minutes
Clyde Geronimi Queenie Leonard Dink Trout Doris Lloyd James MacDonald
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Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
2014
79 Minutes
tinkerbell fairy pirate playful lighthearted mythical land fairy tale land fairyland pirate ship mythical creatures fairy tales pirates magic magic spell adventure adventure discovery pursuit quest unknown era
Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) and her friends go in search of a wayward fairy (Christina Hendricks) who fled Pixie Hollow and joined up with a band of scheming pirates led by the future Captain Hook (Tom Hiddleston).
Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
1981
119 Minutes
Nicol Williamson Nigel Terry Helen Mirren Nicholas Clay Cherie Lunghi Corin Redgrave Paul Geoffrey Patrick Stewart Gabriel Byrne Liam Neeson
king arthur queen knight witch wizard king thrilling rousing suspenseful dark brutal sad england castle camelot cave medieval kingdom village war royalty
Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.
Adventure
France|USA
2020
83 Minutes
Kyler Charles Beck Christy Tate
mouse brother sister grandmother villain dinosaur owl dragon campy charming engaging gutsy heartwarming outlandish playful fantasy world fantasy adventure helping others quest
Scott and Emily are at his grandmother's home when they suddenly discover a mysterious creature. They have a mission: with the help of an ancient spell book, they'll gather some ingredients to make a magic dust to save their world.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK|France|USA
2010
109 Minutes
Emma Thompson Maggie Gyllenhaal Rhys Ifans Maggie Smith Sam Kelly Sinead Matthews Katy Brand Oscar Steer Asa Butterfield Lil Woods Eros Vlahos
nanny mother child soldier amusing playful farm household london education war parenthood aspirations childhood magic discovery adventure quest 19th century
Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA
2018
104 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Hayley Atwell Bronte Carmichael Mark Gatiss
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A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Animation, Fantasy
France|Denmark
1986
75 Minutes
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The diminutive Asterix and his rather larger companion Obelix, warriors of the last village in Gaul still free after the Roman invasion, set out on a mission to deliver a barrel of their ... See full summary »
Adventure, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA|UK|Belgium|Canada
2016
121 Minutes
Eva Green Asa Butterfield Samuel L. Jackson Judi Dench Rupert Everett Allison Janney Chris O'Dowd Terence Stamp Ella Purnell Finlay MacMillan Lauren McCrostie
young boy girl headmistress superhuman grandfather student fascinating creative cool house under the sea school yard attic office mysterious strangers super powers self-discovery acceptance danger
When Jacob (Asa Butterfield) discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers.