20 movies like Carnivale, ordered by similarity : Coraline(2009), Monsters, Inc.(2001), The BFG(1989), James and the Giant Peach(1996), Rugrats in Paris: The Movie(2000), Stand by Me Doraemon(2014), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story(1993), Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure(2009), Laura's Star(2004), The Tale of Despereaux(2008), How to Train Your Dragon 2(2014), The Secret of Kells(2009) ...
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Ireland|France
1999
74 Minutes
mysterious girl boy girl friend amusement park worker dreamy dark creepy suspenseful amusement park beach train time travel kidnapping fantasy magic curiosity escape temptation 1900s
Animated tale by former Tim Burton art director Deane Taylor has many of Burton's dark themes. Children playing by the sea shore are lured into a time travel portal where they are taken to ... See full summary »
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2009
100 Minutes
friend young girl ghost actress villain cat creative crafty dark household theater deception daunting task magic friendship freedom family adventure escape quest
An adventurous 11-year-old girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2001
92 Minutes
monster young girl friend worker amusing hilarious heartwarming factory bedroom city friendship redemption conspiracy kidnapping competition prejudice quest transformation rescue love
In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, 2 monsters realize things may not be what they think.
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.
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.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
Germany|USA
2000
78 Minutes
Paul Demeyer Michael Bell
young boy young girl father best friend boss manager charming unrestrained paris hotel amusement park family home romance parenthood foreign relations business friendship childhood adventure love
The Rugrats travel to Paris, France, where Chuckie (Christine Cavanaugh) hopes to find a new mother and keep his father from marrying an evil business woman.
Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Japan|USA
2014
95 Minutes
Ryûichi Yagi
friend cat teamwork boy girl robot playful lighthearted outlandish hilarious metro city school living space bedroom fantasy world big city friendship relationships epic journey overcoming fears
What will happen to Nobita's life after Doraemon leaves?
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.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
2009
76 Minutes
fairy queen friend minister lighthearted playful amusing positive fantasy world neverland forest balloon magical artifact wishes tinker bell search accident friendship quest rescue
Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) accidentally breaks the moonstone, and to get it back into one piece, she will have to find an enchanted mirror and accept a little assistance from pestering pixie Terence (Jesse McCartney).
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
Germany
2004
80 Minutes
Thilo Rothkirch
little girl friend family neighbor cheery endearing lighthearted charming playful fantasy world new town friendship fantasy dreams adventure discovery 2000s
An adolescent girl and her toddler brother, find a star that has actually fallen to earth, that turns out to be living being...complete with cosmic powers
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
UK|USA
2008
94 Minutes
mouse princess rat servant king amusing suspenseful endearing fictional country kingdom castle capture banishment kidnapping unusual friendship adventure escape dark ages
An unusually brave mouse helps to restore happiness to a forlorn kingdom after making friends with a gentleman rat.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2014
102 Minutes
Tom Owens
dragon viking dragon rider chief girlfriend teenager airy charming cheeky village cave sky sea ship waterfall dragon adventure training flying friendship
When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
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.
Comedy, Animation, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Japan
2019
104 Minutes
friend dragon leader viking hero amusing playful endearing touching emotional secret location forest village hideout dragon discovery saving the day friendship animal taming escape
When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek "The Hidden World", a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK
2010
60 Minutes
train train conductor dockworker captain cheery creative heartwarming lighthearted uplifting playful train tracks transport ship island tunnel trains train travel friendship modern life problem solving adventure
Thomas finds himself stranded on a strange island which is inhabited by even stranger locomotives. Will he ever find a way back to Sodor?
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Canada|USA
1985
76 Minutes
bear orphan orphanage director assistant evil spirit lion heartwarming positive fantasy world amusement park forest orphanage magical animals orphanage saving the world compassion friendship showdown rescue growing up
The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town, to help a neglected young sorcerer's apprentice whose evil magic book causes sinister things to happen.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2014
91 Minutes
dog boy girl friend amusing fascinating lighthearted spectacular ancient egypt venice, italy parallel universe history time travel friendship saving the world adventure adventure pursuit sacrifice 2010s
The time-travelling adventures of an advanced canine and his adopted son, as they endeavor to fix a time rift they created.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
2005
140 Minutes
Tilda Swinton Georgie Henley Skandar Keynes William Moseley Anna Popplewell James McAvoy Shane Rangi Patrick Kake Elizabeth Hawthorne Kiran Shah Jim Broadbent
girl sister brother professor lion witch thrilling spectacular moving dreamy country house england narnia magic evil escape family world war ii adventure growing up
Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.
Drama
2008
92 Minutes
Michael Caine Bill Milner Anne-Marie Duff David Morrissey Rosemary Harris Elizabeth Spriggs Leslie Phillips Peter Vaughan Linzey Cocker Sylvia Syms Ralph Ineson
young boy magician magician's assistant best friend friend teenager charming playful engaging suspenseful witty friendship best friends relationships unlikely friendship magic adventure discovery growing up mystery
A death-obsessed youth (Bill Milner) befriends an aging magician (Michael Caine) who longs to join his wife in the afterlife.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK|France|West Germany|Japan|USA
1982
84 Minutes
unicorn magician prince witch hunter evil king creative spirited playful charming enchanted forest fantasy world castle cage town sea mythical creatures magic evil plot friendship
A beautiful unicorn sets out to learn if she truly is the last of her kind in this sparkling animated musical.
Fantasy, Drama
UK|Canada
2005
122 Minutes
Jodelle Ferland Janet McTeer Brendan Fletcher Jeff Bridges Jennifer Tilly Alden Adair Sally Crooks Harry Gilliam Dylan Taylor
young girl father mother taxidermist mentally challenged boy friend dreamy dark disturbing prairie old house dining room abandoned car railroad tracks fantasy world drug addiction fantasy neglect family dysfunction unlikely friendship
Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.