Movies like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
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Original name: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain who's to blame.
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, touching, humorous, scenic, visually appealing, psychotronic, dark fantasy, light ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens, chick flick, girls' night, preschoolers ...
Plot:
magic, harry potter, fantasy world, friendship, witch, chosen one, magical, ghost, school, youth, wizards, boarding school, good versus evil, children, training, supernatural ability, orphan, wizards and magicians, best friends, heroes, friends, evil wizard, witchcraft, boarding school life, child hero ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century, year 1991, year 1981, year 1992, 21st century ...
Place:
england, europe, london
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Most similar movies to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out fairy tale, entertaining, exciting and dark fantasy films with plots about magic, supernatural, fantasy world, teenager, good versus evil, adaptation and transformation mostly in Fantasy, Adventure and Family genres. Some movies like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Secret of Moonacre (2008), Nanny McPhee (2005), Stardust (2007), Goosebumps (2015), Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Ignoring threats to his life, Harry returns to Hogwarts to investigate – aided by Ron and Hermione – a mysterious series of attacks.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, fairy tale, scenic, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, harry potter, witch, fantasy world, boarding school, wizards, magical, creature, teacher, supernatural, chosen one, youth ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1992, year 1993, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
98%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Harry starts his fourth year at Hogwarts, competes in the treacherous Triwizard Tournament and faces the evil Lord Voldemort. Ron and Hermione help Harry manage the pressure – but Voldemort lurks, awaiting his chance to destroy Harry and all that ...
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fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, atmospheric, sad ...
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teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, dragon, magical, boarding school, friendship, harry potter, chosen one, school, wizards, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, witch ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s, 20th century, year 1994, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
97%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous ...
Style:
dark fantasy, epic, scenic, suspenseful, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
magic, harry potter, witch, magical, wizards, boarding school, wizards and magicians, chosen one, bravery, young heroes, friendship, supernatural ability ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, year 1998, 21st century
Place:
london, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts for another magic-filled year. Harry comes face to face with danger yet again, this time in the form of escaped convict, Sirius Black – and turns to sympathetic Professor Lupin for help.
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, fairy tale, entertaining, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, harry potter, witch, fantasy world, time travel, magical, witchcraft, friendship, good versus evil, werewolf, school, wizards ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1994, year 1993, 21st century
Place:
europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
As Harry begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as 'Property of the Half-Blood Prince', and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
Style:
exciting, fairy tale, dark fantasy, entertaining, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
magic, harry potter, witch, witchcraft, wizards, magical, school, chosen one, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, young heroes, supernatural ability ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, year 1996, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
96%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students – ...
Style:
exciting, scenic, tense, entertaining, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, pre-teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, witch, magical, harry potter, school, wizards, chosen one, wizards and magicians, supernatural, boarding school, best friends, supernatural ability ...
Time:
90s, year 1995, year 1994, year 1996, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe, scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's ...
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, entertaining, sad, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
magic, supernatural, magical, teenager, friendship, chosen one, witch, wizards and magicians, wizards, good versus evil, artifact, magic wand ...
Time:
year 2017, 90s, near future, year 1997, year 1998 ...
Place:
europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
93%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the ...
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, dark fantasy, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, chick flick
Plot:
magic, witch, fantasy world, wizards, friendship, magical creature, good versus evil, magic wand, chase, sorcerer, teleportation, magician ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
new york, england, arizona, london, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus ...
Style:
mysterious, dark fantasy, breathtaking, atmospheric, exciting ...
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teens, kids, chick flick, family outing
Plot:
wizards, wizards and magicians, magical, fantasy world, witch, magic, curse, magical creature, teacher, circus, harry potter, giant animal ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
paris france, france, london, austria, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hungary, UK, France, Australia, USA, New Zealand
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, sentimental, captivating, romantic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, young heroes, teenage life, rivalry, orphan, youth, family relations, curses spells and rituals, estate, forest, heroes, escapades ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, UK
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful ...
Style:
fairy tale, epic, feel good, entertaining, saga ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, talking animals, sword fight, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, queen, witch, prince, centaur, wizards, parallel world, lion ...
Time:
1940s, 21st century
Place:
london
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, the they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the ...
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fairy tale, atmospheric, exciting, epic, scenic ...
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kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, witch, magic, good versus evil, legends and myths, talking animals, imaginary kingdom, parallel world, magical, winter, heroes, children ...
Time:
1940s, future, year 1940, 20th century
Place:
london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate ...
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exciting, humorous, epic, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
mythology, greek mythology, monster, legends and myths, teenage life, good versus evil, centaur, teenager, demi god, supernatural, young heroes, heroes ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, empire state building manhattan new york city, tennessee, ancient greece, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
Style:
visually appealing, captivating, fairy tale, entertaining, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
fantasy world, imaginary kingdom, obsessive quest, parallel universe, magic, wizards, witch, female warrior, dragon, alternate world, lion, talking animals ...
Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's ...
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, touching, feel good, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, preschoolers ...
Plot:
witch, magic, childhood, nanny, children, family values, mischievous children, parents and children, single father, prank, mentor, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
edwardian era, 19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Belgium, Canada
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.
Style:
dark fantasy, entertaining, fairy tale, exciting, gothic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
time travel, magic, fantasy world, time loop, monster, children, youth, orphan, beautiful scenery, supernatural power, wizards, boarding school ...
Time:
year 1943, victorian era, 1940s, 20th century, 1920s ...
Place:
england, wales, europe, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Genre: Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
Style:
epic, breathtaking, captivating, exciting, scenic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, chick flick
Plot:
fantasy world, sword fight, dragon, sword and sorcery, ancient, wizards and magicians, wizards, creature, imaginary kingdom, magical, elf, mythology ...
Time:
future, 2010s, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place:
new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his ...
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, feel good, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, kids, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
witch, magic, true love, love and romance, imaginary kingdom, fall in love, magical, pirate, chase, sword fight, fantasy world, supernatural ...
Time:
19th century, future, 50s, victorian era, 1850s ...
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune. This movie is extremely alarming, an expression which here means "a ...
Style:
atmospheric, gothic, fairy tale, dark, enigmatic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
orphan, children, death in the family, steampunk, child in peril, happy ending, young heroes, child, siblings relations, dishonesty, destiny, loss of mother ...
Time:
1940s, victorian era
Place:
peru
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and ...
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exciting, humorous, scary, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot:
monster, werewolf, magic, ventriloquist dummy, youth, good versus evil, high school, destiny, praying mantis, ghost, teenager, escapades ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
connecticut, maryland, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.
Style:
exciting, fairy tale, epic, stylized, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
mythology, youth, monster, fantasy world, friendship, heroic mission, young heroes, greek mythology, legends and myths, superhuman powers, friends, artifact ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, ancient greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
Style:
atmospheric, epic, captivating, exciting, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, chick flick
Plot:
sword fight, fantasy world, magic, mission, friendship, wizards, magical, monster, warrior, good versus evil, creature, elf ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory
Place:
new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting ...
Style:
fairy tale, atmospheric, surreal, colourful, gothic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
fantasy world, magic, escape from reality, imaginary kingdom, youth, good versus evil, talking animals, cat, journey, disney, imagination, magical ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, victorian era
Place:
london, england, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, though he's unaware of the dangers that lie ...
Style:
fairy tale, breathtaking, mysterious, exciting, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
wizards, fantasy world, magic, magical, hereditary gift of witchcraft, magical creature, magic wand, castle, fascist, wizards and magicians, lgbt, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 1939, year 1932, 1930s
Place:
berlin germany, new york, rio de janeiro, germany, london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the sequel to Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland", Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, entertaining, surreal, psychotronic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick
Plot:
fantasy world, time travel, magic, talking dog, time, time loop, queen, imagination, good versus evil, alternate reality, sister sister relationship, wonderland ...
Time:
victorian era, 1870s, 19th century
Place:
london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
Style:
fairy tale, scary, semi serious, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
fantasy world, magical creature, fairy, magical, siblings relations, magic, family relations, children, estate, imaginary kingdom, twins, supernatural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
Style:
epic, fairy tale, exciting, dark fantasy, aesthetic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
fantasy world, journey, steampunk, alternate reality, orphan, magical, parallel world, polar bear, wizards, best friends, witch, magic ...
Place:
england, london, oxford university
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ten-year-old Lewis goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house that contains a mysterious ticktock noise. When Lewis accidentally awakens the dead, the town's sleepy facade magically springs to life with a secret world of witches and ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, spooky, fairy tale, gothic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, horror for children, adult
Plot:
wizards, magician, haunted house, halloween, spell, child, paranormal, book of magic, magic, sword and sorcery, superhero, teenager ...
Time:
year 1955, 50s
Place:
germany, michigan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, humorous, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, jungle, childhood, magic, monkey, time travel, board game, animals, disappearance, getting home, children, parallel world ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, year 1969, year 1995, 1860s ...
Place:
new hampshire, usa, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
128K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Hungary
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, serious, epic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
dragon, chosen one, imaginary kingdom, heroic mission, supernatural ability, young heroes, legends and myths, good versus evil, fantasy world, medieval, supernatural, sword and sorcery ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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