Movies like Jabberwocky
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Jabberwocky (1977)
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?
Style:
humorous, light, talky, exciting, surreal, stylized, not serious, funny, sexy, mind bending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, heroes, heroic mission, imaginary kingdom, satire, curses spells and rituals, monster, good versus evil, goofy hero, sword, beast, irreverent, british, catastrophe, dark humor, writers, death, ancient, giant monster, fantasy world, brutality, sexualized violence, cult, insanity, imagination ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out weird, humorous, cult film and visually appealing films with plots about dialogue, mentor, storytelling, fantasy world, catastrophe, danger and adaptation mostly in Comedy, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Jabberwocky: The Colour of Magic (2008), Hogfather (2006), Witching & Bitching (2013), Stay Tuned (1992), Knights of Badassdom (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 191 min.
TV show
Story:
As Rincewind involuntarily becomes a guide to the naive tourist Twoflower, they find themselves forced to flee the city of Ankh-Morpork to escape a terrible fire, and begin on a journey across the Disc. Unknown to them, their journey & fate ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, light, funny, enigmatic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, magic, heroes, heroic mission, wizards, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, tourist, alternate dimension, dragon, unlikely hero, rivalry ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz. The beloved Hogfather - the jolly bearer of glee and pork-related gifts for children everywhere - has ...
Style:
dark fantasy, humorous, dark, semi serious, enigmatic ...
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, fantasy world, death, children, magic, holiday, heroic mission, disguise, escapades, boar, disappearance, supernatural ...
Time:
future, 19th century
Place:
california
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black ...
Style:
absurd, humorous, surreal, parody, funny ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
monty python, king arthur, holy grail, knight, arthurian legend, satire, medieval, sword fight, surrealism, monk, legends and myths, cult ...
Time:
middle ages, 10th century
Place:
england, europe, xian, scotland yard
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In this heist film turned horror fest, director Álex de la Iglesia's love of mayhem is on full display as a gang of gold thieves lands in a coven of witches who are preparing for an ancient ritual -- and in need of a sacrifice.
Style:
funny, humorous, satirical, light, sexy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
witch, witchcraft, heist, village, giant, love, mansion, cult, good versus evil, kidnapping, runaway, evil witch ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
spain
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100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Salesman Roy Knable spends all his free time watching television, to the exasperation of his wife, Helen. One day, TV salesman Spike convinces Roy to buy a satellite dish offering 666 channels. The new addition to Roy's home entertainment ...
Style:
humorous, parody, satirical, semi serious, witty ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
tv show, satire, television, adaptation, obsession, reality, survival, couple relations, suspense, crumbling marriage, media satire, hostage ...
Time:
80s, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Three best friends and dedicated roleplayers take to the woods to reenact a dungeons and dragons-like scenario as a live action role-playing game. Trouble arises when a prop spellbook purchased from the internet ends up being a genuine grimoire and ...
Style:
humorous, stylized, satirical, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
role playing, supernatural, ritual, succubus, demon, magic, sword, breaking up with girlfriend, murder, deadly creature, misfit, buddies ...
Time:
middle ages, 21st century
Place:
usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
B Movie Legend Bruce Campbell is mistaken for his character Ash from the Evil Dead trilogy and forced to fight a real monster in a small town in Oregon.
Style:
parody, humorous, funny, entertaining, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
small town, good versus evil, save the world, cult, demon, comedy of errors, heroic mission, supernatural, suspense, rescue, survival, save the day ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, oregon, new jersey
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
Style:
humorous, surreal, stylized, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien, time travel, superhero, chase, alien invasion, mad scientist, rescue, interdimensional travel, scientist, space, cult, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
80s, 1930s, year 1938, future
Place:
new jersey, asia, usa, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
Style:
gothic, parody, scary, atmospheric, funny ...
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, macabre, countryside, winter, rescue, woman in danger, nothing goes right, undead, vampire hunter, vampire slayer, disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 60s
Place:
europe, poland, transylvania, former yugoslavia
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed ...
Style:
humorous, parody, melancholic, funny, bad ending ...
Plot:
first contact, chase, childhood, fight scenes, mentor, justice, camp, brutality, magic, lone hero, adaptation, destiny ...
Time:
80s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1933
Place:
england, europe, london, ussr, united kingdom ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution.
Style:
parody, humorous, melancholic, splatter, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
marijuana, weed, twins, mistaken identity, farce, destiny, fight scenes, gangsters, death, first contact, mentor, adaptation ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 80s
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.
Style:
fairy tale, epic, stylized, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
knight, arthurian legend, sword fight, king arthur, mythology, medieval, good versus evil, battles, legends and myths, magic, sword, legend ...
Time:
middle ages, future, 5th century
Place:
england, europe, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, Voltan, sets out for revenge and the chance to live up to his title. Tooling himself up with the "mind-sword" and recruiting a motley band ...
Style:
funny, humorous, campy, parody, melancholic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, sword, medieval, magical sword, magic, vengeance, good versus evil, barbarian, camp, parallel universe, disaster, pop culture ...
Time:
80s, middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help in this film loosely based on the Edgar Allen Poe poem.
Style:
gothic, parody, humorous, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
magic, supernatural, monster, magician, good versus evil, castle, duel, transformation, dark humor, revenge, wizards, escapades ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his ...
Style:
humorous, absurd, feel good, exciting, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
time travel, medieval, fish out of water, dumb, culture clash, alternate timeline, runaway, police investigation, destiny, creativity, altering history, goofy hero ...
Time:
middle ages, future, 2000s, 12th century, 21st century
Place:
france, usa, chicago illinois, europe
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Films like Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
And Now for Something Completely Different is a film spin-off from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons.
Style:
surreal, funny, absurd, parody, witty ...
Plot:
satire, cult, surrealism, monty python, life philosophy, male nudity, irreverent, life & death, life, mentor, vengeance, television ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal ...
Style:
humorous, surreal, light, colourful, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
time travel, magic, treasure, childhood, children, good versus evil, time, parallel universe, robin hood, map, time portal, alternate dimension ...
Time:
regency period, 80s
Place:
london, england, europe, ancient greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
Style:
fairy tale, visually appealing, dark, epic, mind blowing ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
surrealism, fantasy world, childhood, magic, satire, trippy, twists and turns, dragon, siege, horse, dream, legends and myths ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
ancient greece, europe, constantinople, vienna, turkey ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia, New Zealand
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the 14th century a village seeking escape from the Black Death are guided by a boy's vision to tunnel into an abandoned mine and emerge into 20th century New Zealand.
Style:
emotional, clever, harsh, exciting, stylized ...
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
time travel, medieval, tunnel, destiny, heroic mission, fish out of water, young heroes, supernatural ability, rescue, follow your dream, life is a bitch, rivalry ...
Time:
middle ages, future, 20th century, 80s, 14th century
Place:
england, new zealand, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a ...
Style:
parody, funny, surreal, philosophical, absurd ...
Plot:
satire, surrealism, cult, monty python, philosophy, death, dark humor, existentialism, afterlife, greed, meaning of life, gluttony ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 1870s, 1910s, 80s
Place:
england, europe, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Movies similar to Meet the Spartans
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on a character created by Robert E. Howard, this fast-paced, occasionally humorous sequel to Conan the Barbarian features the hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) as he is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) to safely escort a teen ...
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stylized, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, campy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, imaginary kingdom, magic, good versus evil, warrior, sword, medieval, fight, rescue, female warrior, heroic mission ...
Time:
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Hungary, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A Southern California kid named Calvin Fuller is magically transported to the medieval kingdom of Camelot through a crack in the ground caused by an earthquake. Once there, he learns he was summoned by the wizard Merlin, who needs Calvin to save ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, clever, sweet, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
time travel, disney, medieval, arthurian legend, youth, magic, technology, lone hero, mentor, natural disaster, childhood, catastrophe ...
Time:
future, middle ages
Place:
california, england, usa, los angeles
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
Style:
dark fantasy, exciting, light, futuristic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
sword and sorcery, good versus evil, giant spider, monster, magic, alien, space, sword, medieval, fortress, rescue, sword fight ...
Time:
80s, future, middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In this animated tale, a tiny village is destroyed by a surging glacier, which serves as the deadly domain for the evil Ice Lord, Nekron. The only survivor is a young warrior, Larn, who vows to avenge this act of destruction. The evil continues, ...
Style:
adult animation, dark fantasy, anime, stylized, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, good versus evil, fire, telekinesis, kidnapping, warrior, distopia, sword, heroes, barbarian, supernatural, violence ...
Time:
prehistory, 80s, prehistoric times
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three begin playing with ...
Style:
campy, humorous, parody, splatter, bloody ...
Plot:
alien, space, fantasy world, redemption, life & death, farce, honest, stupidity, alter ego, vengeance, weapons, stranded ...
Time:
80s
Place:
england, america, usa
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100%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah - a teenager with an active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book, "Labyrinth", to take the baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, ...
Style:
gothic, fairy tale, humorous, surreal, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
surrealism, good versus evil, puppet, fantasy world, friendship, rescue, heroes, maze, beast, imaginary kingdom, female protagonist, hopes ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A man is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must battle an army of the dead and retrieve the Necronomicon so he can return home.
Style:
dark fantasy, humorous, splatter, funny, campy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, time travel, monster, siege, cult, evil dead, beast, demon, supernatural, sword fight, skeleton, good versus evil ...
Time:
middle ages, 13th century, 20th century, year 1992, 90s ...
Place:
england
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two reporters travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein, and encounter such kooky creatures as the sensitive Wolfman, the horny Vampiress Odette, as well as a whole cast of other weirdos.
Style:
parody, campy, humorous, clever, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
vampire, monster, happy ending, mad scientist, hotel, wolfman, investigation, reporter, frankenstein, magic, life philosophy, mad doctor ...
Time:
80s
Place:
romania, europe, transylvania
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 152 min.
TV show
Story:
An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure across the universe with a known fugitive. Based on the book by Douglas Adams, the dialog follows the book closely. This was originally a 6-part series ...
Style:
humorous, light, futuristic, talky, stylized ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
alien, benign alien, time travel, ufo, space, space travel, mysterious planet, satire, spacecraft, fantasy world, fish out of water, alien encounter ...
Time:
80s
Place:
london, england
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the Devil from little Nancy Aglet, who is now grown up with a husband and two children of her own. But the prince of darkness wants to go a second round and has returned to repossess ...
Style:
parody, humorous, satirical, not serious, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
priest, exorcism, supernatural, disorder, obsessive quest, clergy, escapades, rivalry, mistaken identity, fish out of water, female nudity, media ...
Time:
80s, year 1973, year 1990, 90s, 70s
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