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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
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 thrilling misadventure involving three ingenious orphans and a villainous actor named Count Olaf (Jim Carrey) who wants their enormous fortune." It includes a suspicious fire, delicious pasta, Jim Carrey, poorly behaved looches, Billy Connolly, an incredibly deadly viper, Meryl Streep, and the voice of an imposter named Jude Law.
Style: offbeat, fairy tale, atmospheric, gothic, dark comedy, clever, bleak, humorous, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers, teen drama
Plot: children, orphan, death in the family, steampunk, danger, siblings relations, child in peril, book, happy ending, young heroes, child, dishonesty, destiny, loss of mother, inheritance, boy, nobility, winter, escapades, magic, storytelling, custody, loss of father, disbelieving adult, inventor ...
Time: year 2004, victorian era, 1940s, victorian
Place: peru
Keyword: reboot, partners, wizards, challenge

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Most similar movies to Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, fairy tale, cult classic and humorous films with plots about child, magic, escapades, youth, imaginary, supernatural and fantasy world mostly in Fantasy, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: Nanny McPhee (2005), The Witches (1990), Matilda (1996), Peter Pan (2003), The Golden Compass (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 1164 min.
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Story: The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
Style: captivating, ironic, suspense, melancholic, spooky ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: orphan, children, life is a bitch, steampunk, danger, escapades, breaking the fourth wall, storytelling, coming of age, cynicism, dishonesty, obsession ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
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, fairy tale, entertaining, gothic, exciting ...
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, girls' night
Plot: time travel, magic, fantasy world, time loop, children, monster, imaginary, youth, orphan, beautiful scenery, supernatural power, witch ...
Time: victorian era, year 1943, year 2016, 2010s, 1940s ...
Place: england, wales, europe, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
 6.6
 85K
Nanny McPhee (2005)
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, feel good, touching, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: witch, magic, childhood, nanny, family values, children, single father, mischievous children, parents and children, widower, prank, family relations ...
Time: edwardian era, year 2005, year 2006, victorian era, 19th century ...
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Style: fairy tale, feel good, stylized, offbeat, colorful ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: childhood, chocolate, children, fantasy world, contests and competitions, imaginary, magic, social differences, child protagonist, factory, imagination, poverty ...
Time: year 2005, 1920s, 20th century, 2000s
Place: bavaria, denver colorado, colorado, japan, new delhi ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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The Witches (1990)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the ...
Style: fairy tale, humorous, dark fantasy, stylized, scary ...
Audience: family outing, family friendly, kids, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot: witch, magic, good versus evil, hotel, coven, supernatural, mouse, boy, chocolate, halloween, childhood, young heroes ...
Time: 90s
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.0
 173K
Matilda (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: An extraordinarily intelligent young girl from a cruel and uncaring family discovers she possesses telekinetic powers and is sent off to a school headed by a tyrannical principal.
Style: feel good, fairy tale, humorous, sweet, touching ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: school, children, mischievous children, supernatural ability, parents and children, elementary school, teachers and students, dysfunctional family, childhood, young heroes, child prodigy, telekinesis ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place: america
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
 6.8
 80K
Peter Pan (2003)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand
Duration: 113 min.
Story: In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into ...
Style: fairy tale, feel good, exciting, captivating, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: childhood, pirate, fantasy world, fairy, children, boy, magic, teenager, young heroes, imaginary kingdom, friendship, youth ...
Time: 1900s, victorian era, year 2003, 19th century, 20th century
Place: fictional island, london, europe, big ben london, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
The Golden Compass (2007)
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: fairy tale, epic, visual, visually stunning, aesthetic ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: fantasy world, steampunk, magical, journey, witch, alternate reality, orphan, parallel world, polar bear, imaginary, adventurer, heroes ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s
Place: england, london, oxford university
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
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 ...
Style: fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, touching, teen ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, family friendly ...
Plot: harry potter, magic, wizard, witch, friendship, fantasy world, magical, boarding school, chosen one, youth, children, school ...
Time: year 2001, 80s, year 1991, year 1981, 20th century ...
Place: england, europe, london, yorkshire
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
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, exciting, scary, semi serious, visual ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: magical creature, fantasy world, magical, fairy, children, imaginary, magic, siblings relations, family relations, estate, parent child relationship, supernatural ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: new england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
 6.3
 95K
Goosebumps (2015)
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 ...
Style: exciting, humorous, scary, entertaining, funny ...
Audience: teens, kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot: monster, werewolf, magic, good versus evil, youth, imaginary, ventriloquist dummy, book, high school, praying mantis, ghost, teenager ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place: connecticut, usa, maryland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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: fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, dark fantasy, suspense ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: magic, harry potter, witch, magical, boarding school, fantasy world, creature, wizard, teacher, supernatural, youth, chosen one ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 2002, year 1992, year 1993 ...
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.1
 82K
Inkheart (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, UK, USA, Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.
Style: fairy tale, touching, exciting, dark fantasy, serious ...
Audience: family outing, family friendly, kids, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: adventurer, fictional reality, young heroes, imaginary, supernatural, writers, family relations, book, magic, parents and children, father daughter relationship, kidnapping ...
Time: year 2008, middle ages
Place: alps, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 6.7
 33K
Slumberland (2022)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
Style: captivating, entertaining, exciting, funny, humorous ...
Audience: kids
Plot: dream, secret, girl, boy, monster, nightmare, father, king, adventure hero, superhero, dancing, young girl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.7
 261K
Coraline (2009)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, ...
Style: gothic, surreal, dark fantasy, dark, scary ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, girls' night, teens, family outing ...
Plot: stop motion, children, monster, parallel world, alternate reality, weirdo, doll, secret place, heroine, fantasy world, loneliness, imagination ...
Time: year 2009, future, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place: oregon, michigan, usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
The Addams Family (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Uncle Fester has been missing for 25 years. An evil doctor finds out and introduces a fake Fester in an attempt to get the Addams Family's money. The youngest daughter has some doubts about the new uncle Fester, but the fake uncle adapts very ...
Style: gothic, black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, cult classic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teen drama, adult
Plot: goth, dark humor, halloween, supernatural, eccentric family, childhood, supernatural ability, witch, fantasy world, family relations, husband wife relationship, mansion ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
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 ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, family friendly, family outing, kids ...
Plot: magical, witch, fantasy world, wizards and magicians, wizard, magical creature, curse, harry potter, circus, sorcerer, witchcraft, giant animal ...
Time: 1920s
Place: paris france, london, france, new york, alps ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.9
 148K
Into the Woods (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.
Style: fairy tale, dark fantasy, stylized, melancholic, talky ...
Audience: kids, chick flick, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: witch, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, broadway, wizards and magicians, cinderella, imaginary, singing, woods, moral ambiguity, redemption ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 1930s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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City of Ember (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, ...
Style: exciting, dark fantasy, apocalyptic, visually stunning, visual ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, girls' night, teens, family outing ...
Plot: steampunk, post apocalypse, save the day, danger, survival, puzzle, underground, underground city, ancient mystery, girl, uncover truth, dystopia ...
Time: future, year 2008, 20th century, distant future
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance ...
Style: atmospheric, stylized, surreal, witty, offbeat ...
Audience: family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: hotel, prison escape, art theft, mentor protege relationship, murder, luxury hotel, escapades, painting, gunfight, greed, fictional country, mentor ...
Time: 1930s, year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place: eastern europe, alps, europe, america, persia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
 7.3
 148K
Labyrinth (1986)
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, offbeat, surreal, cult classic ...
Audience: family friendly, teens, kids, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot: puppet, surrealism, good versus evil, danger, rescue, fantasy world, maze, friendship, castle, beast, imaginary kingdom, female protagonist ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
 6.5
 21K
Halloweentown (1998)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown — a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world. But she soon finds herself ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, tense, captivating, melancholic ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot: halloween, witch, teenage girl, magic, youth, witchcraft, good versus evil, disorder, supernatural ability, save the day, rescue, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.1
 374K
Jumanji (1995)
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, offbeat, light, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, family friendly ...
Plot: jungle, fantasy world, childhood, board game, magic, time travel, adventurer, getting home, children, parallel world, supernatural, danger ...
Time: 20th century, year 1995, 90s, 19th century, 1860s ...
Place: new hampshire, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville. In Whoville, live the Whos, an almost mutated sort of Munchkin-like people. All the Whos love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty ...
Style: fairy tale, funny, stylized, humorous, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: christmas, santa claus, imaginary kingdom, dog, village, surrealism, holiday, silly humor, snow, xmas, transformation, loneliness ...
Time: year 2000, y2k, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
The Little Vampire (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Netherlands, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the ...
Style: feel good, entertaining, humorous, melancholic, gothic ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot: vampire, supernatural, child protagonist, transformation, boy, halloween, siblings relations, imaginary, school, heroes, friends, friendship ...
Time: year 2000, y2k
Place: scotland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Thief Lord (2006)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Germany, Luxembourg
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are befriended by a gang of young urchins and their enigmatic ...
Style: touching, feel good, semi serious, exciting, detective ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: mischievous children, orphan, imaginary, friendship, young heroes, magic, youth, police, escapades, secret, supernatural, child ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: italy, venice
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
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 ...
Style: fairy tale, atmospheric, exciting, epic, scenic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: fantasy world, witch, good versus evil, legends and myths, magic, magical, medieval, imaginary kingdom, parallel world, winter, sword fight, heroes ...
Time: 1940s, year 2005, future, year 1940, 20th century
Place: antarctic, england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 5.7
 67K
Pan (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save ...
Style: fairy tale, visually appealing, stylized, serious, exciting ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, chick flick, adult
Plot: pirate, magic, fantasy world, childhood, mischievous children, young heroes, good versus evil, heroes, child in peril, child hero, orphan, treasure hunt ...
Time: 1940s, future, year 2015, 1930s
Place: vietnam, fictional island, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Hook (1991)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—did just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. But a trip to see Granny Wendy in London, where the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps ...
Style: fairy tale, sweet, stylized, feel good, inspirational ...
Audience: family friendly, pre-teens, kids, family outing, teen drama ...
Plot: childhood, pirate, kidnapping, magic, children, fairy, good versus evil, father son relationship, rescue, peter pan, fantasy world, destiny ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: fictional island, madagascar, california, new york, san francisco ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, ...
Style: exciting, intense, semi serious, epic, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot: robot, space travel, brother brother relationship, board game, sibling rivalry, childhood, outer space, child, game, alien, space, youth ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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