Movies like The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
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:
captivating, exciting, epic, scenic, suspenseful, stylized, serious, surprise ending, intense, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, obsessive quest, courage, adventurer, fantasy world, adventure, treasure hunt, imaginary, journey, dragon, mythology, warrior, monster, invisibility, dwarf, wizards and magicians, mountain, magical, creature, good versus evil, chase, heroes, swords and armor, sword fight, treasure ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory, 2010s
Place:
new zealand
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Most similar movies to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, stylized, serious and epic films with plots about escapades, adventure, imaginary, magic, destiny, good versus evil and fantasy world mostly in Adventure, Fantasy and Family genres. Some movies like The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), The Golden Compass (2007), Clash of the Titans (2010), The 10th Kingdom (2000), Dawn of the Dragonslayer (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
Style:
epic, exciting, stylized, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, creature, swords and armor, warrior, magical, adventure, dragon, heroic mission, heroes, treasure hunt, forest ...
Time:
2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
93%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make ...
Style:
atmospheric, exciting, epic, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
good versus evil, adventure, imaginary kingdom, friendship, fantasy world, imaginary, journey, sword and sorcery, save the world, heroic mission, ancient, creature ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory
Place:
mine, new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: 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:
exciting, epic, captivating, stylized, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
good versus evil, adventure, fantasy world, friendship, imaginary, imaginary kingdom, save the world, pride and honor, heroic mission, army, attack, magical ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory
Place:
new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog ...
Style:
epic, exciting, captivating, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, dragon, sword and sorcery, epic battle, battle, battles, adventure, treasure hunt, adventurer, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 201 min.
Story:
Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark ...
Style:
epic, exciting, captivating, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
good versus evil, adventure, friendship, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, warrior, battles, ancient, journey, save the world, destiny, suspicion ...
Time:
prehistory, prehistoric times
Place:
new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
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:
atmospheric, exciting, fairy tale, epic, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, witch, good versus evil, fantasy world, magical, family, self sacrifice, parallel world, young heroes, king, adventure, queen ...
Time:
1940s, 40s
Place:
dungeon, england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, enigmatic, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, giant, youth, adventure, heroic mission, save the princess, young heroes, princess, curses spells and rituals, legends and myths, family, imaginary ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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:
exciting, captivating, epic, serious, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
dragon, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, witch, ship, family, obsessive quest, adventure, boat, mouse, snowing, king ...
Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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, stylized, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
parallel world, fantasy world, magical, adventure, orphan, journey, experiment, kidnapping, witch, adventurer, chosen one, best friends ...
Place:
england, oxford university
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, serious, entertaining, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
superhuman powers, good versus evil, adventure, legends and myths, danger, curses spells and rituals, mythology, obsessive quest, heroic mission, destiny, supernatural ability, sea monster ...
Time:
ancient history
Place:
greece, ancient greece, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 417 min.
Story:
Two centuries after Snow White and Cinderella had their adventures, the Nine Kingdoms ready themselves for the coronation of Prince Wendel, Snow White's grandson, to the throne of the Fourth Kingdom. But an evil once-queen has freed herself ...
Style:
exciting, feel good, humorous, fairy tale, offbeat ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
adventure, good versus evil, fairy, supernatural ability, magical, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, friendship, journey, parallel world, creature, imaginary ...
Place:
virginia, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Dawn of the Dragonslayer tells the story of Will (Richard McWilliams), a shepherd's son whose land is ravaged by a dragon.
Style:
exciting, sentimental, epic, serious, stylized
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, dragon, obsessive quest, heroes, love and romance, young heroes, chases and races, escapades, supernatural, imaginary, adventure, rivalry ...
Time:
middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
pirate, ship, chase, captain, mermaid, swashbuckler, ancient mystery, immortality, adventure, treasure hunt, battle, adventurer ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
caribbean, spain, england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages ...
Style:
stylized, serious, exciting, epic, comic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
good versus evil, immortality, adventure, greek mythology, legends and myths, heroic mission, mythology, destiny, rivalry, battles, fish, rescue ...
Time:
ancient history
Place:
greece, ancient greece, dungeon, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The story follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put his childhood ways aside and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.
Style:
exciting, stylized, serious, epic, intense ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
supernatural ability, adventure, good versus evil, young heroes, destiny, save the world, heroes, heroic mission, chosen one, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, danger ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Films like The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
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, stylized, serious, scary
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
wizards and magicians, chosen one, magical, supernatural ability, friendship, good versus evil, young heroes, best friends, friends, witch, death, teacher ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary, 1990s, 2010s, near future ...
Place:
europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the 1959 classic 'Sleeping Beauty'. A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading ...
Style:
stylized, captivating, exciting, serious, fairy tale ...
Plot:
fairy, witch, magical, good versus evil, betrayal, fantasy world, princess, in the woods, curses spells and rituals, king, imaginary kingdom, villain ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Germany
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:
exciting, semi serious, humorous, stylized, twists and turns ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
witch, magical, wizards and magicians, chosen one, school, giant, boarding school life, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, best friends, child driving car, friendship ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, year 1993, year 1992, 1990s
Place:
england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Spain
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, exciting, scenic, gloomy ...
Plot:
obsessive quest, good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, heroes, wizards and magicians, imaginary, adventure, danger, save the world, mission, heroic mission, escapades ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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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:
feel good, epic, stylized, captivating, light ...
Audience:
date night, teens, family outing
Plot:
witch, adventure, imaginary kingdom, true love, fall in love, chase, supernatural ability, pirate, escapades, love and romance, prince, wizards and magicians ...
Time:
19th century, victorian, 1850s, 1870s
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: 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, stylized, serious, twists and turns, scary ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
witch, young heroes, wizards and magicians, school, chosen one, supernatural ability, good versus evil, magical, boarding school life, werewolf, betrayal, death ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, year 1996, 1990s
Place:
england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck ...
Style:
feel good, touching, atmospheric, fairy tale, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, dragon, adventure, good versus evil, mythology, escapades, oracle, magic, giant, heroic mission, evil force, danger ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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:
atmospheric, surreal, fairy tale, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, fantasy world, good versus evil, escape from reality, queen, cat, journey, adventure, transformation, imagination, magic, mad ...
Time:
19th century, victorian, 1800s, victorian era, 1870s
Place:
china
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught ...
Style:
exciting, epic, stylized, serious, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
adventure, ship, greek mythology, skeleton, supernatural, monster, heroic mission, master villain, escapades, tombs and skeletons, curses spells and rituals, imaginary kingdom ...
Time:
ancient history
Place:
greece, ancient greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the Queen. In order to obtain ...
Style:
exciting, fairy tale, serious, epic, scenic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
queen, good versus evil, immortality, deception, adventure, danger, curses spells and rituals, imaginary kingdom, witch, magic, fairy, rivalry ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Movies like Thor
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, stylized, semi serious, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
superhuman powers, superhero, warrior, wizards and magicians, queen, scientist, king, good versus evil, villain, creature, prince, norse mythology ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, england, dungeon, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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:
exciting, touching, twists and turns, fairy tale, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
good versus evil, witch, chosen one, school, wizards and magicians, friendship, supernatural ability, fantasy world, magical, curses spells and rituals, best friends, adventure ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, 1990s, year 1992, year 1991
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
Style:
semi serious, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
island, adventure, rescue, fantasy world, mission, gold, danger, escapades, dinosaur, youth, jungle, chase ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The classic role-playing game comes to life in this magical adventure. The empire of Izmer is a divided land: Elite magicians called Mages rule while lowly commoners are powerless. When Empress Savina (Thora Birch) vows to bring equality and ...
Style:
exciting, epic, suspenseful, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
magic, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, supernatural ability, dragon, adventure, palaces castles and temples, danger, master villain, heroic mission, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
dungeon
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 44 min.
Story:
The adventures of woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers that he was born to fulfill a prophecy of becoming a guardian hero to oppressed people. With the help of a mysterious woman named Kahlan and a wise old wizard named Zedd, he must stop a ...
Style:
exciting, serious, humorous, entertaining, feel good
Audience:
teens
Plot:
good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, wizards and magicians, adventure, save the world, imaginary, witch, ancient, magical, chosen one, escapades, secret ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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