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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
207K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror
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, gothic, entertaining, exciting, atmospheric, serious, stylized, mystical, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, girls' night, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
time travel, fantasy world, time loop, magic, children, monster, imaginary, youth, superhuman powers, beautiful scenery, supernatural power, orphan, boarding school, childhood, immortality, boarding school life, good versus evil, children's home, shapeshifting, mentor, child, island, transformation, witch, riddles and clues ...
Time:
victorian era, year 1943, year 2016, 2010s, 1940s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
england, wales, florida, europe
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Most similar movies to Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out fairy tale, exciting, dark fantasy and visually appealing films with plots about destiny, fantasy world, adaptation, youth, magical, magic and mentor mostly in Fantasy, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), Hugo (2011), Nanny McPhee (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Thailand, UK, India, Canada
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, visual ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick
Plot:
fantasy world, time travel, alice in wonderland, time, talking dog, time loop, childhood, magic, medieval, queen, imagination, wonderland ...
Time:
victorian era, year 2016, 1870s, 19th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
96%
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, visually stunning, scary, spooky ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
magical creature, fantasy world, fairy, magical, imaginary, children, siblings relations, magic, family relations, estate, parent child relationship, troll ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
new england, usa
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Canada
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, light, entertaining, dark fantasy, cliffhanger ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, witch, fantasy world, good versus evil, wizard, friendship, magical creature, sorcerer, magic wand, harry potter, chase, teleportation ...
Time:
1920s, year 2016, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
new york, london, arizona, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city ...
Similarity:
88%
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, visually stunning, epic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
fantasy world, witch, talking animal, good versus evil, magic, legends and myths, heroes, medieval, magical, wizard, sword fight, imaginary kingdom ...
Time:
1940s, year 2005, year 1940, future, 20th century
Place:
england, london, antarctic
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Italy, Canada, Japan, UK
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, visually appealing, surreal, gothic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, teens, date night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, magic, escape from reality, imaginary kingdom, magical, transformation, alice in wonderland, teenage girl, imaginary, cat, animal, dream ...
Time:
19th century, year 2010, 1870s, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place:
england, cornwall, london, china
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany
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:
gothic, fairy tale, offbeat, dark comedy, visually stunning ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
children, orphan, death in the family, child in peril, danger, dishonesty, steampunk, child, boy, siblings relations, destiny, nobility ...
Time:
year 2004, victorian era, 1940s
Place:
peru
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany
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, christian film, fairy tale, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
fantasy world, imaginary kingdom, obsessive quest, alternate world, parallel universe, female warrior, witch, dragon, magic, christian, good versus evil, princess ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 2010s
Place:
england
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
Style:
fairy tale, colorful, light, entertaining, modern fairy tale ...
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kids, family outing, family friendly, chick flick, teens ...
Plot:
witch, magic, imaginary kingdom, magic trick, wizard of oz, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, circus, fantasy world, prophecy, transformation, betrayal ...
Time:
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Place:
kansas
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91%
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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, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
harry potter, magic, friendship, witch, fantasy world, wizard, witchcraft, magical, best friend, chosen one, boarding school, children ...
Time:
year 1981, year 1991, year 2001, year 1992, 80s ...
Place:
england, london, yorkshire, europe
Similarity:
76%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and ...
Style:
touching, visually appealing, period piece, visually stunning, fairy tale ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
steampunk, orphan, friendship, filmmaking, boy, childhood, street kid, longing, robot, harry potter, magical, destiny ...
Time:
year 2011, post world war one, 20th century, year 1931, 1930s ...
Place:
paris france, france, madagascar, iran, europe
Similarity:
78%
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, entertaining, atmospheric, epic, saga ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, magical, witch, sorcerer, friendship, imaginary, supernatural, good versus evil, chosen one, artifact, wizards and magicians, magic wand ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, year 1997, year 1998, near future ...
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
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Style:
fairy tale, saga, entertaining, sexy, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen fantasy, kids, chick flick ...
Plot:
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Time:
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london, england, europe
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75%
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 ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, epic, teen, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen fantasy, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
mythology, good versus evil, greek mythology, legends and myths, demi god, superhuman powers, teenage life, centaur, monster, greek god, young heroes, half breed ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
empire state building manhattan new york city, las vegas, nashville tennessee, tennessee, ancient greece ...
Similarity:
75%
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, fairy tale, dark fantasy, atmospheric, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, teen fantasy, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, witch, harry potter, fantasy world, magical, wizard, witchcraft, time travel, good versus evil, werewolf, friendship, boarding school life ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 20th century, 90s, year 1994 ...
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, War
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real ...
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, surreal, atmospheric, gothic ...
Audience:
kids, teen fantasy, date night, adult, teen drama
Plot:
monster, fantasy world, imagination, creature, mythology, macabre, legends and myths, magical, young heroes, imaginary, good versus evil, maze ...
Time:
1940s, 2000s, year 1944, 20th century, year 2006
Place:
spain, south america, europe, canada
Similarity:
79%
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:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, saga, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, teen fantasy, family friendly ...
Plot:
witch, magic, harry potter, magical, witchcraft, wizard, good versus evil, school, betrayal, chosen one, wizards and magicians, young heroes ...
Time:
year 2009, year 1997, year 1996, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
81%
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:
sexy, exciting, saga, teen, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, pre-teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
witch, magic, magical, harry potter, coming of age, school, creature, boarding school, chosen one, boarding school life, wizards and magicians, good versus evil ...
Time:
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Place:
london, england, scotland, europe
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Canada, France, Australia
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, visually stunning, epic fantasy, mystical ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, steampunk, journey, magical, alternate reality, orphan, witch, parallel universe, parallel world, imaginary, heroes, literary ...
Time:
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Place:
england, london, oxford university
Similarity:
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409K
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:
exciting, entertaining, offbeat, light, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
jungle, fantasy world, childhood, magic, board game, time travel, getting home, children, parallel world, danger, friendship, supernatural ...
Time:
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Place:
new hampshire, usa, north america, canada
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Gwendolyn Shepherd is a normal 16-year-old, but her family holds a secret: A time-travel gene is expressed in the clan inherited, but not every member of the family is blessed with. Everyone is certain that Gwen's cousin Charlotte has the gene. ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, stylized, sentimental, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, chick flick
Plot:
time travel, supernatural, love and romance, youth, supernatural ability, teenage love, teen romance, prophecy, supernatural romance, strong female character, imaginary, young heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
london, england, europe, germany
Similarity:
69%
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 ...
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, atmospheric, sexy, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, teen fantasy, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, magical, witch, harry potter, boarding school, friendship, good versus evil, dragon, chosen one, school, wizards and magicians, wizard ...
Time:
year 1994, year 2005, year 1995, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
69%
69K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Australia, India, Canada
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, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, chick flick, adult
Plot:
magic, childhood, fantasy world, pirate, pirate ship, good versus evil, young heroes, mischievous children, child hero, heroes, youth, treasure hunt ...
Time:
1940s, future, year 2015, 1930s, 18th century
Place:
fictional island, vietnam, london
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
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:
fairy tale, exciting, teen, epic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
fairy tale, feel good, stylized, offbeat, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
childhood, children, fantasy world, chocolate, contests and competitions, imaginary, magic, social differences, child protagonist, imagination, poverty, food ...
Time:
year 2005, 1920s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
bavaria, new delhi, japan, europe, georgia ...
Similarity:
75%
84K
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Australia, New Zealand, USA
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, captivating, sweet, teen ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
childhood, fantasy world, pirate, fairy, children, boy, pirate ship, magic, young heroes, imaginary kingdom, peter pan, youth ...
Time:
1900s, victorian era, year 2003, 19th century, 20th century
Place:
london, fictional island, europe, big ben london, england ...
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart. When 13 year old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.
Style:
serious, period piece, exciting, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
time travel, estate, supernatural, ghost story, world war two, haunted house, brother sister relationship, youth, grandmother grandson relationship, ghost, missing person, superhuman powers ...
Time:
1940s, 19th century, 20th century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
100%
85K
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Germany, 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, costume drama, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens, kids ...
Plot:
fictional reality, young heroes, adventurer, medieval, writers, imaginary, supernatural, book, parents and children, magic, kidnapping, heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
alps, italy
Similarity:
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297K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
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, teens, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot:
stop motion, children, monster, parallel world, alternate reality, fantasy world, secret place, heroine, imagination, doll, danger, young heroes ...
Time:
year 2009, y2k, future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, michigan, usa, north america, texas
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, ...
Style:
costume drama, touching, feel good, atmospheric, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
childhood, countryside, orphan, girl, garden, friendship, beautiful scenery, mansion, little girl, sick child, children, old mansion ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, 90s, year 1993 ...
Place:
india, england, liverpool, eastern europe, africa ...
Similarity:
100%
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