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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
537K
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 American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.
Style:
fairy tale, light, entertaining, dark fantasy, cliffhanger, exciting, saga, mysterious, period piece, costume drama ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, chick flick, family friendly, adult
Plot:
magic, witch, fantasy world, good versus evil, wizard, friendship, magical creature, sorcerer, magic wand, harry potter, chase, teleportation, rescue, magician, shape shifting, orphan, supernatural power, spell, supernatural, adaptation, wizarding world, teenager, myth, couples, autistic ...
Time:
1920s, year 2016, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
new york, london, brooklyn new york city, arizona, manhattan new york city, north america, england ...
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Most similar movies to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out fairy tale, exciting, dark fantasy and entertaining films with plots about magic, good versus evil, fantasy world, supernatural, teenager, witch and magical mostly in Fantasy, Adventure and Family genres. Some movies like Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Seventh Son (2014), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), Alice in Wonderland (2010), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), Stardust (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
dark fantasy, breathtaking, atmospheric, mysterious, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, family outing, family friendly ...
Plot:
witch, fantasy world, wizards and magicians, magical, curse, magical creature, harry potter, sorcerer, wizard, witchcraft, circus, good versus evil ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
paris france, london, france, england, alps ...
Similarity:
96%
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:
100%
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:
92%
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, saga, entertaining, sexy, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen fantasy, kids, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, harry potter, witch, magical, boarding school, fantasy world, teacher, friendship, creature, youth, boarding school life, chosen one ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 2002, year 1992, year 1993 ...
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
93%
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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:
88%
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:
84%
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, saga, epic, teen, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, teen fantasy, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, witch, harry potter, magical, boarding school, good versus evil, wizard, bravery, wizards and magicians, chosen one, young heroes, fantasy world ...
Time:
year 2010, year 1997, year 1998, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
87%
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:
year 2007, year 1995, year 1996, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
london, england, scotland, europe
Similarity:
87%
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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 ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
time travel, fantasy world, time loop, magic, children, monster, imaginary, youth, superhuman powers, beautiful scenery, supernatural power, orphan ...
Time:
victorian era, year 1943, year 2016, 2010s, 1940s ...
Place:
england, wales, florida, europe
Similarity:
88%
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:
85%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, UK, China
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an ...
Style:
dark fantasy, exciting, epic, fairy tale, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
witch, sword and sorcery, magic, good versus evil, supernatural, chosen one, medieval, black magic, curses spells and rituals, destiny, supernatural ability, monster ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, 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, mysterious, breathtaking, exciting, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
magic, magical creature, wizard, fantasy world, magical, good versus evil, psychopath, animal cruelty, curse, witch, wizards and magicians, harry potter ...
Time:
2020s, year 1932, year 1939, 1930s
Place:
berlin germany, germany, new york, rio de janeiro, london ...
Similarity:
83%
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:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Canada, USA, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A fantasy adventure that picks up several years after Maleficent, in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil ...
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, cute, saga, costume drama ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, magical creature, fairy, strong female character, princess, kingdom, witchcraft, mother daughter conflict, wizards and magicians, magical, evil queen, fictional kingdom ...
Time:
year 2019, medieval times
Place:
europe, united kingdom, france
Similarity:
100%
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:
91%
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, 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, epic fantasy, scenic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
fantasy world, wizard, sword and sorcery, sword fight, magical, dragon, wizards and magicians, creature, imaginary kingdom, mythology, imaginary, ancient ...
Time:
future, year 2012, 2010s, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place:
new zealand, seattle
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
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, breathtaking, heroic, fantasy adventure, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, adult
Plot:
fantasy world, magical, dragon, good versus evil, sword fight, magic, sword and sorcery, imaginary kingdom, elf, warrior, creature, middle earth ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013
Similarity:
86%
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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:
83%
297K
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Iceland, 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, dark fantasy, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, chick flick, kids, teens ...
Plot:
witch, magic, true love, fantasy world, magical, curses spells and rituals, sword fight, love and romance, imaginary kingdom, fall in love, chase, imaginary ...
Time:
19th century, year 2007, 2000s, future, 50s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, UK, Canada
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. ...
Style:
fairy tale, visually stunning, dark fantasy, entertaining, witty ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, chick flick
Plot:
treasure hunt, swashbuckler, sword fight, fantasy world, pirate, ship, sailboat, revenge, sea, ship captain, ghost, jungle ...
Time:
18th century, year 2017, georgian era
Place:
caribbean
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Norway, Czech Republic, Ireland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Espen “Ash Lad”, a poor farmer’s son, embarks on a dangerous quest with his brothers to save the princess from a vile troll known as the Mountain King – in order to collect a reward and save his family’s farm from ruin.
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, feel good, light
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
troll, brother brother relationship, supernatural, friendship, folklore, good versus evil, family relations, supernatural ability, obsessive quest, chase, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, prison ...
Similarity:
100%
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 ...
Audience:
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:
year 2013, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
kansas
Similarity:
83%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as ...
Style:
visually appealing, fairy tale, exciting, stylized, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, witch, good versus evil, magical, sorcerer, wizards and magicians, apprentice, witchcraft, supernatural ability, book of magic, sorceress, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2010, medieval times, year 2000, 2000s ...
Place:
empire state building manhattan new york city, new york, usa, britain, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
60%
99K
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would ...
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, light, exciting, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens
Plot:
magic, imagination, giant, friendship, childhood, dream, fantasy world, little girl, orphan, insomnia, justice, wizard ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
england, fictional island, london
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Nepal
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
Style:
entertaining, visually stunning, witty, breathtaking, saga ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
superhero, magic, parallel universe, wizard, sorcerer, fantasy world, time, good versus evil, time loop, multiverse, mentor, neurosurgeon ...
Time:
year 2016, future, year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, hong kong, london, north america, nepal ...
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, UK, Australia, Germany, New Zealand
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, costume drama, saga, epic, feel good ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
fantasy world, sword fight, good versus evil, witch, imaginary kingdom, queen, prince, talking animal, centaur, animal, sibling relationship, parallel world ...
Time:
1940s, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Join Mildred Hubble in CBBC's adaptation of The Worst Witch books, written by Jill Murphy.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, feel good, light, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teen fantasy
Plot:
witch, friendship, teenager, magical power, magic, boarding school, witchcraft, teenage witch, girl, teenage girl, bully, friendship between girls ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Similarity:
100%
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:
63%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Lyra's search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children, and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious ...
Style:
dark fantasy, atmospheric, suspense, enigmatic, costume drama ...
Audience:
pre-teens, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
magic, travel, friendship, prophecy, children, child protagonist, talking animal, journey, parallel universe, conspiracy, multiverse, polar bear ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 2010s
Place:
england, london, united kingdom
Similarity:
100%
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