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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
15K
Genre: Fantasy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
With magic long since lost to England, two men are destined to bring it back; the reclusive Mr. Norrell and daring novice Jonathan Strange. So begins a dangerous battle between two great minds.
Style:
costume drama, exciting, period piece, semi serious, gothic, enigmatic, bleak, stylized, atmospheric, mysterious ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
wizards and magicians, rivalry, imaginary, curses spells and rituals, elf, magic, odd couple, reluctant partners, magician, mirror, teacher student relationship, supernatural, escapades, state affairs, napoleonic wars, medieval, showdown, wizard, danger, disorder, war, salvation, resurrection, prophecy, king ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, regency period, 18th century, georgian era
Place:
england, europe, london, venice, yorkshire
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Most similar movies to Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, captivating, stylized and period drama films and TV series with plots about escapades, danger, rivalry, magic, imaginary, medieval and supernatural mostly in Fantasy, Adventure and Drama genres. Some movies like Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: Merlin (2008), Going Postal (2010), The Colour of Magic (2008), Hogfather (2006), Spellbinder (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.
Style:
epic, exciting, arthurian, humorous, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
king arthur, supernatural, arthurian legend, witch, dragon, supernatural ability, legends and myths, camelot, magic, knight, wizards and magicians, friendship ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 6th century
Place:
england, wales, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
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Story:
Moist von Lipwig is a con-man with a particular talent-- he is utterly unremarkable. When his execution is stayed in Terry Pratchett's remarkable Discworld, he must work off his debt to society as the land's head Postman. Things are not ...
Style:
humorous, colorful, atmospheric, captivating, mystical ...
Audience:
discworld
Plot:
steampunk, postman, imaginary kingdom, mail, vengeance, businessman, cheerleader, adaptation, intrigue, disorder, rivalry, love and romance ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 191 min.
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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:
humorous, light, parody, funny, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, discworld
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, magic, heroes, heroic mission, curses spells and rituals, danger, imaginary, medieval, spell, alternate dimension, tourist, book ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
80%
12K
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, christmas horror, semi serious, enigmatic ...
Audience:
family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, kids, discworld
Plot:
christmas, death, fantasy world, children, magic, boar, grim reaper, disappearance, psychopath, holiday, heroic mission, xmas ...
Time:
future, 19th century
Place:
california
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, Poland
Duration: 24 min.
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Spellbinder is a fantasy teen drama/science fiction television series, produced by Film Australia & Telewizja Polska in association with the Australian Children's Television Foundation.
The series is a 1995 serial of 26 episodes, ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, semi serious, dramatic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teen fantasy
Plot:
parallel world, danger, teenager, technology, young heroes, youth, imaginary, friendship, getting home, escapades, disorder, time travel ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 59 min.
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Story:
The great sorcerer Merlin has returned to Camelot, a kingdom now vulnerable to ill fates and war since the theft of the Holy Grail, its greatest gift and protection. With the help of Jack, an irascible young beggar-thief imbued with his own unruly ...
Style:
atmospheric, semi serious, humorous, arthurian, costume drama ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
camelot, magic, wizards and magicians, arthurian legend, holy grail, true love, curses spells and rituals, apprentice, heroic mission, sword and sorcery, imaginary kingdom, heroes ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 5th century, 6th century
Similarity:
100%
422K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, UK
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:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, romantic, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, family outing, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
witch, fantasy world, princess, magical, fairy, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, kingdom, imaginary kingdom, true love, villainess, magic ...
Time:
14th century, year 2014, 2010s, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
france, scotland, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min.
TV show
Story:
Fed up with the Magical Realm's obsession with large-scale fantasy warfare, Jack the Wizard decides to migrate to the sanest place he can think of: Melbourne's Western suburbs. After accidentally causing Flinders Street Station to turn ...
Style:
light, psychotronic, exciting, stylized, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
spell, wizard, supernatural, magical, supernatural ability, wizards and magicians, magic, twists and turns, curses spells and rituals, sorcerer, danger, good versus evil ...
Place:
australia, melbourne
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
A young Healer armed with an unpredictable magic guides a runaway Elf in her perilous quest to save the peoples of the Four Lands from an age-old Demon scourge.
Style:
exciting, captivating, sexy, serious, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural ability, fantasy world, elf, demon, imaginary kingdom, danger, imaginary, good versus evil, magic, young heroes, love triangle ...
Time:
future
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
50%
10K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
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Story:
Everything you know about Alice's adventures in Wonderland is about to be turned upside down in this modern-day miniseries event. Stars Kathy Bates, Caterina Scorsone, Matt Frewer, Harry Dean Stanton and Tim Curry.
Style:
fairy tale, atmospheric, offbeat, exciting, absurd ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
fantasy world, fish out of water, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, insanity, imaginary, surrealism, female protagonist, alice in wonderland, transformation, chase, love story ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Robin of Sherwood, was a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter, it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest, and ran from 1984 to 1986 on the ITV network. In America it was retitled Robin ...
Style:
costume drama, epic, fairy tale, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
robin hood, folk hero, medieval, archery, sorcery, chivalry, passionate love, sword and shield, heroes, sword, pagan, swords and armor ...
Time:
middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, 13th century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires.
Style:
romantic, stylized, scenic, captivating, epic fantasy ...
Plot:
witch, vampire, magic, supernatural, danger, vampire human love, love and romance, interspecies romance, impossible love, witchcraft, time travel, magical power ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, chicago, venice, france, united kingdom ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A magic Troll aims to defeat the Black Witch and find the magic door that will lead him home with the help of the Elf Flip, and the Boy Liam.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, entertaining, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
youth, friendship, troll, magic, forest, getting home, mischievous children, imaginary, escapades, rivalry, wizards and magicians, danger ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 170 min.
TV show
Story:
One day the Aislings find themselves magically transported to a ship called the Unicorn. Here, they discover that they've been chosen to fulfill an incredible quest! They undergo an incredible journey of discovery in strange lands with ...
Style:
stylized, touching, inspirational, sentimental, epic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, minotaur, imaginary, dragon, adventurer, escapades, supernatural ability, supernatural, young heroes, parallel world, fairy, heroes ...
Similarity:
27%
24K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 61 min.
TV show
Story:
The legendary wizard tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot.
Style:
fairy tale, epic, atmospheric, exciting, light ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
king arthur, witch, magic, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, knight, sorcerer, dragon, mythology, medieval, supernatural, sword and sorcery ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 6th century, 5th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
The Wrong Door is a comedy sketch show, first aired on BBC Three on 28 August 2008. The programme is the first comedy show in which almost all of the sketches have a CGI element. As such, it was produced under the working title of The CGI Sketch ...
Style:
surreal, semi serious, exciting, humorous, sketch comedy ...
Plot:
chaos, imaginary, escapades, parallel world, heroes, danger, battles, wizards and magicians, androids and robots, superhero, sketch, chase ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community with the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud over their lives. As the conflict takes hold and separates the women from their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, the ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, costume drama, period piece ...
Plot:
world war two, female protagonist, village, friends, strong female presence, social relations, british, husband wife relationship, family relations, mother son relationship, father son relationship, woman ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th Century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead.
Style:
gothic, detective, costume drama, stylized, tense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, medieval, frankenstein, who done it, investigation, murder, law enforcement, danger, riddles and clues, murder investigation, homicidal maniac, serial killer ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, future
Place:
london, britain, england, europe
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
In the last years of Victoria's reign, London is beset by the "Touched": people — mostly women — who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities, some charming, some very disturbing. Among them are Amalia True, a mysterious, quick-fisted ...
Style:
period piece, futuristic, gothic, costume drama, tense ...
Plot:
victorian england, supernatural, superheroine, teamwork, steampunk, orphanage, female protagonist, bigotry, showdown, magical girl, supernatural power, magician ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, victorian era
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
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, heroic, dark fantasy, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, witch, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, chosen one, wizards and magicians, ancient, imaginary, witchcraft, magical, forbidden love, magical power ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story:
The Hollow Crown is a series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
The first Season is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part I and Henry ...
Style:
epic, costume drama, serious, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
king, medieval, royal family, queen, royalty, throne, betrayal, politics, monarchy, monarch, shakespeare, heir to the throne ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, 12th century
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Inspired by the original novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, Jekyll and Hyde is set in 1930s London and follows Robert Jekyll, the grandson of Henry Jekyll, on his quest to discover his real identity, his true family history and the nature of his ...
Style:
costume drama, exciting, atmospheric, psychological, scary ...
Plot:
split personality, self discovery, transformation, double life, escapades, heroes, good versus evil, supernatural ability, danger, disorder, curses spells and rituals, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
1930s, 19th century, 20th century, victorian era
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 47 min.
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Story:
Set between the years 1642 and 1660, "The Devil's Whore" charts the progress of the English Civil War through the eyes of the a 17 year old girl, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe.
Style:
epic, costume drama, serious, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
throne, parliament, treason, revolution, battles, civil war, political unrest, state affairs, betrayal, rebellion, royalty, sexual tension ...
Time:
17th century, medieval times
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
Similarity:
26%
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197K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and ...
Style:
historical drama, stylized, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
time travel, fall in love, couples, love affair, true love, danger, life turned upside down, love and romance, battles, rivalry, escapades, couple relations ...
Time:
18th century, year 1945, 20th century, 1940s, georgian era
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, britain, syria, europe ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 890 min.
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Story:
The classic BBC dramatisation of Tolstoy's epic story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Anthony Hopkins heads the cast as Pierre Bezuhov (a role for which he won the 1972 Best Actor BAFTA); Morag Hood is the ...
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, fairy tale, romantic drama, exciting ...
Plot:
russian empire, age difference, historical event, medieval, russian history, time machine, soldier, historical epic, napoleonic wars, political unrest, siblings relations, social differences ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1810s
Place:
russia, europe
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 312 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives and loves of the men of RAF Hornet Squadron who are transferred to France at the outbreak of World Wat II in September 1939. For the most part the men are competent fliers but there is little action in the first several months. The men ...
Style:
costume drama, serious, realistic, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
aerial combats, world war two, battles, aviation, luftwaffe, royal air force, warplane, wartime, world war, partner, friends, heroes ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
Sharpe is a Captain saddled with the South Essex, a battalion run by incompetents and filled with soldiers who have never been in battle. When the South Essex loses its colours (its regimental flag), Sharpe vows to save the honor of the regiment by ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, realistic, factual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
napoleonic wars, military, battles, state affairs, soldier, heroes, escapades, rebellion, military life, medieval, chivalry, napoleonic era ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
iberian peninsula
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell, "Sharpe's Waterloo" brings maverick British officer Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe to his last fight against the French, in June of 1815.
Style:
captivating, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, medieval, napoleonic era, lone wolves, british army, french army, war hero, historical event, french revolution, revolutionary war, revolutionary, struggle ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s
Place:
europe, belgium
Similarity:
26%
15K
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the spirit of L. Frank Baum's classic, the "Tin Man" follows the adventures of DG, a waitress and part-time student, as she travels through the mystical world of "The O. Z. (Outer Zone)", discovering her hidden past. ...
Style:
atmospheric, intense, fairy tale, exciting, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
fantasy world, wizards and magicians, wizard of oz, magical, good versus evil, witch, imaginary, journey, curses spells and rituals, childhood, young heroes, youth ...
Place:
kansas
Similarity:
26%
11K
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Raised on the streets of turn-of-the century London, orphaned Peter and his pals survive by their fearless wits as cunning young pickpockets. Now, they've been rounded up by their mentor Jimmy Hook to snatch a priceless, some believe, magical ...
Style:
exciting, fairy tale, stylized, serious, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
pirate, young heroes, troubled teen, danger, fairy, mysterious place, peter pan, orphan, youth, imaginary kingdom, treasure, rescue ...
Time:
turn of the century, 20th century, 1900s, 18th century
Place:
london
Similarity:
26%
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