Movies and TV shows like The Owl Service

If you like "The Owl Service" you are looking for spooky movies or TV shows about / with folk horror, folklore, coming of age, teenager, legend, owl and curse themes of Drama, Family and Fantasy genre shot in UK.
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The Owl Service (1969)
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The Owl Service (1969)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story: Three teenagers discover a mysterious set of owl and flower-patterned dinner plates in the attic and the magical ancient legend of the "Mabinogion" comes to life once again in their Welsh valley.
Style: spooky
Plot: folk horror, folklore, coming of age, teenager, legend, owl, curse, attic
Place: britain, wales

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Most similar movies to The Owl Service

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, tense, captivating and spooky films and TV series with plots about coming of age, teenager, supernatural, children, folklore, family relations and magic mostly in Drama, Family and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Owl Service: The Box of Delights (1984), Moondial (1988), Malory Towers (2020), Children of the Stones (1977), Skellig (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Box of Delights (1984)
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 177 min.
TV show
Story: Based on the classic children's novel by John Masefield, the story follows the exploits of a young boy, Kay Harker, who finds himself drawn into a world of magic and danger when he encounters an old Punch and Judy man.
Audience: kids
Plot: christmas, folklore, children, coming of age, wolf, mouse, magic, midget, box, miniaturization
Time: 1930s
Place: britain
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Moondial (1988)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 158 min.
TV show
Story: Moondial is a British television serial made for children by the BBC and transmitted in 1988, with a repeat in 1990. It was written by Helen Cresswell, who also wrote the novel on which the series was based. The story deals with a young girl, ...
Style: psychological thriller, weird
Plot: children, supernatural, coming of age, male female relationship, victorian england, girl, garden, apparition, cemetery, manor, surrealism, boy ...
Time: 80s, 1870s, 18th century, 19th century, victorian era ...
Place: britain
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100%
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Malory Towers (2020)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Follow the adventures of Darrell Rivers as she leaves home for the first time to attend an all-girls’ boarding school. Set in post-war Britain on the sun-drenched cliffs of the Cornish coast, the series explores a nostalgic world of midnight ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, spooky
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: girls' school, teenage life, girls' boarding school, post war, boarding school, lifestyle change, teenage girl, teenager, adolescence, ghost, coming of age, ancient ...
Time: post world war two, 20th century, 1940s
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Children of the Stones (1977)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 173 min.
TV show
Story: Astrophysicist Adam Brake (Gareth Thomas) and his teen son Matthew (Peter Demin) investigate the roots of a mysterious stone circle in the quiet British village of Milbury, where they encounter the sinister Rafael Hendrick (Iain Cuthbertson) and ...
Style: ambiguous ending, psychological thriller, surprise ending, sinister, weird
Audience: kids, horror for children
Plot: folk horror, psychic, psychic power, telekinesis, pagan, folklore, countryside, coming of age, halloween, occult, free will, analysis ...
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Skellig (2009)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An ordinary boy named Michael is going through some extraordinary changes in his life. His family has just moved into an unfamiliar house, and his brand new baby sister has fallen ill. One day, while cleaning out the garden shed, he stumbles across ...
Style: serious, atmospheric, sentimental, emotional, apocalyptic ...
Audience: family outing, kids, date night
Plot: coming of age, father son relationship, brother sister relationship, boy, human spirit, hopes, family life, suburban life, child illness, male bonding, friendship between men, owl ...
Place: usa
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26%
The Magician's House (1999)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Magician's House is a quartet of children's fantasy books by William Corlett. Two mini-series were produced in 1999 for British television, which were directed by Paul Lynch. The series featured Jennifer Saunders and Stephen Fry ...
Audience: kids
Plot: time travel, magic, badger, fox, owl, magician, dog, house, rat, good versus evil, talking animal, curse ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Enchanted Castle (1979)
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 174 min.
TV show
Story: Gerald, James and Kathleen discover a garden in which is hidden a Princess and a magic ring. Although the Princess is not quite who she says she is the ring is truly magic and so are other parts of the castle's grounds.
Plot: statue comes to life, magical ring, magic, castle, dinosaur, statue
Time: 1800s
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Feather Boy (2004)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Robert Nobel is a 12 year old schoolboy – polite, well-spoken and friendly. However, he is bullied by schoolmates and called 'Norbert No-Bottle'. When his parent's split up he is further damaged made worse by his father planning to ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: premonition, bullying, quest, child protagonist, sleuth, teenager, investigation, little boy, retirement home, child, young boy
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 225 min.
TV show
Story: Tom Brown's Schooldays is a 1971 television serial adaptation of the Thomas Hughes novel of the same name. It was originally shown on the BBC1 Sunday tea time slot, which often showed adaptations of classic novels aimed at a family audience. ...
Plot: coming of age, youth, education, bully comeuppance, bully, corporal punishment, bullying, boys' school, schoolyard fight
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Anne of Green Gables (1972)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 280 min.
TV show
Story: Anne of Green Gables is a made-for-television British mini-series directed by Joan Craft based upon the novel, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Plot: anne of green gables, family relations, girl, children, death of child, childhood
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Mayday (2013)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story: It's Mayday in a small town steeped in pagan traditions where the crowning of the May Queen is the highlight of the day until suddenly she goes missing.
Style: tense, serious, realistic, detective, enigmatic ...
Plot: murder, police investigation, missing child, who done it, law enforcement, small town, paganism, parents and children, family relations, suspicion, mysterious disappearance, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story: A young couple moves to a quiet New England village, only to soon find themselves mixed up in mysterious rituals.
Style: slasher, spooky, gothic, satanic, thrilling ...
Plot: folk horror, religion, small town, occult, mythology, folklore, conspiracy, ghost, paranormal, autumn, witch, ritual ...
Time: 70s
Place: new england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
The Essex Serpent (2022)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 288 min.
TV show
Story: London widow Cora Seaborne moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms an unlikely bond with the village vicar, but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature.
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, spiritual, gothic ...
Plot: victorian england, mythical creature, widow, female protagonist, investigation, secret, sleuth, creature, puzzle, private investigation, paranormal investigation, supernatural being ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1890s
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (1988)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 171 min.
TV show
Story: Four kids travel to the magical land of Narnia where they must battle an evil queen with the direction of the Lion, Aslan.
Style: serious, exciting, offbeat, mystical, cult classic ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: parallel world, young heroes, narnia, imaginary kingdom, coronation, alternate dimension, medieval, good versus evil, heroes, bet, heroic mission, danger ...
Time: 1900s
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 404 min.
TV show
Story: A young boy growing up in the suburbs of 1980s Brisbane faces the harsh realities of life — and the looming dangers that threaten his family.
Audience: teen drama
Plot: coming of age, missing father, family relations, brother, traumatic childhood, brother brother relationship, boy, teenager, life, working class, alcoholic father, criminal ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Sky (1975)
Genre: Family, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Sky is a mystically-oriented children's science fantasy television serial made for ITV by HTV and broadcast in seven parts from April 7 to May 14, 1975. A mysterious alien boy with strange solid blue eyes, the eponymous Sky, finds himself on ...
Plot: time travel, folklore, coming of age, teenager, black hole, stonehenge, alternate dimension, mysticism, children, live action
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Light as a Feather (2018)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Five teen girls deal with the supernatural fallout stemming from an innocent game of “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board.” When the girls start dying off in the exact way that was predicted, the survivors must figure out why they’re being ...
Style: suspenseful, scary, tense, suspense, teen horror
Plot: game, danger, supernatural, high school, survival, curse, teenage girl, disorder, love triangle, friendship between girls, betrayal, trust ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: An exploration of Charles Dickens's unfinished work in which the mystery of the murder of Edwin Drood is examined.
Style: tense, atmospheric, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: murder, stalking, obsession, small town, human nature, orphan, charles dickens, missing person, uncover truth, danger, perversion, world war one ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era
Place: england, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Anne with an E (2017)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890’s, who, after an abusive childhood ...
Style: compassionate, sincere, touching, realistic, emotional ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot: orphan, friendship, coming of age, small town, teenage life, child's point of view, family relations, school, feminism, children's home, imaginary, society ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 1890s
Place: canada
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21%
The Barchester Chronicles (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 385 min.
TV show
Story: When a crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires, scandal taints the cosy community of Barchester when their local church becomes the object of a scathing, investigative report.
Style: costume drama, historical drama, period drama
Plot: chubby, literary, church of england, henpecked husband, cathedral, cello, bishop, costume, slapping
Time: 19th century, victorian era
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Demon Headmaster (1996)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The Demon Headmaster is a British television series based on the children's books by Gillian Cross of the same name. Made for CBBC, the drama was first broadcast between 1996 and 1998. The first series contained six episodes, and aired twice ...
Audience: kids
Plot: school, children, mind control, hypnosis, school principal, rebellion, high school, stepfather, surrealism, teenager, good versus evil, teenage boy ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Deadtime Stories (2012)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A baby-sitter tells a different 'Deadtime Story' to the kids she is babysitting. The stories are scary and chilling.
Style: anthology, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, suspense ...
Audience: family outing, kids, horror for children
Plot: supernatural, children, escapades, imaginary, zombie, ghost, supernatural power, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, child in peril, child protagonist, child's point of view ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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The Changes (1975)
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: When a strange noise is emitted from machinery and electricity pylons, previously placid and easy-going folk turn violent against the technology that surrounds them, ruthlessly attacking radios, TVs and other domestic appliances. In the devastating ...
Plot: survival, distopia, coming of age, plague, discrimination, journey, riot, lost child, racism, revolt, post apocalypse, superstition ...
Place: britain
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20%
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Sir Charles Baskerville dies on the moor under mysterious circumstances and rumors abound about a demonic hound. When the American heir arrives to take charge, a family friend calls in Holmes and Watson to get to the heart of the mystery.
Style: detective, gothic, spooky, serious, tense ...
Audience: date night
Plot: sherlock holmes, curses spells and rituals, folk horror, whodunit, private detective, supernatural, riddles and clues, who done it, estate, deadly creature, danger, mysterious character ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Ghostwriter (2019)
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: When a ghost haunts a neighborhood bookstore and starts releasing fictional characters into the real world, four kids must team up to solve an exciting mystery surrounding the ghost’s unfinished business.
Style: mysterious, captivating, entertaining, fairy tale, spooky
Audience: family outing
Plot: bookstore, boy, ghost, book, friends, magic, grandparent and grandchild, talking animal, high school life, paranormal phenomena, fantasy world, invisibility
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Pinocchio (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 179 min.
TV show
Story: The enchanted story of Pinocchio.
Style: fairy tale, captivating, entertaining, sincere, thought provoking ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: coming of age, child, pinocchio, puppet, magical creature, friendship, deception, friends, thief, magic, con trick, father son relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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American Gods (2017)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel about an ex-con who becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities.
Style: tense, psychedelic, serious, supernatural thriller, mind blowing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: supernatural ability, supernatural, legends and myths, road trip, danger, deity, ex convict, mysterious character, mythology, travel, folklore, death ...
Time: future, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
The Miniaturist (2017)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A woman moves to live with her new husband in 17th Amsterdam, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems.
Style: costume drama, period piece, enigmatic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: supernatural, husband wife relationship, paranormal activity, mysticism, destiny, prediction, secret, wealthy family, family secret, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, family problems ...
Time: 17th century
Place: holland, amsterdam, netherlands
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Bonnie and cousin Sylvia, two very young children, are left at home in Willoughby Hall while their parents travel overseas. Only the servants and the prowling wolves are their companions. News arrives that Lord and Lady Willoughby are missing and an ...
Style: spooky, independent film, serious
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: youth, orphan, alternate history, coming of age, child in peril, chase, heroes, young heroes, escapades, good versus evil, rescue, danger ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
The Worst Witch (1998)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Mildred Hubble is a young witch attending Cackles Academy. She's called the "Worst Witch" because she's always caught getting into trouble.
Style: semi serious, spooky, offbeat, humorous
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, toddlers
Plot: witch, witchcraft, supernatural, friendship, teenager, spell, boss, teachers and students, youth, curses spells and rituals, teenage life, friends ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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