Movies like Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
85K
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Mexico, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A darker version of the classic children's fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy.
Style:
dark fantasy, fairy tale, exciting, touching, captivating, entertaining, epic, dark, retro
Audience:
kids, date night
Plot:
magic, pinocchio, stop motion, monkey, whale, church, grief, father son relationship, boy, children, doll, father, dream, child, glory, little boy, escape, life after death, fascism, theater, transformation, bittersweet, kidnapping, immortality, tree ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century, 1910s, year 1916
Place:
italy
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Most similar movies to Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out fairy tale, feel good, touching and humorous films with plots about magic, children, friendship, fantasy world, computer animation, escapades and animals mostly in Animation, Family and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Pinocchio (2012), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Coraline (2009), My Father's Dragon (2022), The little prince (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Italy, Luxembourg, France, Belgium
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Geppetto the carpenter carves the object of his hidden desires out of a log: a puppet that will keep him company and will be like a son to him. He will call him Pinocchio. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that the puppet moves, as if by magic, ...
Style:
fairy tale, sincere, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
pinocchio, parents and children, escapades, youth, young heroes, transformation, education, carpenter, friendship, wish fulfillment, magic, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
italy, europe
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95%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
Style:
surreal, humorous, fairy tale, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
orphan, magic, surrealism, childhood, disney, stop motion, friendship, youth, giant, aunt, young heroes, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1948
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, england, canada, empire state building manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
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, girls' night, teens, family outing, preschoolers ...
Plot:
monster, children, parallel world, alternate reality, stop motion, secret place, weirdo, fantasy world, clue, loneliness, heroine, family relations ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, michigan, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a ...
Style:
captivating, fairy tale, sincere, modern fairy tale, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dragon, captive, obsessive quest, saving a life, fantasy world, uncover truth, creature, magical creature, salvation, little boy, island, animals ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Canada, Italy, USA, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her ...
Style:
fairy tale, stylized, sweet, touching, colourful ...
Audience:
family outing, preschoolers, kids, girls' night
Plot:
little boy, friends, child, surrealism, self discovery, life philosophy, social differences, philosophy, imaginary kingdom, prince, little girl, old man ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as ...
Style:
touching, emotional, colourful, fairy tale, stylized ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, date night, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
folklore, young heroes, supernatural, children, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, ocean, getting home, lighthouse, celtic, magic, legends and myths ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
japan, europe, ireland, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually ...
Style:
touching, anime, exciting, feel good, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
unicorn, good versus evil, horse, magic, friendship, rescue, heroic mission, mythology, dragon, bird attack, magician, female protagonist ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, entertaining, stylized, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
disney, magic, medieval, arthurian legend, transformation, sword, witch, boy, tournament, mentor, friendship, talking animals ...
Time:
1930s, middle ages
Place:
england, london, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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146
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 49 min.
Story:
The Little Wooden Toy. The unforgettable story of a little wooden boy who longs with all his heart to become real. When a small spark of magic escapes from the Blue Fairy's home, it travels down toy maker Gepetto's chimney, bringing one ...
Style:
semi serious, stylized, touching, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
puppet, disorder, friends, family relations, wizards and magicians, fish out of water, miraculous event, teaching the ways of the world, wish come true, parents and children, curses spells and rituals, young heroes ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
118K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Style:
entertaining, colourful, feel good, humorous, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
disney, childhood, environmental, ecology, deforestation, justice, talking animals, friendship, environmentalism, young heroes, obsessive quest, greed ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Films like The Prince of Egypt
281K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Set in a 19th-century european village, this stop-motion animation feature follows the story of Victor, a young man whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride Victoria waits bereft in the land of the ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, gothic horror, melancholic, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, date night, family outing, preschoolers, horror for children
Plot:
afterlife, corpse, supernatural, goth, marriage, death, wedding, disagreement, fear, loneliness, fall in love, escape attempt ...
Time:
19th century, edwardian era, victorian era
Place:
europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen rabbit whose one wish is to become a real rabbit someday
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
youth, objects come to life, children, family relations, friendship, family life, escapades, love, gift, christmas, mischievous children, friends ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, touching, sweet, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
dinosaur, disney, extinction, talking animals, animal life, survival, tyrannosaurus rex, catastrophe, friendship, rescue, family reunited, wilderness ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, dark, atmospheric, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, horror for children
Plot:
christmas, halloween, holiday, goth, good versus evil, imagination, objects come to life, music, imaginary kingdom, magic, fantasy world, loneliness ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, sentimental, epic, anime ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dragon, friends, love, viking, flying, warrior, fight, team, heroine, heroes, battles, fictional war ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Films like Frozen
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the ...
Style:
uplifting, biblical, captivating, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
religion, slavery, ancient egypt, jewish, desert, ancient history, freedom, bible, self discovery, prince, pharaoh, hopes ...
Time:
biblical epic
Place:
egypt, africa, north africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Animated version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about when the King of Siam meets a head strong English school mistress.
Style:
sexy, sweet, anime, romantic, factual ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
culture clash, jungle, nude, fight scenes, farce, nanny, childhood, runaway, kids and family, lone hero, writers, fantasy world ...
Time:
1930s, 19th century, 1860s, victorian era
Place:
asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Style:
feel good, sweet, sentimental, 3d animation, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, holiday, magic, dream, train, railway, snow, winter, good versus evil, life philosophy, friendship, santa claus ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
The classic tale of 'Peter Pan' continues in Disney's sequel 'Return to Never Land'. In 1940 on a world besieged by World War II, Wendy, now grown up, has two children, one of them is her daughter, Jane.
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, humorous, entertaining, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, teens, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
world war two, pirate, magic, fairy, friendship, imaginary kingdom, peter pan, heroes, kidnapping, disney, mischievous children, young heroes ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1940, 50s
Place:
london, england, fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster (Eglantine Price). The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
Style:
humorous, feel good, entertaining, light, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
witch, magic, world war two, disney, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, childhood, kids and family, justice, supernatural, apprentice, flying ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 70s, year 1940
Place:
england, london, europe, fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Movies like Moana
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.
Style:
fairy tale, touching, exciting, witty, colourful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, girls' night
Plot:
holiday, dreams, christmas, childhood, belief, good versus evil, friendship, fairy, protector, heroic mission, santa claus, save the world ...
Place:
st. petersburg russia, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min.
Story:
Geppetto prepare for Christmas, Pinocchio joins a puppet show to earn money for a present. There he meets and elopes with the beautiful girl puppet Julietta, leaving Geppetto alone and worried.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, christmas special
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
christmas, stop motion, pinocchio, holiday, friends, family relations, disorder, money raising, curses spells and rituals, parents and children, youth, mischievous children ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
The classic Roald Dahl tale gets a modern twist when Tom and Jerry enter the amazing world of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.
Style:
fairy tale, funny, light, feel good, captivating
Audience:
kids
Plot:
cat and mouse, tom and jerry, boy, teamwork, crime and punishment, kindness, con artists, help, evil man, cartoon cat, cat, cartoon mouse ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, India
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dorothy wakes up in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man and Glinda from a devious new villain, the Jester. Wiser the owl, Marshal Mallow, China Princess and Tugg the ...
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, 3d animation, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
wizard of oz, owl, magic, friends, witch, fictional country, farm, fantasy world, adaptation, on the road, strong female presence, imaginary kingdom ...
Place:
kansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
227
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The film was directed by Giuliano Cenci with assistance from his brother Renzo. During production, Carlo Collodis grandchildren Mario and Antonio Lorenzini were consulted. The subtle movements made by fidgeting children whilst speaking or under ...
Style:
anime, fairy tale
Plot:
pinocchio, puppet, fairy, lie, death, fire, donkey, father son relationship, death of friend, amusement park, toys, toy comes to life ...
Place:
italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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The Lion King related movies
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
This animated adventure retells the story of the lost daughter of Russia's last czar. The evil Rasputin places a curse on the Romanov family, and Anastasia and her grandmother, Empress Maria, get separated. After growing up in an orphanage, ...
Style:
touching, exciting, sweet, captivating, fairy tale ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschoolers, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
childhood, princess, royal family, happy ending, good versus evil, disney, cinderella story, memory loss, russian, magic, fall in love, music ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s
Place:
paris france, russia, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
An animated version of the classic story of a young farm-girl who is transported to the magical land of Oz.
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, enigmatic, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
wizard of oz, fantasy world, lion, witch, good versus evil, magic, parallel world, magical, childhood, villainess, witchcraft, friendship ...
Place:
kansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
231K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family ...
Style:
light, inspirational, emotional, captivating, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
magic, disney, animals, female protagonist, magical, friend, family relations, girl, magical power, strong female lead, dancing, small town ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 60s, 50s
Place:
colombia, south america, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, touching, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
dragon, children, small town, friendship, disney, unlikely friendships, orphan, presumed dead, lighthouse keeper, family relations, love story, lighthouse ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
maine, usa, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Taiwan, Canada, Australia, USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Set several years after the first film, Ariel and Prince Eric are happily married with a daughter, Melody. In order to protect Melody from the Sea Witch, Morgana, they have not told her about her mermaid heritage. Melody is curious and ventures into ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, sweet, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
disney, mermaid, imaginary kingdom, coming of age, good versus evil, wish come true, princess, family relations, sea, teenager, follow your dream, disney princess ...
Time:
1850s, 1830s, 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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