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Movies that feel likeA Monster Calls (2016)

12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

If you loved A Monster Calls, the closest films we have are Pete's Dragon (2016), The BFG (2016) and A Dog's Purpose (2017). All three share A Monster Calls' dreamlike and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Peter Pan (2003).

🍅 86% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. J. A. Bayonadreamlikeepicwarmcozymelancholy
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Pete's Dragon
2016 · dir. David Lowery
🍅 88%★ 6.7adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Dreamlike and epic in the same breath

The difference: Takes it somewhere less melancholy than A Monster Calls does

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

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The BFG
2016 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 74%★ 6.3adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

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A Dog's Purpose
2017 · dir. Lasse Hallström
🍅 35%★ 7.3adventure · fantasy · family

Fantasy built on dream logic, twice over

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.

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The Jungle Book
2016 · dir. Jon Favreau
🍅 94%★ 7.3adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli, a man-cub fostered by wolves, is forced to flee the jungle, and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera, and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

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Peter Pan
2003 · dir. P.J. Hogan
🍅 77%★ 6.8adventure · fantasy · family

Family with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

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 their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008 · dir. Andrew Adamson
🍅 66%★ 6.5adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Cozy fantasy in both cases

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 cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.

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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 · dir. Thor Freudenthal
🍅 43%★ 5.7adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Both are built on the same subject: monster

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.

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Dumbo
2019 · dir. Tim Burton
🍅 46%★ 6.2family · fantasy · adventureDisney+

Both lean on dream logic more than on adventure

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

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Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016 · dir. James Bobin
🍅 29%★ 6.2adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Family with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 · dir. Joachim Rønning
🍅 40%★ 6.6family · fantasy · adventureDisney+

Fantasy with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

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Kleks Academy
2024 · dir. Maciej Kawulski
★ 4.5fantasy · adventure · familyNetflix

Adventure with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

A seemingly ordinary girl finds her way into the eponymous Academy to explore the world of fairy tales, imagination and creativity. With the help of a crazy, talented teacher, she develops her unique abilities and also stumbles upon a clue that will help her unravel the biggest secret of the family...

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The NeverEnding Story
1984 · dir. Wolfgang Petersen
🍅 84%★ 7.3adventure · fantasy · family

One thread runs through both: bully

The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

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