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Movies that feel likeAround the World in 80 Days (1956)

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

If you loved Around the World in 80 Days, the closest films we have are Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Muppet Movie (1979) and Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955). All three share Around the World in 80 Days' epic and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Incredible Journey (1963).

πŸ… 72% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Michael Andersonepicwittyplayfulwarmcozydreamlike
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Jason and the Argonauts
1963 Β· dir. Don Chaffey
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Both land scale and warmth at once

The difference: Lighter on wit

Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic monsters and terrible perils.

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The Muppet Movie
1979 Β· dir. James Frawley
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.6family Β· comedy Β· adventureDisney+

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: 23 years apart, and the 1970s show

The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet crew), and some special celebrity guest stars, while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

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Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955 Β· dir. Karel Zeman
β˜… 7.1adventure Β· fantasy Β· family

The same mix in both: comfort, then dream logic

The difference: Played as science fiction first

Four schoolboys go on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes and creatures that have long since vanished from the earth.

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Swiss Family Robinson
1960 Β· dir. Ken Annakin
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.1adventure Β· familyDisney+

Adventure built on scale, twice over

After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates.

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The Christmas Chronicles
2018 Β· dir. Clay Kaytis
πŸ… 67%β˜… 7comedy Β· adventure Β· familyNetflix

Witty comedy in both cases

Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.

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The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972 Β· dir. Lionel Jeffries
β˜… 6.8family Β· fantasyPrime Video

Both lean on warmth more than on family

Mysterious old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in their squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitors. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children who died in the mansion nearly a hundred years prior. The children prepare a magic potion that allows them to travel backwards in time to the era of the ghost children. Will the children be able to help their new friends and what will happen to them if they do?

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Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999 Β· dir. Claude Zidi
β˜… 6family Β· adventure Β· comedyPrime Video

Playful fantasy, and it commits to that

Set in 50 B.C., Asterix and Obelix are living in a small but well-protected village in Gaul, where a magic potion concocted by Druids turns the townsfolk into mighty soldiers. When Roman troops carve a path through Gaul to reach the English Channel, Caesar and his aide de camp Detritus discover the secret elixir and capture the Druid leader who knows its formula, and Asterix and Obelix are sent off to rescue them.

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Just Another Christmas
2020 Β· dir. Roberto Santucci
β˜… 6.7comedy Β· drama Β· fantasyNetflix

Romance with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

The difference: Leans further into drama

After taking a very nasty fall on Christmas Eve, grinchy Jorge blacks out and wakes up one year later, with no memory of the year that has passed. He soon realizes that he’s doomed to keep waking up on Christmas Eve after Christmas Eve, having to deal with the aftermath of what his other self has done the other 364 days of the year.

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Mary Poppins
1964 Β· dir. Robert Stevenson
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· family Β· fantasyDisney+

Dreamlike comedy, and it commits to that

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

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The Incredible Journey
1963 Β· dir. Fletcher Markle
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7adventure Β· familyDisney+

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?

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Return to Oz
1985 Β· dir. Walter Murch
πŸ… 59%β˜… 6.7adventure Β· family Β· fantasyDisney+

Family with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.

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Christopher Robin
2018 Β· dir. Marc Forster
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.2adventure Β· comedy Β· familyDisney+

Fantasy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.

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