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Movies that feel like A Monster Calls (2016)

If you loved A Monster Calls, the closest films we have are A Dog's Purpose (2017), Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) and The BFG (2016). All three share A Monster Calls' dreamlike and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium and Disney Plus and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 86% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. J. A. Bayonadreamlikeepicwarmcozy

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A Dog's Purpose
2017 Β· dir. Lasse HallstrΓΆm
πŸ… 35%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· fantasy Β· family

The same mix in both: dream logic, then scale

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

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

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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 Β· dir. Thor Freudenthal
πŸ… 43%β˜… 5.7adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

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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The BFG
2016 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

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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πŸ… 48%β˜… 5.9adventure Β· fantasy Β· family

One thread runs through both: monster

Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.

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The NeverEnding Story
1984 Β· dir. Wolfgang Petersen
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· fantasy Β· family

Both keep coming back to the same thing: 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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The Jungle Book
2016 Β· dir. Jon Favreau
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Dreamlike fantasy, 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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Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016 Β· dir. James Bobin
πŸ… 29%β˜… 6.2adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Adventure 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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Dumbo
2019 Β· dir. Tim Burton
πŸ… 46%β˜… 6.2family Β· fantasy Β· adventure

Both lean on warmth more than on family

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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πŸ… 49%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Cozy fantasy in both cases

This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 Β· dir. Joachim RΓΈnning
πŸ… 40%β˜… 6.6family Β· fantasy Β· adventure

Adventure built on dream logic, twice over

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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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008 Β· dir. Andrew Adamson
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.5adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Epic family 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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The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 Β· dir. Mark Waters
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.5family Β· adventure Β· fantasy

Fantasy built on warmth, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to drama than A Monster Calls does

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

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