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Movies that feel likeDescendants 3 (2019)

The teenagers of Disney's most infamous villains return to the Isle of the Lost to recruit a new batch of villainous offspring to join them at Auradon Prep.

If you loved Descendants 3, the closest films we have are Pete's Dragon (2016), The BFG (2016) and Peter Pan (2003). All three share Descendants 3's warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Pinocchio (2019).

🍅 78% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Kenny Ortegawarmcozyepicdreamlike
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Disney Plus · MGM Plus

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Descendants (2015) · Descendants 2 (2017)

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Pete's Dragon
2016 · dir. David Lowery
🍅 88%★ 6.7adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Both land warmth and comfort at once

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+

The same mix in both: scale, then dream logic

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

Warm family, and it commits to that

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

Adventure with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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

Both lean on scale more than on fantasy

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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Pinocchio
2019 · dir. Matteo Garrone
🍅 84%★ 6.3drama · family · fantasy

Dreamlike tv movie in both cases

The difference: Trades the scale of Descendants 3 for an angle of its own

Old woodcarver Geppetto fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio, who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However, his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.

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

The same preoccupation in both: magic

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

Both are built on the same subject: magic

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

Family built on warmth, twice over

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+

Both lean on comfort more than on adventure

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

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Return to Oz
1985 · dir. Walter Murch
🍅 59%★ 6.7adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Fantasy built on scale, twice over

The difference: 34 years apart, and the 1980s show

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

Tv movie with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

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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