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Movies that feel like Eragon (2006)

If you loved Eragon, the closest films we have are The Scorpion King (2002), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) and Conan the Barbarian (1982). All three share Eragon's dreamlike and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.

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The Scorpion King
2002 · dir. Chuck Russell
🍅 40%5.5action · adventure · fantasy

Both are working the same pair: magic, fictional war

The difference: Not nearly as warm as Eragon

In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster
🍅 59%7.4action · adventure · fantasy

Two things both keep coming back to: elves and dragon

Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

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Conan the Barbarian
1982 · dir. John Milius
🍅 68%6.9adventure · fantasy · action

Common ground in both: mythology and black magic

The difference: 24 years apart, and the 1980s show

A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.

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How to Train Your Dragon
2025 · dir. Dean DeBlois
🍅 78%7.7fantasy · family · action

Common ground: dragon

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.

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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958 · dir. Nathan Juran
🍅 100%7action · adventure · family

One thread runs through both: magic

When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.

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Wrath of the Titans
2012 · dir. Jonathan Liebesman
🍅 26%5.7fantasy · adventure · action

Both keep coming back to the same thing: mythology

Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while – dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion – the gods are losing control of the long-imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos.

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Raya and the Last Dragon
2021 · dir. Don Hall
🍅 93%7.3animation · action · adventure

Both land dream logic and momentum at once

The difference: Leans harder into animation than Eragon does

Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people.

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The Last Airbender
2010 · dir. M. Night Shyamalan
🍅 5%3.9action · adventure · fantasy

Both are built on the same subject: kingdom

A century has passed since the Fire Nation declared war on the other three nations of air, water, and earth in its attempt for global domination. Aang, the long-lost Avatar, is found by Water Tribe siblings Katara and Sokka and must learn to master water, earth, and fire bending to defeat the Fire Nation and restore balance to the world.

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Gods of Egypt
2016 · dir. Alex Proyas
🍅 15%5.4action · adventure · fantasy

Both lean on scale more than on fantasy

A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.

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A Writer's Odyssey
2021 · dir. Lu Yang
🍅 93%6.2fantasy · action · adventure

Action with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

Lu Kongwen is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.

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Castle in the Sky
1986 · dir. Hayao Miyazaki
🍅 96%8adventure · fantasy · animation

Warm adventure in both cases

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

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🍅 49%6.3adventure · family · fantasy

Epic family, and it commits to that

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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