
Movies that feel likeJames and the Giant Peach (1996)
If you loved James and the Giant Peach, the closest films we have are The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998) and Anastasia (1997). All three share James and the Giant Peach'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 Fly Away Home (1996).
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If James and the Giant Peach hit the spot, these will too

Henry Selick working the same nerve twice
The difference: Goes its own way on the scale

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

Common ground in both: villain and musical

One thread runs through both: villain
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Whimsical and epic in the same breath

The same preoccupation in both: magic

Dreamlike family, and it commits to that

Both lean on warmth more than on animation

Adventure with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

Whimsical fantasy in both cases

Both keep coming back to the same thing: grief
The difference: Played as drama first

Family built on dream logic, twice over
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