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Movies that feel likeMaleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

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.

If you loved Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the closest films we have are Pete's Dragon (2016), The BFG (2016) and Peter Pan (2003). All three share Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'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 The Little Mermaid (2023).

🍅 40% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Joachim Rønningwarmcozydreamlikeepic
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Disney Plus · MGM Plus

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Maleficent (2014)

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

A gentle, effects-driven fairy tale about an unlikely, misunderstood bond

The difference: A quiet boy-and-dragon story, not a fairy court's political scheming

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+

A gentle giant-and-child bond wrapped in handsome studio spectacle

The difference: Spielberg's storybook warmth, without Maleficent's darker fairy edge

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

A storybook world of fairies and flight told with old-fashioned earnestness

The difference: A boy-who-never-grows-up tale, not Maleficent's family-versus-duty conflict

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

A sequel where old allies return to fight for a threatened kingdom

The difference: A more overtly heroic quest, missing Maleficent's morally tangled leads

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 Jungle Book
2016 · dir. Jon Favreau
🍅 94%★ 7.3adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

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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The Little Mermaid
2023 · dir. Rob Marshall
🍅 67%★ 7.2adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

A live-action Disney fairy tale weighing loyalty to family against a new love

The difference: An underwater musical romance, not a story about wings and vengeance

The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.

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

A live-action Disney remake hiding darker family betrayal behind the spectacle

The difference: A circus-set outcast story, no fairy-court politics or magic battles

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+

A visually lush sequel dragging a beloved heroine back into old conflicts

The difference: Underland's clockwork time-travel plot, weaker than the first film

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

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

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

Both land dream logic and scale at once

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

Family built on warmth, twice over

The difference: Leans further into drama

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 NeverEnding Story
1984 · dir. Wolfgang Petersen
🍅 84%★ 7.3adventure · fantasy · family

A dreamy, practical-effects fantasy world under threat from within

The difference: A boy-reader framing device, not a story of two women's strained bond

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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