
Movies that feel likePercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
If you loved Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, the closest films we have are The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), Peter Pan (2003) and The BFG (2016). All three share Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief's epic and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Pete's Dragon (2016).
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If Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

Ordinary kids called back into a fantastical world to set things right
The difference: A returning-siblings Narnia quest, allegorical rather than mythological

Kids swept from ordinary life into a wondrous, dangerous fantasy world
The difference: A Neverland flying adventure, timeless whimsy over godly mythology

An unlikely friendship blooms in a world hidden just out of ordinary sight
The difference: A gentle giant-and-orphan friendship story, quieter than a demigod quest

A child's bond with something extraordinary hidden from the ordinary world
The difference: A forest-set dragon friendship story, gentler and less quest-driven

A young outsider learning to navigate a world of powerful, mythic creatures
The difference: A jungle coming-of-age story, animal-guided rather than god-powered

The same mix in both: scale, then dream logic
The difference: Played as drama first

A young hero discovering a hidden identity and destiny in a fantasy world
The difference: A Wonderland return-journey story, whimsical rather than myth-based

A misfit discovering an extraordinary gift hidden inside them
The difference: A circus-set family drama about a flying elephant, not a mythic quest

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

Dreamlike fantasy in both cases
The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

A young hero returning to a fantastical world to face a new threat
The difference: A dreamlike sequel about imagination itself, more abstract than mythology
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