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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.

If you loved Raya and the Last Dragon, the closest films we have are How to Train Your Dragon (2025), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) and The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008). All three share Raya and the Last Dragon's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958).

🍅 93% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Don Hallkineticepicdreamlikewarm
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How to Train Your Dragon
2025 · dir. Dean DeBlois
🍅 78%★ 7.7fantasy · family · actionNetflix

A lone hero must turn a legendary dragon from enemy into ally

The difference: Live-action remake of a story you may already know beat for beat

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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🍅 59%★ 7.4action · adventure · fantasyMax

A fractured land's factions forced to unite against a common evil

The difference: Grinding battle epic — far heavier, and light on warmth

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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The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 · dir. Mark Waters
🍅 81%★ 6.5family · adventure · fantasyParamount+Peacock

Kinetic where it counts, epic underneath

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

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Green Snake
2021 · dir. Amp Wong
★ 6.8animation · fantasy · actionNetflix

Lush stylized animation and a woman's quest to save someone she loves

The difference: Stranger and darker — dystopian detours, not family-friendly clarity

While trying to free her sister from Fahai's clutches, Xiao Qing winds up in a dystopian city and meets a mysterious man who can't recall his past life.

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

Handmade monster-quest wonder from the stop-motion era

The difference: A 1958 adventure — courtly pacing and effects that show their age

When the lovely Princess Parisa is shrunken by wicked Sokurah the Magician, Sinbad must embark on a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.

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Rise of the Guardians
2012 · dir. Peter Ramsey
🍅 74%★ 7.2action · adventure · animation

Reluctant legends teaming up to hold back a spreading darkness

The difference: Holiday-icon whimsy in place of grounded Southeast Asian myth

When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.

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Pan
2015 · dir. Joe Wright
🍅 27%★ 5.7fantasy · adventure · familyMax

An orphan swept into a candy-colored world of warriors and prophecy

The difference: Origin-story bloat — spectacle that never earns its wonder

Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.

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Eragon
2006 · dir. Stefen Fangmeier
★ 5.1fantasy · action · adventureDisney+

A chosen hero, a dragon bond, and a kingdom to save

The difference: A clunkier telling — the fantasy checklist without the heart

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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Ne Zha 2
2025 · dir. Jiao Zi
🍅 91%★ 7.9animation · action · fantasyMax

Dragon clans, divided worlds and second chances bought with sacrifice

The difference: Denser mythology and frantic pacing — less warm, more overwhelming

After a catastrophic event leaves their bodies destroyed, Ne Zha and Ao Bing are granted a fragile second chance at life. As tensions rise between the dragon clans and celestial forces, the two must undergo a series of perilous trials that will test their bond, challenge their identities, and decide the fate of both mortals and immortals.

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Castle in the Sky
1986 · dir. Hayao Miyazaki
🍅 97%★ 8adventure · fantasy · animationMax

Both land dream logic and warmth at once

The difference: 35 years apart, and the 1980s show

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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The Legend of Hei
2019 · dir. MTJJ
★ 7.3animation · fantasy · actionRent or buy

Animation built on momentum, twice over

The difference: Trades the warmth of Raya and the Last Dragon for an angle of its own

When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.

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Warcraft
2016 · dir. Duncan Jones
🍅 29%★ 6.7action · adventure · fantasyStarz

Two peoples on the edge of war, and peacemakers caught between

The difference: A grim live-action lore dump with no kid-friendly warmth

The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.

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