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Movies that feel like The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)

If you loved The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, the closest films we have are The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949), The Mummy (1932) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). All three share The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Peacock Premium and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.

The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him.

πŸ… 89% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Clyde Geronimidreadunsettlingdreamlike
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If The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad hit the spot, these will too

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949 Β· dir. Clyde Geronimi
β˜… 7.7family Β· animation Β· horror

Clyde Geronimi working the same nerve twice

The difference: Without the same dream logic

Washington Irving's tale of Ichabod Crane and the headless horseman is brought to life, narrated by Bing Crosby.

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The Mummy
1932 Β· dir. Karl Freund
πŸ… 90%β˜… 6.9horror Β· fantasy

Common ground: halloween

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945 Β· dir. Albert Lewin
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.5drama Β· horror Β· fantasy

Both land dread and unease at once

The difference: Leans further into drama

A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

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Kwaidan
1965 Β· dir. Masaki Kobayashi
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.9horror Β· fantasy Β· drama

Horror built on dream logic, twice over

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.

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Dead of Night
1945 Β· dir. Charles Crichton
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.5horror Β· thriller

Both lean on dread more than on fantasy

An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.

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Viy
1967 Β· dir. Georgi Kropachyov
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.2drama Β· fantasy Β· horror

Unsettling animation in both cases

A seminary student on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village. The hag then transforms into a beautiful young woman whose dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights. With terrors occurring and his faith waning, he reads prayers on the overnight watch and tries to survive the supernatural encounters.

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The Uninvited
1944 Β· dir. Lewis Allen
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.2mystery Β· horror Β· fantasy

Dreamlike family, and it commits to that

A pair of siblings from London purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly priceβ€”and soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave.

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Faust
1926 Β· dir. F. W. Murnau
πŸ… 91%β˜… 8.1fantasy Β· drama Β· horror

Horror with a pulse of dread, in both cases

The difference: 23 years apart, and the 1920s show

God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.

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Dracula
1958 Β· dir. Terence Fisher
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.2horror

Unsettling fantasy in both cases

The difference: Lighter on dream logic

After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancΓ©e. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.

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Poison for the Fairies
1986 Β· dir. Carlos Enrique Taboada
β˜… 7.2fantasy Β· horror

Both lean on dream logic more than on animation

In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.

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Tigers Are Not Afraid
2017 Β· dir. Issa LΓ³pez
πŸ… 97%β˜… 6.9fantasy Β· horror

Horror of the same temperament

When her mother suddenly disappears with no one to care for her, young Estrella ends up on the street and joins a gang of children, triggering a dangerous and tragic chain of events.

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The Phantom Carriage
1921 Β· dir. Victor SjΓΆstrΓΆm
πŸ… 100%β˜… 8drama Β· fantasy Β· horror

Both working the same fantasy territory

An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.

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