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Movies that feel like The Brothers Grimm (2005)

If you loved The Brothers Grimm, the closest films we have are The Myth (2005), Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) and Who Am I? (1998). All three share The Brothers Grimm's epic and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 5 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel and Disney Plus and others, checked against today's data.

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

πŸ… 38% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Terry Gilliamepicdreamlikekineticwittyplayfultense

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The Myth
2005 Β· dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
πŸ… 20%β˜… 6.1action Β· adventure Β· comedy

The same mix in both: scale, then dream logic

The difference: Not nearly as tense as The Brothers Grimm

When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact.

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Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons poster
πŸ… 94%β˜… 6.7action Β· fantasy Β· adventure

Kinetic and witty in the same breath

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

In a world plagued by demons who cause great human suffering, young demon hunter Tang Sanzang must fight against monstrous demons, as well as contend with a beautiful demon hunting woman on his path to enlightenment.

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Who Am I?
1998 Β· dir. Jackie Chan
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.8adventure Β· action Β· comedy

Playful where it counts, tense underneath

The difference: None of the dream logic The Brothers Grimm is built on

A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking. With the help of a mysterious reporter Christine, Whoami pieces together his past and tracks the turncoat agent and his criminal cohorts.

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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 Β· dir. Terry Gilliam
πŸ… 63%β˜… 6.8adventure Β· fantasy Β· mystery

Both are Terry Gilliam's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Leans harder into mystery than The Brothers Grimm does

After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.

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Red One
2024 Β· dir. Jake Kasdan
πŸ… 29%β˜… 6.2action Β· adventure Β· comedy

Epic adventure in both cases

After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.

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Boruto: Naruto the Movie
2015 Β· dir. Hiroyuki Yamashita
β˜… 7.7adventure Β· action Β· animation

Fantasy built on dream logic, twice over

The spirited Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto, is a skilled ninja who possesses the same brashness and passion his father once had. However, the constant absence of his father, who is busy with his Hokage duties, puts a damper on Boruto's fire. He ends up meeting his father's friend Sasuke, and requests to become... his apprentice!? The curtain on the story of the new generation rises!

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998 Β· dir. Terry Gilliam
πŸ… 50%β˜… 7.5adventure Β· drama Β· comedy

The same hand behind both of them: Terry Gilliam

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

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Monster Hunt
2015 Β· dir. Raman Hui Shing-Ngai
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· fantasy Β· adventure

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

Young monster kids try to make peace between the world of humans and the world of the monsters.

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Big Trouble in Little China
1986 Β· dir. John Carpenter
πŸ… 64%β˜… 7.2action Β· adventure Β· comedy

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancΓ©e is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.

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πŸ… 43%β˜… 6adventure Β· fantasy Β· action

Playful thriller, and it commits to that

Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close encounters with Amelia Earhart, Abe Lincoln and Ivan the Terrible.

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The Accidental Spy
2001 Β· dir. Teddy Chan Tak-Sam
πŸ… 25%β˜… 5.8action Β· comedy Β· thriller

Tense action in both cases

A fun-filled story about an ordinary guy about to kick into an action-packed adventure. Jackie Chan plays a bored and unsuccessful salesman who never thought his life would amount to anything. All that changes one day when he becomes an instant hero by foiling an attempted bank robbery.

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Date Night
2010 Β· dir. Shawn Levy
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.3comedy Β· action Β· adventure

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thievesβ€”and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.

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