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Movies that feel like The Dark Crystal (1982)

If you loved The Dark Crystal, the closest films we have are Labyrinth (1986), The NeverEnding Story (1984) and Return to Oz (1985). All three share The Dark Crystal's epic and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Hulu, fuboTV and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.

πŸ… 78% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Jim Hensonepicwarmcozydreamlike

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If The Dark Crystal hit the spot, these will too

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Labyrinth
1986 Β· dir. Jim Henson
πŸ… 64%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Jim Henson directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King. Guarding his castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted maze of deception, populated with outrageous characters and unknown dangers.

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The NeverEnding Story
1984 Β· dir. Wolfgang Petersen
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· fantasy Β· family

Creature sits at the heart of each

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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Return to Oz
1985 Β· dir. Walter Murch
πŸ… 59%β˜… 6.8adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Epic and warm in the same breath

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe poster
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.9adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Both land comfort and dream logic at once

The difference: A 2000s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.

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Jason and the Argonauts
1963 Β· dir. Don Chaffey
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic monsters and terrible perils.

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Alice in Wonderland
2010 Β· dir. Tim Burton
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6.4family Β· fantasy Β· adventure

The same preoccupation in both: fantasy world

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader poster
πŸ… 49%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Both keep circling back to fantasy world

This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008 Β· dir. Andrew Adamson
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.5adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Warm family, and it commits to that

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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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief poster
πŸ… 48%β˜… 5.9adventure Β· fantasy Β· family

Both trade on comfort more than on being fantasy

Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.

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The Jungle Book
2016 Β· dir. Jon Favreau
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Dreamlike adventure in both cases

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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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 Β· dir. Thor Freudenthal
πŸ… 43%β˜… 5.7adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Family built on scale, twice over

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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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 Β· dir. Joachim RΓΈnning
πŸ… 40%β˜… 6.6family Β· fantasy Β· adventure

Warm fantasy in both cases

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.

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