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Movies that feel like The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)

If you loved The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, the closest films we have are The Dark Crystal (1982), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and Return to Oz (1985). All three share The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter's warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Peacock Premium and Night Flight Plus and others, checked against today's data.

Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroyed by an evil sorceress, Xayide, so he must join up with Atreyu and face the Emptiness once more.

πŸ… 14% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. George T. Millerwarmcozydreamlikeepiccontemplative

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The NeverEnding Story (1984)

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The Dark Crystal
1982 Β· dir. Jim Henson
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7.1adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

One thread runs through both: fantasy world

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

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.

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πŸ… 49%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: dragon

The difference: Lighter on stillness

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

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

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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Pinocchio
2019 Β· dir. Matteo Garrone
πŸ… 84%β˜… 6.3drama Β· family Β· fantasy

Common ground: based on children's book

The difference: 29 years apart, and the 2010s show

Old woodcarver Geppetto fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio, who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However, his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.

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Escape to Witch Mountain
1975 Β· dir. John Hough
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· fantasy Β· science fiction

Both are built on the same subject: based on children's book

The difference: Played as science fiction first

Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of Deranian's megalomaniacal boss, evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt, who wants to exploit them. Jason, a cynical widower, helps Tia and Tony escape to witch mountain, while at the same time Tia and Tony help Jason escape the pain of the loss of his wife.

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The Secret Garden
1993 Β· dir. Agnieszka Holland
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.3drama Β· family Β· fantasy

Dreamlike where it counts, contemplative underneath

A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and forgotten. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.

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The BFG
2016 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

The same preoccupation in both: giant

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

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Storm Boy
1977 Β· dir. Henri Safran
β˜… 6.9drama Β· family

Both lean on warmth more than on family

Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.

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A Little Princess
1995 Β· dir. Alfonso CuarΓ³n
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.6drama Β· family Β· fantasy

Fantasy with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth.

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The Cat Returns
2002 Β· dir. Hiroyuki Morita
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.1adventure Β· fantasy Β· animation

Epic adventure in both cases

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

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The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 Β· dir. Jeremy Kagan
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7adventure Β· family Β· drama

Drama built on scale, twice over

America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.

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The Black Stallion
1979 Β· dir. Carroll Ballard
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.4family Β· adventure

Warm family, and it commits to that

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training the horse to race against the fastest ones in the world.

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