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Movies that feel likeThe Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.

If you loved The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the closest films we have are Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Mortal Kombat II (2026) and Mulan (2020). All three share The Sorcerer's Apprentice's dreamlike and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Kong: Skull Island (2017).

🍅 40% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Jon Turteltaubdreamlikeepickineticromantic
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 · dir. Gore Verbinski
🍅 43%★ 7.2adventure · fantasy · actionDisney+

Dreamlike and epic in the same breath

After losing Captain Jack Sparrow to the locker of Davy Jones, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Captain Barbossa journey to the ends of the earth to rescue him. And as the East India Trading Company tightens its grip on the seas under Lord Cutler Beckett—now in control of Davy Jones—the fate of piracy hangs by a thread. Now, they must unite the pirate lords for one final stand. But as loyalties are tested and alliances shift, each must ultimately choose where they stand in the battle for freedom on the high seas.

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Mortal Kombat II
2026 · dir. Simon McQuoid
🍅 64%★ 6.3action · fantasy · adventureMax

Common ground: magic

The difference: Lighter on romance

The fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

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Mulan
2020 · dir. Niki Caro
🍅 71%★ 5.8adventure · fantasy · actionDisney+

Kinetic fantasy, and it commits to that

The difference: Reviewed even better

When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.

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🍅 73%★ 6.9fantasy · action · adventureDisney+

Both are built on the same subject: magic

Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

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Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · dir. Zhang Yimou
🍅 65%★ 7action · drama · fantasy

Action with a pulse of romance, in both cases

The difference: Played as drama first

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

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Kong: Skull Island
2017 · dir. Jordan Vogt-Roberts
🍅 75%★ 6.7action · adventure · fantasy

Dreamlike adventure in both cases

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

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Reign of Fire
2002 · dir. Rob Bowman
🍅 42%★ 6.2adventure · action · fantasy

The same preoccupation in both: castle

In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest underground. The Brit—leading a clan of survivors to hunt down the King of the Dragons—has much at stake: his mother was killed by a dragon, but his love is still alive.

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Wrath of the Titans
2012 · dir. Jonathan Liebesman
🍅 26%★ 5.7fantasy · adventure · action

Both lean on scale more than on fantasy

Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while – dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion – the gods are losing control of the long-imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos.

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The Scorpion King
2002 · dir. Chuck Russell
🍅 40%★ 5.5action · adventure · fantasyPeacockStarz

Adventure built on momentum, twice over

In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.

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🍅 13%★ 5.2adventure · action · fantasy

Dreamlike action in both cases

Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.

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The Great Wall
2016 · dir. Zhang Yimou
🍅 36%★ 5.9action · adventure · fantasyNetflix

Different title, same corner of the shelf

European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010 · dir. Mike Newell
🍅 37%★ 6.5adventure · fantasy · actionDisney+

From the 2010s, and it lands the same way

A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

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