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Movies that feel likeThe Wizard of Oz (1939)

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.

If you loved The Wizard of Oz, the closest films we have are Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and The Dark Crystal (1982). All three share The Wizard of Oz's epic and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Pete's Dragon (2016).

πŸ… 98% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 8.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Victor Flemingepicdreamlikewarmcozy
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Jason and the Argonauts
1963 Β· dir. Don Chaffey
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

A hero gathers unlikely companions for a quest full of marvels and peril

The difference: Greek myth spectacle with monsters, not a girl's journey home

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

Siblings are pulled into a fantastical land threatened by a wicked ruler

The difference: A returning-hero war epic, more battle-heavy than a wide-eyed quest

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

One thread runs through both: villain

The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

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

Epic and dreamlike in the same breath

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

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath

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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Peter Pan
2003 Β· dir. P.J. Hogan
πŸ… 77%β˜… 6.8adventure Β· fantasy Β· family

Adventure built on scale, twice over

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

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Pete's Dragon
2016 Β· dir. David Lowery
πŸ… 88%β˜… 6.7adventure Β· family Β· fantasyDisney+

Dreamlike fantasy in both cases

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

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Return to Oz
1985 Β· dir. Walter Murch
πŸ… 59%β˜… 6.7adventure Β· family Β· fantasyDisney+

Warm family, and it commits to that

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

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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Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955 Β· dir. Karel Zeman
β˜… 7.1adventure Β· fantasy Β· family

Young adventurers journey through a strange, wondrous world full of marvels

The difference: A voyage through prehistory rather than a fantastical fairyland

Four schoolboys go on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes and creatures that have long since vanished from the earth.

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Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016 Β· dir. James Bobin
πŸ… 29%β˜… 6.2adventure Β· family Β· fantasyDisney+

Adventure with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.

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

Both lean on scale more than on fantasy

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

Dreamlike family in both cases

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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