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Movies that feel likeWizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009)

During a family vacation, Alex, a young witch, accidentally casts a curse on her loved ones. To reverse this, she tries to find a magical stone while her brother tries to keep their parents together.

If you loved Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, the closest films we have are The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958). All three share Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie'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 How to Train Your Dragon (2025).

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)

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The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 · dir. Mark Waters
🍅 81%★ 6.5family · adventure · fantasyParamount+Peacock

One thread runs through both: brothers and sisters

The difference: Lighter on wit

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons poster
🍅 94%★ 6.7action · fantasy · adventurePrime Video

The same mix in both: scale, then wit

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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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958 · dir. Nathan Juran
🍅 100%★ 7action · adventure · family

Two things both keep coming back to: island and magic

The difference: 51 years apart, and the 1950s show

When the lovely Princess Parisa is shrunken by wicked Sokurah the Magician, Sinbad must embark on a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.

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How to Train Your Dragon
2025 · dir. Dean DeBlois
🍅 78%★ 7.7fantasy · family · actionNetflix

Both land warmth and dream logic at once

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.

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Ghostbusters
2016 · dir. Paul Feig
🍅 74%★ 6.8action · fantasy · comedyHulu

Playful where it counts, kinetic underneath

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.

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Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002 · dir. Alain Chabat
🍅 88%★ 6.7family · fantasy · comedyPrime Video

Both are built on the same subject: magic

History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.

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Pan
2015 · dir. Joe Wright
🍅 27%★ 5.7fantasy · adventure · familyMax

Family with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian poster
🍅 43%★ 6adventure · fantasy · actionHuluDisney+

Epic adventure, 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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Eragon
2006 · dir. Stefen Fangmeier
★ 5.1fantasy · action · adventureDisney+

Both lean on dream logic more than on fantasy

In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009 · dir. Steve Carr
🍅 34%★ 5.3action · adventure · comedyStarz

Witty comedy in both cases

When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.

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The Myth
2005 · dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
🍅 20%★ 6.1action · adventure · comedy

Action built on play, twice over

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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The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018 · dir. Susanna Fogel
🍅 49%★ 6.1comedy · action · adventureRent or buy

Kinetic tv movie, and it commits to that

A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.

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