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Movies that feel likeWonka (2023)

Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

If you loved Wonka, the closest films we have are Paddington 2 (2017), Mary Poppins Returns (2018) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). All three share Wonka's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Christopher Robin (2018).

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Paddington 2
2017 · dir. Paul King
🍅 99%★ 7.8adventure · comedy · familyMax

Both are Paul King's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Easier on the dream logic than Wonka

Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.

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Mary Poppins Returns
2018 · dir. Rob Marshall
🍅 80%★ 6.6fantasy · family · comedyDisney+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: musical

The difference: Takes it somewhere less uplifting than Wonka does

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.

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🍅 84%★ 7.8family · fantasy · comedyMax

Two things both keep coming back to: factory and chocolate

The difference: 52 years apart, and the 1970s show

When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.

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Christopher Robin
2018 · dir. Marc Forster
🍅 73%★ 7.2adventure · comedy · familyDisney+

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Wonka does

Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.

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Nanny McPhee
2005 · dir. Kirk Jones
🍅 74%★ 6.6fantasy · comedy · family

Both land warmth and comfort at once

Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the kids, the family pulls together under the guidance of Nanny McPhee.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 · dir. Tim Burton
🍅 83%★ 6.7adventure · comedy · familyMax

Both are built on the same subject: candy

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

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Shazam! Fury of the Gods
2023 · dir. David F. Sandberg
🍅 49%★ 5.9comedy · action · fantasyMax

Common ground in both: joyous and amused

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying "Shazam!", are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters of Atlas, who they must stop from using a weapon that could destroy the world.

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Just Another Christmas
2020 · dir. Roberto Santucci
★ 6.7comedy · drama · fantasyNetflix

Comedy built on dream logic, twice over

After taking a very nasty fall on Christmas Eve, grinchy Jorge blacks out and wakes up one year later, with no memory of the year that has passed. He soon realizes that he’s doomed to keep waking up on Christmas Eve after Christmas Eve, having to deal with the aftermath of what his other self has done the other 364 days of the year.

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Mirror Mirror
2012 · dir. Tarsem Singh
🍅 50%★ 5.6adventure · comedy · family

Common ground: joyous

After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy prince. There's just one problem - he's in love with a beautiful princess, Snow White. Now, joined by seven rebellious dwarves, Snow White launches an epic battle of good vs. evil...

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The Christmas Chronicles
2018 · dir. Clay Kaytis
🍅 67%★ 7comedy · adventure · familyNetflix

Family with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.

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Evan Almighty
2007 · dir. Tom Shadyac
🍅 24%★ 5.5fantasy · comedy · family

Playful fantasy, and it commits to that

God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

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A Minecraft Movie
2025 · dir. Jared Hess
★ 5.6family · fantasy · comedyMax

Both lean on warmth more than on comedy

Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve.

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