20 best movies like Maleficent (2014)

List of the best movies like Maleficent (2014): The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Seventh Son, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Pan, Stardust, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Journey to the Christmas Star.

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Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantasy, adventure, family
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:52

    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.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:51

    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.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
    CountryNew Zealand, USA
    Duration02:24

    Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
    Duration02:34

    When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy... whether he likes it or not.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada, China
    Duration01:42

    John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't?

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada
    Duration02:44

    A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
    Duration02:24

    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.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:07

    In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:35

    A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice. In Disney’s magical take on the classic The Nutcracker, Clara wants a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box holding a priceless gift. A golden thread presented at her godfather’s holiday party leads her to the coveted key—which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. There Clara encounters a soldier, a gang of mice and the regents of three magical Realms. But she must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger, to retrieve her key and return harmony to the unstable world.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family
    CountryNorway
    Duration01:20

    13 year old kind-hearted Sonja arrives at a tiny village together with a company of bandits. But there is a curse on the village. A long time ago, the King’s only daughter Goldhair disappeared while searching for the Christmas Star. The Queen died of a broken heart, leaving the shattered King all on his own. From that day on, the King cursed the Christmas Star, thereby causing darkness and grief to descend upon the land. However, an old sage has revealed that Goldhair is still alive, and will return only if the King finds the way back to the Christmas Star. Ever since, the King has been searching for the Christmas Star every Christmas, but all in vain.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:51

    In the sequel to Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland", Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Hungary
    Duration01:44

    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.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:53

    After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    When the Sultan's first born is taken by an evil sorcerer, Sinbad is tasked with traveling to a desert of magic and creatures to save her.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada, China, Japan
    Duration02:12

      The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA, Czech Republic, Canada, United Kingdom, Bulgaria
      Duration01:30

      A noble warrior must battle dragons and demons while upholding his moral code as he covertly joins a group of villains to rescue his kidnapped father from Shathrax, the Mind Flayer, who threatens to destroy the world.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:54

      The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA, China, Canada
      Duration02:32

        The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies of witch hunters have battled this unnatural enemy for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who many years ago slayed the all-powerful Witch Queen, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter. Today, Kaulder is the last living hunter who has spent his immortal life tracking down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost family.

        Markimdb: 4
        Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:43

          The story follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put his childhood ways aside and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrefantasy, adventure, family
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

          Doctor Gulliver is poor, so nothing - not even his charming fiancée Elisabeth - keeps him in the town he lives. He signs on to a ship to India, but in a storm he's washed off the ship and ends up on an island, which is inhibitated by very tiny people. After he managed to convince them he's harmless and is accepted as one of their citizens, their king wants to use him in war against a people of giants. Compared to them, even Gulliver is a gnome.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
          CountryCanada, United Kingdom, Iceland, USA, Australia
          Duration01:43

          The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:20

          A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrefantasy, adventure, family
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada
          Duration02:10

          A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration02:50

          Legend of Earthsea is a two-night television miniseries adaptation of the "Earthsea" novels by Ursula K. Le Guin. It premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel in December 2004.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, musical, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:05

            In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration01:55

            Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin. Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana and her army of supernatural warriors.

            Markimdb: 4.8
            Genrefantasy, adventure, family
            CountryThailand

            A man who stops into a foster home to drop off some donations soon tells the kids a story about two teenage friends who uncover a long-lost medallion that transports them back in time.

            Markimdb: 5.4
            Genrehorror, fantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
            CountryUSA

            As Halloweentown prepares to celebrate its 1,000th anniversary, Marnie Piper and her brother Dylan return to Witch University, where trouble is in session from the Sinister Sisters and from someone who's plotting to use Marnie's powers for evil.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
            CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia, USA, New Zealand
            Duration01:53

            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.

            Markimdb: 6
            Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, family, detective
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration02:14

            When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
            CountryHungary, United Kingdom, France, Australia, USA, New Zealand
            Duration01:43

            When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor.

            Markimdb: 4.7
            Genrefantasy, adventure, family, detective
            CountryAustralia
            Duration01:33

            When teenagers JOSH (Louis Corbett) and LING (Li Lin Jin) join their respective parents, CHRIS (Sam Neill) and Dr LI (Wang Ji) on an archaeological dig in China they encounter something trapped beneath a temple beyond their wildest imagination. A real live Chinese dragon. Two thousand years earlier, to defend his kingdom, the dragon lent an emperor his all powerful pearl. Instead of being returned, the pearl was buried with the emperor beneath his palace, and helpless without its source of power the dragon has remained entombed ever since.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:36

            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.

            Markimdb: 6.9
            Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration01:58

            To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head, and battling the Kraken monster.

            Markimdb: 2.5
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
            CountryUSA, Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
            Duration01:25

              The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.

              Markimdb: 6.8
              Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, detective
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration01:31

              A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?

              Markimdb: 5.4
              Genrefantasy, musical, adventure, family
              CountryUSA

              Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home

              Markimdb: 3.5
              Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
              CountryUSA

              In 5th Century Britian, a young Merlin struggles for his place in his known land under the tutelage of The Mage, a local wizard whom sees the young man's potential for magic, as well as face off against his evil former friend, Vendiger, whom plots with a feudal warlord king to conquer all of Britian using an army of flying dragons, and only Merlin with the alliance of the local Prince Uther and Ingraine and a pair of mystical goddesses, can have the power to stop the evil from taking over the land.

              Markimdb: 3.4
              Genrefantasy, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:31

              When the King is killed by ferocious reptile beasts, his Queen takes control of the kingdom. She tries to kill her beautiful stepdaughter SNOW, but she escapes into the enchanted forest...

              Markimdb: 8.1
              Genrefantasy, adventure, family, detective
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:10

              Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.

              Markimdb: 5.5
              Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure
              CountryUnited Kingdom

              In a fantasy world where magic is being superceded by technology, an orphaned teen discovers her destiny to become a dragonslayer.

              Markimdb: 5.1
              Genrefantasy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
              CountryUSA, India
              Duration01:28

              Dorothy wakes up in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man and Glinda from a devious new villain, the Jester. Wiser the owl, Marshal Mallow, China Princess and Tugg the tugboat join Dorothy on her latest magical journey through the colorful landscape of Oz to restore order and happiness to Emerald City.

              Markimdb: 2.7
              Genrehorror, fantasy, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:29

              The beautiful Aurora is cursed into everlasting sleep by an evil witch for a crime she didn't commit. The brave Commander of the Guard, William, embarks on a quest inspired by both love and loyalty to free the doomed princess. He travels into the dark forest where he encounters a friendly elf that helps him on his quest, a dangerous wizard with no love for royalty or evil, a deadly assassin, and a ravenous creature that preys on human flesh before the final confrontation that will determine Aurora's fate.

              Markimdb: 5.4
              Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
              CountryFrance, Canada, China, Cambodia
              Duration01:05

              Epic fantasy-adventure meets martial arts action in this thrilling film written by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen. After a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack (Uriah Shelton) is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king (former WWE superstar Dave Bautista). Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the barbarian, protect a beautiful princess, and somehow find his way back home.

              Markimdb: 6.4
              Genrefantastic, adventure, family
              CountryUSA, Spain, France, Canada, United Kingdom
              Duration02:22

              Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland."

              Markimdb: 5.9
              Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure, detective
              CountryUSA, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
              Duration01:58

                Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

                Markimdb: 6.5
                Genrecomedy, family
                CountryUSA

                Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.

                Markimdb: 6.7
                Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
                CountryUSA, New Zealand
                Duration02:18

                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.

                Markimdb: 5.2
                Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
                CountryIndia, USA
                Duration02:13

                In a teardrop-shaped land called Sangarashtra, a 9-year-old girl with special healing powers tries to save her homeland from the tyranny of an evil queen with the help of a blind swordsman.




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