20 best movies like Maleficent (2014)

List of the best movies like Maleficent (2014): The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Into the Woods, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Brothers Grimm, The Last Airbender, Jack the Giant Slayer, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Warcraft, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, Queens of Langkasuka.

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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: 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: 6.7
    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: 5.9
    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: 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: 6.2
        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
        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: 6.8
        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: 4.8
          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: 5.6
          Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, history
          CountryThailand

          As sea pirates threaten to invade their kingdoms, three queens of Langkasuka must band together to defend their lands and peoples.

          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: 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: 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: 6.7
            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: 5.5
            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: 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: 5.4
            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: 7.1
            Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:32

            In the blink of a tornado’s eye, 20-year-old Dorothy Gale and her K9 police dog are transported to another world, one far removed from our own — a mystical land of competing kingdoms, lethal warriors, dark magic and a bloody battle for supremacy. This is the fabled Land of Oz in a way you’ve never seen before, where wicked witches don’t stay dead for long and a young girl becomes a headstrong warrior who holds the fate of kingdoms in her hands.

            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: 6.8
            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: 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: 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: 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: 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.

            Markimdb: 4.9
            Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:51

            A secret cabal, The Shadow, works to bring about the return of Goth Azul - the Undead God - in the rich world of SAGA, populated by elves, orcs, dwarves and dragons. A ruthless elven bounty huntress (Nemyt) shoots down the dragon ridden by the fugitive orc shaman, Fangtor Bloodmoon. When Fangtor refuses to surrender quietly, the huntress must battle for her own life against the dangerous villain, and comes away with more than just his head.

            Markimdb: 6.9
            Genrefantasy, musical, adventure, family
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

            A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genrefantasy, adventure, family
            CountrySweden, Soviet Union, Norway
            Duration01:39

            They're two best friends, a million miles from home. On an incredible adventure, beyond the boundaries of space and time. A fantasy about a lonely boy who is transferred from his dull life with his adoptive parents to the land where his real father is the king.

            Markimdb: 4.9
            Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
            CountryUSA, Australia

            Fourteen year old Nim, more determined than ever to protect her island and all the wildlife that call it home, faces off against resort developers and animal poachers. Soon she realizes she can’t depend on her animal cohorts alone and must make her first human friend – Edmund, who’s run away to the island from the mainland – to save her home.

            Markimdb: 5.3
            Genrefantasy, adventure
            CountryChina, Hong Kong, USA
            Duration01:59

            The story of Chinese legendary anti-hero Zhong Kui, a young man endowed with mysterious powers who is forced into a battle among the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell in the course of his attempt to save his countrymen and the woman he loves.

            Markimdb: 5.2
            Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
            CountryUSA, Bulgaria

            A twelve-year-old girl is transported by a magical black stallion to the mystical world of Albion, where she discovers that she alone is the key to saving an entire race of people.

            Markimdb: 5.3
            Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration01:29

            Skylar finds out that her parents are monster hunters after she accidentally releases some monsters from a secret containment chamber; so she and her techno friends must recapture all the monsters and also save her mom and dad from these monsters who are out for revenge.

            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: 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: 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.

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