20 best movies like Malice in Wonderland (2009)

List of the best movies like Malice in Wonderland (2009): Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Apostle, Hugo, Centurion, Lady in the Water, Inception, Beneath Still Waters.

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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: 6.6
Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
CountryAustralia, New Zealand

In the 14th century a village seeking escape from the Black Death are guided by a boy's vision to tunnel into an abandoned mine and emerge into 20th century New Zealand.

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: 7.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:54

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:18

In 1905, a man travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredrama, adventure, family, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
Duration02:06

Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, military, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration01:37

Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:50

    Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.

    Markimdb: 8.8
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:28

      Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

      Markimdb: 3.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountrySpain, United Kingdom

      Studying under a disciple of Aleister Crowley, the leader of an upper class group invokes a supernatural force that slowly devours the village of Marienbad and its inhabitants, threatening to spread beyond its geographical limits. The mayor from the town nearby commissions the building of a dam which would flood the valley and therefore submerge the village forever sealing the evil force under water after leader and his followers were incapacitated to be kept from escaping. However, fate ensured the leader's freedom as he remained in the depths when the waters covered Marienbad. Now 40 years later an array of disappearances and deaths in mysterious circumstances are threatening the town next to the reservoir that now covers Marienbad.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, crime, detective
      CountrySpain
      Duration00:46

      Ten-year-old Nico receives a threatening letter and now his life is in danger. No one seems to believe him except one person that he doesn't know.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, drama, adventure, detective
      CountryGermany, United Kingdom
      Duration01:38

        As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are charged by the church to investigate. Their journey is filled with danger, but it's upon entering the village that their true horror begins.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrethriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:53

        Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. Freud attemts to solve the mysteries of Holmes' subconscious, while Holmes devotes himself to solving a mystery involving the kidnapping of Lola Deveraux.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration01:45

        A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Croatia, France, Hungary
        Duration01:51

        A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:05

          Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, detective
          CountryNetherlands
          Duration01:43

          One cold winter's day, Jacob and his sister Marie are abandoned in a wood by their out-of-work father. In his jacket Jacob finds a letter from their mother urging them to go to her brother in Spain. Once in Spain, it turns out that their uncle is dead. Marie meets Diego, a wealthy charming Spanish surgeon, and falls in love with him. Diego lives with his sick, domineering sister, Teresa. To Jacob's astonishment, Marie wants to marry Diego. Even after the wedding has taken place, jealous Jacob tries to get his sister away from Diego. When this doesn't succeed, Jacob starts to provoke his brother-in-law. It soon transpires that no-one will go unpunished for this.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:25

          A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, detective
          CountryCanada, USA
          Duration01:56

          An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:06

          Fearful of a prophecy stating that a girl child will be born to bring about her downfall, the evil Queen Bavmorda imprisons all pregnant women within the formidable stronghold of Nockmaar. A child, Elora Danan, is born in the Nockmaar dungeons and identified as the prophesied child by a birthmark on her arm. However, before the black sorceress arrives to claim the child, Elora's mother convinces her reluctant midwife to escape with the baby. Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, is entrusted with delivering the royal infant from evil.

          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
          Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, adventure, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:48

          Based on the 1930's comic strip, puts the hero up against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "The power to cloud men's minds", the Shadow comes blazing to the city's rescue with explosive results.

          Markimdb: 7.9
          Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, France, India
          Duration02:07

          The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, adventure, crime, detective
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:05

          Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments. Can the sleuths make sense of all this and solve the mystery

          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: 6.1
          Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family, crime, detective
          CountryJapan
          Duration01:59

          In Victorian-era London, on the night of Ciel Phantomhive's tenth birthday a fire destroyed his manor and killed both of his parents. In a moment of death Ceil strikes a deal with a demon, his soul in exchange for revenge. This demon becomes his butler and calls himself by name of Sebastian Michaelis, to protect and serve Ciel until the deal has been completed. One month after the fire Ciel returns from being missing, with his new butler Sebastian. Ceil is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the work as the Queen of England’s guard dog and looking for his parents murders.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure, biography
          CountryUSA

          Lucy, a small-town girl from Ohio, discovers the delightfully bizarre films of legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini and sets off on a journey across Italy to find him.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrethriller, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:01

          Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.

          Markimdb: 5
          Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
          CountrySpain, USA
          Duration02:25

          Kit, a troubled girl, is sent to the exclusive Blackwood boarding school, where she discovers that only four other female students have been admitted to learn the four pillars of knowledge under the ominous wing of the mysterious headmistress Madame Duret.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrefantasy, adventure, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:16

          In this version of the Lewis Carroll classic, Alice (Charlotte Henry) discovers that an ordinary library mirror is actually a portal into another world. As she adjusts to her constantly changing size, thanks to some mysterious cookies, she follows a rabbit with a pocket watch, stumbles upon a deranged tea party and seeks advice from the shadowy Cheshire Cat (Richard Arlen). Later, Alice runs into Humpty Dumpty (W. C. Fields), whose unfortunate tumble sets even stranger events in motion.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration02:31

          In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrethriller, fantasy, adventure, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:49

          Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult, they move to stop it.

          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: 6.9
          Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA, Italy
          Duration02:01

          Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA

          A young twenty-something diver living in the Florida Keys discovers he has the power to breathe underwater.

          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: 6.2
            Genrehorror, drama, detective, history
            CountryUnited Kingdom
            Duration01:30

            During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist, who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field.

            Markimdb: 6.4
            Genrethriller, drama, adventure
            CountryUnited Kingdom, Russia, USA
            Duration01:50

              A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control on-board their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the mission causes the men to turn on each other to fight for their own survival.

              Markimdb: 5.7
              Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:35

              A single mother is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town.

              Markimdb: 5.5
              Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
              CountryUnited Kingdom

              The world at an end, a dying mother sends her young son on a quest to find the place that grants wishes.

              Markimdb: 7.2
              Genrecomedy, crime
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration01:50

                A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

                Markimdb: 5.9
                Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure, detective
                CountryGermany, Canada
                Duration02:10

                  In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of Shadowhunters and enters Downworld, an alternate realm filled with demons, vampires, and a host of other creatures. Clary and her companions must find and protect an ancient cup that holds the key to her mother's future.

                  Markimdb: 3.6
                  Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure
                  CountryCanada, USA
                  Duration01:26

                  Just in time for the joyous holiday season, this film connects the ancient Mayan prophecy of worldwide destruction at the end of 2012, and the iconic holiday song, The 12 Days of Christmas. But there is hope: a father learns that his daughter is really the "Chosen One" who, alone, can stop further catastrophe - if he can stave off the lunatic townspeople blaming her for the community's destruction.

                  Markimdb: 6.4
                  Genrethriller, drama, detective
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France, Sweden
                  Duration01:32

                  A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.

                  Markimdb: 6
                  Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
                  CountryChina
                  Duration02:01

                  At the beginning of the 1990s, famous tomb explorer Hu Bayi decided to retire and move to the United States with his girlfriend Shirley. But before his wedding, Bayi discovers his first love Ding Shitian, who supposedly had died in the "One Hundred Cave" 20 years ago, is actually still alive. Together with Shirley and his old exploration partner, Bayi unravels a terrible millennium-old secret...

                  Markimdb: 7.8
                  Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
                  CountryUSA, South Africa, India
                  Duration01:57

                  In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.

                  Markimdb: 5.4
                  Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
                  CountryDenmark, Norway, Czech Republic, Iceland, Sweden

                  The Shamer's Daughter, Dina, with the magical power of compelling people to admit their most secret shame, must save her family with her newly found father. But he is a Blackmaster, with the power to make people see and believe things that aren't true, so Dina must deal with having inherited this horrible power, while forging a relationship with a father she fears and mistrusts.

                  Markimdb: 7
                  Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure
                  CountryNorway
                  Duration01:39

                    A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

                    Markimdb: 5.1
                    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
                    CountryUnited Kingdom
                    Duration02:05

                    A mother desperate to reconnect with her troubled daughter becomes embroiled in the urban legend of a demonic witch.

                    Markimdb: 7.4
                    Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure, detective
                    CountryUSA, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore
                    Duration02:52

                    A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.




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