20 best movies like The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

List of the best movies like The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005): The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Last Airbender, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, Stardust, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage.

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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: 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: 6.7
    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: 6.1
    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: 6.6
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
    Duration02:27

    Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

    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: 7.6
    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: 5.8
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

    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: 5.8
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Germany, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
    Duration01:50

    To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.

    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: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:41

    In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home

    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: 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: 5.1
    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: 4.1
    Genreaction, fantasy, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary
    Duration01:48

    Set in 1920s Vienna, this is the tale of a little girl, whose godfather gives her a special doll one Christmas Eve.

    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: 6.9
    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: 6.5
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, adventure, family, detective
    CountryUSA, Japan
    Duration02:25

    In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:22

    The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—did just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. But a trip to see Granny Wendy in London, where the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland, could lead to a chance at redemption, in this family-oriented fantasy from director Steven Spielberg.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family
    CountryPoland

    After a serious car accident, Lukasz discovers that the blue door in his new room lead to alternate reality.

    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: 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
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryGermany, Australia, USA
    Duration01:41

    Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts -- Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander -- crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.

    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: 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
    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: 4.7
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA

    A lab accident gives a hound named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror, action, fantasy, adventure
    CountryCzech Republic, United Kingdom, France
    Duration01:44

      A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for as he fights to free a young Puritan woman from the grip of evil.

      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: 4.1
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Japan, France
      Duration01:44

      Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They're the only hope to save our universe from invasion by the dino dictator, Koopa.

      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: 4.8
      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: 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
      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: 6.1
        Genrefantasy, adventure, family
        CountryGermany, Sweden
        Duration00:56

        Thirteen year-old Nils Holgersson is bored dwelling on a farm with his parents. Instead of helping on the farm, he prefers to play pranks and tease animals. One day life unexpectedly changed Nils...

        Markimdb: 4.9
        Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:25

        Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.

        Markimdb: 3.3
        Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
        CountryUSA

        In a mystical land torn apart by civil war, a warrior princess must team up with a rival warrior prince to hunt down an evil sorcerer who has summoned a giant flying demon which is terrorizing their land.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrefantasy, adventure, family
        CountryUSA

        The terrible and trecherous Pendragon plans to gain the throne of Cornwall by getting the king to abdicate and to marry his lovely daughter. To help him he has his dreadful witches in his castle and his almost unstoppable sorcery. A giant under his control abducts the princess, but on the way home with her the giant meets farming lad Jack who slays him. This is only the beginning.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:46

        When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family, detective
        CountryEstonia, Finland
        Duration02:29

        "Secret Society of Souptown" is an adventurous family movie that takes place in Souptown, a district in the summery city of Tartu. Four children - Mari, Sadu, Olav and Anton form a secret society to play hide-and seek games invented by Mari's grandfather, a professor at the university. When the city is attacked by a mysterious poison which turns adults into children our gang embarks on a quest for the antidote. Their path is paved with challenges bigger than any other they have seen so far. It is an adventure you cannot even imagine... Will the children find the antidote in time to save their loved ones.

        Markimdb: 4.1
        Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
        CountrySouth Africa, United Kingdom
        Duration01:29

        Timeless tale of Beauty and the Beast set in the period of the Vikings. Freya, a warrior and the beautiful daughter of a Viking king, is held prisoner on an island castle by a Beast whom has been cursed by his god Odin.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
        Duration02:24

        A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
        CountryTaiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China
        Duration02:21

        A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:41

        After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration03:06

        Dr. Gulliver has returned from his journey to his family after a long absence - and tells them the story of his travels.

        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: 6
        Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:14

        The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancelot, and Guinevere is torn between her loyalty to her husband and her growing love for his rival. But Lancelot must balance his loyalty to the throne with the rewards of true love.




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