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Plot Summary:
Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon Smaug. The only problem is that Gandalf has told the dwarves that Bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isn't.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: stylized, exciting, uplifting, psychedelic, adult animation, grindhouse, fantasy adventure, humorous, semi serious, dark fantasy
Best tv shows and movies like The Hobbit (1977):
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Onigamiden - Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)
Plot Summary:
A spectacular journey of an unwilling young hero thrust into a mysterious past full of monsters, dragons, and strange hidden powers. Through a series of out of this world battles and adventures, Jun, a shy middle school boy, is transformed into a hero destined to battle evil and ensure harmony and tranquility in the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, stylized, serious, emotional, epic, crying
Similar in 77%
Return to Oz (1964)
Plot Summary:
Rather than adapt a later or create a new Oz story, this production has Dorothy still in posession of the shoes, and she clings to an apple tree during a tornado which takes her back to Oz. The Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion (using the names created for the nearly-abstract television series, Tales of the Wizard of Oz, from which this was derived) have had their MGM gifts destroyed by the restored Wicked Witch, and the four proceed to the Wizard for help, who is ineffectual as usual.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Animation, Family, Musical, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: exciting, sincere, atmospheric, touching, feel good, serious, corny
Similar in 81%
Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011)
Plot Summary:
Hungry for adventure, Thor secretly embarks on the journey of a lifetime, joined by his loyal brother Loki, whose budding sorcery equips him with just enough magic to conjure up trouble, along with the Warriors Three - a band of boastful travelers reluctant to set sail on any adventure that might actually be dangerous. But what starts out as a harmless treasure hunt quickly turns deadly, and Thor must now prove himself worthy of the destiny he covets by saving Asgard itself.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, humorous, semi serious, anime, 2d animation
Similar in 85%
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
Plot Summary:
The little ponies send out a search party for Lickity Split and Spike, while the witch Hydia decides to make the Smooze, an unstoppable purple ooze that will eat and destroy everything in its path.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Italy, South Korea
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation
Similar in 78%
The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
Plot Summary:
The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, Hungary, Japan, USA, Denmark
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, stylized, sentimental, retro, cult classic, independent film, exciting, humorous, semi serious, whimsical
Similar in 88%
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998)
Plot Summary:
Mighty Zeus brings Hercules' mother, Alcmene, to Mount Olympus, and Hercules, believing she has been kidnapped, leads a rescue mission to save her. Zeus' jealous wife, Hera, decides that it should now be her time to rule the universe. Hera steals the Chronos Stone, source of the God's power, and unleashes the four Titans from their eons of imprisonment. With these angry behemoths on the loose, only the combined forces of Hercules and Xena, together with their trusty sidekicks Iolaus and Gabrielle, can save Mount Olympus.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 995
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film
Similar in 84%
Dragons: Fire & Ice (2004)
Plot Summary:
Two young rival dragon riding warriors fight to end a 1000 year old war despite the hidden manipulator opposing them.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: serious, epic, captivating, computer animated
Similar in 86%
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
Plot Summary:
A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: anime, stylized, dark fantasy, cult classic, independent film, sentimental, psychedelic, claymation, exciting, feel good
Similar in 89%
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
Plot Summary:
When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home, the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak and his new friends fight to defend FernGully from lumberjacks -- and the vengeful spirit they accidentally unleash after chopping down a magic tree.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, touching, feel good, humorous, sentimental, colorful, mystical, inspirational, uplifting, independent film
Similar in 81%
The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot (1998)
Plot Summary:
During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. The evil Ruber wants to invade Camelot and take the throne of King Arthur, and Kayley has to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, semi serious, arthurian, cute, sentimental, anime, surprise ending, crying, psychotronic
Similar in 75%
The Last Unicorn (1982)
Plot Summary:
From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a now middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, anime, exciting, feel good, stylized, light, sweet, colorful, sentimental, epic fantasy
Similar in 84%
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Plot Summary:
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 105000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, entertaining, arthurian, stylized, sentimental, mystical, mythical, retro, spiritual
Similar in 87%
The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
Plot Summary:
It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of the emerald seas, and upon every grain of sand in the vast deserts, that the world which we see is an outward and visible dream, of an inward and invisible reality ... Once upon a time there was a golden city. In the center of the golden city, atop the tallest minaret, were three golden balls. The ancients had prophesied that if the three golden balls were ever taken away, harmony would yield to discord, and the city would fall to destruction and death. But... the mystics had also foretold that the city might be saved by the simplest soul with the smallest and simplest of things. In the city there dwelt a lowly shoemaker, who was known as Tack the Cobbler. Also in the city... existed a Thief, who shall be ... nameless.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: experimental, fairy tale, psychedelic, sentimental, funny, mysterious, claymation, adult animation, anime, mockbuster
Similar in 77%
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
Plot Summary:
The realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so Carolinus, the green wizard decides to shield it for all time. Ommedon, the evil red wizard, stands in his way. Carolinus then calls for a quest that is to be led by a man named Peter Dickinson, who is the first man of both the realms of science and magic. It is Peters job to defeat Ommedon.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sweet, anime, light, talky, colorful, humorous, semi serious, stylized, sentimental, epic
Similar in 82%
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008)
Plot Summary:
After five years apart, searching the world of Krynn for proof of the existence of the true gods, a group of adventurers reach their goal in the form of a barbarian woman carrying a miraculous blue crystal staff. Soon they are thrust into war as an army of dragons overtakes their homeland.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, India, Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, entertaining, anime, adult animation, semi serious, mystical, cult film
Similar in 76%
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1979)
Plot Summary:
This emmy award winner for Best Animated Special is based on the first tale of C.S. Lewis' acclaimed children's books, "The Chronicles of Narnia." When four children pass through a special wardrobe closet, they discover the kingdom of Narnia, a land of talking animals and mythical creatures. But an evil witch's spell has cast Narnia into eternal winter. Fearing that an ancient prophecy has come true, and that the children are Narnia's chosen rulers, the witch tricks their youngest brother into betraying his family. Now, only Aslan, noble lion and King of the Woods, can help them defeat the witch, restore springtime to Narnia... and claim their rightful places on the throne.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: mystical, sentimental, mythical, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation
Similar in 81%
Beowulf (2007)
Plot Summary:
6th-century Scandinavian warrior, Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the manlike ogre Grendel, a descendant of Cain.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 173000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: computer animated, epic, fairy tale, adult animation, dark fantasy, motion capture, exciting, suspenseful, action packed, mythical
Similar in 78%
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Plot Summary:
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, stylized, cult classic, mysterious, anime, tense, retro, gothic, period piece, creepy
Similar in 84%
The Return of the King (1980)
Plot Summary:
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, anime, fantasy adventure, epic, humorous, stylized, semi serious, cult film
Similar in 87%
Niko and the Sword of Light (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ten-year-old Niko, the last of his kind in a strange world, embarks on an epic quest to bring light back to his land. Armed with his magic sword, Niko journeys to the Cursed Volcano, making new friends and powerful foes while uncovering secrets about his mysterious past. Based on the motion graphic comic by Imaginism Studios and Studio NX.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 486
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, adult animation, anime, 2d animation
Similar in 80%
Conan: The Adventurer (1992)
Plot Summary:
Conan the Adventurer is an American-French-Canadian animated television series adaptation of Conan the Barbarian, the literary character created by Robert E. Howard in the 1930s. Produced by Jetlag Productions and Sunbow Productions, the series debuted on September 12, 1992, ran for 65 episodes and concluded on November 22, 1993. The series was developed by Christy Marx who served as the sole story editor. The episode "A Needle in a Haystack", written by Jean Chalopin, is considered a lost episode, as it was never released on the complete DVD set for Australia which only included 64 episodes. " A Needle in a Haystack" was the show's 33rd episode when it originally aired. It is unclear why this episode was left out of the collection or why this episode is not even listed in most online sources at this time. The series was produced in association with Graz Entertainment for the first 13-episode season; AB Productions and Jean Chalopin's Créativité et Développement for the remaining episodes. The series also spawned a small toyline in 1992 created by Hasbro. This first incarnation of Conan in cartoon form performed much better than its follow-up cartoon, Conan and the Young Warriors, which lasted only 13 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, semi serious, epic fantasy
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Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
Plot Summary:
When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along, the two are kindred spirits! This spooky family-friendly adventure finds Casper and Wendy bridging the ghost-witch divide to battle the warlock who is intent on destroying Wendy.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, semi serious, exciting, sentimental, captivating, fairy tale, christian film, spooky
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Bartok the Magnificent (1999)
Plot Summary:
Russia is being terrorized by an evil witch known as Baba Yaga; the only one who is not afraid of her is Bartok the Magnificent. Bartok, an albino bat, has just arrived in Moscow and is impressing everyone with his performances, including Prince Ivan Romanov. However, one person is not impressed; Ludmilla finds Bartok annoying and naive. After Bartok's show, a violent bear suddenly attacks. Bartok must save everyone by stunning the bear with dust and then knocks him over and traps him in a wagon.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious
Similar in 76%
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)
Plot Summary:
Maltazard, the Evil M, is now 7 feet tall and evolving among the humans, causing terror wherever he goes. His goal is simple: forming an army of giant henchmen and ruling over the universe. Meanwhile, Arthur is still a Minimoy, and thus in a state where he's unable to fend him off. With the help of Selenia and Betameche, he hatches a plan to regain his usual size: all they must do is infiltrate Arthur's house through the pipeworks, catch an electric train from his bedroom to his grandfather's study and find an elixir that will make him grow back to his human size. Sounds simple enough, if it weren't for Darkos, Maltazard's own son, hot on their tails.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, exciting, semi serious, light, 3d animation, tense, captivating, entertaining, fairy tale
Similar in 81%
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
Plot Summary:
A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a small baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grew up, he wanted to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock who lives between the Kringles and Sombertown, but Kris manages to melt the Warlock's heart and deliver his toys.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, humorous, semi serious, sweet, christmas special, banned
Similar in 90%
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Plot Summary:
The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, fairy tale, entertaining, colorful, humorous, witty, stylized, semi serious, feel good, psychotronic
Similar in 75%
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Plot Summary:
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Spain
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, scenic, epic, serious, exciting, adult animation, cult classic, dark fantasy, mystical, inspirational
Similar in 84%
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Plot Summary:
Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. But nothing is quite as it seems.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 682000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, stylized, dark fantasy, humorous, surreal, semi serious, funny, saga, visually stunning
Similar in 86%
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Plot Summary:
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, the they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 420000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, atmospheric, exciting, epic, scenic, christian film, entertaining, visually stunning, action adventure, fantasy adventure
Similar in 79%
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Plot Summary:
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 20000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 178 min
Plot tags: epic, atmospheric, scenic, breathtaking, stylized, exciting, fairy tale, heroic, suspenseful, captivating