Best movies like The Portable Door
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Plot Summary:
Paul and Sophie, interns at a mysterious London firm, become steadily aware their employers Humphrey and Dennis are anything but conventional – they are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: sinister, epic fantasy
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I Shall Never Return (2017)
Plot Summary:
A surreal adaptation of Moby Dick. Lake, obsessed with finding the ultimate truth, is led down a path into the horrifying depths of his own subconscious.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Beach Fever (1987)
Plot Summary:
A young Japanese entrepreneur is set on a quest by his wealthy father to find the world's best opening line in order to "get the girl". But when they stumble upon a sure-fire love potion, mayhem ensues.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 157
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, teen sex comedy, independent film
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Sotto il ristorante cinese (1987)
Plot Summary:
A young man captures the fancy of an inventor's daughter when he passes through a basement door into another dimension.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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The Wild Boys (2017)
Plot Summary:
At the beginning of the 20th century, on the island of La Réunion, five adolescents of good families enamoured with the occult, commit a savage crime. A Dutch Captain takes them in charge for a repressive cruise on a haunted, dilapidated sailboat. Exhausted by the Captain’s methods, the five boys prepare to mutiny. Their port of call is a supernatural island with luxuriant vegetation and bewitching powers that holds a disturbing secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, erotic, psychological thriller, funny, dark, experimental, underground film, art house, dark drama, queer horror
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Ghost Writer (1989)
Plot Summary:
A writer moves into a Malibu beach house, and comes up against the ghost of an actress who supposedly had committed suicide there 30 years previously, but had been murdered by her boyfriend. The ghost asks the writer's help in proving her boyfriend the killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 308
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags:
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The Wizard of Stone Mountain (2011)
Plot Summary:
Determined to win the respect of his people and the love of his life, Teela; Malik, The Wizard of Stone Mountain, makes a bargain with a demon to wield great power. It is up to the heroic warriors to save Malik from himself when the demon takes control and claims Malik's soul!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, anime
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Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)
Plot Summary:
Everybody's favorite stiff is back! Working fools Larry Wilson and Richard Parker have uncovered a dirty, little secret: Their former boss, Bernie Lomax, embezzled $2 million and placed it in a safe deposit box in the Caribbean. Now, the boys are ready to go after the loot, but they can't do it alone -- they need poor Bernie's help. Can the buddies give their ex-boss new life?.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, offbeat, realistic, witty, not serious, hilarious, funny, romantic, feel good, unusual plot structure
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Surprise (2015)
Plot Summary:
A monster crosses paths with the foursome from the classic Chinese story Journey To The West.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 442
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Once Upon a Crime (2023)
Plot Summary:
While at the royal ball with Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood finds herself in the middle of a mystery. Can she solve the case before midnight strikes?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, detective
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An Ordinary Miracle (1979)
Plot Summary:
A wizard invents characters who all come to life and start to arrive at his house: a King, his servants, a princes, a bear trapped in a man's body - the usual lot. The Plot mainly rotates around the bear, who the wizard had turned into a man. The Bear, who wishes to be a bear once again, can turn into his old self if he were to kiss a princess. It gets complicated when he falls in love with that princess, that arrived at the wizard's house. For how can they be together, if a single kiss will destroy their love?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, touching, entertaining, fairy tale, unusual plot structure, surprise ending
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Untitled Ghostbusters: Afterlife Sequel (2024)
Plot Summary:
After the events in Oklahoma, the Ghostbusters team returns to where it all started: New York City! The Spengler family story continues with a new group of Ghostbusters led by Winston Zeddemore and Ray Stantz.
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Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)
Plot Summary:
Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series of demon-capturing events, the monk and his disciples gain mutual understanding of each others' hardships and unease. Finally, they resolve their inner conflict and work together to become an all-conquering, demon-exorcising team.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, light, humorous, suspense, anime, mad
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Enteng ng Ina mo (2011)
Plot Summary:
Enteng wants to retire as the hero of Engkantasya and have a normal life with his family without the magical elements. Ina longs to have the right partner to be with her for the rest of her life. One day, Enteng is placed under a powerful evil spell by the evil witch Satana to fall in love with another woman. And when he meets Ina, he exerts all the effort Ina to fall for him. Ina, on the other hand, slowly opens her heart for this new opportunity of love. Enteng then tries his best to be a father to Ina’s children even if they are not fully supportive of him. But when their relationship gets serious, Ina discovers the truth – Enteng already has a family.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, light
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The Spooky Bunch (1980)
Plot Summary:
A Cantonese opera company is attacked by an army of ghosts, thanks to a feud between the dead grandfathers of one of the company's actresses and a young man.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Abnormal Attraction (2018)
Plot Summary:
In a world where mythical creatures are real, monsters and humans are forced to coexist; and as prejudice and insecurity pulls everyone apart, three separate storylines manage to come together.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Samson and His Mighty Challenge (1964)
Plot Summary:
Four muscular heroes fight the evil ruler of an oppressed people.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: dark comedy
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The Last Dragonslayer (2016)
Plot Summary:
In a fantasy world where magic is being superceded by technology, an orphaned teen discovers her destiny to become a dragonslayer.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, tense, awful
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Suburban Knights (2011)
Plot Summary:
The Nostalgia Critic and his fellow reviewers from the website That Guy with the Glasses dress up as famous fantasy characters and go searching for a magic gauntlet hidden in suburban Illinois.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: tense, light, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating
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The Last Warrior: A Messenger of Darkness (2021)
Plot Summary:
Now that Ivan is about to turn 21, he is now grown up and finally old enough to marry the beautiful Vasilisa. But when Vasilisa is kidnapped and trapped in modern Moscow, Ivan and his friends must travel to the present day to rescue her.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 668
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Russia
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, modern fairy tale, exciting, captivating, emotional, heroic, breathtaking
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
Plot Summary:
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK, West Germany, Spain, USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, visual, cult classic, visually appealing, visually stunning, mind blowing, epic, mindfuck, surreal, offbeat
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Wiro Sableng: 212 Warrior (2018)
Plot Summary:
Wiro is sent by his master Sinto Gendeng to stop Mahesa Birawa from ruining the whole kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: disturbing, exciting, rough, captivating, suspenseful, semi serious
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Epic Movie (2007)
Plot Summary:
When Edward, Peter, Lucy and Susan each follow their own path, they end up finding themselves at Willy's Chocolate factory. Walking through a wardrobe, they discover the world of Gnarnia, which is ruled by the White Bitch. Meeting up with characters such as Harry Potter and Captain Jack Swallows, the newly reunited family must team up with Aslo, a wise-but-horny lion to stop the white bitch's army.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, absurd, humorous, funny, not serious, slapstick, satirical, ironic, grindhouse
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Goosebumps (2015)
Plot Summary:
After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, scary, funny, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, horror comedy, inspirational, romantic
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Plot Summary:
A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 153000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, France, Canada
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: surreal, dark fantasy, fairy tale, offbeat, stylized, cerebral, enigmatic, absurd, atmospheric, psychedelic
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Scooby-Doo (2002)
Plot Summary:
The Mystery Inc. gang have gone their separate ways and have been apart for two years, until they each receive an invitation to Spooky Island. Not knowing that the others have also been invited, they show up and discover an amusement park that affects young visitors in very strange ways.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 123000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, entertaining, parody, slapstick, detective, funny, inspirational, brutal, anime
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Plot Summary:
Ignoring threats to his life, Harry returns to Hogwarts to investigate – aided by Ron and Hermione – a mysterious series of attacks.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 677000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 161 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, dark fantasy, suspense, saga, scenic, stylized, action packed, teen
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Plot Summary:
Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts for another magic-filled year. Harry comes face to face with danger yet again, this time in the form of escaped convict, Sirius Black – and turns to sympathetic Professor Lupin for help.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 676000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: gothic, fairy tale, dark fantasy, entertaining, atmospheric, exciting, saga, stylized, serious, visually appealing
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 928000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, entertaining, sad, epic, saga, stylized, action adventure, psychotronic, mystical
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Plot Summary:
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 585000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, epic, scenic, saga, suspenseful, fairy tale, action packed, teen, sad, fantasy adventure
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Plot Summary:
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 205000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, UK, Iceland, Ireland, Australia
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: action adventure, psychotronic, epic fantasy, surprise ending, interesting