Movies Like The Astronomer's Dream

If you liked The Astronomer's Dream (1900), a fantasy and horror movie directed by Georges Méliès, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and horror
Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.
2
Dream Scenario (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
Hapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to…
3
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and comedy
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
4
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and fantasy
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
5
Dagon (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and horror
A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people start to disappear and things not quite human start to appear. Paul is…
6
Southbound (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and horror
The film contains five stories set on desolate stretches of a desert highway. Two men on the run from their past, a band on its way to a gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister…
7
Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and horror
Mater, the rusty but trusty tow truck from Cars, spends a day in Radiator Springs playing scary pranks on his fellow townsfolk. That night at Flo's V8 Café, the Sheriff tells the story of the legend of the Ghostlight…
8
High Spirits (1988)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and comedy
When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.
9
Death of a Unicorn (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and fantasy
A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
10
Dust Bunny (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and horror
Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.
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The Spine of Night (2021)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and horror
When ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind, a group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.
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Invisible Sister (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedy
Teenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.
13
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and fantasy
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
14
The Addams Family (1991)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and fantasy
When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to…
15
Lou (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and comedy
A lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.
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The Unhealer (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and horror
A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to…
17
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and fantasy
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.
18
Extra Ordinary (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and comedy
A driving instructor must use her other-worldly gifts to save a lonely man’s daughter from a rock star looking to use her for Satanic purposes.
19
Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasy
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
20
Wendell & Wild (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
Two scheming demons strike a deal with a punk rock-loving teen so they can leave the Underworld and live out their dreams in the Land of the Living.