Movies Like The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

If you liked The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013), a fantasy and action movie directed by Harald Zwart, 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
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also action and fantasy
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King…
2
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and action
When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.
3
Abigail (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and mystery
A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going…
4
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also action and fantasy
When an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.
5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
★ 8.4/10Also fantasy and action
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers - Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt…
6
Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also action and fantasy
Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by…
7
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
★ 8.4/10Also fantasy and action
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…
8
Willow (1988)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and action
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with…
9
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also action and fantasy
Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led…
10
Winter's Tale (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and mystery
A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.
11
Firebreather (2010)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and action
It's not easy being a teen like Duncan. His mom wants him to pay more attention to his homework, while his dad - a 120-foot-tall monster known as a Kaiju - wants him to become the next King of All Monsters. When these…
12
Warcraft (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also action and fantasy
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…
13
Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and action
When a headstrong street orphan, Seiya, in search of his abducted sister unwittingly taps into hidden powers, he discovers he might be the only person alive who can protect a reincarnated goddess, sent to watch over…
14
The Dark Tower (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and action
A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.
15
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and action
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive…
16
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and action
Conan is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis to safely escort a teen princess and her powerful bodyguard to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagoth. Unknown to Conan, the queen plans to sacrifice the…
17
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
★ 7.6/10Also fantasy and action
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
18
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and action
Explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashes an ancient evil, and returns to Gotham after being away for two decades. There, Batman battles Lovecraftian supernatural forces and encounters allies and enemies such as…
19
Vampire Academy (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also action and fantasy
Rose, a rebellious half-vampire/half-human guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa -- a mortal, royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St. Vladamirs Academy, the…
20
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also fantasy and action
Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.