Movies Like 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
If you liked 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), a fantasy and family movie directed by George Pal, 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.
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and familyOscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
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The Last Unicorn (1982)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and familyA unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the…
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Animal Crackers (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and familyA family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.
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Rango (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and familyWhen Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff. Welcomed as the last hope the town…
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Bogus (1996)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and comedyRecently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.
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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
★ 6.3/10Also family and westernSome time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that…
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Inkheart (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also family and fantasyThe adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.
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Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also family and comedyWhen the Scooby gang visits a dude ranch, they discover that it and the nearby town have been haunted by a ghostly cowboy, Dapper Jack, who fires real fire from his fire irons. The mystery only deepens when it’s…
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Dumbo (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also family and fantasyA young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
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Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
★ 6.3/10Also family and fantasyJiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fairy tale.
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Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and familyMia discovers her magic stone is part of an ancient prophecy and embarks on a thrilling journey to the farthest islands of Centopia to face a great evil, and shape her own destiny.
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The Wizard of Oz (1939)
★ 7.6/10Also fantasy and familyYoung Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss…
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Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and familyEddie Garrick is a good-hearted man who has lost his belief in the wonder of Christmas. While spending time with his nine-year-old daughter Charlotte on Christmas Eve, he befriends a mysterious man in a red suit named…
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Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (2014)
★ 6/10Also comedy and familyTom and Jerry find a dragon egg, and help the baby dragon find its mother.
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Chupa (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and familyWhile visiting family in Mexico, a lonely boy befriends a mythical creature hiding on his grandfather's ranch and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime.
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My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also family and fantasyEquestria's divided. But a bright-eyed hero believes Earth Ponies, Pegasi and Unicorns should be pals — and, hoof to heart, she’s determined to prove it.
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Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up! (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and familyThis time, the rivals team up to help a cowgirl and her brother save their homestead from a greedy land-grabber, and they’re going to need some help! Jerry’s three precocious nephews are all ready for action, and Tom…
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Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012)
★ 7.6/10Also family and comedyWhen Scooby and the gang hear of a werewolf plaguing a traveling circus, they go undercover as circus performers to get to the bottom.
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Night at the Museum (2006)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasy and familyChaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
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Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and familyTom And Jerry are among the last animals living in Storybook Town, a fairy tale-inspired theme park "where dreams come true, if you believe."