Movies Like Making Magic - a visual effects story

If you liked Making Magic - a visual effects story (2020), a movie, 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 House of Magic (2013)
★ 6.3/10
Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the…
2
Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale (2010)
★ 7.3/10
Barbie, a popular actress on a sabbatical, learns that her fashion designer aunt Millicent has sold her business to a rival. With the help of a few magical beings, Barbie steps in to save the day.
3
The Matrix Revisited (2001)
★ 6.9/10
The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix.
4
Minions & Monsters (2026)
★ 7.6/10
This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the…
5
The Academy of Magic (2020)
★ 7.1/10
Aura is gifted with magical abilities; she and her friends have many exciting adventures at the academy, but soon Aura learns that the school hatches many dark secrets that she must uncover. Will she be able to unveil…
6
Barbie Mariposa & the Fairy Princess (2013)
★ 6.9/10
Join Mariposa and her new friend, Princess Catania, in this magical adventure to save the fairy land of Shimmervale. Together, the girls learn that with great friends, the sky is the limit.
7
Barbie: A Fairy Secret (2011)
★ 6.9/10
Barbie realises that fairies secretly surround everybody. She, along with the help of her friends, Taylor and Carrie, sets out to rescue Ken. He is taken to the secret fairy city, Gloss Angeles.
8
Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)
★ 6.9/10
The Mouse King casts an evil spell over Clara that causes her to shrink. Clara and the Nutcracker set out on an adventurous journey to find Sugarplum Princess, who has the power to undo the spell.
9
Barbie as Rapunzel (2002)
★ 7/10
Barbie stars as Rapunzel, a young girl who is entrapped by a magical barrier by the wicked, Gothel. Rapunzel finds an escape where she finds a Prince and a feud between two kingdoms which goes back to the day she was…
10
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic (2026)
★ 7.7/10
Featuring interviews from members of the casting, production design, costume design, and creature effects teams, follow the behind-the-scenes journey of bringing the Harry Potter books to the small screen. Find out how…
11
Barbie: Fairytopia (2005)
★ 6.8/10
Elina is a flower fairy who discovers that her home of Magic Meadow has been overcome by a horrible malady that is killing the flowers and making the fairies unable to fly. With the help of Bibble, a puffball and a…
12
Tinker Bell (2008)
★ 7/10
Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture "Tinker Bell."
13
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023)
★ 6.3/10
Follow the production of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” as the cast and crew take on the incredible challenge of remembering T’Challa with a chapter befitting the late king. Through intimate behind-the-scenes footage…
14
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus (2005)
★ 7.2/10
Princess Annika escapes the clutches of the evil wizard, explores the wonders of Cloud Kingdom, and teams up with a magnificent winged horse - who turns out to be her sister, Princess Brietta - to defeat the wizard and…
15
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022)
★ 7.2/10
An inside look at one of the most anticipated movie sequels ever with James Cameron and cast.
16
The Skywalker Legacy (2020)
★ 7.9/10
The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
17
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (2010)
★ 7.3/10
Barbie stars as Merliah, a surfer who learns a shocking secret: she's a mermaid! She and her dolphin friend set out for an undersea adventure to rescue her mother, the queen of Oceana.
18
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 (2012)
★ 7.1/10
Merliah Summers, a mermaid from Oceana, travels to Australia for a surfing competition. But when she learns that the evil Eris is planning to take over her kingdom, she must stop her at any cost.
19
Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia (2006)
★ 6.9/10
In this animated follow-up to Fairytopia, Elina enlists the help of a mermaid, Nori, to save her friend Nalu, a merman prince who has been captured by the wicked Laverna.
20
Barbie Video Game Hero (2017)
★ 6.8/10
When Barbie is accidentally pulled into her favourite game, she teams up with the roller skater Bella and her friend Cutie, to stop a mischievous emoji who is trying to take control of the game.