Movies Like Jupiter's Thunderballs

If you liked Jupiter's Thunderballs (1903), a comedy and fantasy 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
Clash of the Titans (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can…
2
God: Serengeti (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and fantasy
God presides over a prehistoric tribe.
3
The Brand New Testament (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand being locked up in a small apartment in ordinary Brussels, until…
4
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy
Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods…
5
The Book of Life (1998)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and fantasy
New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdalena discuss and debate the End of the World.
6
The Severed Heads (1957)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and comedy
A short mime adaptation of a Thomas Mann story about a Parisian urchin who makes her living selling human heads.
7
The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and fantasy
While trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets…
8
Themroc (1973)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
Themroc, a bachelor house painter living at home with his mother, leads a sad and colorless life. One day, after a run-in with his boss, he rebels. He wrecks his apartment, rejects every facet of bourgeois life, and…
9
Epic Tails (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and comedy
An adventurous mouse sets off to battle dangerous creatures in Ancient Greece, including Poseidon.
10
Ladies First (2026)
★ 6/10Also comedy and fantasy
An arrogant but charismatic ladies' man finds his life of money, power and casual flings upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women.
11
Oh, God! (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and comedy
When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
12
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
A young, aspiring hero and superhero fan inadvertently unleashes a powerful new villain looking to rid the world of the Avengers.
13
Family Swap (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and fantasy
Husband does not understand his wife? Conflict with children? Do you want to be heard and stood in your place? Be afraid of your desires. In this family, everything changed places, including grandmother.
14
Parade (1974)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
The story of a big party during which Jacques Tati brings together audience members, performers, clowns, children, and himself.
15
Ali G, Innit (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Ali G travels throughout Britain, interviewing unsuspecting leaders and politicians.
16
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
A rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.
17
Bogus (1996)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and comedy
Recently 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.
18
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
★ 6/10Also fantasy
In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.
19
Batman (1966)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
20
Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and comedy
At 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.