Movies Like The Whistler
If you liked The Whistler (2013), a adventure and drama movie directed by Peter Ferris Rosati, 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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Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and dramaMax imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret…
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Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also adventure and fantasyStuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in…
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The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and dramaAs two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.
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Inkheart (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure 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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The Water Man (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and fantasyHoping to save his sick mother, a boy named Gunner and his friend Jo venture into the remote Wild Horse forest to search for a mythical figure who possesses the secret to immortality. When they go missing, Gunner's…
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True Grit (1969)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and adventureThe murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of…
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Abigail (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and fantasyA 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…
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40 Acres (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and fantasyHailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they…
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Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and fantasyThe Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom…
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and adventureA sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient…
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Dragonheart: Vengeance (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and adventureLukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary…
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Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and fantasyOne day the Aislings find themselves magically transported to a ship called the Unicorn. Here, they discover that they've been chosen to fulfill an incredible quest! They undergo an incredible journey of discovery in…
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The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
★ 5.8/10Also adventure and fantasyThe story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.
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Wildwood (2026)
★ 8.5/10Also adventure and fantasyPrue and her classmate Curtis are drawn into a magical forest filled with enchanted creatures, loyal allies, and formidable adversaries as they embark on a desperate quest to rescue Prue's abducted baby brother from a…
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Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)
★ 6/10Also adventure and dramaUnder the watch of his unkind realtives, lonely Bosse's luck is changed when he is sent to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy…
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and fantasyWenches Scarlett and Giselle fix each other up for their wedding, in which they would each marry their groom. Upon realizing that both their grooms were the same man, Jack Sparrow, the two wenches found themselves in…
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and fantasyAfter a hurricane levels his city, a young man wanders into a mysterious library where books literally come to life. This film won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2012.
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Vesper (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and adventureAfter the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking…
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and fantasyWhen a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.
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Damsel (2024)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and adventureA young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.