Movies Like Train Ride to Hollywood
If you liked Train Ride to Hollywood (1975), a fantasy and comedy movie directed by Charles R. Rondeau, 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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The Wiz (1978)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasyDorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
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UglyDolls (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyIn the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll…
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Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasyA young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
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A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasyA contemporary musical version of the classic Cinderella story in which the servant step daughter hope to compete in a musical competition for a famous pop star.
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The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and fantasyWhile 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…
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Anastasia (1997)
★ 7.6/10Also fantasyTen years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend…
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Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyAfter NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
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Teen Beach Movie (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasyLife's a beach for surfers Brady and McKenzie – until a rogue wave magically transports them inside the classic '60s beach party flick, "Wet Side Story," where a full-blown rivalry between bikers and surfers threatens…
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Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasyDorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, from a devious new villain, the Jester. New comrades Wiser the Owl…
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Babes in Toyland (1934)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and comedyOllie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they…
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Sneakerella (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyWhen El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity…
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The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasyAfter her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is…
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Disenchanted (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasyDisillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming…
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Annie (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyThings seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the dastardly Miss Hannigan, Annie escapes the run-down orphanage determined to find her mom and dad. It's an adventure…
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Tough Guys (1986)
★ 6/10Also comedyHarry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new…
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Animal Crackers (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and fantasyA 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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My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and comedyWhen Canterlot Highschool goes on a trip to Camp Everfree, they’re surprised to find a magical force is causing strange things to happen around camp. With the help of the Mane 6 and especially Sunset Shimmer, Twilight…
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Rat Race (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyIn an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against…
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The Road to El Dorado (2000)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and fantasyStowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when they are mistaken as gods by the inhabitants.
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The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasyThe Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.