Movies Like Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

If you liked Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970), a fantasy and adventure movie directed by Jaromil Jireš, 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
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and fantasy
When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.
2
Byzantium (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and fantasy
Residents of a coastal town learn, with deadly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought refuge at a local boarding house, the Byzantium.
3
Vesper (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and adventure
After 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…
4
Nine Days (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and fantasy
A bureaucrat interviews five souls to decide which of them will be given a life on Earth. But he soon faces an existential challenge of his own.
5
The Zero Theorem (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and fantasy
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
6
The Nines (2007)
★ 6/10Also drama and fantasy
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
7
Valhalla Rising (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and drama
Scandinavia, 1,000 AD. For years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are…
8
Prospero's Books (1991)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and fantasy
An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.
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Pink Narcissus (1971)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and drama
An outrageous erotic poem focusing on the daydreams of a beautiful boy prostitute who, from the seclusion of his ultra-kitsch apartment, conceives a series of interlinked narcissistic fantasies populated by matadors…
10
Donnie Darko (2001)
★ 7.8/10Also fantasy and drama
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
11
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and fantasy
A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught…
12
Enter the Void (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and drama
This psychedelic tour of life after death is seen entirely from the point of view of Oscar, a young American drug dealer and addict living in Tokyo with his prostitute sister, Linda. When Oscar is killed by police…
13
The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
★ 6/10Also adventure and fantasy
The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the…
14
Interstate 60 (2002)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and fantasy
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
15
Tideland (2005)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and drama
Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
16
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and drama
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve…
17
Dorian Gray (2009)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and drama
Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton, handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of…
18
Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and drama
Ellie Linton, a teen from an Australian coastal town, leads her friends on an excursion to a camp deep in the woods, dubbed "Hell." Upon their return, the youths find that their town has been overrun by an enemy army…
19
Solomon Kane (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and fantasy
A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for as he fights to free a young Puritan woman from the grip of…
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Pilgrimage (2017)
★ 6/10Also adventure and drama
In 13th century Ireland a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.