Movies Like Tales of 1,001 Nights

If you liked Tales of 1,001 Nights (1974), a animation and adventure movie directed by Karel Zeman, 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
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and fantasy
Princess Farah refuses to marry Sinbad until Prince Kassim, her brother, is able to give his consent. However, the Prince's wicked stepmother, Queen Zenobia, has changed Kassim into a baboon in order to have her own…
2
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and fantasy
Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile, Sinbad meets the Vizier who…
3
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and fantasy
When the lovely Princess Parisa is shrunken by wicked Sokurah the Magician, Sinbad must embark on a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.
4
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and animation
The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.
5
Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and adventure
The 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…
6
Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and adventure
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
7
The Sea Beast (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and adventure
When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to boot.
8
Momo (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and adventure
Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time…
9
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and animation
It's horror on the high seas when Scooby-Doo and the gang take a creepy cruise into one of the world's most mysterious places, the Bermuda Triangle! If Scooby, Shaggy and the gang can't solve this mystery, they may…
10
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and adventure
A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
11
The Monkey King (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and fantasy
A stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.
12
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and animation
Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths…
13
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and animation
Legendary secrets are revealed as Aladdin and his friends—Jasmine, Abu, Carpet and, of course, the always entertaining Genie—face all sorts of terrifying threats and make some exciting last-minute escapes pursuing the…
14
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and adventure
Scooby-Doo and the gang are on the case when a mysterious lake monster starts scaring the guests at a summer resort in Erie Point, where Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy have taken on seasonal jobs to pay for a barn they…
15
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and adventure
When Curious George is offered a special space mission, Ted (The Man in the Yellow Hat) can't deny his little friend this exciting journey, especially after Curious George completes the training. But when he…
16
Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and fantasy
When Draculaura is led to believe she's the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for. But they soon discover the hunt for the…
17
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and animation
With his nephews and niece, everyone's favorite rich uncle, Scrooge McDuck, treks from his mansion home in Duckburg in search of the long-lost loot of the thief Collie Baba. But finding the goods isn't quite what it's…
18
Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and adventure
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
19
The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
★ 5.8/10Also adventure and animation
The 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.
20
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1997)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and adventure
In Ayodhya, the royal palace of Kosala Kingdom in Ancient India, four princes were born to three queens, each of whom grew to great stature. Banished for 14 years due to court intrigue, Prince Rama retreated to the…