Movies Like A Picture For Harold's Room
If you liked A Picture For Harold's Room (1971), a animation and fantasy movie directed by Gene Deitch, 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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Monster High: Scaris City of Frights (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and fantasyThe Monstruitas of Monster High are obsessed with going to Scaris, The City of Frights for Fashion international competition where the winner will become the apprentice of the world famous Madame Ghostier designer.
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The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasyWhen human sailors are attacked by mysterious creatures of the deep, only one person can stop the war between land and sea: the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia.
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Freedom Fighters: The Ray (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and fantasyEarth-X is one of many realities in the multiverse, with one glaring difference from our Earth: The Nazis won World War II. Led by The Ray, a group of heroes known as the Freedom Fighters battle selflessly against…
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DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasyJess joins her friends at a party in a dilapidated mansion hosted by the mysterious Seth. When odd things begin to happen to Jess and her friends, the Phantom Stranger intervenes to save her from a dreary fate.
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Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also animation 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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Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and fantasyA powerful ruler from House Targaryen begins a campaign to unite a fractured continent ruled by seven competing families. With the aid of formidable dragons, the conquest reshapes the balance of power and leads to the…
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Strings (2004)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and fantasyThe story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne.
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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)
★ 9/10Also animation and fantasyAvatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong…
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A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and fantasyVan, the brave son of a tooth fairy leader, meets the goblins girl Gemma on his first mission. Despite the myths about ancient disputes between fairies and goblins, they share common values. When the greedy Spider…
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also animation 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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Waking Life (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and fantasyWaking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like…
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Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasyInside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about…
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Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also animation and fantasyAn intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.
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The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animationGrandPat travels through alternate dimensions and timelines to get home.
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How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)
★ 8/10Also animation and fantasyIt's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings…
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and fantasyA 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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Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? (2012)
★ 8/10Also fantasy and animationDraculaura’s Sweet 1600th birthday is an extra special occasion to party at Monster High! But her high expectations lead to deadly results when she’s faced with the choice between practical boyfriend Clawd, and new…
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Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and fantasyWhen 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…
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The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and fantasyWhen Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow–and…
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The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and fantasyWhen the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.