Movies Like The Legend of the Cruel Giant
If you liked The Legend of the Cruel Giant (1967), a animation and fantasy movie directed by Vladimir Danilevich and Ivan Ivanov-Vano, 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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Old Man Khottabych (1957)
★ 7/10Also fantasyA boy named Volka discovers an ancient vessel on the bottom of a river. When he opens it, a genie emerges from there. He calls himself Hassan Abdurrahman ibn Khottab, or in Russian style Khottabych. Grateful Khottabych…
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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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Lou (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and animationA lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.
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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 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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Aladdin (1992)
★ 6/10Also animation and fantasyA young man's life is turned around with the help of a genie inside a lamp.
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Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasyA 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.
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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and fantasyEscaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.
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The Monkey King (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and fantasyA 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.
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Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and animationIn the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a…
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The Wish of the Fairy Fish (2023)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasyIf you go fishing, be prepared to draw the fish of your dreams, the magical Pike, which can grant any three wishes. Only Emelya let two wishes down the drain, and decided to save the third. Therefore, in order to…
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The Humpbacked Horse (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and fantasyRemake of the 1947 Soviet film directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow.
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Dolphin Boy (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and fantasyWhen a plane crashes at sea, dolphins rescue a little boy and raise him as family. He lives a carefree life beneath the waves until an evil monster seizes power over the underwater world. Banished to dry land, the boy…
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The Swan Princess: A Fairytale Is Born (2023)
★ 6/10Also animation and fantasyBefore becoming queen, Uberta lived a humble life with her husband Maximillian when she is suddenly thrust into royalty. Through triumph and tragedy, she learns the lessons needed to become a beloved Queen, all while…
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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.
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Cipollino (1961)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and fantasyIn a world inhabited by anthropomorphic produce, "Cipollino, the Onion Boy" fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable townsfolk by the fruit royalty (Prince Lemon and the overly proud Lord Tomato) in the…
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The Adventures of Buratino (1976)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasyA wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden…
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Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and fantasyWhen Hilda wakes up in the body of a troll, she must use her wits and courage to get back home, become human again — and save the city of Trolberg.
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The Twits (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also animation and fantasyWhen the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.
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Princess (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasyA reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.