Movies Like Empress of Darkness
If you liked Empress of Darkness (2020), a adventure and animation movie directed by Nick DiLiberto, 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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Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and adventureThe 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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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)
★ 9/10Also animation and adventureAvatar 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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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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Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and adventureAnimals 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.
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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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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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Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and fantasyIn the time before time, six unlikely Matoran find themselves transformed into mighty Toa. The new Toa Metru must prove themselves as true heroes, find the missing Toa Lhikan, and uncover a plot that threatens the…
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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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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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Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also adventure and fantasyWhen an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.
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Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and fantasyA rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.
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Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure 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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Return to Never Land (2002)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and fantasyIn 1940, the world is besieged by World War II. Wendy, all grown up, has two children; including Jane, who does not believe Wendy's stories about Peter Pan.
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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 Pagemaster (1994)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and animationRich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the…
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and animationWhen his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled pal.
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Dragonheart: Vengeance (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and adventureLukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary…
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The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and animationDesperate 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…
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The Pilgrim's Progress (2019)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and adventureAn epic journey, faithfully adapted to modern-day. Christian faces distractions, challenges, and perils at every turn of the way. But ends victorious, with helpful guides, as he stays on the narrow path to the distant…
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Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and adventureWhen 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.