Movies Like Zanaar
If you liked Zanaar (2021), a fantasy movie directed by Alexis Manenti and Damien Bonnard, 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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Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasyAn Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.
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Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasyScooby-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…
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The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasyA modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They're transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures.
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Every Day (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also fantasy16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the…
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Tomb Raider (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasyLara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
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Abigail (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasyA young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going…
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Monster Summer (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasyWhen a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.
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Lost Horizon (1937)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasyBritish diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where they are rescued by the inhabitants of the hidden, idyllic valley of Shangri-La. Protected by the mountains from the…
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Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasyAnastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.
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Snow Queen (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasySince a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A…
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Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also 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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Come Away (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasyBefore Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parents from their downward spirals of…
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasySarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live…
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Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasyTony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr…
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The Secret Kingdom (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasyVerity and Peter’s trip to the old family mansion takes a turn when the floor of their room suddenly gives way and they fall into an underground chamber where they are met by a civilization of creatures. The leader…
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Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasyThe story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive…
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Nim's Island (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasyA young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
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Chupa (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasyWhile visiting family in Mexico, a lonely boy befriends a mythical creature hiding on his grandfather's ranch and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime.
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Prince Charming (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasyAfter an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.
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Alice in Wonderland (1933)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasyIn Victorian England, a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called Wonderland, populated by even more fantastic characters.