Movies Like The Hollow Tree
If you liked The Hollow Tree (2008), a family and fantasy movie directed by Patrick Steward, 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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Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasyA 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.
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The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasyWhen his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the…
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The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also family and 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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Hansel and Gretel (1988)
★ 7.1/10Also family and fantasyHansel and Gretel tells the tale of two young children driven from home by their scolding mother. Losing their way in the dark forest they stumble upon the cottage of a kindly old woman. But is this kindly old woman…
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Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasyWhen a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along…
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Four Kids and It (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also family and fantasyA group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.
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The Legend of Ochi (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasyIn a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a…
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Princess (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and familyA reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.
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Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also family and fantasyJust one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
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Momo (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also family and fantasyMomo 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…
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Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and familyAt 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.
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Godmothered (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also family and fantasyA young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman…
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The Witches (1990)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and familyWhile staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical…
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Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also family and fantasyTen-year-old Gloria and her recently widowed grandfather Bud befriend a mysterious reindeer when the family gather for Christmas. Bud comes to believe that Prancer may actually be magical, but Gloria fears his theory…
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Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also family and 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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Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also family 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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One Magic Christmas (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasyGinny Grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old daughter Abbie and Gideon, Ginny's very own guardian angel.
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Wish Upon a Unicorn (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also family and fantasyTwo children discover that their mother is gone. The youngest of the pair, adventurer and upcomming singer, Long Johnson forces his older sister, Lily Johnson, to hunt down a unicorn with magical blood.
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A Witches' Ball (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also family and fantasyEvery year the Witching World gathers to celebrate the newly inducted witches into their world. Beatrix (12) is eager to become part of this world, but when her pending magical status is jeopardized she needs the help…
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A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also family and fantasyRecruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she's watching on Halloween.