Movies Like Pete's Dragon

2025 • Rating 7.9 • fantasy, family, action

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.

Genre: Fantasy, Family, Action, Adventure

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Flying, Vikings (Norsemen), Remake, Dragon, Battle, Warrior, Live Action Remake, Based On Young Adult Novel, Reminiscent, On The Rugged Isle Of Berk

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-06-06

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Gabriel Howell, Julian Dennison

2019 • Rating 7.3 • family, fantasy, adventure

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

Genre: Family, Fantasy, Adventure

Style: Dark

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Magic, Fairy Tale, Fairy, Live Action Remake, Complicated, Maleficent And Her Goddaughter Aurora Begin To Question The Complex Family Ties That Bind Them As They Are Pulled In Different Directions By Impending Nuptials, Unexpected Allies, And Dark New Forces At Play

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-10-16

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sam Riley, Chiwetel Ejiofor

2010 • Rating 6.4 • adventure, family, fantasy

This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Magic, Christianity, Allegory, Lion, Anthropomorphism, Dragon, King, Turns Into Animal, Christ Allegory

Time: Year 2010, 2010S, 2010-12-02

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter, Anna Popplewell, Tilda Swinton

2017 • Rating 6.0 • fantasy, adventure

When the King Gareth dies, his potential heirs, twin grandchildren who possess the dragon’s unique strengths, use their inherited powers against each other to vie for the throne. When Drago’s source of power – known as the Heartfire – is stolen, more than the throne is at stake; the siblings must end their rivalry with swords and sorcery or the kingdom may fall.

Genre: Fantasy, Adventure

Style:

Audience: Teens

Plot: Dragon, When The King Gareth Dies, His Potential Heirs, Twin Grandchildren Who Possess The Dragon, S Unique Strengths, Use Their Inherited Powers Against Each Other To Vie For The Throne, When Drago, S Source Of Power, Known As The Heartfire, Is Stolen

Time: Year 2017, 2010S, 2017-07-09

Place: United States Of America, Romania, English

Cast: Marte Germaine Christensen, Patrick Stewart, Tom Rhys Harries, Jessamine-Bliss Bell, Tamzin Merchant, André Eriksen

2025 • Rating 7.4 • science fiction, adventure, fantasy

In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.

Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Teens

Plot: Witch, Clone, Space War, Tribe, Sequel, Alien, Transhumanism, Family, Space Adventure, Family Dynamics

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-12-17

Place: United States Of America, English, Space, Future City

Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Jack Champion

2021 • Rating 6.8 • fantasy, action, adventure

Lukas, 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, Darius.

Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Style:

Audience: Teens

Plot: Dragon, Lukas, 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, Darius

Time: Year 2021, 2020S, 2021-03-01

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Joseph Millson, Jack Kane, Arturo Muselli, Helena Bonham Carter, Carolina Carlsson, Tam Williams

2016 • Rating 5.9 • adventure, fantasy, tv movie

In a fantasy world where magic is being superceded by technology, an orphaned teen discovers her destiny to become a dragonslayer.

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Tv Movie

Style:

Audience: Teens

Plot: Hunter, Technology, Dragon, Orphan, In A Fantasy World Where Magic Is Being Superceded By Technology, An Orphaned Teen Discovers Her Destiny To Become A Dragonslayer

Time: Year 2016, 2010S, 2016-12-25

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Ellise Chappell, Andrew Buchan, Richard E. Grant, Adeel Akhtar, Matt Berry, John Bradley

2003 • Rating 7.1 • adventure, fantasy, family

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Family

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Flying, Crocodile, Liberation, Fairy, Mermaid, Pirate Gang, Pirate, Based On Children'S Book, Fantasy World, Pirate Ship

Time: Year 2003, 2000S, 2003-12-18

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, Australia, English, French

Cast: Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Ludivine Sagnier, Olivia Williams, Harry Newell

2021 • Rating 7.9 • action, adventure, science fiction

Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Psychological

Audience: Teens

Plot: New York City, Hero, Showdown, Magic, Loss Of Loved One, Secret Identity, Superhero, Villain, Portal, Based On Comic

Time: Year 2021, 2020S, 2021-12-15

Place: United States Of America, English, Tagalog, New York

Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx

2002 • Rating 8.4 • adventure, fantasy, action

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Action

Style: Dark, Psychological

Audience: Teens

Plot: Mission, Army, Based On Novel Or Book, Elves, Dwarf, Magic, Christianity, Obsession, Allegory, Bravery

Time: Year 2002, 2000S, 2002-12-18

Place: New Zealand, United States Of America, English

Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies

2014 • Rating 8.5 • adventure, drama, science fiction

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Rescue, Future, Spacecraft, Race Against Time, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Nasa, Time Warp, Dystopia, Expedition, Space Travel

Time: Year 2014, 2010S, Future, 2014-11-05

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English, Space, Future City

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, Wes Bentley

2001 • Rating 8.4 • adventure, fantasy, action

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Action

Style: Psychological

Audience: Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Elves, Dwarf, Magic, Christianity, Obsession, Allegory, Bravery, Fireworks, Mine

Time: Year 2001, 2000S, 2001-12-18

Place: New Zealand, United States Of America, English

Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Ian Holm, Liv Tyler

2003 • Rating 8.5 • adventure, fantasy, action

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.​

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Action

Style: Dark, Psychological

Audience: Teens

Plot: Army, Based On Novel Or Book, Elves, Dwarf, Magic, Kingdom, Christianity, Obsession, Allegory, Bravery

Time: Year 2003, 2000S, 2003-12-17

Place: New Zealand, United States Of America, English

Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, Dominic Monaghan

2026 • Rating 8.2 • science fiction, adventure

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Mind Bending

Audience: Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Space Travel, Space Mission, Alien, Space, Science Teacher, Save The Planet, Comforting, Science Teacher Ryland Grace Wakes Up On A Spaceship Light Years From Home With No Recollection Of Who He Is Or How He Got There, As His Memory Returns

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-15

Place: United States Of America, English, Mandarin, Russian, Space

Cast: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Milana Vayntrub, Ken Leung

2016 • Rating 7.2 • drama, history

On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 souls aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.

Genre: Drama, History

Style: Cerebral

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Rescue, New York City, Airplane, Investigation, Pilot, Based On True Story, Emergency Landing, Flight, Aviation, Airplane Accident

Time: Year 2016, 2010S, 2016-09-07

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Anna Gunn, Holt McCallany, Mike O'Malley, Jamey Sheridan

1980 • Rating 8.4 • adventure, action, science fiction

The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

Genre: Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic

Audience: Teens

Plot: Rebellion, Android, Spacecraft, Asteroid, Rebel, Space Battle, Snowstorm, Space Colony, Swamp, Sequel

Time: Year 1980, 1980S, 1980-05-20

Place: United States Of America, English, Space

Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse

2026 • Rating 6.2 • science fiction, horror, fantasy

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Chicago, Illinois, New York City, Prostitute, Based On Novel Or Book, Musical, Mad Scientist, Niagara Falls, Murder, Loneliness, Police Corruption

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-04

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Jeannie Berlin, Annette Bening

2022 • Rating 8.2 • action, drama

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.

Genre: Action, Drama

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Fighter Pilot, U.S. Navy, Sequel, Nuclear Weapons, Military, Aircraft Carrier, Naval Aviation, War, Admiring, Audacious

Time: Year 2022, 2020S, 2022-05-21

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Bashir Salahuddin, Jon Hamm, Charles Parnell

2026 • Rating 6.5 • adventure, thriller, science fiction

Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garrity family must now risk everything to embark on a perilous journey across the wasteland of Europe to find a new home.

Genre: Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Natural Disaster, Shelter, Protective Father, Traumatized Child, Audacious, Human Resilience, Post‑Apocalyptic Journey, Family Survival, Harsh Environment, Constant Threat

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-01-07

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English, French

Cast: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis, Tommie Earl Jenkins, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Amber Rose Revah

2004 • Rating 6.2 • action, adventure, fantasy

In this swords-and-sorcery tale, good-hearted blacksmith Eyvind hides away infant Prince Siegfried after two malevolent kings murder his father. But a fiery meteor sent by the gods reveals Siegfried's destiny, sending him on the quest of a lifetime. To save a crumbling kingdom claim the heart of his true love, he'll have to slay the nefarious dragon, Fafnir.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Tv Movie

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Teens

Plot: Blacksmith, Treasure, New Love, Jealousy, Sword, Legend, Invulnerability, Vikings (Norsemen), Murder, Royalty

Time: Year 2004, 2000S, 2004-11-19

Place: Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, South Africa, German

Cast: Benno Fürmann, Alicia Witt, Kristanna Loken, Julian Sands, Samuel West, Max von Sydow

2019 • Rating 8.5 • comedy, thriller, drama

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

Genre: Comedy, Thriller, Drama

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Dark Comedy, Con Artist, Social Commentary, Working Class, Infiltration, Psychological Thriller, Class Differences, Family, Mysterious, Unemployed

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-05-30

Place: South Korea, English, German, Korean, Korea

Cast: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun

1994 • Rating 8.7 • drama, crime

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Style: Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Family

Plot: Prison, Friendship, Police Brutality, Corruption, Based On Novel Or Book, Freedom, Hope, Prison Cell, Delinquent, Redemption

Time: Year 1994, 1990S, 1994-09-23

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows

1999 • Rating 8.5 • fantasy, drama, crime

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Crime

Style: Gritty, Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Mentally Disabled, Death Penalty, Based On Novel Or Book, Southern Usa, Psychopath, Death Row, Jail Guard, Supernatural, Great Depression, Prison Guard

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, 1999-12-10

Place: United States Of America, French, English

Cast: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter

2008 • Rating 8.5 • action, crime, thriller

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Dark, Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Sadism, Chaos, Secret Identity, Crime Fighter, Superhero, Anti Hero, Scarecrow, Based On Comic, Vigilante, Organized Crime

Time: Year 2008, 2000S, 2008-07-16

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English, Mandarin

Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman

2026 • Rating 6.8 • action, crime, thriller

A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from enemies tied to his past.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Home Invasion, Mysterious Girl, Ghosts Of The Past, Isolated Island, Child Protection, Solitary Life, Storm Rescue, Unexpected Threat, Violent Assault, Protective Instinct

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, Past, 2026-01-28

Place: United States Of America, United Kingdom, English, Occitan

Cast: Jason Statham, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Harriet Walter, Bill Nighy

2014 • Rating 6.2 • action, comedy, thriller

A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: A Hard-Luck Limo Driver Struggling To Go Straight And Pay Off A Debt To His Bookie Takes On A Job With A Crazed Passenger Whose Sought-After Ledger Implicates Some Seriously Dangerous Criminals

Time: Year 2014, 2010S, 2014-10-14

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Patrick Wilson, Kevin Bigley, Chris Pine, Jessica Alba, Ray Liotta, Brooklyn Decker

2026 • Rating 0.0 • action, fantasy, adventure

The fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure

Style: Dark

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Martial Arts, Magic, Ninja Fighter, Gore, Sequel, God, Alternate Dimension, Ninja, Fighting, Based On Video Game

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-05-06

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks

2026 • Rating 6.2 • action, thriller

Brandon Beckett and Agent Zero lead a rescue mission in Costa Verde when their friends are taken hostage.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Special Operation, Hostile Territory, Extraction Mission, Terrorist Cell, Tactical Action, Military Thriller, Ambush Operation, Geopolitical Tension, Intel Specialist, Team Betrayal

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-07

Place: United States Of America, Canada, South Africa, English

Cast: Chad Michael Collins, Ryan Robbins, Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz, Josh Brener, Tom Berenger, Sizo Mahlangu

2026 • Rating 6.1 • horror, mystery, crime

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Crime

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Mask, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Sequel, Murder, Serial Killer, Slasher, Whodunit, Killing Spree, Self Referential, Reboot

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-25

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Roger L. Jackson

2026 • Rating 6.8 • comedy, science fiction, crime

Two gangsters and the woman they love try to survive the most dangerous night of their lives. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s one wild ingredient added to the mix: a time machine.

Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction, Crime

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Mind Bending, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Time Travel, Time Machine, Buddy Comedy, Violence Action, Action Sequence, Action Film, Action Choreography, Sci Fi Action, Multi‑Timeline Characters, Unpredictable Situations

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, Time Travel Era, 2026-03-14

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: James Marsden, Vince Vaughn, Eiza González, Keith David, Jimmy Tatro, Stephen Root