Movies like A Little Princess
A Little Princess (1995) is a fantasy movie directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. The Secret Garden (1993)
★ 7.4 · 1,022 votes · Drama, Family, Fantasy
A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and forgotten. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.
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2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
★ 7.9 · 30,412 votes · Adventure, Fantasy
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
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3. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
★ 7.8 · 11,817 votes · Fantasy, Drama, War
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
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4. The Shape of Water (2017)
★ 7.2 · 13,139 votes · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
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5. Donnie Darko (2001)
★ 7.8 · 13,844 votes · Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
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6. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
★ 6.7 · 2,969 votes · Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
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7. A Dog's Purpose (2017)
★ 7.6 · 3,615 votes · Adventure, Fantasy, Family
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
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8. Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
★ 6.5 · 2,086 votes · Adventure, Drama, Family
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
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