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10 Best Movies Like Jack and the Beanstalk

If you loved Jack and the Beanstalk, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Phantasm II

Phantasm II

1988★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jack and the Beanstalk for fans of Action. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become pa...

#2
Life of an American Fireman

Life of an American Fireman

1903★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jack and the Beanstalk for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of firemen responding to a house fire. They leave the station with their horse drawn pumper, arrive o...

#3
Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

1935★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jack and the Beanstalk for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

At a skid row mission, a cleric opines as men wait to eat. After his sermon, he brings out a pie and cuts it into small slices. The two men at the end of the line get none. They le...

#4
Flight of the Large Blue Fly

Flight of the Large Blue Fly

1905★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jack and the Beanstalk for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Chronophotographic short film, possibly species Protophormia terraenovae, c. 1904-1905....

#5
A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon

1902★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jack and the Beanstalk for fans of Adventure & Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bol...

#6
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jack and the Beanstalk for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....