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10 Best Movies Like Where the Wild Things Are

If you loved Where the Wild Things Are, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Inkheart

Inkheart

2008★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Wild Things Are for fans of Fantasy & Adventure & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative....

#2
The Legend of Ochi

The Legend of Ochi

2025★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Wild Things Are for fans of Fantasy & Adventure & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 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 ha...

#3
The Indian in the Cupboard

The Indian in the Cupboard

1995★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Wild Things Are for fans of Fantasy & Adventure & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him....

#4
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

2022★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Wild Things Are for fans of Fantasy & Adventure & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy....

#5
Four Kids and It

Four Kids and It

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Wild Things Are for fans of Fantasy & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes....

#6
Wish Upon a Unicorn

Wish Upon a Unicorn

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Wild Things Are for fans of Fantasy & Adventure & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Two 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 unico...

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