Movies like Peter Pan
If Peter Pan's mix of sibling relationship, flying and becoming an adult stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Peter Pan's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Aladdin
1992 · Directed by John Musker · 91 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: magic, cartoon, villain · Also animation and family
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince.
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Tangled
2010 · Directed by Byron Howard · 100 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: magic, villain, musical · Also animation and family
Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by her overprotective mother.
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The Little Mermaid
1989 · Directed by John Musker · 83 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: cartoon, mermaid, villain · Also animation and family
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him.
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Frozen
2013 · Directed by Chris Buck · 102 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: magic, cartoon, villain · Also animation and family
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom.
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Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia
2006 · Directed by Walter P. Martishius · 76 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: magic, fairy, mermaid · Also animation and family
In this animated follow-up to Fairytopia, Elina enlists the help of a mermaid, Nori, to save her friend Nalu, a merman prince who has been captured by the wicked Laverna.
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Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
2010 · Directed by Bradley Raymond · 76 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: flying, magic, fairy · Also animation and adventure
During a summer stay on the mainland, Tinker Bell is accidentally discovered while investigating a little girl's fairy house. As the other fairies, led by the brash Vidia, launch a daring rescue in the middle of a…
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Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
2007 · Directed by Frank Nissen · 74 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: magic, fairy, cartoon · Also animation and family
When Lady Tremaine steals the Fairy Godmother's wand and changes history, it's up to Cinderella to restore the timeline and reclaim her prince.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 141 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: flying, magic, child hero · Also adventure and fantasy
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and new challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time.
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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
2023 · Directed by Kirk DeMicco · 92 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: mermaid, villain · Also animation and family
Ruby Gillman, a sweet and awkward high school student, discovers she's a direct descendant of the warrior kraken queens. The kraken are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against the vain, power-hungry mermaids.
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Hook
1991 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 142 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: flying, pirate · Also adventure and fantasy
The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids.
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Spellbound
2024 · Directed by Vicky Jenson · 111 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: magic, musical · Also animation and fantasy
When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey into the wild to reverse the curse before it's too late.
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Return to Never Land
2002 · Directed by Robin Budd · 72 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: flying, cartoon · Also adventure and fantasy
In 1940, the world is besieged by World War II. Wendy, all grown up, has two children; including Jane, who does not believe Wendy's stories about Peter Pan.