Movies like Willow
If Willow's mix of mission, hero and baby stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Willow's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 201 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: magic, castle, sword and sorcery · Also adventure and fantasy
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…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 179 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: magic, castle, sword and sorcery · Also adventure and fantasy
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.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 179 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: mission, magic, castle · Also adventure and fantasy
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…
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Dragonslayer
1981 · Directed by Matthew Robbins · 108 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: magic, sorcerer's apprentice, sword and sorcery · Also fantasy and adventure · From the same decade (1980s)
A sorcerer and his apprentice are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom.
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Warcraft
2016 · Directed by Duncan Jones · 123 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: magic, sword and sorcery · Also action and adventure
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another.
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The Beastmaster
1982 · Directed by Don Coscarelli · 118 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: magic, sword and sorcery · Also fantasy and adventure · From the same decade (1980s)
Dar, the son of a king, is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man, his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ability to communicate…
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 141 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: magic, traitor · Also adventure and fantasy
Harry Potter's life is in danger once more as dangerous wizard Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and is heading to Hogwarts.
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · Directed by Jon Watts · 148 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: hero, magic · Also action and adventure
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…
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Directed by Mike Newell · 157 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: magic · Also adventure and fantasy
When his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 · Directed by David Yates · 146 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: magic · Also adventure and fantasy
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 161 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: sword and sorcery · Also fantasy and adventure
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
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Doctor Strange
2016 · Directed by Scott Derrickson · 115 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: magic · Also fantasy and adventure
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.