Movies like The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) — a fantasy, adventure and comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like monster, moon and based on novel or book. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Cinderfella 1960★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Fantasy
When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a treasure Fella's father has supposedly hidden on the estate. Hoping to restore her dwindling fortunes, the stepmother plans a fancy ball in honor of the visiting Princess Charmein whom she hopes will marry Rupert. Eventually, Fella's Fairy Godfather shows up to convince him that he has a shot at winning the Princess himself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ladyhawke 1985★ 7.0
Shares: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jack the Giant Slayer 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Fantasy, Adventure
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 2013★ 6.0
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy
In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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The Lord of the Rings 1978★ 6.6
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy
Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices. But it won't be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-earth of evil.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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Dragonheart: Vengeance 2021★ 6.9
Shares: Fantasy, Adventure
Lukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary, Darius.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Snow Queen 2002★ 6.1
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy
Since a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A mysterious guest with an icy stare arrives at the hotel one night, wrapped in fur and diamonds. By daybreak, the "Snow Queen" has vanished with Kai! Gerda embarks on a journey of morphing seasons, fantastical creatures, and long-frozen mysteries in a desperate quest to find her stolen love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Abigail 2019★ 6.1
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy
A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going against the authorities to find his father, Abby learns that her city is actually full of magic. And she discovers in herself extraordinary magical abilities.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wish Upon a Unicorn 2020★ 6.9
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy
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 unicorn with magical blood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Golden Compass 2007★ 6.1
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy
In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant 2009★ 5.9
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy
When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 1984★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Adventure
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Love and Monsters 2020★ 7.3
Shares: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Portable Door 2023★ 6.5
Shares: Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Paul and Sophie, interns at a mysterious London firm, become steadily aware their employers Humphrey and Dennis are anything but conventional – they are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The School for Good and Evil 2022★ 7.0
Shares: Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure
Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Amazing Mr. Blunden 2021★ 6.3
Shares: Fantasy, Adventure
Jamie and Lucy have an encounter with what appears to be a pair of ghost children. But these spooky kids, Sara and Georgie, aren’t actually ghosts. They’ve travelled forwards in time to seek help, believing they’re going to be murdered by the wicked Mr and Mrs Wickens. And Lucy and Jamie’s strange visitor seems to be the key to it all. With his help, they must travel back to 1821 to save Sara and Georgie and redeem their remorseful new friend – The Amazing Mr Blunden.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Vampire Academy 2014★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Fantasy
Rose, a rebellious half-vampire/half-human guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa -- a mortal, royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St. Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe their lives may be in most jeopardy. Rose will sacrifice everything to protect Lissa from those who intend to exploit her from within the Academy walls and the Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) who hunt her kind from outside its sanctuary.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Gnome-Mobile 1967★ 6.3
Shares: Fantasy, Comedy
An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is suspected of being crazy because he's seeing gnomes! He's committed, and the niece and nephew and the gnomes have to find him and free him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Lost World 2001★ 6.2
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy
This Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor Challenger, far less of a bully than Doyle's character, but his slightly stereotyped companions are nicely filled out by a solid cast. James Fox is Challenger's more timid but still covertly adventurous rival, Tom Ward is the moustachioed big game hunter who faces an Allosaurus with an elephant gun, and Matthew Rhys plays the tagalong reporter hoping to impress his faithless fiancée.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chaos Walking 2021★ 6.5
Shares: Fantasy, Adventure
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel