Movies like The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017) — a family, adventure and drama film directed by Andreas Dresen — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like fairy tale. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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FairyTale: A True Story 1997★ 6.4
Shares: Fantasy, Drama, Family
In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hilda and the Mountain King 2021★ 7.6
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama
When Hilda wakes up in the body of a troll, she must use her wits and courage to get back home, become human again — and save the city of Trolberg.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Welcome to Smelliville 2021★ 6.7
Shares: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom, the family dragon, crash-lands on the run-down rubbish tip of the small town of Smelliville, the Ogglies at once feel at home. And it's here they want to stay.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Ultraplaybox Amazon Channel
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Pinocchio 2009★ 6.1
Shares: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The enchanted story of Pinocchio.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Princess and the Goblin 1991★ 5.8
Shares: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Tooth Fairy Tale 2025★ 8.5
Shares: Fantasy, Family
Van, the brave son of a tooth fairy leader, meets the goblins girl Gemma on his first mission. Despite the myths about ancient disputes between fairies and goblins, they share common values. When the greedy Spider Queen threatens both tribes, they must work together.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure 2003★ 6.0
Shares: Adventure, Drama, Family
Wilbur the pig knows how important friendship is - he learned that from a spider named Charlotte. So when Wilbur meets Cardigan, a lonely lamb, Wilbur immediately makes him his friend.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Anastasia: Once Upon a Time 2020★ 5.9
Shares: Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Anastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Snow Queen 2002★ 6.1
Shares: Adventure, Family, 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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Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! 2014★ 7.5
Shares: Family, Fantasy
When Draculaura is led to believe she's the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for. But they soon discover the hunt for the queen is not over yet. The Ghouls must locate an ancient artifact known as the Vampire's Heart in order to discover the identity of the true Vampire Queen. It's a fangtastic adventure that will lead them from the Tower of Londoom, to a haunted river boat in New Goreleans and finally to the glamorous boo-vie lots of Hauntlywood. Could this be the moment when Draculara finally receives her vampire powers and discovers screams really can come true?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Fairy Tale After All 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Fantasy, Adventure, Family
A stubborn teenage girl finds herself confronted by whimsical characters when she is transported into a world of fantasy and fairy tales while attending a school marionette show.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams 2007★ 6.4
Shares: Family, Fantasy
Princess Aurora and Princess Jasmine learn valuable life lessons in two short stories.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Pagemaster 1994★ 6.4
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui 2004★ 5.9
Shares: Fantasy, Family
In the time before time, six unlikely Matoran find themselves transformed into mighty Toa. The new Toa Metru must prove themselves as true heroes, find the missing Toa Lhikan, and uncover a plot that threatens the heart of Metru Nui.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra 2013★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, Fantasy, Family
The students of Anubis House are on the eve of their graduation when they encounter a new group of underclassmen and a mysterious stone that leads them on a quest to save the world from evil.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Inkheart 2008★ 6.3
Shares: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Elena and the Secret of Avalor 2016★ 7.3
Shares: Fantasy, Family
In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a broken wand. She tells her that it was Shuriki's wand and how she would still be trapped in the Amulet if it was not for a brave young Princess: Sofia. Elena then proceeds to tell Naomi the whole story ...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Strings 2004★ 6.6
Shares: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Blue Bird 1940★ 5.9
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex
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A Christmas Carol 1997★ 6.5
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Drama
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now