Movies like The NeverEnding Story: 20 to watch next
If you loved The NeverEnding Story (1984) — a adventure, fantasy and family film directed by Wolfgang Petersen — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The NeverEnding Story most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like based on novel or book, wolf and magic. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Ella Enchanted 2004★ 6.5
Shares: Family, Fantasy
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey to find her fairy godmother who she hopes will lift the curse. The path, however, isn't easy -- Ella must outwit a slew of unpleasant obstacles including ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves and Prince Charmont's evil uncle, who wants to take over the crown and rule the kingdom.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The School of the Magical Animals 2021★ 6.2
Shares: Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Ida Kronenberg must transfer to a new school, where she soon realizes the students are unkind to each other. However, that all changes when a new teacher, Miss Cornfield, begins to educate them on the value of friendship and magic.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008★ 6.7
Shares: Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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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Bridge to Terabithia 2007★ 7.4
Shares: Adventure, Family
Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010★ 6.4
Shares: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Wolfwalkers 2020★ 8.2
Shares: Family, Adventure, Fantasy
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter 1990★ 5.8
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroyed by an evil sorceress, Xayide, so he must join up with Atreyu and face the Emptiness once more.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Black Cauldron 1985★ 6.4
Shares: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 2018★ 6.1
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret realms—where she discovers her greatest strength could change the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2008★ 6.6
Shares: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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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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The Magic Faraway Tree 2026★ 6.8
Shares: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They're transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004★ 8.0
Shares: Adventure, 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. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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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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Nico the Unicorn 1998★ 6.2
Shares: Fantasy, Family, Adventure
As an 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with a disability, he finds a pony who gives birth to a unicorn which he takes care of.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Legend of Ochi 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
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 has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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The Hobbit 1977★ 6.6
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
The story follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a diminutive creative who resides in a place called Middle-Earth before he is compelled to go on a quest to find a treasure buried deep in the heart of the Lonely Mountain.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002★ 7.7
Shares: Adventure, Fantasy
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Wish Upon a Unicorn 2020★ 6.9
Shares: Adventure, Family, 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