Movies Like James and the Giant Peach

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993·1h 16m·★ 7.9·Henry Selick

2 shared crewThemes: stop motion, musicalDir. Henry Selick

Coraline

2009·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Henry Selick

2 shared crewDir. Henry SelickDP: Pete Kozachik

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005·1h 25m·★ 7.5·Steve Box

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Monkeybone

2001·1h 33m·★ 4.9·Henry Selick

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The Jungle Book

1967·1h 18m·★ 7.6·Wolfgang Reitherman

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Pinocchio

2022·1h 45m·★ 5.1·Robert Zemeckis

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Spirited Away

2001·2h 5m·★ 8.6·Hayao Miyazaki

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The Lion King

1994·1h 29m·★ 8.5·Roger Allers

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Aladdin

1992·1h 31m·★ 8.0·John Musker

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Shrek 2

2004·1h 32m·★ 7.4·Conrad Vernon

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Cars

2006·1h 57m·★ 7.3·John Lasseter

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Shrek the Third

2007·1h 33m·★ 6.1·Chris Miller

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King Kong

1933·1h 44m·★ 7.9·Merian C. Cooper

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Toy Story 2

1999·1h 32m·★ 7.9·John Lasseter

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The Simpsons Movie

2007·1h 27m·★ 7.3·David Silverman

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Moonwalker

1988·1h 33m·★ 6.1·Colin Chilvers

Themes: stop motion, live action and animation

Rise of the Guardians

2012·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Peter Ramsey

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Clifford the Big Red Dog

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How Good Is James and the Giant Peach?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.

Where to Watch James and the Giant Peach

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