Movies Like The City of Lost Children

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

Delicatessen

1991·1h 39m·★ 7.5·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

3 shared cast incl. Dominique Pinon & Jean-Claude Dreyfus2 shared crewDir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Alien Resurrection

1997·1h 49m·★ 6.2·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

2 shared crewBoth star Dominique Pinon & Ron PerlmanDir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Amélie

2001·2h 2m·★ 8.3·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

3 shared cast incl. Rufus & Serge MerlinDir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Brazil

1985·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Terry Gilliam

Themes: steampunk, dreams, dystopiaTMDB recommends

Coraline

2009·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Henry Selick

Themes: eye, dreamsFans also liked

Paperhouse

1988·1h 32m·★ 6.6·Bernard Rose

Themes: childhood, dreamsFans also liked

Black Phone 2

2025·1h 54m·★ 6.0·Scott Derrickson

Themes: child kidnapping, dreams

Interstellar

2014·2h 49m·★ 8.7·Christopher Nolan

Themes: rescue, dystopiaAdventure & Science Fiction

Mirror

1975·1h 47m·★ 7.9·Andrei Tarkovsky

Themes: childhood, dreams

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015·2h 1m·★ 8.1·George Miller

Themes: rescue, dystopiaAdventure & Science Fiction

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954·2h 7m·★ 7.2·Richard Fleischer

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction & Fantasy

King Kong

1933·1h 44m·★ 7.9·Merian C. Cooper

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Fantasy

Hook

1991·2h 22m·★ 6.8·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Fantasy

Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault!

2016·1h 37m·★ 6.5·Wataru Takahashi

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Fantasy

Silent Running

1972·1h 29m·★ 6.6·Douglas Trumbull

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction

Shrek the Third

2007·1h 33m·★ 6.1·Chris Miller

TMDB recommendsFantasy & Adventure

Planet of the Apes

2001·2h·★ 5.7·Tim Burton

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

Love and Monsters

2020·1h 49m·★ 6.9·Michael Matthews

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Chaos Walking

2021·1h 49m·★ 5.7·Doug Liman

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Return from Witch Mountain

1978·1h 35m·★ 5.7·John Hough

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How Good Is The City of Lost Children?

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