Movies Like Where the Wild Things Are

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

Being John Malkovich

1999·1h 53m·★ 7.7·Spike Jonze

2 shared crewDir. Spike JonzeDP: Lance Acord

Adaptation.

2002·1h 55m·★ 7.6·Spike Jonze

2 shared crewDir. Spike JonzeDP: Lance Acord

How They Get There

1997·3m·★ 7.1·Spike Jonze

2 shared crewDir. Spike JonzeDP: Lance Acord

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

2002·1h 48m·★ 6.7·Alain Chabat

TMDB recommendsFamily & Fantasy & Adventure

The Indian in the Cupboard

1995·1h 36m·★ 6.0·Frank Oz

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Family & Fantasy

Zog and the Flying Doctors

2021·25m·★ 6.8·Sean Mullen

TMDB recommendsFamily & Fantasy

Cold Skin

2017·1h 46m·★ 6.0·Xavier Gens

TMDB recommendsFantasy & Drama

Kiki's Delivery Service

2014·1h 48m·★ 5.7·Takashi Shimizu

TMDB recommendsFantasy & Adventure

Lampo, the Travelling Dog

2023·1h 35m·★ 5.8·Magdalena Nieć

TMDB recommendsFamily & Adventure

The Pout-Pout Fish

2026·1h 32m·★ 5.0·Ricard Cussó

TMDB recommendsFamily & Adventure

Big Fish

2003·2h 5m·★ 7.9·Tim Burton

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Stardust

2007·2h 7m·★ 7.6·Matthew Vaughn

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The Last Unicorn

1982·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Jules Bass

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The Sea Beast

2022·1h 55m·★ 7.0·Chris Williams

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The Dark Crystal

1982·1h 33m·★ 7.1·Jim Henson

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Wish Upon a Unicorn

2020·1h 33m·★ 5.3·Steve Bencich

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Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia

2022·1h 22m·★ 6.0·Adam Gunn

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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

2016·2h 7m·★ 6.7·Tim Burton

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Harold and the Purple Crayon

2024·1h 30m·★ 5.7·Carlos Saldanha

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FairyTale: A True Story

1997·1h 39m·★ 6.5·Charles Sturridge

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How Good Is Where the Wild Things Are?

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

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