15 Movies Like J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds

Loved J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Skin. Like. Sun.
#1

Skin. Like. Sun.

Real-life young couple Wim and Floor spend an afternoon in the sunwashed rooms of a crumbling home in Belgium. In a unique twist, this artistic erotic documentary is edited in nearly real-time. In the slowness, we get the build, the sweetness, and the sexiness. Forget about fingersnapping fast editing. Slow is where it’s at.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

Dracula
#2

Dracula

In late 15th-century Eastern Europe, Prince Vlad II’s bride is brutally murdered. As a result, he renounces God and damns Heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, Vlad is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

Le Clitoris
#3

Le Clitoris

Women are lucky, they get to have the only organ in the human body dedicated exclusively for pleasure: the clitoris! In this humorous and instructive animated documentary, find out its unrecognized anatomy and its unknown herstory.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

1001 Nights
#4

1001 Nights

Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

Miraculous World: Tokyo, Stellar Force
#5

Miraculous World: Tokyo, Stellar Force

Kagami drags Marinette to Tokyo to help the Stellars defeat a new supervillain, but Marinette soon realizes her friend has another, untold reason for this trip to Japan.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie
#6

Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie

After a guardian of magical jewels turns an awkward girl and a popular boy into superheroes, they can never reveal their identities — even to each other.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

Miraculous World: London, at the Edge of Time
#7

Miraculous World: London, at the Edge of Time

To save the future from a terrible fate, Marinette becomes Chronobug and teams up with Bunnyx to defeat a mysterious opponent who travels through time.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

Arthur and the Invisibles
#8

Arthur and the Invisibles

Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harmony with nature.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

The Exterminating Angels
#9

The Exterminating Angels

A filmmaker holds a series of boundary-pushing auditions for his latest project: a thriller on the subject of female pleasure.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

Beauty and the Beast
#10

Beauty and the Beast

Forced to face the cruel side of life, a devastated, bankrupt merchant chances upon the enchanted castle of a hideous creature, the mere sight of it chills the bone to the marrow. There, a fate worse than death awaits the poor father-of-six, who, after plucking a sweet-scented rose from the repulsive master's verdant garden, must do the impossible: permit his compassionate daughter, Belle, to take his place and pay for the sins of her parent. Now, an impenetrable mystery shrouds the haunted mansion, and, as repugnance gradually turns into affection, only true love could break the spell.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
#11

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir
#12

Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir

Miraculous holders from another world appear in Paris. They come from a parallel universe where everything is reversed: the holders of the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses, Shadybug and Claw Noir, are villains, while the holder of the Butterfly Miraculous, Betterfly, is a superhero.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

Human
#13

Human

A collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human. Through these stories full of love and happiness, as well as hatred and violence, it brings us face to face with the Other, making us reflect on our lives. From stories of everyday experiences to accounts of the most unbelievable lives, these poignant encounters share a rare sincerity and underline who we are – our darker side, but also what is most noble in us, and what is universal. Our Earth is shown at its most sublime through never-before-seen aerial images accompanied by soaring music, resulting in an ode to the beauty of the world, providing a moment to draw breath and for introspection. This film is a politically engaged work which allows us to embrace the human condition and to reflect on the meaning of our existence.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

Night and Fog
#14

Night and Fog

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.

Rocco
#15

Rocco

Rocco Siffredi is to pornography what Mike Tyson is to boxing or Mick Jagger is to rock’n’roll: a living legend. His mother wanted him to be a priest; with her blessing he became a hardcore performer, devoting his life to one God only: Desire. Rocco Siffredi reveals all, even if it sometimes means busting his own myth: his true story, beginnings, career, wife and children… and the ultimate revelation that will change his life forever.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to J.R.R. Tolkien: Designer of Worlds.