15 Movies Like The Magic Lantern

Loved The Magic Lantern? 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.

Un Chien Andalou
#1

Un Chien Andalou

Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

Sketch
#2

Sketch

When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to unleash.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
#3

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

A documentary filmmaker interviews the now-famous Trevor Slattery from behind bars.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

The Thief of Bagdad
#4

The Thief of Bagdad

A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
#5

Anastasia: Once Upon a Time

Anastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

Bogus
#6

Bogus

Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

One Hundred and One Nights
#7

One Hundred and One Nights

Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a young woman to tell him stories about all the movies ever made.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

Hideaways
#8

Hideaways

The elder one of each generation in the Furlong family is equipped with an extraordinary capacity. James discovers the nature of his at the time of an accident which causes the death of his father and his grandmother. Haunted by this mysterious evil he hides in a forest not to harm anybody. A few years later, Mae also takes refuge it in the forest and meets James.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
#9

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil. A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

Under the Sea: A Descendants Story
#10

Under the Sea: A Descendants Story

Mal emerges from the shadows of a mystical forest onto a dark coastline where she crosses paths with Dizzy.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

The Pillar of Fire
#11

The Pillar of Fire

A devil wearing bat-like wings and brandishing a trident dances around a giant pot, conjuring forth flame from his trident to lit a fire beneath the pot. After the devil works the fire with bellows, an angelic woman emerges from the pot. The devil and the pot vanish as the woman performs a dance, waving about her diaphanous sleeves until she conjures forth another fire, then she rises amongst the smoke into the air.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

Lucifer Rising
#12

Lucifer Rising

Egyptian gods summon the angel Lucifer, in order to usher in a new occult age.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

The Play House
#13

The Play House

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

Le manoir du diable
#14

Le manoir du diable

In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of interloping cavaliers.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.

The Infernal Cauldron
#15

The Infernal Cauldron

A green-skinned demon places a woman and two courtiers into a flaming cauldron.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Magic Lantern.