Movies Like Harry Potter | Where to Watch Them on Streaming Services

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The Harry Potter film series is one of the highest-grossing film franchise of all time, with eight movies and a spin-off trilogy. If you're looking for movies similar to the Harry Potter saga to watch online, we've got you covered with a complete streaming guide.

What are some movies similar to Harry Potter?

When looking for similar movies to Harry Potter, among the most obvious movie sagas to watch include The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean. This is because they are all long-running movie franchises that feature fantastical adventures.

If you specifically want to watch children living within a magical world, you can watch The Golden Compass, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Hook, Spirited Away and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. There are also some classic family-friendly adventure movies that don't feature magic at all, but could still be considered to be like Harry Potter; The Goonies, The Hunger Games and Spy Kids are all great examples of classic adventure movies you can watch online.

Where can I watch movies like Harry Potter online?

JustWatch can help you find the best movies like Harry Potter and show you where to watch them on streaming services today in the United States. You can also find the perfect movie for you by applying filters for age rating, genre, viewer rating and many more. We'll also let you know which of these movies are available to watch for free.

If you found this guide useful, you can also find out where to watch the entire Harry Potter movie franchise in order. We also have streaming guides for all the biggest movie franchises to all time such as Star Wars, Avatar, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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  1. The Golden Compass

    The Golden Compass

    2007

    #1

    After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.

  2. The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    #2

    Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.

  3. Bridge to Terabithia

    #3

    Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.

  4. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

    #4

    Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.

  5. Jumanji

    Jumanji

    1995

    #5

    When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for freedom is to finish the game, which proves risky as all three find themselves running from giant rhinoceroses, evil monkeys and other terrifying creatures.

  6. The Black Cauldron

    #6

    Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.

  7. The Spiderwick Chronicles

    #7

    Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

  8. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

    #8

    A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

  9. Hook

    Hook

    1991

    #9

    The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.

  10. Stardust

    Stardust

    2007

    #10

    In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

  11. Halloweentown

    Halloweentown

    1998

    #11

    On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown — a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world. But she soon finds herself battling wicked warlocks, evil curses, and endless surprises.

  12. Hugo

    Hugo

    2011

    #12

    Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

  13. Spirited Away

    Spirited Away

    2001

    #13

    A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

  14. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

    #14

    Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium—the strangest, most fantastic and most wonderful toy store in the world. After Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once-remarkable Emporium.

  15. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    #15

    Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.

  16. Zathura: A Space Adventure

    #16

    After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

  17. Labyrinth

    Labyrinth

    1986

    #17

    When teen Sarah is forced to babysit her half-brother Toby, she summons Jareth the Goblin King to take him away. When he is actually kidnapped, Sarah is given just thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue him.

  18. Howl's Moving Castle

    #18

    Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

  19. The House with a Clock in Its Walls

    #19

    When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.

  20. The Water Horse

    The Water Horse

    2007

    #20

    A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.