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10 Best Movies Like The Magic Quill

If you loved The Magic Quill, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Princezna a písař

Princezna a písař

2014★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Quill for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Royal scribe Janek is falsely accused of stealing a nobleman’s jeweled chest and must flee the kingdom to save his life, chased by the sinister Lord Dietrich who demands Princess A...

#2
The Candidate

The Candidate

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Quill for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The story of the film The Candidate takes place during two months of campaigning before a non-specific presidential election in one specific country. The author of the diary entrie...

#3
If a Thousand Clarinets

If a Thousand Clarinets

1965★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Quill for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A military base. An awkward soldier. A statue of Bach. And suddenly all guns in the area change into music instruments. Great mystery is immediately found by TV station. And soon t...

#4
Taxi

Taxi

1998★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Quill for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, h...

#5
Bumblebee

Bumblebee

2018★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Quill for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, d...

#6
Shrek 2

Shrek 2

2004★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Quill for fans of Fantasy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father, the Queen and King. But not everyone is happily ever after, as Shrek and the King find it diffi...