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10 Best Movies Like The Spiderwick Chronicles

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

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#1
The Water Horse

The Water Horse

2007★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Spiderwick Chronicles for fans of Family & Adventure & Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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

#2
Inkheart

Inkheart

2008★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Spiderwick Chronicles for fans of Family & Adventure & Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative....

#3
Jodhaa Akbar

Jodhaa Akbar

2008★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Spiderwick Chronicles for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess....

#4
Five Children and It

Five Children and It

2004★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Spiderwick Chronicles for fans of Family & Adventure & Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The Psammead is an 'it', an ancient, ill-tempered sand-fairy with a spider-shaped body, bat-like ears, and snail-like eyes. It is grumpy but has the power to grant one wish a day, ...

#5
Let Him Be a Basketball Player 2

Let Him Be a Basketball Player 2

2019★ 8.0

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

The sequel to Let Him Be a Basketball Player continues the humorous story of Ranta, a boy so tall that he could be knotting ties to giraffes. A story about a clumsy boy who is so l...

#6
Jumper

Jumper

2008★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Spiderwick Chronicles for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thr...