Movies like Matilda
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#1
Carrie
Synopsis:
Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.
Starring:
Amy Irving,
John Travolta,
P.J. Soles
#2
Kindergarten Cop
Synopsis:
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous moppets whose antics try his patience and test his mettle, Kimble may have met his match … in more ways than one.
Starring:
Cathy Moriarty,
Linda Hunt,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
#3
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Synopsis:
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Starring:
Missi Pyle,
Johnny Depp,
Helena Bonham Carter
Plot:
caterpillar,
cannibalism,
psychotherapy,
psychiatrist,
fight,
chocolate,
ticket,
glass elevator,
miniaturization,
boy
...
#4
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Synopsis:
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools — the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named. In thi…
Starring:
Brendan Gleeson,
Robbie Coltrane,
Daniel Radcliffe
Plot:
tournament,
wizard,
magic,
school of magic,
heroism,
evil wizard,
witch,
teenage boy,
good versus evil,
boarding school
...
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#5
The Witches
Synopsis:
A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?
Starring:
Anjelica Huston,
Jane Horrocks,
Rowan Atkinson
#6
Peter Pan
Synopsis:
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.
Starring:
Jason Isaacs,
Ludivine Sagnier,
Lynn Redgrave
#7
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Synopsis:
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
Starring:
Jack Albertson,
Gene Wilder,
Peter Ostrum
Plot:
factory,
chocolate,
ticket,
candy,
children,
recluse,
prize,
girl,
six word title,
spoiled child
...
#8
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Synopsis:
In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered.
Starring:
Anne Hathaway,
Octavia Spencer,
Stanley Tucci
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#9
It
Synopsis:
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Starring:
Jack Dylan Grazer,
Nicholas Hamilton,
Jake Sim
#10
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Synopsis:
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain wh…
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson
Plot:
magic,
wizard,
school of magic,
based on novel,
orphan,
train,
unicorn,
bully,
forest,
ghost
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#11
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Synopsis:
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson
Plot:
invisibility cloak,
sequel,
wizard,
child protagonist,
monster,
blockbuster,
train,
dog,
rescue,
friendship
...
#12
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Synopsis:
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
Starring:
Wesley Addy,
Bette Davis,
Victor Buono
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#13
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Synopsis:
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban.…
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson
#14
Charlotte's Web
Synopsis:
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Starring:
John Stephenson,
Agnes Moorehead,
Debbie Reynolds
Plot:
pig,
spider,
runt,
children,
barn,
farm,
friendship,
gold medal,
miracle,
drunk
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#15
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Synopsis:
Dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who can draw others into her dreams, wills her special ability to her friend Alice. Alice soon realizes that Freddy is taking advantage of that unknown power to pull a new group of children into his foul domain.
Starring:
Robert Englund,
Rodney Eastman,
Ken Sagoes
#16
Edward Scissorhands
Synopsis:
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Starring:
Kathy Baker,
Johnny Depp,
Winona Ryder
Plot:
scissors,
compassion,
surrealism,
misfit,
love,
castle,
magical realism,
self discovery,
coming of age,
dark fantasy
...
#17
Carrie
Synopsis:
A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Starring:
Judy Greer,
Chloë Grace Moretz,
Ansel Elgort
#18
The Incredibles
Synopsis:
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.
Starring:
Jason Lee,
Wallace Shawn,
Samuel L. Jackson
#19
The Green Mile
Synopsis:
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Starring:
Tom Hanks,
Graham Greene,
Michael Clarke Duncan
Plot:
1930s,
good versus evil,
prison guard,
death row,
accused of murder,
evil,
evil man,
murder,
execution,
healing
...
#20
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Synopsis:
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
Starring:
Jon Favreau,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Tom Holland