Movies Like Jabberwocky (1977)

Jabberwocky is a 1977 comedy, fantasy film from Terry Gilliam with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Grocer's Son and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Comedy Fantasy

The Grocer's Son

2007

Antoine Sforza, a thirty-year-old young man, left his village ten years before in order to start a new life in the big city, but now that his father, a traveling grocer, is in hospital after a stroke, he more or less reluctantly accepts to come back to replace him in his daily rounds.

6.5

MagicScore

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000

The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...

6.8

MagicScore

Brother of Sleep

1995

In the beginning of the 19th century, Johannes Elias Alder is born in a small village in the Austrian mountains. While growing up he is considered strange by the other villagers and discovers his love of music, especially rebuilding and playing the organ at the village church. After experiencing an "acoustic wonder", his eye color changes and he can hear even the most subtle sounds.

6.6

MagicScore

Times and Winds

2006

In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. They earn their living off the earth and a few animals they feed. Fathers always prefer one of their sons. Mothers command their daughters ruthlessly. Ömer, the son of the imam, wishes hopelessly for the death of his father. When he understands that wishful thinking does not have any concrete results, he begins to search for childish ways to kill his father. Yakup is in love with his teacher, and one day after seeing his father spying on the teacher he dreams too, like Ömer, of killing his father. Yıldız studies and tries to manage the household chores imposed by her mother. She learns with irritation about the secrets of the relationship between men and women.

7.1

MagicScore

Bang Rajan

2000

Set right before the fall of Thailand's old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a village of fighters who bravely fended off the Burmese armies.

6.4

MagicScore

Dark Horse

2005

A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through the struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.

6.7

MagicScore

The Discovery of Heaven

2001

Disappointed with humanity, God wants to revoke his contract with humanity and wants to take back the stone tablets containing the ten commandments. To this end an angel is sent out to affect the personal lives of three humans so an appropriate child may be conceived.

6.3

MagicScore

Run Fatboy Run

2007

Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.

6.2

MagicScore

Mambo Italiano

2003

When an Italian man comes out of the closet, it affects both his life and his crazy family.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

Cockles and Muscles

2005

Crustacés et coquillages is a fresh French comedy film with numerous surprise turnarounds and about the tolerance of a family of four. The family spend an idealistic summer vacation together where each of the family members gets involved in a new or old relationship.

5.8

MagicScore

#11

Odette Toulemonde

2007

Objectively, Odette Toulemonde has nothing to be happy about, but is. Balthazar Balsan has everything to be happy about, but isn’t. Odette, awkwardly forty, with a delightful hairdresser son and a daughter bogged down in adolescence, spends her days behind the cosmetic’s counter in a department store and her nights sewing feathers on costumes for Parisian variety shows. She dreams of thanking Balthazar Balsan, her favorite author, to whom – she believes – she owes her optimism. The rich and charming Parisian writer then turns up in her life in an unexpected way.

5.6

MagicScore

#12

Dreamchild

1985

Eighty-year-old Alice Hargreaves is about to visit Columbia University to attend a reception in honor of author Lewis Carroll. As a child, Alice had a close friendship with the writer, and their relationship was the creative catalyst for Carroll's most beloved work. However, as Alice reflects on her experiences with the author, she realizes the complexity of their bond has had lasting, deeply felt ramifications.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

War of the Buttons

1962

For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes...

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Antonia's Line

1995

After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Cuidado con el amor

1954

Salvador accompanied by two friends of his father whom he calls uncles, they arrive at a fair in the village, there he meets Ana. When he wins a bet he is paid with a mortgaged house, to his surprise upon entering the hom he realizes that Ana and her mother live in it, provoking a funny entanglement with an explosive final.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Irina Palm

2007

Maggie, a quiet retiring grandmother, finds herself helpless as her grandson’s health deteriorates. When one last chance appears, but money is desperately short, Maggie acts to raise the cash in a fashion that surprises everyone but her.

6.9

MagicScore

#17

Monster's Ball

2001

A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Brideshead Revisited

2008

Artist Charles Ryder runs into aristocrat Julia Flyte and recalls his friendship with her eccentric family prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.

6.3

MagicScore

#19

Evening

2007

As Constance (Natasha Richardson) and Nina (Toni Collette) gather at the deathbed of their mother, Ann (Vanessa Redgrave), they learn for the first time that their mother lived an entire other lifetime during one evening 50 years ago. In vivid flashbacks, the young Ann (Claire Daines) spends one night with a man named Harris (Patrick Wilson), who was the love of her life.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan

2016

The story of a young man who dreams to become a movie star.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Jabberwocky?

The top films similar to Jabberwocky by MovieMagicScore are The Grocer's Son (6.5), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (6.8), Brother of Sleep (6.6). Each shares comedy/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Jabberwocky worth watching?

Jabberwocky holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 302 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Jabberwocky?

Jabberwocky (1977) is a comedy, fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier.

Where can I find more recommendations like Jabberwocky?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Jabberwocky

This ranked list pairs Jabberwocky (1977), a comedy and fantasy film from Terry Gilliam, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Michael Palin take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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