Movies Like The Pagemaster (1994)

The Pagemaster is a 1994 animation, family, fantasy film from Pixote Hunt with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with So Dear to My Heart and Mary Poppins Returns.

Animation Family Fantasy

So Dear to My Heart

1948

The tale of Jeremiah Kincaid and his quest to raise his 'champion' lamb, Danny. Jeremiah's dream of showing Danny at the Pike County Fair must overcome the obstinate objections of his loving, yet strict, grandmother Granny. Jeremiah's confidant, Uncle Hiram, is the boy's steady ally.

6.6

MagicScore

Mary Poppins Returns

2018

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.

6.5

MagicScore

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

1964

Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German submarines during World War II.

6.2

MagicScore

Entergalactic

2022

Ambitious artist Jabari attempts to balance success and love when he moves into his dream Manhattan apartment and falls for his next-door neighbor.

7.7

MagicScore

Close

2022

Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school.

7.8

MagicScore

Ohm Shanthi Oshaana

2014

Pooja Mathew, a spirited young girl, wants to have a love marriage in her life. Thus, she stops at nothing to impress Giri, who saved her once from a group of unruly men.

7.3

MagicScore

The Kid with a Bike

2011

Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in the hands of an unqualified childcare provider.

7.1

MagicScore

Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi

2013

Kasi and Suni are close friends who studied together in an engineering college. Assi, who comes to Kerala to study engineering under the North East quota falls in love with Kasi. Certain incidents that follow set Kasi and Suni on a road trip to Nagaland on two motorcycles. The incidents that happen during this road adventure forms the film.

7.0

MagicScore

Bikes vs Cars

2015

Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: Climate, earth's resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the car. An ever-growing, dirty, noisy traffic chaos. The bike is a great tool for change, but the powerful interests who gain from the private car invest billions each year on lobbying and advertising to protect their business. In the film we meet activists and thinkers who are fighting for better cities, who refuse to stop riding despite the increasing number killed in traffic.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Bruiser

2022

During summer break, 14-year-old Darious explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions with Malcolm his strict father and a burgeoning mentorship with mysterious drifter Porter.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

Mystery Team

2009

A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

Cold Sweat

1970

During the Korean War, Joe Moran, is convicted for striking a colonel. Imprisoned in Germany he encounters his former company commander Captain Ross, jailed for black marketeering. Together with Ross' cohorts Joe agrees to escape with them, but things go wrong and a policeman is killed. An appalled Joe escapes by himself, abandoning the others, who are recaptured. Years later Joe has a boat rental business where he is found by Ross. Now a wanted drug smuggler he wants the use of Joe's boats and to ensure his cooperation, they kidnap his wife and daughter.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

Millions

2004

Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Mandy

2018

The Shadow Mountains, 1983. Red and Mandy lead a loving and peaceful existence; but when their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Invitation to the Dance

1956

Three completely different stories are told through dance.

5.9

MagicScore

#16

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

2010

As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.

7.5

MagicScore

#17

The Big Short

2015

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

7.4

MagicScore

#18

Watchmen

2009

In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so they uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

Ninjababy

2021

When Rakel finds out she's six months pregnant after a one-night stand, her world changes. She is absolutely not ready to be a mother, but since abortion is no longer an option, adoption is the only answer. That's when Ninjababy, an animated character who makes Rakel's life a living hell, turns up.

7.0

MagicScore

#20

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's; a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day, Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Pagemaster?

The top films similar to The Pagemaster by MovieMagicScore are So Dear to My Heart (6.6), Mary Poppins Returns (6.5), The Incredible Mr. Limpet (6.2). Each shares animation/family/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Pagemaster worth watching?

The Pagemaster holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 764 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Pagemaster?

The Pagemaster (1994) is a animation, family, fantasy film directed by Pixote Hunt, starring Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Whoopi Goldberg.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Pagemaster?

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

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About movies like The Pagemaster

This ranked list pairs The Pagemaster (1994), a animation and family and fantasy film from Pixote Hunt, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Macaulay Culkin 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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