Movies Like The Polar Bear King (1991)

The Polar Bear King is a 1991 adventure, family, fantasy film from Ola Solum with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Superstition and The Seventh Curse.

Adventure Family Fantasy

Superstition

1982

A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.

6.1

MagicScore

The Seventh Curse

1986

When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven deadly "blood curses" and must return there to find a permanent cure.

6.6

MagicScore

Day of the Mummy

2014

Welcome to Egypt, land of the Pharaohs. A place steeped in history and legend; Gods and spiritual guides; untold wealth – and the bone-cracking, blood-spilling guardians of its riches. Jack Wells has arrived in Egypt in search of the famous diamond known as The Codex Stone. His journey leads him to the tomb of the cursed King Neferu, cursed not by name but by nature. With his centuries-old slumber disturbed by timeless human greed, the King rises from the dead with a blood-lust that cannot be quenched and a raging fury that will shred flesh from bone, bringing terrible and tormented death to all who dare witness the Day of the Mummy.

5.2

MagicScore

The Witch's Curse

1962

Maciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.

4.6

MagicScore

Practical Magic

1998

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

6.8

MagicScore

The Witches of Breastwick

2005

A man and wife are sucked into a whirlpool (in the wife's case, hot tub) of supernatural sex by a trio of randy, well-endowed witches.

5.0

MagicScore

Day of Wrath

1943

In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is accused of witchcraft. The intervention of Anne's older but kindly husband, Pastor Absalon saved her mother -- but now, urged on by his overbearing mother, he refuses to help Marte. When Absalon's son returns home and is attracted to Anne, it's a matter of time before her family destiny catches up with her.

8.0

MagicScore

Fear Street: 1978

2021

In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.

7.2

MagicScore

Fear Street: 1666

2021

In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to finally put an end to their town's curse, before it's too late.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

El Amarre

2021

A woman has a crush with a coworker and makes a ritual to make him fall in love with her, but things got a little out of hand when she messes with forces no one can control.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Fear Street: 1994

2021

After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

Witchcraft

1964

When her grave is disturbed by modern-day land developers, a 300-year-old witch is accidentally resurrected and terrorizes an English village.

6.6

MagicScore

#13

The Accursed

2021

Hana spends twenty years suppressing a maleficent curse that was placed upon her bloodline, only to have a family member knowingly release it forcing her to kill or to be killed.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

The House That Dripped Blood

1971

A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

Cry of the Banshee

1970

In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.

5.3

MagicScore

#16

Satan's Slaves 2: Communion

2022

After moving from their home to an apartment building, a new terror awaits Rini’s family.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

Night of the Eagle

1962

A woman who may be a witch defends her husband from forces attempting to harm him.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

The Long Hair of Death

1964

In a 15th century village, a woman is accused of witchcraft and put to death. Her beautiful older daughter knows the real reason for the execution lies in the lord's sexual desire for her mother.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

The Blair Witch Project

1999

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

Baron Blood

1972

A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the Baron had burned at the stake. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes Baron Blood to return and continue his murderous tortures.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Polar Bear King?

The top films similar to The Polar Bear King by MovieMagicScore are Superstition (6.1), The Seventh Curse (6.6), Day of the Mummy (5.2). Each shares adventure/family/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Polar Bear King worth watching?

The Polar Bear King holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 23 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Polar Bear King?

The Polar Bear King (1991) is a adventure, family, fantasy film directed by Ola Solum, starring Jack Fjeldstad, Maria Bonnevie, Tobias Hoesl.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Polar Bear King?

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

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About movies like The Polar Bear King

This ranked list pairs The Polar Bear King (1991), a adventure and family and fantasy film from Ola Solum, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jack Fjeldstad 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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