Movies Like Hugo (2011)

Hugo is a 2011 adventure, drama, family film from Martin Scorsese with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Wizard of Oz and Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.

Adventure Drama Family

The Wizard of Oz

1925

A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.

5.4

MagicScore

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

2020

An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.

6.6

MagicScore

Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker

1991

A toy maker's creations display some very human -- and deadly -- tendencies.

4.6

MagicScore

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004

Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.

6.8

MagicScore

Big

1988

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

7.2

MagicScore

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

2013

Seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi's life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped. Following a trail of clues to the darkly majestic Prince Regent Hotel, Mariah discovers a hidden realm of child-stealing monsters, deadly secrets and a long-lost artefact that grants limitless wealth—but also devastating supernatural power. With the fate of his world, and his family at stake, Mariah will risk everything to unravel the Curse of the Midas Box.

5.7

MagicScore

Klaus

2019

A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.

8.2

MagicScore

Babes in Toyland

1961

All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and double-crosses! The "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" helps put Barnaby in his place, and ensures a "happily ever after" for Tom and Mary!

5.8

MagicScore

Cricket on the Hearth

1967

A delightful, animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. A Cricket on the Hearth, tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, it's Crocket who comes to the rescue and restores peace and happiness.

5.0

MagicScore

#10

Dolls

1986

A precocious girl, her nasty parents, two punk-rock losers and a weak-kneed salesman inadvertently become the guests of two ghoulish senior citizens in their dark, haunted mansion.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

The Toymaker

2017

In Germany, 1941, the Nazis pursue a Toymaker who has acquired a mystical book which gives life to inanimate objects.

4.0

MagicScore

#12

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2018

When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

The Stranger

1946

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Mortal Engines

2018

Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected encounter with a mysterious young woman from the wastelands who will change the course of his life forever.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Metropolis

1927

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

8.1

MagicScore

#16

The New Toy

2022

Samy lives happily with his wife, Alice, in a poor urban housing project amongst friends and neighbours. For his son’s birthday, the richest man in France throws open his grand department store, offering the boy whatever he wants. Alexandre chooses Samy, the night watchman, as his new toy…

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Savage Messiah

1972

In the Paris of the 1910s, brash young sculptor Henri Gaudier begins a creative partnership with an older writer, Sophie Brzeska. Though the couple is 20 years apart in age, Gaudier finds that his untamed work is complemented by the older woman's cultural refinement. He then moves to London with Brzeska, where he falls in with a group of avant-garde artists. There, Gaudier encounters yet another artistic muse in passionate suffragette Gosh Boyle.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005

A young woman named Dorothy Gale dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto, Dorothy embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard of Oz, the person who both Dorothy and the citizens of Oz believe can help make her dream come true.

5.2

MagicScore

#19

Night at the Museum

2006

Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2001

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Hugo?

The top films similar to Hugo by MovieMagicScore are The Wizard of Oz (5.4), Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (6.6), Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (4.6). Each shares adventure/drama/family themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Hugo worth watching?

Hugo holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 7,456 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Hugo?

Hugo (2011) is a adventure, drama, family film directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Chloë Grace Moretz.

Where can I find more recommendations like Hugo?

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 Hugo

This ranked list pairs Hugo (2011), a adventure and drama and family film from Martin Scorsese, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Asa Butterfield 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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