Movies Like The Wind in the Willows (1996)

The Wind in the Willows is a 1996 adventure, comedy, family, fantasy film from Terry Jones with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Fat Slags and Paddington in Peru.

Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy

Fat Slags

2004

Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way to fame and fortune.

3.0

MagicScore

Paddington in Peru

2024

Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.

6.8

MagicScore

Charlotte's Web

2006

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.

6.2

MagicScore

The Velveteen Rabbit

2023

When seven-year-old William receives a new favorite toy for Christmas, he discovers a lifelong friend and unlocks a world of magic.

7.0

MagicScore

Peter Rabbit

2018

Peter Rabbit's feud with Mr. McGregor escalates to greater heights than ever before as they rival for the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover who lives next door.

6.7

MagicScore

The Highway Rat

2018

The tale of a ravenous rat who craves buns, biscuits and all sweet things. Tearing along the highway, he searches for sugary treats to steal, until his sweet tooth leads him to a sticky end.

6.3

MagicScore

The Cat in the Hat

2003

During a rainy day, and while their mother is out, Conrad and Sally, and their pet fish, are visited by the mischievous Cat in the Hat. Fun soon turns to mayhem, and the siblings must figure out how to rid themselves of the maniacal Cat.

5.3

MagicScore

Watership Down

1978

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

7.2

MagicScore

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

1966

Luther Heggs, a typesetter for the town newspaper, pitches an idea for a story about a local haunted house where a famous murder/suicide occurred 20 years earlier. After the editor assigns Luther to spend one night alone in the mansion, Heggs has a number of supernatural encounters and writes a front page story that makes him a hometown hero...until the nephew of the deceased sues him for libel.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

Thumbelina

1994

Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. Just as soon as she finds love, however, it's torn away from her when she is kidnapped by Ms. Toad. Now Thumbelina has to escape Ms. Toad's grasp and search for Prince Cornelius. Luckily, there's a whole city of animals willing to help her.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

Ernest Goes to Jail

1990

Bumbling bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, and soon finds himself in trouble when he is covertly switched with a look-a-like crime boss. Ernest must escape from jail to expose the mix-up.

5.0

MagicScore

#12

Bandits

2001

After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated when they meet Kate, who runs into them with her car. She joins the bandits on their cross-country spree, and eventually she steals something, too: their hearts.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

Free Money

1998

A deranged prison warden with a nasty habit of killing escapees forces the boyfriends of his teenage twin daughters into a shotgun wedding, after they claim to be pregnant. All hope seems lost, until the husbands hatch a madcap plan to rob a money train to freedom.

5.4

MagicScore

#14

The Nutcracker

2010

In 1920s Vienna, a young girl receives a magical doll on Christmas Eve.

5.0

MagicScore

#15

A Man Escaped

1956

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

7.9

MagicScore

#16

White Heat

1949

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

7.6

MagicScore

#17

The Seventh Brother

1995

After his owners abandon him in the woods, a puppy befriends a family of rabbits.

6.4

MagicScore

#18

Raw Deal

1948

Joe Sullivan is itching to get out of prison. He's taken the rap for his accomplice Rick, a sadistic mobster who owes him $50,000 from the job they pulled. Rick sets up an escape for Joe, assuming that Joe will be killed while fleeing. But with the help of his love-struck girl Pat and his sympathetic legal caseworker Ann, Joe gets further than Rick intended...

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Dillinger

1973

After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law they sort out several other mobsters, while Dillinger's bank robbing exploits make him something of a folk hero. Escaping from jail he finds Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson have joined the gang and pretty soon he is Public Enemy Number One. Now the G-men really are after him.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Instinct

1999

In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything—even put his very life on the line—in a harrowing attempt to understand the bizarre actions of this madman.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Wind in the Willows?

The top films similar to The Wind in the Willows by MovieMagicScore are Fat Slags (3.0), Paddington in Peru (6.8), Charlotte's Web (6.2). Each shares adventure/comedy/family/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Wind in the Willows worth watching?

The Wind in the Willows holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 57 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Wind in the Willows?

The Wind in the Willows (1996) is a adventure, comedy, family, fantasy film directed by Terry Jones, starring Terry Jones, Steve Coogan, Eric Idle.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Wind in the Willows?

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 Wind in the Willows

This ranked list pairs The Wind in the Willows (1996), a adventure and comedy and family and fantasy film from Terry Jones, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Terry Jones 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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