Movies Like The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a 2009 adventure, fantasy, mystery film from Terry Gilliam with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Grumpy Old Men and Vampire Circus.

Adventure Fantasy Mystery

Grumpy Old Men

1993

For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nearby, their bad blood erupts into a high-stakes rivalry full of naughty jokes and adolescent hijinks.

6.7

MagicScore

Vampire Circus

1972

After a spate of murders, the villagers of Schtettel kill the depraved perpetrator, Count Mitterhouse. Fifteen years later the Circus of Nights appeared in the plague-ridden village and its performers include Mitterhouse's mistress, children and cousins. They have come to Schtettel to fulfil the Count's last words, an evil, vicious curse of death and destruction on those who participated in his impaling. The children of Schtettel become the targets for a brutal and devastating revenge as the Vampire Circus rehearses for its most deadly performance.

5.9

MagicScore

Wings of Desire

1987

Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds -- with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk -- that it might be possible for him to take human form.

7.8

MagicScore

Twilight

2008

When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life.

6.3

MagicScore

Sinners

2025

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

7.5

MagicScore

A Bug's Life

1998

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

7.0

MagicScore

Zombieland

2009

Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.

7.3

MagicScore

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

2004

A masked villain wreaks mayhem on the city of Coolsville with a monster machine that creates real-life versions of Mystery Inc.'s former foes like The 10,000 Volt Ghost, The Cotton Candy Glob, The Skelemen and The Pterodactyl Ghost. Fred, Daphne, Shaggy, Velma and Scooby-Doo launch an investigation into the monster outbreak that leaves Shaggy and Scooby questioning their roles in Mystery Inc. Eager to prove their detective skills, the ever-ravenous duo comes up with a secret plan to solve the mystery all by themselves. Can the gang unravel their most challenging case?

6.1

MagicScore

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

2026

Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside companions new and old, the brothers travel across the stars to stop the young heir's crusade.

8.2

MagicScore

#10

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

2023

While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.

7.6

MagicScore

#11

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

The Croods: A New Age

2020

Searching for a safer habitat, the prehistoric Crood family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of its needs. Unfortunately, they must also learn to live with the Bettermans -- a family that's a couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. As tensions between the new neighbors start to rise, a new threat soon propels both clans on an epic adventure that forces them to embrace their differences, draw strength from one another, and survive together.

7.5

MagicScore

#13

Doctor Strange

2016

After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

When single mom Callie and her two kids Trevor and Phoebe arrive in a small Oklahoma town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022

Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

7.2

MagicScore

#16

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

2022

When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the "Monsterfication Ray," goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnny becomes a monster. In their new mismatched bodies, Drac and Johnny must team up and race across the globe to find a cure before it's too late, and before they drive each other crazy.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

Dogma

1999

An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and reenter Heaven.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Big Miracle

2012

A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Thor: The Dark World

2013

Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus?

The top films similar to The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus by MovieMagicScore are Grumpy Old Men (6.7), Vampire Circus (5.9), Wings of Desire (7.8). Each shares adventure/fantasy/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus worth watching?

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 2,787 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus?

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) is a adventure, fantasy, mystery film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Heath Ledger.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus?

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