Movies like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
The best movies like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) are Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2017), The Borrowers (1997) and The Little Vampire (2000). If Charlie and the Chocolate Factory hooked you with its adventure and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedForrest Gump (1994)8.5/10 from 30,876 votes
- NewestThat Christmas (2024)Released 2024
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2017)
The classic Roald Dahl tale gets a modern twist when Tom and Jerry enter the amazing world of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Borrowers (1997)
The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks face the risk of being exposed to the normal-sized world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Little Vampire (2000)
Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the vampire race could be gone forever in single night. With Tony's access to the daytime world, he helps them to find what they've always wanted.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisClifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
As Emily struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined to become her best friend. When Clifford magically undergoes one heck of a growth spurt, becomes a gigantic dog and attracts the attention of a genetics company, Emily and her Uncle Casey have to fight the forces of greed as they go on the run across New York City. Along the way, Clifford affects the lives of everyone around him and teaches Emily and her uncle the true meaning of acceptance and unconditional love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSlumberland (2022)
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Care Bears Movie (1985)
The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spell book causes sinister things to happen.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWonka (2023)
Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMary Poppins (1964)
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPaddington (2014)
A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMatilda (1996)
Matilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a terrifying, sadistic headmistress. As she becomes fed up with the constant cruelty, she discovers she has a special gift that she just might be able to use to outwit the unruly adults around her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPaddington 2 (2017)
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFamily Switch (2023)
When the Walker family members switch bodies with each other during a rare planetary alignment, their hilarious journey to find their way back to normal will bring them closer together than they ever thought possible.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNanny McPhee (2005)
Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the kids, the family pulls together under the guidance of Nanny McPhee.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarbie (2023)
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Boxtrolls (2014)
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGodmothered (2020)
A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman in need of something very different than a "prince charming."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHow to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThat Christmas (2024)
It's an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone's plans — including Santa's.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMavka: The Forest Song (2023)
Mavka, a Soul of the Forest, faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as Guardian of the Heart of the Forest when she falls for a human, a talented young musician named Lukas.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUnder a Texas Moon (1930)
A cowboy arrives in a small town and winds up trying to help a local rancher stop a gang of cattle thieves while romancing a pretty young girl.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & comedy
Killing the Devil (1970)
A lonely woman gets more than she bargained for when she begins wooing Mr Devil, an insatiable glutton who turns out to be the boyfriend from Hell.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & fantasy
D'Unbelievables D'Telly (1998)
Irish Comedy Starring Jon Kenny & Pat Shortt
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & comedy
Pirates Down the Street (2020)
When a pirate family's arrival shakes up a coastal town, the kids next door offer to help them blend in and fight a bitter rival.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & adventure
Charlie's Angels (2000)
The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley, set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed, it makes the Angels targets for assassination.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisRead It and Weep (2006)
A young girl turns into an A-List celebrity over night when her private journal is accidently published and becomes a best-seller.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
An upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisForrest Gump (1994)
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
The closest matches to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2017), The Borrowers (1997) and The Little Vampire (2000). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Start with Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2017), the closest match to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
What is the highest-rated movie like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Forrest Gump (1994), rated 8.5/10 by 30,876 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
That Christmas (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Yes: Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2017), The Borrowers (1997) and The Little Vampire (2000).
How are movies similar to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.