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Movies like Jabberwocky (1977)

The best movies like Jabberwocky (1977) are Ted (2012), Dream Scenario (2023) and The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960). If Jabberwocky hooked you with its fantasy and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Ted (2012)

    John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  2. Dream Scenario (2023)

    Hapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  3. The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)

    Doctor Gulliver is poor, so nothing - not even his charming fiancée Elisabeth - keeps him in the town he lives. He signs on to a ship to India, but in a storm he's washed off the ship and ends up on an island, which is inhibitated by very tiny people. After he managed to convince them he's harmless and is accepted as one of their citizens, their king wants to use him in war against a people of giants. Compared to them, even Gulliver is a gnome.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy

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  4. The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (2025)

    When human sailors are attacked by mysterious creatures of the deep, only one person can stop the war between land and sea: the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  5. I Love My Dad (2022)

    A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  6. Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

    It's the last day of Camp Firewood's season, but there's still time for the big talent show, a little romance… and for everyone to be wiped out by the piece of NASA's Skylab that's hurtling toward Earth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  7. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)

    86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  8. Louis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026)

    From a bee getting shot in New York City to paying strangers to take his aging father, Louis C.K. unleashes the ridiculous thoughts in his mind.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  9. Bright (2017)

    In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  10. Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli (2024)

    Pete Davidson's fourth comedy special explores what it means to grow up, turning 30, love, life, and living in the woods.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  11. Little Man (2006)

    After leaving prison, dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins his moron brother Percy in stealing an expensive huge diamond from a jewelry store for the mobster Walken. They are chased by the police, and Calvin hides the stone in the purse of executive Vanessa Edwards, whose husband Darryl Edwards wants to have a baby. Percy convinces Calvin to dress like a baby and be left in front of the Edwards' house to get inside the house and retrieve the diamond. Darryl and Vanessa keep Calvin for the weekend and decide to adopt him, while Walken threatens Darryl to get the stone back.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  12. Old Dads (2023)

    A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  13. Dr. Strange (1978)

    A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  14. The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)

    Escaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

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  15. Sextuplets (2019)

    Father-to-be Alan is shocked to learn that he was born a sextuplet. With his newfound brother Russell riding shotgun, the duo sets out on a hilarious journey to reunite with their remaining long-lost siblings.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  16. A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

    As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  17. Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)

    Stuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in search of Teela's sister, who was kidnapped by a wild ogre.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy

  18. Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles (2013)

    In her first-ever HBO solo special, Sarah Silverman takes the stage for an evening of adults-only stand-up comedy. Taped live in front of an intimate audience of 39 fans at Largo, a music and comedy club in Los Angeles, Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles features Silverman taking aim at such subjects as cell-phone porn, crazy religions, specialty deodorants, terrible roommates, eyebrow waxing, her 19-year-old dog, Obama and Republicans, having babies, Pixar movies, the miracle of existence, and more.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  19. A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)

    Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  20. Life of the Party (2018)

    When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna – now Dee Rock – embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  21. Mannequin (1987)

    Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian under an ancient spell. Despite interference from the store's devious manager, Jonathan and his mannequin fall in love while creating eye-catching window displays to keep the struggling store in business.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & fantasy

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  22. Forever Never Anywhere (2007)

    History professor Baisch, his depressive and tablet-addicted brother-in-law Anzengruber and a manic cabaret artist have a car accident on a remote country road after a party. Wedged between two trees they get stuck, doors and windows can no longer be opened, the windows made of bulletproof glass cannot be smashed. Injured and with no chance of escape, they wait for days for rescue. Their only provisions are a bowl of herring salad and a few bottles of Prosecco. Fits of rage and fear alternate with overwrought hilarity and desperate fits of crying. But it gets worse...

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  23. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

    Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  24. Shoot 'Em Up (2007)

    A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  25. Odette Toulemonde (2007)

    Objectively, Odette Toulemonde has nothing to be happy about, but is. Balthazar Balsan has everything to be happy about, but isn’t. Odette, awkwardly forty, with a delightful hairdresser son and a daughter bogged down in adolescence, spends her days behind the cosmetic’s counter in a department store and her nights sewing feathers on costumes for Parisian variety shows. She dreams of thanking Balthazar Balsan, her favorite author, to whom – she believes – she owes her optimism. The rich and charming Parisian writer then turns up in her life in an unexpected way.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  26. Weißt was geil wär...?! (2007)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  27. One Million Years B.C. (1966)

    As the Earth wrestles with its agonizing birth, the peoples of this barren and desolate world struggle to survive. Driven by animal instinct they compete against the harsh conditions, their giant predators, and warring tribes. When two people from opposing clans fall in love, existing conventions are shattered forever as each tribe struggles for supremacy and Man embarks on his tortuous voyage of civilization.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy

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  28. One Million B.C. (1940)

    One Million B.C. is a 1940 American fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United Artists. It is also known by the titles Cave Man, Man and His Mate, and Tumak. The film stars Victor Mature as protagonist Tumak, a young cave man who strives to unite the uncivilized Rock Tribe and the peaceful Shell Tribe, Carole Landis as Loana, daughter of the Shell Tribe chief and Tumak's love interest, and Lon Chaney, Jr. as Tumak's stern father and leader of the Rock Tribe.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy

  29. No Reservations (2007)

    Master chef Kate Armstrong runs her life and her kitchen with intimidating intensity. However, a recipe for disaster may be in the works when she becomes the guardian of her young niece while crossing forks with the brash sous-chef who just joined her staff. Though romance blooms in the face of rivalry, Kate needs to look outside the kitchen to find true happiness.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  30. Life Is All You Get (1997)

    After he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds...

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Jabberwocky?

The closest matches to Jabberwocky are Ted (2012), Dream Scenario (2023) and The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Jabberwocky?

Start with Ted (2012), the closest match to Jabberwocky.

What is the highest-rated movie like Jabberwocky?

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021), rated 7.4/10 by 1,164 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Jabberwocky?

Louis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Jabberwocky?

Yes: Ted (2012), Dream Scenario (2023) and The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960).

How are movies similar to Jabberwocky chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Jabberwocky, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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