Movies like Dante's Divine Comedy
The best movies like Dante's Divine Comedy are Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003), My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018) and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006). If Dante's Divine Comedy hooked you with its music and animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Dante's Divine Comedy
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Road to El Dorado (2000)7.3/10 from 4,270 votes
- NewestGod Eve Satan (2025)Released 2025
- In FrenchAstro Kid (2019)Also in French
Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003)
The Yowie Yahoo starts kidnapping musicians at a concert attended by Scooby and the gang in Vampire Rock, Australia.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018)
As the ponies prepare for another Hearth's Warming, families come together to celebrate the holiday; Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash are ready for the big day, but Princess Twilight Sparkle doesn't have time to celebrate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Willoughbys (2020)
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisForbidden Zone (1982)
A mysterious door in the basement of the Hercules house leads to the Sixth Dimension by way of a gigantic set of intestine. When lovely exchange student Frenchy slips through the door, the diminuitive King Fausto falls in love with her. The jealous Queen Doris takes Frenchy prisoner, and it is up to the Hercules family and friend Squeezit Henderson to rescue her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRevolting Rhymes (2017)
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArlo the Alligator Boy (2021)
Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost father. A musical adventure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Road to El Dorado (2000)
Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when they are mistaken as gods by the inhabitants.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisArctic Dogs (2019)
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisGuava Island (2019)
Deni Maroon, a musician and dock worker is determined to pull off a music festival against the interests of the local factory owner.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSteve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life (2018)
Comedians and writers Steve Martin and Martin Short perform a live comedy set with music by The Steep Canyon Rangers and jazz pianist, Jeff Babko, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZiegfeld Follies (1945)
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAstro Kid (2019)
Terra Willy: Unexplored Planet — Upon the destruction of their ship, Willy is separated from his parents. He lands on a wild and unexplored planet and with the help of Buck, a survival robot, he will have to hold until the arrival of a rescue mission.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMichael Jackson's Halloween (2017)
The one-hour animated special, packed with the vocal talents of some of your favorite CBS stars and the King of Pop's most memorable hits, follows Vincent and Victoria, as they embark on a magical journey of self-discovery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury (2019)
In this anime visual album, a mysterious driver heads deep into a postapocalyptic hellscape toward a ferocious showdown with two monstrous opponents.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSouth Park the Streaming Wars (2022)
Cartman locks horns with his mom in a battle of wills while an epic conflict unfolds that threatens South Park’s very existence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThree Lives and Only One Death (1996)
Four intertwining stories of bizarre occurrences in Paris featuring a man who was stolen away by fairies, a professor who becomes a tramp, the lovers who inherit a chateau – and the last tale that connects all that has gone before.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGodspell (1973)
In modern-day New York City, John the Baptist calls out to a group of young men and women to learn from the teachings of Jesus. Through song and dance, they relive Christ's crucifixion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLegends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, from a devious new villain, the Jester. New comrades Wiser the Owl, Marshal Mallow, China Princess, and Tugg the Tugboat join Dorothy on her latest magical journey through the colorful landscape of Oz to restore order and happiness to Emerald City.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOH GOD ! (2025)
An insurance claim adjuster's life turns upside down when god pays him a visit
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & fantasy
9 Ways to Hell (2022)
A multi-award winning Horror Compilation inspired by Dante's Inferno. 9 diverse filmmakers deliver a twisted, micro-budget mix of blood and violence, comedy and carnage, demonic creatures and real world terrors, social commentary and WTF madness.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & fantasy
Dantes Traum von der Hölle (1989)
An attempt to bring texts from Dante's "Divine Comedy" to life. Nine episodes from the Inferno with a concluding episode from the Purgatorio.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & fantasy
God Eve Satan (2025)
A loose retelling of Dante's Divine Comedy, a trans woman searches for a way to turn her baby doll into a real girl while struggling with her own personal definition of womanhood within a world plagued by the horrors of being alive.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & comedy
Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)
Dante journeys through the nine circles of Hell -- limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery -- in search of his true love, Beatrice. An animated version of the video game of the same name.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSweet Brother (TBA)
Ensnared in a fairytale of his own making, a pious and mysterious wanderer who calls himself ‘Jude’, is forced to confront the depths of his own darkness as he dances upon the precipice of dreams and reality. In 'Hell', Jude will come to learn that it is only through his own painful metamorphosis, that he can ever hope to find the path to salvation.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Der 9. Kreis der Hölle (1988)
Short film about the ninth circle of hell as described in Dante's Inferno
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Der 8. Kreis der Hölle (1988)
Short film about the eighth circle of hell as described in Dante's Inferno
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
The Divine Comedy (TBA)
Dante, a grieving writer, and Virgil, a former priest, descend into the terrifying realm of the dead in search of Dante’s wife Beatrice. As they go through a series of terrifying circles inhabited by the dead and the damned, Dante and Virgil encounter lost souls trapped within eternal punishments shaped by their deepest fears, desires and regrets. Pursued by monstrous entities and confronted by manifestations of human suffering, Dante and Virgil will eventually come face to face with the Devil himself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Dante's Divine Comedy?
The closest matches to Dante's Divine Comedy are Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003), My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018) and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Dante's Divine Comedy?
Start with Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003), the closest match to Dante's Divine Comedy.
What is the highest-rated movie like Dante's Divine Comedy?
The Road to El Dorado (2000), rated 7.3/10 by 4,270 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Dante's Divine Comedy?
God Eve Satan (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like Dante's Divine Comedy?
Yes: Astro Kid (2019) and Three Lives and Only One Death (1996).
How are movies similar to Dante's Divine Comedy chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Dante's Divine Comedy, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.