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Movies like El cerro de los elfos (1982)

The best movies like El cerro de los elfos (1982) are Monster High: Scaris City of Frights (2013), Daddy, I'm a Zombie (2012) and Xico's Journey (2020). If El cerro de los elfos hooked you with its animation and fantasy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Monster High: Scaris City of Frights (2013)

    The Monstruitas of Monster High are obsessed with going to Scaris, The City of Frights for Fashion international competition where the winner will become the apprentice of the world famous Madame Ghostier designer.

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

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  2. Daddy, I'm a Zombie (2012)

    The misadventures of a teenager girl in her new life as zombie.

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

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  3. Xico's Journey (2020)

    The peace of a small town is endangered when a corporation wants to destroy the mountain that protects them. A girl named Copi and her best friend Xico, a Xoloitzcuintle dog, will go into the mountains to try to save the town.

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

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  4. Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? (2012)

    Draculaura’s Sweet 1600th birthday is an extra special occasion to party at Monster High! But her high expectations lead to deadly results when she’s faced with the choice between practical boyfriend Clawd, and new vampire heartthrob, Valentine, a romantic blast from her past.

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

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  5. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2012)

    After a hurricane levels his city, a young man wanders into a mysterious library where books literally come to life. This film won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2012.

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

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  6. Lou (2017)

    A lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.

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

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  7. The House (2022)

    Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.

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

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  8. Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale (2017)

    After tumbling into a magic storybook, Puss in Boots must fight, dance and romance his way through wild adventures as he searches for an escape.

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

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  9. Revolting 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 & fantasy

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  10. DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger (2020)

    Jess joins her friends at a party in a dilapidated mansion hosted by the mysterious Seth. When odd things begin to happen to Jess and her friends, the Phantom Stranger intervenes to save her from a dreary fate.

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

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  11. The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)

    When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow–and right into Gargamel’s trap! Can Brainy and Gutsy, with the help of Smurfette, put aside their rivalry before Gargamel captures them–or worse, they come face-to-face with the legendary ghost, the Headless Horseman?

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

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  12. The Legend of the Nahuala (2007)

    Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories that Nando tells his older brother. Within these stories it is 'The Legend of Nahuala', according to which, an old abandoned Casona is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch known as the Nahuala.

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

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  13. How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)

    It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings of New Berk were beginning to forget about their friendship with dragons. Hiccup, Astrid, and Gobber know just what to do to keep the dragons in the villagers' hearts. And across the sea, the dragons have a plan of their own...

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

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  14. Waking Life (2001)

    Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.

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

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  15. Arctic 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

  16. The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special (2023)

    GrandPat travels through alternate dimensions and timelines to get home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  17. Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-Cellent Adventure (2015)

    Toto has grown and now is a young cock. An evil rancher tricks the female owner of the ranch where they live and forces her to bet the property in a cockfight in the arena. Toto is the only option to defend their home, so he must train in just one week and win the championship of the arena.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  18. Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 (2011)

    This short film continues the adventures of the title character as he tries to retrieve his elusive acorn.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  19. Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)

    Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  20. Hawaiian Vacation (2011)

    The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

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  21. Miruroa, mi amor (1996)

    Experimental animation film by José Castillo.

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

  22. Kimono (1992)

    An exploration of Japanese culture by experimental animation artist José Castillo.

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

  23. Seraphim on the Go! (2021)

    a life size stop motion child puppet races through memories and daydreams reflecting on the cyclical nature of life.

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

  24. See Ya There (2026)

    Atop a hill, under a full moon sky, Violeta and Rosa are about to embark on an astral travel.

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

  25. Functional Block Diagrams (TBA)

    A synthesis of sound and movement; colourful characters dance and move in repetitive patterns to percussive and melodic elements. A combination of motion and music that is hypnotic and beautiful. At first it feels structured and orderly but as more elements are added becomes quixotically expressive.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  26. reMemBer2.human (2023)

    In an indeterminate future, forbidden memories challenge a database containing all human memories. An experimental cinematic search between past and future, fiction and fact, Prishtina and Tirana. The future, a glitch.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  27. Leaks in the Lines (2026)

    Leaks in the Lines is a hybrid film combining laser etching, phytograms, and 8mm footage of gardens to explore the tension between organic growth and imposed order. Reimagining the logic of Jacques Boyceau de la Baraudière’s authoritative 1638 garden design manual, Traité du jardinage, a new shifting visual system is created.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  28. LAND (2013)

    LAND is a fluid series of formal land animation experiments based upon the imprint of landscapes in various locations and intuitive interpretations of those movements. Shot in New York, Thimble Islands Bear Island, Connecticut, Armstrong Redwoods, Sonoma County, California, Hastings, England. note* (part of the EYE Filmmuseum Permanent Collection)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  29. Phantasia (2024)

    X-ray images were invented in 1895, the same year in which the Lumière brothers presented their respective invention in what today is considered to be the first cinema screening. Thus, both cinema and radiography fall within the scopic regime inaugurated by modernity. The use of X-rays on two sculptures from the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum generates images that reveal certain elements of them that would otherwise be invisible to our eyes. These images, despite being generally created for technical or scientific purposes, seem to produce a certain form of 'photogénie': they lend the radiographed objects a new appearance that lies somewhere between the material and the ethereal, endowing them with a vaporous and spectral quality. It is not by chance that physics and phantasmagoria share the term 'spectrum' in their vocabulary.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

  30. The Magic Egg (1984)

    A digitally made short film, compiled from short clips made by different institutions.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like El cerro de los elfos?

The closest matches to El cerro de los elfos are Monster High: Scaris City of Frights (2013), Daddy, I'm a Zombie (2012) and Xico's Journey (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after El cerro de los elfos?

Start with Monster High: Scaris City of Frights (2013), the closest match to El cerro de los elfos.

What is the highest-rated movie like El cerro de los elfos?

The Legend of the Nahuala (2007), rated 8.2/10 by 285 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like El cerro de los elfos?

See Ya There (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Spanish movies like El cerro de los elfos?

Yes: Daddy, I'm a Zombie (2012), Xico's Journey (2020) and The Legend of the Nahuala (2007).

How are movies similar to El cerro de los elfos chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside El cerro de los elfos, 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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