Movies like The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
The best movies like The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) are Cinderella (1899), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and A Throw of Dice (1929). If The Adventures of Prince Achmed hooked you with its animation and adventure, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedA Trip to the Moon (1902)7.9/10 from 2,108 votes
- NewestThe Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019)Released 2019
- In GermanDie Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)Also in German
Cinderella (1899)
A fairy godmother magically turns Cinderella's rags to a beautiful dress, and a pumpkin into a coach. Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets the Prince - but will she remember to leave before the magic runs out? Méliès based the art direction on engravings by Gustave Doré. First known example of a fairy-tale adapted to film, and the first film to use dissolves to go from one scene to another.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Thief of Bagdad (1924)
A nameless thief falls in love with the Caliph of Bagdad's daughter. The Caliph will give her hand to the suitor that returns with the rarest treasure after seven moons. The thief sets off on a magical journey while, unbeknownst to him, another suitor, the Prince of the Mongols, is not playing by the rules.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Throw of Dice (1929)
Two neighboring kings addicted to gambling, Ranjit and his cousin Sohat, vie for the same beautiful young woman, Sunita, daughter of the hermit Kanwa.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & romance
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)
When Kriemhild, thirsty for revenge, marries to Etzel, king of the Huns, she invites King Gunther and his court to visit them, intending to finally take the life of the man responsible of her disgrace.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDie Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)
Siegfried, son of King Siegmund of Xanten, travels to Worms, capital of the Burgundian kingdom, to ask King Gunther for the hand of his sister, the beautiful Kriemhild.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAelita: Queen of Mars (1924)
A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Kingdom of the Fairies (1903)
At the royal court, a prince is presenting the princess whom he is pledged to marry when a witch suddenly appears. Though driven off, the witch soon returns, summons some of her servants, and carries off the princess. A rescue party is quickly organized, but the unfortunate captive has been taken to a strange, forbidding realm, from where it will be impossible to rescue her without some special help.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTartuffe (1926)
A young man shows his millionaire grandfather a film based on Molière's play "Tartuffe" in order to expose the old man's hypocritical governess who covets the young man's inheritance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Student of Prague (1913)
Prague, Bohemia, 1820. Balduin, a penniless student, falls in love with Countess Margit, a wealthy noblewoman whom he has saved from drowning.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Doll (1919)
The misadventures of an effete young man who must get married in order to inherit a fortune. He opts to purchase a remarkably lifelike doll and marry it instead, not realizing that the doll is actually the dollmaker’s flesh-and-blood daughter in disguise.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Trip to Mars (1918)
The navy captain Avanti Planetaros is inspired by his astronomer-father to travel through outer space to reach other worlds. He becomes an aviator and, along with the young scientist Dr. Krafft, the driving force behind the construction of a space-ship. Despite oppostion from the mocking Professor Dubius, Planetaros gathers a crew of fearless men and takes off. During the long voyage, the crew becomes restless; a mutiny is narrowly avoided. Finally, they reach Mars and discover that the planet is inhabited by people who have reached a higher stage of development, free of diseases, sorrow, violence, sexual urges, and the fear of death. Avanti falls in love with Marya, daughter of the Prince of Wisdom, the head of the Martians. Marya shares his feelings and decides to return with him in order to bring the wisdom of the Martians to the backward Earthlings. (stumfilm.dk)
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & fantasy
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Judah Ben-Hur, a wealthy Jewish prince in Jerusalem, is betrayed by his childhood friend, Roman tribune Messala, and wrongfully sent to the galley slaves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAlice in Wonderland (1903)
This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch. She follows him down a hole and finds herself in a hall of many doors.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDante's Inferno (1911)
The classic tale of Dante's journey through hell, loosely adapted from the Divine Comedy and inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré. This historically important film stands as the first feature from Italy and the oldest fully-surviving feature in the world, and boasts beautiful sets and special effects that stand above other cinema of the era.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Astronomer's Dream (1900)
An astronomer has a terrifying dream.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Sinking of the Lusitania (1918)
Winsor McCay recreates the sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania by a German U-boat in this propaganda piece designed to stir up anti-German sentiment during World War I.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cameraman's Revenge (1912)
A jilted husband takes his revenge by filming his wife and her lover and showing the result at the local cinema.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Golem (1915)
This mostly lost film is often confused with director Paul Wegener third and readily available interpretation of the legend; Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920). In this version of the golem legend, the golem, a clay statue brought to life by Rabbi Loew in 16th century Prague to save the Jews from the ongoing brutal persecution by the city's rulers, is found in the rubble of an old synagogue in the 20th century. Brought to life by an antique dealer, the golem is used as a menial servant. Eventually falling in love with the dealer's wife, it goes on a murderous rampage when its love for her goes unanswered.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wizard of Oz (1925)
A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Thief of Bagdad (1940)
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Impossible Voyage (1904)
Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Trip to the Moon (1902)
Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Crazy Ray (1925)
A night watchman on the Eiffel Tower wakes up to find the entire population of the city frozen in place.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Tale of the Fox (1941)
When Renard the Fox's mischievous pranks go too far, King Lion is forced to attempt to bring the trickster to justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGulliver's Travels (1939)
Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as smooth the way for the romance between the Princess and Prince of the opposing lands. In this he is alternately aided and hampered by the Lilliputian town crier and general fussbudget, Gabby. A life-threatening situation develops when the bumbling trio of Blefiscu spies, Sneak, Snoop, and Snitch, manage to steal Gulliver's pistol.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)
A 20th century man lands on the Moon and discovers that Baron Munchausen has beaten him to it, accompanied by Cyrano de Bergerac and the characters from Jules Verne's novels about the conquest of the satellite.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019)
When the King and Queen are poisoned, brothers Per and Pål get arrested, suspected of being behind it. Younger brother Espen "Ash Lad" and Princess Kristin set out on a quest to find the mythical Soria Moria castle, which is said to be built of pure gold. In Soria Moria, there sits a well containing the Water of Life; the only thing that can cure Kristin's parents. But some wicked Danes are also on the hunt to find the castle. If Espen and Kristin fail, it will spell the end for the brothers, the kingdom - and perhaps the entire world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAladdin (1992)
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp that can fulfill their wishes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
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What are the best movies like The Adventures of Prince Achmed?
The closest matches to The Adventures of Prince Achmed are Cinderella (1899), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and A Throw of Dice (1929). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Adventures of Prince Achmed?
People who watched The Adventures of Prince Achmed most often go on to Cinderella (1899), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and A Throw of Dice (1929).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Adventures of Prince Achmed?
A Trip to the Moon (1902), rated 7.9/10 by 2,108 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Adventures of Prince Achmed?
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like The Adventures of Prince Achmed?
Yes: Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924), Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) and Tartuffe (1926).
How are movies similar to The Adventures of Prince Achmed chosen?
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