Movies like The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)
The best movies like The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954) are Lucifer Rising (1974), Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969) and The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda (1968). If The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome hooked you with its fantasy and music, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)7.4/10 from 1,164 votes
- NewestBeauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)Released 2022
- Same seriesLucifer Rising (1974)The Magick Lantern Cycle
Lucifer Rising (1974)
Egyptian gods summon the angel Lucifer, in order to usher in a new occult age.
Why it matches: Same series: The Magick Lantern Cycle · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInvocation of My Demon Brother (1969)
The shadowing forth of Our Lord Lucifer, as the Power of Darkness gather at a midnight mass. The dance of the Magus widdershins around the Swirling Spiral Force, the solar swastika, until the Bringer of Light—Lucifer—breaks through.
Why it matches: Same series: The Magick Lantern Cycle
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda (1968)
At the court of the Yellow Emperor, the Majoon Traveler & Lady Firefly appear in the Hall of Unconscious Magnetism.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Witch's Cradle (1944)
The surrealist film shows repetitive imagery involving a string fashioned in a bizarre, almost spiderweb-like pattern over the hands of several individuals, most notably an unnamed young woman and an elderly gentleman. The film also shows a shadowy darkness and people filmed at odd angles, an exposed human heart, and other occult symbols and ritualistic imagery which evokes an unsettling and dream-like aura. Considered an unfinished film.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMagick Lantern Cycle (1974)
Cinematic magician, legendary provocateur, and author of Hollywood Babylon, Kenneth Anger was a unique figure in post-war American culture. His iconic short films are characterised by a mystical-symbolic visual language and phantasmagorical-sensual opulence that underscores the medium’s transgressive potential. Anger’s work fundamentally shaped the aesthetics of 1960s and 1970s subcultures, the visual lexicon of pop and music videos and queer iconography. These nine films form the basis of Anger’s reputation as one of the most influential pioneers of avant-garde film and video art. Fireworks, 1947, 14 min Puce Moment, 1949, 6 min Rabbit's Moon, 1950/1971, 16 min Eaux d'Artifice, 1953, 13 min Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, 1954, 37 min Scorpio Rising, 1964, 28 min Kustom Kar Kommandos, 1965, 3 min Invocation of My Demon Brother, 1969, 11 min Lucifer Rising, 1981, 27 min
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & music
Fireworks (1947)
A dissatisfied dreamer awakes, goes out in the night seeking a 'light' and is drawn through the needle's eye. A dream of a dream, he returns to bed less empty than before.
Why it matches: Same series: The Magick Lantern Cycle
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRitual in Transfigured Time (1946)
A social event choreographed in the manner of a dance, illuminated by concepts drawn from Greek legend; one of filmmaker Maya Deren's most intriguing works.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHercules in the Haunted World (1961)
Upon his return from battle in the previous film, the great warrior Hercules learns that his lover, Daianara, has lost her senses. According to the oracle Medea, Dianara's only hope is the Stone of Forgetfulness which lies deep in the realm of Hades. Hercules, with two companions, Theseus and Telemachus, embarks on a dangerous quest for the stone, while he is unaware that Dianara's guardian, King Lico, is the one responsible for her condition and plots to have the girl for himself as his bride upon her revival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScorpio Rising (1964)
A gang of bikers prepares for a race as sexual, sadistic, and occult images are cut together.
Why it matches: Same series: The Magick Lantern Cycle · both music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPink Narcissus (1971)
An outrageous erotic poem focusing on the daydreams of a beautiful boy prostitute who, from the seclusion of his ultra-kitsch apartment, conceives a series of interlinked narcissistic fantasies populated by matadors, dancing boys, slaves, and leather-clad bikers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAt Land (1944)
A woman washes up on a beach and embarks on a surreal journey, encountering others and fragmented versions of herself in a quest for identity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPrelude: Dog Star Man (1961)
A creation myth realized in light, patterns, images superimposed, rapid cutting, and silence. A black screen, then streaks of light, then an explosion of color and squiggles and happenstance. Next, images of small circles emerge then of the Sun. Images of our Earth appear, woods, a part of a body, a nude woman perhaps giving birth. Imagery evokes movement across time. Part of the Dog Star Man series of experimental films.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Balcony (1963)
The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweeping the nation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Steambath (1973)
Tandy, Merideth and assorted others unexpectedly wake up in a steambath with no easy exit. After spending some time there, it becomes clear that the steambath is a sort of Afterlife, where indifferent souls come to tell their stories to God who happens to be the attendant picking up the towels.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Time Piece (1965)
Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this 9-minute experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson. Screened for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in May of 1965, "Time Piece" enjoyed an eighteen-month run at one Manhattan movie theater and was nominated for an Academy Award for Outstanding Short Subject.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & fantasy
The Green Pastures (1936)
God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Penda's Fen (1974)
Through a series of real and imagined encounters with angels, demons, and England's pagan past, a pastor's son begins to question his religion and politics, and comes to terms with his sexuality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpace Is the Place (1974)
Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himself "the alter-destiny", meets with inner-city youths and battles with the devil himself to save the black race.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music
SnoozefestMovies like thisSubmit to Me Now (1987)
Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man ripping his own throat out, woman stabbing herself to death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music
The Inner Scar (1972)
A composition of symbolic, surreal and almost mystic images.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Fool's Fire (1992)
A crippled dwarf is forced to become jester to a tyrannical king, but when the king abuses a beautiful dwarf with whom the jester is in love the jester plots a terrible revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Ganja & Hess (1973)
After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisLord Shango (1975)
A tribal priest returns from the dead to take his revenge on non-believers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
The Nutcracker (1993)
On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep and dreams herself into a fantastic world in which her toys become larger than life. She meets up with the Nutcracker Prince who takes her on a journey to his kingdom and defends her from the Mouse King.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & music
SnoozefestMovies like thisStrange Magic (2015)
A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the animated classic, this animated and live-action blended special showcases the fan-favorite movie, along with new musical performances, sets and costumes inspired by the classic story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFour Kids and It (2020)
A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPrincess (2008)
A reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMythica: 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
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome?
The closest matches to The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome are Lucifer Rising (1974), Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969) and The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda (1968). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome?
People who watched The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome most often go on to The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda (1968), Witch's Cradle (1944) and Magick Lantern Cycle (1974).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome?
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021), rated 7.4/10 by 1,164 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome?
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Is The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to The Magick Lantern Cycle, which includes Lucifer Rising (1974), Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969), Fireworks (1947) and Scorpio Rising (1964).
Are there English movies like The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome?
Yes: Lucifer Rising (1974), Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969) and The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda (1968).
How are movies similar to The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.