Movies like King Ottokar's Sceptre (1992)
The best movies like King Ottokar's Sceptre (1992) are Cigars of the Pharaoh (1991), The Blue Lotus (1991) and The Crab with the Golden Claws (1991). If King Ottokar's Sceptre hooked you with its animation and adventure, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)7.4/10 from 3,050 votes
- NewestSpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp (2024)Released 2024
- In FrenchCigars of the Pharaoh (1991)Also in French
Cigars of the Pharaoh (1991)
While on vacation in Egypt, Tintin encounters an eccentric archaeologist who believes to have found the whereabouts of Pharaoh Kih-Oskh's tomb. There Tintin finds a cigar marked with a strange emblem.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Blue Lotus (1991)
Tintin is visited in India by a Chinese gentleman who brings him a message. Then, an unseen marksman throws a poisonous dart right into his neck. The only clue Tintin receives from the now mad messenger is that there are problems in Shanghai related to a man named Mitsuhirato.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Crab with the Golden Claws (1991)
Tintin finds himself involved in a mystery related to a drowned man, a can of crabmeat and a ship called Karaboudjan. After investigating the ship, Tintin discovers that the shipment of cans does not contain exactly crabmeat.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Castafiore Emerald (1992)
The opera diva Bianca Castafiore spends a few days with Tintin and his friends at Marlinspike Hall, where a mysterious theft is perpetrated.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Secret of the Unicorn (1991)
Tintin buys an old model ship at a flea market as a gift for Captain Haddock, who tells him about the exploits of a famous ancestor related to it. Then, Tintin learns that it is not an ordinary model ship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Seven Crystal Balls (1992)
Tintin and his friends investigate when something ominous haunts seven archaeologists, just after their return from an ethnographic expedition to the Andes, where they have dug up the tomb of Inca Rascar Capac.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRed Rackham's Treasure (1991)
Tintin and Captain Haddock search for Red Rackham's treasure with the help of an eccentric but lovable professor.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisExplorers on the Moon (1992)
Tintin and his friends travel to the Moon aboard the Syldavian nuclear powered rocket.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Red Sea Sharks (1992)
Tintin and his friends travel to Khemed, a Middle East nation, to help its ruler, Emir Mohammed ben Kalish Ezab, who gets into trouble when Bab El Ehr, an arms smuggler and terrorist, rises and takes over.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTintin and the Picaros (1992)
Tintin falls into a dangerous trap after his friends are falsely arrested in a troubled South American country where a revolution is about to explode.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPrisoners of the Sun (1992)
Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Peru in search of an abducted friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFlight 714 (1992)
Tintin and his friends get involved in an unexpected and weird adventure when they meet Laszlo Carreidas, an eccentric millionaire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLand of Black Gold (1992)
When cars start to explode, which can lead to a serious oil crisis, Tintin and his friends travel to the Middle East to get to the bottom of the problem.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDofus - Book I: Julith (2016)
The strange little guy in the blue hood is well known to Krosmoz. His name is Joris and he's proposing to take you on a fantastic adventure. Our hero is leading a happy life in his magic shop in the city of Bonta. But one day, when he seeks out his idol, a Gobbowl superstar, everything changes for the worst as Julith, the vengeful witch, is back in town!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpycies (2020)
Vladimir and Hector, two secret agents opposed in every way, are trying to recover a top secret material stolen by unknown intruders.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRiddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also... a murderer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMinions & More Volume 1 (2022)
This collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training Wheels (2013); The Secret Life of Kyle (2017); Santa's Little Helpers (2019). From the "Grinch" franchise: The Dog Days of Winter (2019). From the "Secret Life of Pets" franchise: Norman Television (2016); Weenie (2016). From the "Sing" franchise: Love at First Sight (2017). From the "Lorax" franchise: Forces of Nature (2012).
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStrings (2004)
The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
When his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled pal.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp (2024)
While at Kamp Koral for a reunion, SpongeBob and the gang are stalked by a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows as campers start disappearing one by one!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Calculus Affair (1991)
Strange things are happening in the evening at the mansion. Glass things break without any apparent reason. The Professor, somewhat apathetic to the whole series of events, leaves the following day to attend a conference on nuclear physics in Geneva. Foreign powers get wind of the Professor's work and send their agents to investigate.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Black Island (1991)
Tintin is out on a peaceful walk. But the comfortable atmosphere will not last long. When an aircraft with an engine failure lands, Tintin does his part to help, but he is shot and ends up in hospital.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Broken Ear (1992)
When a South American fetish is stolen and then reappears the next morning, Tintin investigates.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Shooting Star (1992)
The sudden approach of a giant meteorite to Earth gives Tintin nightmares of death. Luckily, it lands in the Arctic Sea. Then, Tintin is appointed press delegate aboard Captain Haddock's ship Aurora, along with an international expedition to find it.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDestination Moon (1992)
Tintin and his friends go to Syldavia and join a secret space program.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Crab with the Golden Claws (1947)
Tintin finds himself involved in a mystery related to a drowned man, a can of crabmeat and a ship called Karaboudjan. After investigating the ship, Tintin discovers that the shipment of cans does not contain exactly crabmeat.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
The Calculus Affair (1964)
Strange things are happening in the evening at the mansion: glass things break without any apparent reason. Professor Calculus, somewhat apathetic to the whole series of events, leaves the following day to attend a conference on nuclear physics in Geneva. Foreign powers get wind of his work and send their agents to investigate.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (1961)
After the death of Captain Thémistocle Paparanic, Captain Haddock's old friend, he inherits a ship called the Golden Fleece. Once Tintin and the captain arrive in Istanbul, where the ship is anchored, they meet Mr. Karabine, a businessman who stubbornly insists on buying it even though it is in a dilapidated state.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTintin and the Blue Oranges (1964)
Professor Calculus's friend develops a blue-skinned orange that can grow on any kind of land and survive harsh weather (in the manner of Lue Gim Gong) and therefore solve world hunger. The Professor and his friends, however, run afoul of gangsters who also covet the fruit. The adventure takes them from their home in Marlinspike Hall (Moulinsart), a fictional mansion that is presumably in Belgium, to Spain, where Calculus and another scientist are kidnapped.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like King Ottokar's Sceptre?
The closest matches to King Ottokar's Sceptre are Cigars of the Pharaoh (1991), The Blue Lotus (1991) and The Crab with the Golden Claws (1991). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after King Ottokar's Sceptre?
Start with Cigars of the Pharaoh (1991), the closest match to King Ottokar's Sceptre.
What is the highest-rated movie like King Ottokar's Sceptre?
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020), rated 7.4/10 by 3,050 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like King Ottokar's Sceptre?
SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like King Ottokar's Sceptre?
Yes: Cigars of the Pharaoh (1991), The Blue Lotus (1991) and The Crab with the Golden Claws (1991).
How are movies similar to King Ottokar's Sceptre chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside King Ottokar's Sceptre, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.