Movies like

Movies like Onward

2020 · Movie · PG · your starting point

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If Onward is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.

Movies like Onward, ranked

1. The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Both stories use a magical journey through fantastical worlds to explore how ordinary characters discover courage and process loss, with The NeverEnding Story's blend of wonder and melancholy matching the emotional depth beneath Onward's adventure-comedy surface.

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2. The Elf (2016)

The creeping dread of uncovering family secrets through a cursed object mirrors how the brothers must confront painful truths about their past to move forward, though this version trades whimsy for genuine supernatural terror.

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3. Epic (2013)

A teenage protagonist teams with an unlikely band of companions to navigate a fantastical world while processing loss, mirroring the emotional depth beneath the adventure that made Onward resonate.

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4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Two brothers undertaking a perilous quest through dangerous terrain to restore a lost magical power mirrors Frodo and Sam's unwavering devotion as they traverse Middle-earth toward an impossible goal.

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