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15 Movies Like Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Loved Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets shares important genre DNA with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure, Children's genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, friendship✓ Directed by Chris Columbus✓ Both share coming of age

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91%

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Fantasy, Children's, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, friendship, survival✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 2000s

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79%

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, friendship✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 2000s

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65%

The Iron Giant

1999

The Iron Giant shares key genre characteristics with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Children's, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, friendship✓ Both share coming of age✓ Released only 2 years apart

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60%

Labyrinth

1986

Labyrinth shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure, Children's genres✓ Both share coming of age✓ They share themes of coming of age, family✓ Also stars Warwick Davis

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55%

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe shares key genre characteristics with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure genres✓ Both share coming of age✓ They share themes of coming of age, family✓ Both come from the 2000s

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54%

Stardust

2007

Stardust shares key genre characteristics with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, survival✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 2000s

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54%

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian shares key genre characteristics with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure genres✓ Both share coming of age✓ They share themes of coming of age, family✓ Both come from the 2000s

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52%

The Rocketeer

1991

The Rocketeer shares key genre characteristics with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Adventure, Speculative Fiction genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, friendship✓ Both share coming of age✓ Released within roughly the same film era

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49%

Spider-Man

2002

Spider-Man shares key genre characteristics with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, identity✓ Both are Adventure movies✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 2000s

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47%

The Goonies

1985

The Goonies shares meaningful genre characteristics with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, making it a natural movie to consider next.

✓ They share Adventure, Children's genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, friendship✓ Both share coming of age

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47%

Jumanji

1995

Jumanji shares key genre characteristics with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, survival✓ Both share coming of age✓ Released within roughly the same film era

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46%

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure genres✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Shares cast including Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint✓ Both explore family

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45%

Transformers

2007

Transformers shares key genre characteristics with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ Both are Adventure movies✓ Both share coming of age✓ They share themes of coming of age, family✓ Both come from the 2000s

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45%

Shrek

2001

Shrek shares key genre characteristics with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship, outsiders✓ Both come from the 2000s

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43%

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