"The Hobbit" of New Zealander Peter Jackson was released more than six years ago and immediately gained wild popularity around the world. The breathtaking adventures of Bilbo Baggins, traveling in the company of a dozen dwarfs in the magical land of Middle-earth, were extremely interesting to watch, both for passionate fans of the legendary work of Tolkien, and people completely far from fantasy.
It’s impossible not to fall in love with this fantastic world, and it’s quite natural that after watching Peter Jackson’s paintings you will want to arrange a fantasy movie marathon. We made a selection of films similar to The Hobbit in style and atmosphere. Happy viewing!
10. Inkheart | 2007
Free adaptation of the novel by the famous German writer Cornelia Funke. The plot focuses on the members of the eccentric Folhart family: Mortimer (nicknamed Mo) and his young daughter Maggie. Both passionately love reading and books, and Mo has an unusual ability - he is endowed with the gift of breathing life into book characters and transferring them to our reality.
However, this gift is not so harmless. Many years ago, Mo accidentally transferred his own wife to the world of books, and now he is obsessed with the idea of bringing her back. Brave bibliophiles are immersed in a magical book dimension for the sole purpose of finding a loved one and returning him home.
9. The Golden Compass | 2008
This picture also has a literary basis in the plot, namely, the work of Philip Pulman "Northern Lights".
The film takes place in a parallel dimension similar to ours, but an important feature of this world is the daemons - creatures that live with a person and contain his soul.
It is in this universe that the wayward girl Lira lives. Once mysterious strangers abduct her best friend, and Lyra, along with her daemon Panteleimon, embarks on an exciting journey into the frosty lands of the Far North in order to find a friend and discover the amazing secrets of her world.
8. Fairytale journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit | 1985
Speaking about the universe of Middle-earth, it is impossible not to mention one of the very first adaptations of the famous story of the Professor about the adventures of a brave hobbit named Bilbo.
This film was shot in our country over thirty years ago, in addition, it is an adapted performance, with dances and songs, so watching it at present will be unusual and quite funny. However, it’s still worth paying attention to this picture - you may not find modern graphics and stunning special effects here, but the atmosphere in the film is truly fabulous and magical. This is a kind, bright and funny film.
7. Game of Thrones | 2011 - ...
Perhaps, in our time, finding a person who has not heard about this series is not possible. A film adaptation of the legendary book series “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George Martin will take you to Vasteras, an extraordinary world inhabited by unprecedented peoples and creatures. This world is incredibly cruel and dangerous, there is no place for pity and weakness. The overlords seek to seize power and tirelessly fight each other in the "game of thrones", not noticing the danger looming over Westeros - the dead come to life in the north, and dragons reborn in the east ...
This series captures from the first series, the characters remain unpredictable until the very end, and the plot twists will not leave anyone indifferent!
6. Jack - the conqueror of giants | 2013
We have often heard the tale of the brave boy Jack, who, with the help of an enchanted bean seed, fell into the magical world and ventured to challenge the evil giants living there.
The plot of this film is based on this famous fairy tale story, however, this picture will appeal not only to children, but also to adults. Impeccable in technical terms, the film amazes with special effects, graphics, amazing make-up and magnificent scenery. In addition to the visual component, it is worth noting the well-conveyed atmosphere of the fantasy world and the twisted plot.
5. Avatar | 2009
The famous film from the creator of “Terminator” and “Titanic”, which has become a legend - “Avatar” was remembered not only by an excellent script, but by the striking imagination, the vivid fantasy world of the planet Pandora and impeccable special effects.
A former military man, Jack Sally, due to an injury forever chained to a wheelchair, suddenly gets a chance to regain a full life. He is invited to transfer his consciousness into the body of an alien in order to infiltrate the hostile inhabitants of Pandora and find their weaknesses. Jack travels across a magical planet and spies on an adversary until one day he falls in love with an alien ...
4. Harry Potter
A popular saga about the Boy Who Survived hardly needs to be introduced in all corners of the globe. Over the course of eight films, a wizard with a scar grows up before our eyes, explores the magical universe and the secrets of magic and sorcery, fights evil in the name of good and saves the world from the invasion of the dark sorcerer Voldemort.
Harry Potter films have an indescribable atmosphere, exciting stories and memorable characters. In addition, here you will find decent effects and scenery, as well as the magical soundtrack from John Williams, which has become the hallmark of the movie series.
3. Warcraft | 2016
The on-screen adaptation of the legendary series of computer games Warcraft, of course, will appeal to all lovers of high-quality, well-made science fiction.
The plot of the picture describes the magical world and its inhabitants of various races - people, orcs and magicians. The kingdom of humans, Azeroth, is suddenly attacked by bloodthirsty orcs. Can the inhabitants of Azeroth cope with the ruthless Horde? Will the forces of good overcome ancient evil?
2. The Lord of the Rings
Of course, no other film will be so similar to The Hobbit as the other masterpieces of Peter Jackson. The Kinotrilogy about the Ring of Omnipotence was released more than ten years ago, but still leads all movie tops.
The action takes place in the universe of Middle-earth and chronologically continues the story set forth in The Hobbit. Black clouds are gathering over the world of people, elves and gnomes - the ruthless magician Sauron has revived in the East, and he intends to plunge the world into darkness with the help of an innumerable army of orcs and the power of the enchanted Ring.
Destroy the Ring and save all life from a terrible death entrusted to the peaceful inhabitants of the Shire - the hobbits Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pepin. Together, friends will go through all of Middle-earth, meet great heroes on their way and survive a lot of adventures.
1. The Chronicles of Narnia
Closes our list cinema universe, created based on children's books by the English writer C. S. Lewis.
The girl Lucy accidentally finds a portal into a parallel world in an ordinary wardrobe, in which unprecedented creatures live - fauns, wizards, talking animals, centaurs. And in this world the cruel White Sorceress rules, because of which eternal winter reigns in Narnia. Together with her sister Susan and brothers Peter and Edmund, little Lucy intends to free the magical land and return summer to Narnia.