50 Movies Like Moonwalker (1988) You Need to Watch Next
Updated August 2026
View Moonwalker details →If you loved Moonwalker (1988) by Colin Chilvers, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Straight Outta Compton, Descendants 3, Soul. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Movies Similar to Moonwalker
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with Moonwalker in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Straight Outta Compton
2015 · F. Gary Gray
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: thei
In common: Music
Descendants 3
2019 · Kenny Ortega
The teenagers of Disney's most infamous villains return to the Isle of the Lost to recruit a new batch of villainous offspring to join them at Auradon Prep.
In common: Fantasy
Soul
2020 · Pete Docter
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is tra
Stuart Little
1999 · Rob Minkoff
When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, and the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic. Stuart resolves to face these difficulties with a
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009 · Betty Thomas
Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011 · Mike Mitchell
Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems
KPop Demon Hunters
2025 · Chris Appelhans
When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.
In common: Fantasy
Descendants
2015 · Kenny Ortega
A present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspring of Disney's classic villains: Cruella De Vil (
In common: Fantasy
Trolls Band Together
2023 · Walt Dohrn
When Branch's brother, Floyd, is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious pop-star villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing and emotional journey to reunite the other brothers
Sucker Punch
2011 · Zack Snyder
A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a group of fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to col
In common: Fantasy
Descendants 2
2017 · Kenny Ortega
When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen.
In common: Fantasy
Trolls World Tour
2020 · Walt Dohrn
Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious th
Trolls
2016 · Mike Mitchell
After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their missi
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · Stephen Chow
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung
Mary Poppins
1964 · Robert Stevenson
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
In common: Fantasy
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026 · Michael Jelenic
Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family le
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 · Steven S. DeKnight
It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defen
In common: Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Mike Newell
When his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools. Signs of Voldemort's return emerge as Harry's friends hel
In common: Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · David Yates
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects tha
In common: Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
When a new professor's methods leave Hogwarts unprepared to fight the rising tide of evil, Harry teaches students how to defend against the dark arts.
In common: Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009 · David Yates
Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.
In common: Fantasy
Alice in Wonderland
2010 · Tim Burton
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
In common: Fantasy
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · David Yates
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the c
In common: Fantasy
The Wizard of Oz
1939 · Victor Fleming
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the
In common: Fantasy
The Legend of 1900
1998 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Musician Max Tooney goes to sell his prized Conn trumpet to a music shop, where he plays the instrument one last time. The shopkeeper recognises the song as one on a record matrix he found and asks wh
In common: Music
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010 · Chris Columbus
Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a wa
In common: Fantasy
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022 · David Yates
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to
In common: Fantasy
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 · Bryan Singer
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become ins
In common: Music
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Frank Capra
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan compan
In common: Fantasy
The Jungle Book
2016 · Jon Favreau
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli, a man-cub fostered by wolves, is forced to flee the jungle, and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera, and
In common: Fantasy
Amadeus
1984 · Miloš Forman
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
In common: Music
A Complete Unknown
2024 · James Mangold
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutio
In common: Music
The BFG
2016 · Steven Spielberg
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
In common: Fantasy
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018 · David Yates
Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard
In common: Fantasy
The Lovely Bones
2009 · Peter Jackson
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge
In common: Fantasy
The Golden Compass
2007 · Chris Weitz
In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far
In common: Fantasy
The Life of Chuck
2025 · Mike Flanagan
In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.
In common: Fantasy
Legend
1985 · Ridley Scott
Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save
In common: Fantasy
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013 · Sam Raimi
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches
In common: Fantasy
Gran Torino
2008 · Clint Eastwood
Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.
Almost Famous
2000 · Cameron Crowe
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-comin
In common: Music
Labyrinth
1986 · Jim Henson
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sar
In common: Fantasy
Excalibur
1981 · John Boorman
Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. However, this flawed monarch faces greater tests ahead in pursuit of love, the Holy Gr
In common: Fantasy
Better Man
2024 · Michael Gracey
Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the whi
In common: Music
Dumbo
2019 · Tim Burton
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
In common: Fantasy
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 · Thor Freudenthal
In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.
In common: Fantasy
A Monster Calls
2016 · J. A. Bayona
12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
In common: Fantasy
Pinocchio
2022 · Robert Zemeckis
A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.
In common: Fantasy
Peter Pan
2003 · P.J. Hogan
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an e
In common: Fantasy
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the
In common: Fantasy
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Breaking Bad
2008 · Michelle MacLaren
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
2023 · Kazutaka Yamanaka
After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity’s m
Avatar: The Last Airbender
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In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
