Jim Henson's Labyrinth and similar movies and series
A list of movies and series which are in some way similar to Jim Henson's Labyrinth, wether it's in the storyline, theme, atmosphere, use of puppetry or visually.
Not including pure animation films here, there should at least be an element of live action involved. For a list of fantasy or stop-motion animated movies, check out some of my other lists.
Classic fantasy animation: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls031574671/
Stop-motion fantasies: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls033260587/
Not including pure animation films here, there should at least be an element of live action involved. For a list of fantasy or stop-motion animated movies, check out some of my other lists.
Classic fantasy animation: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls031574671/
Stop-motion fantasies: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls033260587/
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- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsLogan LermanKevin McKiddSteve CooganA teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.
- DirectorThor FreudenthalStarsLogan LermanAlexandra DaddarioBrandon T. JacksonIn order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters, to find the mythical Golden Fleece, all the while trying to stop an ancient evil from rising.
- DirectorRobert ShayeStarsJoely RichardsonRainn WilsonTimothy HuttonTwo siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys. Soon the kids, their parents, and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine!
- DirectorsStobe HarjuMark RoperStarsFrancis X. McCarthyGlenda BraganzaHelene RobbieA coma sends an old man into his childhood's sinister fantasy world, where he must fight dementia and gain back his memories before it's too late.
- DirectorFederico SfasciaStarsFederica BertolaniGuglielmo FavillaTerry GilliamNeve, 19 years old, suffers from a unique eye disease: he sees all women out of focus. He can see them properly only in movies or, more precisely, when they are recorded on magnetic tape or film. This is why he wears a special pair of camera-glasses which, recording every single moment of his life, allow him to see everything correctly. His life actually becoming one of the movies he has been watching since he was a child. Until the day he meets the one and only woman he can see at naked eye.
- DirectorBill WattersonStarsMeera Rohit KumbhaniNick ThuneAdam BuschDave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of his own creation.
- DirectorDouglas BoswellStarsSpencer BogaertEmma VerlindenFelix MaesschalckFrikke, a 14-year-old boy, discovers a sinister computer game that uses real children from his neighbourhood as players. In a race against time Frikke must find the evil creator of this horrible game.
- DirectorJonathan KingStarsTom CameronSam NeillSophie McBrideTeenage twins Rachel and Theo travel to Auckland to stay with relatives after their mother suddenly dies. They find an alien environment and overhear Mr. Wilberforce talking about something stirring beneath the ground - the fire-raiser.
- DirectorGidi van LiempdStarsJasper OldenhofLenette van DongenYale SackmanIn this movie -after the classical Godfried Bomans novel of the same Dutch title- with musical elements, Erik is a Dutch ten year-old schoolboy who is studying insects at school, and gets shown and explained a bit about them by his kind and knowledgeable nature-loving grandfather, whose country estate is a good place to do so and turns out to have a book on insects, which allows Erik to pass for one night, rather like Alice in Wonderland, as a miniature man among thus giant-looking, talking insects, who discuss their and other species and their lives with him, mainly winged ones, such as bee, fly and wasp.
- CreatorJim HensonStarsKaren PrellGerard ParkesKathryn MullenThe adventures of the various inhabitants of an underground civilization.
- CreatorJim HensonStarsMarietta DePrimaClive RevillSamuel E. WrightA spin-off of Disney's animated film The Little Mermaid. Two episodes were shot, but never aired.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsBruce ArmstrongFran BrillHelen BurnsIn "MuppeTelevision," the studio gets flooded while Ted Danson delivers an environmental message. The second half is a short film called "Lighthouse Island."
- StarsMike QuinnMak WilsonKaren PrellMother Goose tells her three mischievous goslings the tales behind well-known nursery rhymes.
- StarsCheryl Felicia RhoadsWill RyanSerafin RochaIn Gooseberry Glen, Mother Goose lives with her friendly gander, Bertram. She and Bertram help the community and interact with each other. Originally produced in 1987, the treasury uses puppets and live action to bring alive the famous characters.
- DirectorJeff SteinStarsHarry AndersonBrian BonsallElayne BooslerThere's a crisis in Rhymeland. All the Rhymies (the characters from nursery rhymes) are disappearing. Mother Goose's son, Gordon, and Little Bo Peep set off to find them.
- DirectorPeter BabakitisStarsLee ArmstrongPeter BabakitisKamela PortugesSome of the best-loved tales for children, performed as an original musical TV special with puppets.
- StarsChickie HughesPascal DebrincatHillary KroekerLive action storytelling and puppetry come together through hilarious and unique re-tellings of the familiar Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
- DirectorReginald MillsStarsFrederick AshtonAlexander GrantJulie WoodBeatrix Potter's most beloved characters spring to life in this live-action classic.
- StarsAlyson CourtFred StinsonGord RobertsonRuffus goes on various adventures in storybooks.
- DirectorDavid Michael Maurer"The Mystery of Cobblestone Way" is a dazzling, all-puppet production that combines live action puppetry with digital visual effects. The film takes viewer into the magical world of Mr. and Mrs. Raccoon as they try to save the Enchanted Forest from the Evil Rock Goblin.
- CreatorsRebecca de SouzaMark GrantClaudia LloydStarsMacauley KeeperIvy LatimerLauren ClairTells the story of the Carlson family who have recently relocated from Australia to the UK to discover there are three out of control hilarious monsters living in their basement.
- DirectorGary TempletonStarsJames Michael ReilyCatherine KellnerJodi Applegate KayBased on the book by Mercer Mayer, this story will appeal to anyone whose imagination ever turned their bedroom into a scary place once the lights went out. Five-year-old Christopher firmly believes that there's a Nightmare hiding in his closet, but no one takes him seriously. Taking matters into his own hands, Christopher confronts his Nightmare and calms his fears. There are some very amusing twists and turns along the way and a surprise ending that you won't soon forget.
- DirectorTed AbenheimStarsCrystal DeeLisa MeeJeff Norris"There's Something in My Attic" tells the story of Jessie, a little girl who moves into an old country house with her mother and father. While moving in, she is warned by her new friend, Louisa, that the house is haunted.
- DirectorDavid GrossmanStarsJim StaahlNancy LenehanKamie HarperBonnie and Billy have to rescue the Popples when their parents accidentally send them to Goodwill following a surprise remodel of the family's attic.
- CreatorJosep VicianaStarsDaniel GarcíaGonzalo AbrilSílvia VilarrasaYou come to know to the Aurones, a pacific tribe between the woods where the all are friends and the gold not is money to buy.