# Movies like The Return of the King

> Films most similar to The Return of the King (1980) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-return-of-the-king-1980/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[The Hobbit](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-hobbit-1977/)** (1977) — ★ 6.6 · 358 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Arion](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/arion-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.4 · 27 votes · bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn
- **[Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/super-mario-brothers-great-mission-to-rescue-princess-peach-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.2 · 119 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Windaria](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/windaria-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.5 · 34 votes · bittersweet, outsider
- **[Horus: Prince of the Sun](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/horus-prince-of-the-sun-1968/)** (1968) — ★ 6.3 · 107 votes · dread, epic, surreal
- **[Jack and the Beanstalk](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/jack-and-the-beanstalk-1974/)** (1974) — ★ 6.5 · 40 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Pokémon 4Ever](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/pokemon-4ever-2001/)** (2001) — ★ 6.5 · 460 votes · cozy, tender, uplifting
- **[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/pokemon-ranger-and-the-temple-of-the-sea-2006/)** (2006) — ★ 6.5 · 222 votes · cozy, playful, tender
- **[Brave Story](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/brave-story-2006/)** (2006) — ★ 6.3 · 75 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/tales-of-vesperia-the-first-strike-2009/)** (2009) — ★ 6.4 · 40 votes · tender, uplifting
- **[Ani*Kuri15](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/ani-kuri15-2008/)** (2008) — ★ 6.3 · 38 votes
- **[Legend of the Millennium Dragon](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/legend-of-the-millennium-dragon-2011/)** (2011) — ★ 6.1 · 64 votes · cozy, playful

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