SimilarScreen
The School of the Magical Animals

The School of the Magical Animals

A magical adventure

20216.31h 33m

Overview

Ida Kronenberg must transfer to a new school, where she soon realizes the students are unkind to each other. However, that all changes when a new teacher, Miss Cornfield, begins to educate them on the value of friendship and magic.

Directed by Gregor Schnitzler
Written by Viola Schmidt, John Chambers, Oliver Schütte
Produced by Meike Kordes, Alexandra Kordes
Box OfficeBudget: $11.7MRevenue: $22.0M

Top Cast

Emilia Maier

Emilia Maier

Ida Kronenberg

Leonard Artur Conrads

Leonard Artur Conrads

Benjamin Schubert

Loris Sichrovsky

Loris Sichrovsky

Jo Wieland

Nadja Uhl

Nadja Uhl

Mary Cornfield

Justus von Dohnányi

Justus von Dohnányi

Heribert Siegmann

Heiko Pinkowski

Heiko Pinkowski

Willi Wondraschek

Marleen Lohse

Marleen Lohse

Elvira Kronenberg

Milan Peschel

Milan Peschel

Mortimer Morrison

Max von der Groeben

Max von der Groeben

Rabbat (voice)

Katharina Thalbach

Katharina Thalbach

Henrietta (voice)

Themes & Keywords

schoolmagical creature

About The School of the Magical Animals

The School of the Magical Animals is a family, adventure, fantasy film released in 2021 exploring themes of school, magical creature. Directed by Gregor Schnitzler, it stars Emilia Maier, Leonard Artur Conrads, Loris Sichrovsky. Ida Kronenberg must transfer to a new school, where she soon realizes the students are unkind to each other. However, that all changes when a new teacher, Miss Cornfield, begins to educate them on the value of friendship and magic.

Movies Similar to The School of the Magical Animals

Discover titles like The School of the Magical Animals — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to The School of the Magical Animals

If you enjoyed The School of the Magical Animals, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of The School of the Magical Animals.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
47% Match

Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.

The NeverEnding Story
41% Match

While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
40% Match

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 he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore will need to seek help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
38% Match

As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemorts defenses and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
38% Match

When his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons, and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
38% Match

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.

Trinity Seven: Eternity Library & Alchemic Girl
33% Match

The film's story begins when Arata inadvertently touches "Hermes Apocrypha," Lilith's Grimoire. Suddenly, he is enveloped by a bright white light, and a girl appears before him. She calls herself Lilim, and treats both Arata and Lilith as her parents. At the same time she appears, something changes in the world. The forbidden Eternal Library awakens. In the Library is sealed the ultimate culmination of Alchemy, the White Demon Lord. The White Demon Lord plots to eliminate Arata and the Trinity Seven to usurp the position of Demon Lord. Bristling with untold power, the White Demon Lord attacks Arata, and triggers a desperate crisis where Arata and the Trinity Seven must save the world in this last battle.

The Spiderwick Chronicles
32% Match

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
31% Match

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 lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
30% Match

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 creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
29% Match

Returning for his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of motivated students to defend themselves against the Dark Arts.