01
A Monster Calls
Why this pick
Like Bridge to Terabithia, it uses a child’s vivid imagined world to face overwhelming real-life grief, balancing storybook imagery with deeply felt emotional honesty.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2007 1h 35m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Movies like
Bridge to Terabithia
AdventureDramaFamilyFantasy
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
If you loved Bridge to Terabithia, try these.
01
02
The Secret Garden
Why this pick
A lonely child discovers a private realm of imagination and friendship; its gentle, tactile magic and healing emotional arc closely echo Terabithia’s sense of refuge.
03
My Neighbor Totoro
Why this pick
Its children find wonder in an ordinary landscape during a difficult family time, sharing Terabithia’s tender blend of playful fantasy, nature, and vulnerability.
04
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Why this pick
This similarly child-centered fantasy turns an unstable home life into a doorway to a hidden world, with adventurous discovery grounded in sibling bonds and unease.
05
The Fall
Why this pick
A child’s bond with a wounded storyteller creates an extravagant fantasy realm shaped by emotion, making its visual imagination feel intimate rather than merely escapist.
Finding the atmosphere, tension and little details that made this one stay with you.
Our curator needs a little longer. Please come back shortly.
No confident matches yet. Try our personal film finder.
01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.
Showing saved details. Some information may be out of date.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Josh Hutcherson
Jess Aarons
AnnaSophia Robb
Leslie Burke
Zooey Deschanel
Ms. Edmunds
Robert Patrick
Jack Aarons
Bailee Madison
May Belle Aarons
Kate Butler
Mary Aarons
Emma Fenton
Ellie Aarons
Latham Gaines
Bill Burke