Holes (2003) is a comedic-drama film directed by American cinematographer Andrew Davis. This film is based on a novel written by Louis Sachar in the year 1998. Holes is presented by the American film production company Walt Disney Pictures. The story revolves around the unleashing secrets of a teenager, Stanley Yelnats IV(Shia LaBeouf), born in a family whose great-great-grandfather, Elya Yelnats got cursed as he believed that he failed to keep the promise from a gypsy, Madame Zeroni, from whom he received a pig in return of carrying Madame Zeroni up a mountain as she had only one leg and sing her a song.
Stanley’s fortune carried him up to the detention camp, “Camp Green Lake,” for eighteen months, where he was told by Mr. Sir (Jon Voight), assistant of the warden (Sigourney Weaver), to dig a hole in the desert, which would return improve every single detained child in the camp. The boy, along with his friends at the camp, unfolds the intentions of the warden and her staff to force the kids to dig holes. The movie carries interest and suspense throughout its duration, and it is a blend of drama, comedy, and adventure.
35 movies like Holes that you will love to watch:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)
American Fantasy and adventure film based on C.S. Lewis’s novel is set in the period of World War II. Four Pevensie siblings, Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy(Georgie Henley), were sent to the country home in London for their safety.
One day, Lucy discovered a tall wardrobe that was the magical portal “Narnia” to a realm of a different world from Earth. Lucy then goes back again to Narnia, but this time with her siblings. There they many creatures and animals who can talk their emotions out. Aslan, a grandiose Lion and also the White Witch of the story, against whom they fight to restore the beauty of the land.
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
It is a live-action film in which two notorious kids Sally Walden (Dakota Fanning) and her brother Conrad portrayed by Spencer Breslin, are home alone as their mother (Kelly Preston) is out. A six feet tall mischievous character arrives at their doorstep and turns their organized house into a mess.
This makes the kids worried as their mother will soon arrive before the house business party begins.
This movie becomes a pursuit of fun.
Scooby-Doo (2002)
A computer-animated film is having the genre of fantasy, adventure, and mystery which is based on a successful television franchise of Hanna- Barbera. The plot of the movie goes around a group of four young adults Fred Jones (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Daphne Blake (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Norville “Shaggy” Rogers (Matthew Lillard), Velma (Linda Cardellini), and a talking dog who reunite to solve the mystery as they used to, after the break of two years of dispersion on a tropical island.
The movie maintained the essence of the franchise keeping in mind the flow and the nature of the character in the story.
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
It is a film adaptation of three novels that was shot completely using sound stages and backlots at Paramount Pictures and Downey Studios. The story is about the three orphans Violet, Klaus, and Sunny who try to always win against the wits of Count Olaf and his connections who look for ways to inherit the kid’s fortune.
The Borrowers (1997)
A comedy, adventure family film in which four-inch-tall people live inside the floors and walls of big people’s houses. They live by borrowing their requirements. The building plan of the complex over their house by the lawyer (John Goodman) creates trouble in Lender’s family life.
The plot of the story then rides around the miniature family getting back to their house.
Jumanji (1995)
American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston centers on the idea of the implausible jungle that gets released in the real world by the turns played on a magical board game. In the year 1969, a boy named Alan got trapped inside the game while playing with Sarah. Years later, when the board finds siblings Judy and Peter, they help to release Alan, who now has aged, the story, with its adventures, it keeps the audience entertained.
When they find Sarah, all four players finish the mystic board game to reverse the chaos that happened.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
A poor paperboy who is fond of candies, sweets, and chocolates but can’t afford them. One by one, children get the ticket and visit the magical factory of chocolate and sweets. The interest and mystery of the story lie in whether the child would be able to enter his dream-come-true factory.
Stuart Little (1999)
The Littles family goes to the orphanage to adopt a new member to the family. There they chose Stuart, a sweet little white mouse. The story revolves around Stuart going through adventurous difficulties against the cat at their house, Snowbell, and his elder brother, who is unwelcoming to him.
The character of Stuart never loses the hope and chance to make others smile, which in the end, makes him the most lovable member of the Littles family.
Secondhand Lions(2003)
The young boy Walter’s mother Mae, tries to get along with men but fails to. This time she again goes for a Husband’s hunt leaving her son at his great uncles who are rumored to have large fortunes. The uncles took the responsibility to take good care of Walter, who later told him the stories of their past adventurous life. Walter being with his uncles, learned the way of living a good life as his mother has always been irresponsible.
The storyline of this movie has good comedy and drama in it.
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
Jim Evers, a real estate agent, and his wife Sarah, both busy with their work, gave no time to their two kids. The story took its pace when they got summoned to the haunted mansion whose owner is Edward Gracy.
As the family decided to stay for a night there, they discovered that the house was not an ordinary house but haunted by mysterious activities due to the curse. The twist lies when he realizes that his wife is directly linked to the curse, which made him solve the mystery and get his family released.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
The story of the 1930s is shown in which three convicts escaped the prison of Mississippi and went on a memorable adventure in search of freedom going all the way home. As they had nothing to lose now the story full of different colors began. This movie is a blend of emotion, adventure, and comedy.
George of the Jungle (1997)
The movie is directed by Sam Wiseman and shows the story of a man who was raised by gorillas as he was the only survivor of the crashed plane. The story takes a turn when he saves an explorer Ursula Stanhope (Leslie Mann), from a lion.
George goes out to a different place for the first time in his life. When he was in San Francisco with Ursula, he got to know that his friend from the jungle gorilla, got captured, so he and Ursula both went on a mission to rescue him.
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
It is a movie with the taste of adventure and fantasy. The lead character, American teenager Jason (Michael Angarano) boy, joins the group of martial-art legends by getting teleported back in time on the quest to free the imprisoned man. Jason gets back in time as he discovers a stick weapon of the Chinese warrior, Monkey King from a pawn shop in Chinatown.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
Harry(Daniel Radcliffe), on his eleventh birthday, discovers that he is a son of wizards, and he now is set on his magical journey to Hogwarts, where he finds two friends, Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson).
The plot of the story takes an interesting turn as Harry has a lot to unleash during his magical wizard school journey. This movie is an adaptation of the novel by J.K. Rowling.
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
American movie in which a mailman’s son Wilby (Tommy Kirk) becomes a dog himself accidentally because of an ancient curse. He finds a way to get back to his human form and during his transforming journey, he plans to steal confidential government information, taking his path toward adventure.
Flubber (1997)
Professor Philip Brainard (Robin Williams) uses his discovery to get back his girlfriend, who dumped him as he missed his wedding, the character being absent-minded. The story goes around him and flubber using their brains to get back Phili’s girlfriend.
RV (2006)
Bob Munro tries to convince his dysfunctional family for a road trip to Colorado Rocky Mountains, as he promised his wife and children to spend the vacation in Hawaii, but the call of the business meetings clashed with the timings, so he had to lie to his family as he was afraid of losing his job and lifestyle.
The journey of the family made Bob realize the forgotten value of the relationship.
The Goonies (1985)
One day a teenage boy, Mikey Walsh, finds an old treasure map in his father’s belonging. In the quest to find this treasure and save his home from getting demolished, he, with his friends, Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux, went on an epic adventure. The secret stash was named Pirate One-Eyed Willie.
Hugo (2011)
An orphan child named Hugo used to live in the walls of a train station. His only job was to oil and maintained the station’s clock. But for him, the most important task was to protect a broken automaton and a notebook which was the last memory of his father.
In this story, our protagonist goes on a mysterious epic journey to solve the quest for an automaton and find a place he can call home.
The Secret Garden (1993)
The Secret Garden is a story of a British origin girl who was born in India and lost her parents in an earthquake. She returned to England to live with her uncle who lives in a castle. Even while living with her uncle, she was again left alone.
Roaming around the estate, she finds an abandoned garden. She starts restoring the garden and eventually discovers some secrets of the manor.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Jake, a teenage boy, got transported to an island. On that island, a group of orphans is fighting against some different creatures who are trying to destroy them. Jake, our protagonist, has to protect these orphans from creatures of a different world.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Newt Scamander, a magician, 1926 arrived at the Magical Congress of the United States of America. He always carries a magical briefcase which is home to some dangerous creatures. From that briefcase, a magical creature escapes and causes havoc in the city. This threatens the existence of the magical society. But something bigger than they can see is happening under their nose.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Grindelwald, a dark magician, has escaped prison, and now he has started gathering his followers to take control of the human world. The only person capable of stopping him is his close friend, Albus Dumbledore. Now, he seeks the help of his old and favorite student, Newt Scamander, who, in the first place, put him in prison.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The movie is about the adventures of a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, who was sent on a quest by a Wizard, Gandalf the Grey; accompanying him are thirteen dwarves who want to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon. The story is a prequel to the Lord of the Rings series.
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
A 19-year-old girl, Alice, found herself in a very strange place when she falls from a hole after chasing a strange rabbit during her engagement party. This stranger place is called Underland. Underland turns out to be a place of the nightmares she used to have when she was just a child. Underland was filled with animals who could talk, a villainous queen, and Frumious Bandersnatch.
Now, she found a reason to stay over that place, to conquer the horrific Jabberwocky and restore the rightful queen to her throne.
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
This movie is a sequel to Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland”. This time returns to the Underland and finds herself facing a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
Seventh Son (2014)
The seventh son of a seventh son, John Gregory, a local spook who has protected his country from witches, ghouls, and other kinds of beastly beings, is now in the search of a new apprentice as he is not young anymore. Most men have failed in their training. His last hope is a farmer’s son, Thomas Ward.
Now it is up to Thomas to survive John’s training and become a spook who can defend his nation just like John has done for ages.
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
A small-time circus illusionist, Oscar Diggs, who is also a con artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz. At the Land of Oz, inhabitants assume he’s the great wizard, a prophecy told about who can save the land from the clutches of evil.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Percy Jackson, a normal teenage boy, one day discovered that he was a demi-god, the son of Poseidon, the God of the Seas. Percy came to need when Zeus’ lightning got stolen. Now it is up to him to master his new skill and stop a devastating war from happening as it can easily destroy the entire world.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
In the world of pirates, there is no time to stop, as pirates face new adventures every morning. This time our beloved Captain Jack Sparrow has to face an old nemesis, Captain Salazar. Years ago, he trapped Salazar in a cursed place. Now, Salazar is hunting our Captain Jack Sparrow to take his revenge. To defend himself, Jack Sparrow has to find the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but the task is very impossible alone.
He has to crew up with a headstrong young man and a very beautiful astronomer in this adventure.
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
Jack, a local farmer boy, one day somehow managed to get his hands on magical seeds which, once sown, can grow up to unimaginable hightes. By sowing those seeds, he made a bridge between the world of giants and humans, sparking a very old war that could easily lead to the end of humanity. Only one thing can stop giants, a crown, whose command they have to follow no matter what they wish for.
Warcraft (2016)
The realm of humans was in peace. One day humans encounter a war-hungry group of invaders who came to their realm as their home world was dying. These invaders were called orcs, a fearsome civilization that knew nothing except war. Now humans have to force their armies towards the camp of orcs such that they can close a portal that connects both worlds.
His Dark Materials (2019)
In some parallel universe, there lives an orphan named Lyra. This parallel universe is very different from ours as science, theology, and magic are entwined. In search for her kidnapped friend, she found out about a plot involving stolen children. This search of her’s turned out to be an epic quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust.
Later she found out about a prophecy and the truth about her parents and the war against celestial powers, which ranges across multiple worlds.
The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King (2017)
A poor farmer’s son, Espen, embarked on a dangerous journey with his brother to save a princess from a vile troll named the Mountain King. This journey is his need as his family’s farm is going to be ruined and he wants the reward coming from saving the princess.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
This tale is a sequel to Disney’s Maleficent. In this, we get to know more about our notorious villain, Maleficent, and what made her heart so hardened that she cursed baby Princess Aurora.
This time both of them have to save the moors and the magical creatures that live within.
