The Black Cauldron (1985)

Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.

Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

What to watch after The Black Cauldron

• The Lord of the Rings (1978) — Same feel: dark, dramatic
• Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
• Pete's Dragon (1977) — Same subject: dragon
• Pumpkinhead (1988) — Same subject: witch
• The Swan Princess (1994) — Richard Rich directed both
• Dragonslayer (1981) — Same subject: magic, dragon