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Movies that feel likeAn American Tail (1986)

A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.

If you loved An American Tail, the closest films we have are The Secret of NIMH (1982), The Land Before Time (1988) and The Muppet Movie (1979). All three share An American Tail's epic and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Stuart Little 2 (2002).

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The Secret of NIMH
1982 Β· dir. Don Bluth
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.5adventure Β· animation Β· drama

Both are Don Bluth's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Trades the wit of An American Tail for an angle of its own

A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.

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The Land Before Time
1988 Β· dir. Don Bluth
πŸ… 65%β˜… 7.4family Β· animation Β· adventure

Don Bluth working the same nerve twice

The difference: Easier on the wit than An American Tail

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.

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The Muppet Movie
1979 Β· dir. James Frawley
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.6family Β· comedy Β· adventureDisney+

Both land scale and wit at once

The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet crew), and some special celebrity guest stars, while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

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Stuart Little 2
2002 Β· dir. Rob Minkoff
πŸ… 82%β˜… 5.5family Β· adventure Β· comedy

Common ground: mouse

Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy mouse adventures are in store as Stuart, his human brother, George, and their mischievous cat, Snowbell, set out to rescue a friend.

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Sky High
2005 Β· dir. Mike Mitchell
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· comedy Β· familyDisney+

The same mix in both: play, then warmth

Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 Β· dir. Chris Columbus
πŸ… 35%β˜… 6.9comedy Β· family Β· adventureDisney+

New York City shapes both of them

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit cardβ€”despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve.

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Help! I'm a Fish
2000 Β· dir. Stefan Fjeldmark
β˜… 6adventure Β· animation Β· comedy

Contemplative where it counts, cozy underneath

Three children are accidentally transformed into fish after consuming a potion made by an eccentric scientist. The kids end up in the sea, with one problem: they must find and drink the antidote within 48 hours, or forever remain as fish.

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Bean
1997 Β· dir. Mel Smith
πŸ… 41%β˜… 6.5family Β· adventure Β· comedy

Epic adventure in both cases

Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him fired is blocked by the chairman, who has taken a liking to Bean, they send him to Los Angeles to act as their ambassador for the unveiling of a historic painting to humiliate him. Fooled, Mr. Bean must now successfully unveil the painting or risk his and a hapless Los Angeles curator's termination.

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Jingle All the Way
1996 Β· dir. Brian Levant
πŸ… 20%β˜… 5.8family Β· adventure Β· comedyDisney+

Comedy built on wit, twice over

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.

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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006 Β· dir. Tim Hill
πŸ… 12%β˜… 5comedy Β· family Β· adventureDisney+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: cat

The difference: 20 years apart, and the 2000s show

Jon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.

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Where Am I Going?
2016 Β· dir. Gennaro Nunziante
πŸ… 60%β˜… 6.7comedy Β· family Β· adventure

Both lean on play more than on family

Checco is 39 and lived his entire life with his parents. He loves his job where he does nothing the whole day, until something happens that will change his behavior and his life forever...

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Asterix Conquers America
1994 Β· dir. Gerhard Hahn
β˜… 5.9family Β· animation Β· adventure

Warm animation, and it commits to that

When marauding Romans capture - and catapult - their pal Getafix into lands unknown, the shrewd and cunning Asterix and his able sidekick Obelix spring into action! But their journey leads them to a strange and dangerous new world, where they must face a tribe of Indians, a stampeding herd of buffalo and a medicine man with designs on their magic potion!

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