
Movies that feel like An American Tail (1986)
If you loved An American Tail, the closest films we have are The Land Before Time (1988), The Triplets of Belleville (2003) and A Bug's Life (1998). All three share An American Tail's epic and whimsical feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads and Disney Plus and others, checked against today's data.
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If An American Tail hit the spot, these will too

Both are Don Bluth films, and they rhyme
The difference: None of the wit that defines An American Tail

The same mix in both: scale, then whimsy
The difference: Missing the warmth of An American Tail

Villain sits at the heart of each

The same preoccupation in both: villain

Don Bluth working the same nerve twice
The difference: Plays it as fantasy more than An American Tail does

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

Warm adventure in both cases

Contemplative animation, and it commits to that
The difference: A 2010s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Comedy with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Both trade on whimsy more than on being family

Drama built on wit, twice over

Both trade on play more than on being adventure
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly
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