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Movies that feel likeChicken Little (2005)

When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.

If you loved Chicken Little, the closest films we have are The Emperor's New Groove (2000), Surf's Up (2007) and The Lion King 1½ (2004). All three share Chicken Little's whimsical and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015).

🍅 36% Rotten Tomatoes★ 5.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Mark Dindalwhimsicalwarmcozywittyplayfulwistful
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The Emperor's New Groove
2000 · dir. Mark Dindal
🍅 86%★ 7.4adventure · animation · comedyDisney+

Mark Dindal working the same nerve twice

The difference: Reviewed even better

When the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.

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Surf's Up
2007 · dir. Ash Brannon
🍅 78%★ 6.7animation · comedy · familyHulu

Common ground in both: chicken and animals

The difference: Trades the wistfulness of Chicken Little for an angle of its own

With a documentary crew in tow, Cody Maverick—a young surfer from Antarctica—travels to the pacific for his first professional competition. Determined to earn respect and live up to his idol, Big Z, Cody pushes himself to the limit. But all that changes when an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

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The Lion King 1½
2004 · dir. Bradley Raymond
🍅 76%★ 6.5adventure · animation · comedyDisney+

One thread runs through both: best friend

The difference: Easier on the wistfulness than Chicken Little

Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before Simba's adventure began. You'll find out all about Timon and Pumbaa and tag along as they search for the perfect home and attempt to raise a rambunctious lion cub.

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Chicken Run
2000 · dir. Peter Lord
🍅 97%★ 7.1animation · comedy · familyRent or buy

Common ground: chicken

The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom.

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High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008 · dir. Kenny Ortega
🍅 64%★ 5.1comedy · drama · familyDisney+

Both are built on the same subject: growing up

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Chicken Little does

As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water poster
🍅 80%★ 6adventure · animation · comedyParamount+

Both are working the same pair: superhero, computer animation

Evil pirate Burger Beard is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, but the final page happens to be the Krabby Patty secret formula. When Burger Beard endangers Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and Plankton must embark on a quest to retrieve the recipe and save their city...a quest that takes them to the surface world and transforms them into superheroes.

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Mulan II
2004 · dir. Darrell Rooney
★ 5.7animation · comedy · familyDisney+

Whimsical where it counts, warm underneath

Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three princesses to Chang'an, China. Mushu is determined to drive a wedge between the couple after he learns that he will lose his guardian job if Mulan marries into the Li family.

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013 · dir. Cody Cameron
🍅 71%★ 6.3animation · family · comedy

The same mix in both: comfort, then wit

After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

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Antz
1998 · dir. Eric Darnell
🍅 92%★ 6.5animation · comedy · familyNetflix

Both lean on play more than on animation

A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up under the command of a bloodthirsty general. But he's actually been enlisted to fight against a termite army.

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Happy Feet
2006 · dir. George Miller
🍅 76%★ 6.4animation · comedy · family

The same preoccupation in both: fish

Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!

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Klaus
2019 · dir. Sergio Pablos
🍅 95%★ 8.2animation · family · comedyNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: small town life

A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.

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Over the Hedge
2006 · dir. Karey Kirkpatrick
🍅 75%★ 6.7adventure · animation · comedyRent or buy

The same preoccupation in both: animals

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.

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