
Movies that feel like Ferdinand (2017)
If you loved Ferdinand, the closest films we have are Rio 2 (2014), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) and Rio (2011). All three share Ferdinand's whimsical and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.
If Ferdinand hit the spot, these will too

The same hand behind both of them: Carlos Saldanha

Both are Carlos Saldanha's work, and they rhyme
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Whimsical where it counts, warm underneath

Common ground: friendship

Cozy and epic in the same breath

Both are built on the same subject: based on children's book
The difference: Not nearly as epic as Ferdinand

The same two preoccupations: joyous, and adoring
The difference: Missing the play of Ferdinand

Both keep coming back to the same thing: friendship
The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Ferdinand does

The same preoccupation in both: based on children's book

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Both lean on whimsy more than on animation

One thread runs through both: adoring
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