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Movies that feel likeFinding Dory (2016)

Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

If you loved Finding Dory, the closest films we have are Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), The Good Dinosaur (2015) and Toy Story 5 (2026). All three share Finding Dory's epic and whimsical feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Tarzan (1999).

πŸ… 94% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Andrew Stantonepicwhimsicalwarmcozycerebral
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Finding Nemo (2003)

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Kubo and the Two Strings
2016 Β· dir. Travis Knight
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.7animation Β· adventure Β· familyMaxHulu

A quest to recover family and the memories that hold it

The difference: Stop-motion melancholy β€” genuinely dark for young kids

Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.

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The Good Dinosaur
2015 Β· dir. Peter Sohn
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.7adventure Β· animation Β· familyDisney+

A timid hero crossing a huge world to get back home

The difference: Sparse and sad-toned β€” Pixar's quietest, least quotable

An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

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Toy Story 5
2026 Β· dir. Andrew Stanton
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.4animation Β· family Β· comedyRent or buy

Beloved characters mounting a rescue against the odds

The difference: Franchise fatigue is a risk β€” the toys have covered this ground

When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime.

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Brother Bear
2003 Β· dir. Aaron Blaise
πŸ… 38%β˜… 6.9adventure Β· animation Β· familyDisney+

Both land scale and whimsy at once

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, including the lovable bear cub Koda, hilarious moose Rutt and Tuke, woolly mammoths and rambunctious rams.

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Tarzan
1999 Β· dir. Chris Buck
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.3animation Β· family Β· adventureDisney+

Common ground: anthropomorphism

The difference: Easier on the ideas than Finding Dory

Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...

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Monsters vs Aliens
2009 Β· dir. Rob Letterman
πŸ… 73%β˜… 6.4animation Β· family Β· adventureParamount+Peacock

Warm and cozy in the same breath

The difference: Leans harder into science fiction than Finding Dory does

When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...

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Mufasa: The Lion King
2024 Β· dir. Barry Jenkins
πŸ… 56%β˜… 6.6adventure Β· family Β· animationDisney+

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

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Epic
2013 Β· dir. Chris Wedge
πŸ… 65%β˜… 6.6animation Β· adventure Β· familyMax

Whimsical animation in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Finding Dory does

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their worldβ€”and ours.

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Mulan
1998 Β· dir. Tony Bancroft
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.7animation Β· family Β· adventureDisney+

Family built on warmth, twice over

When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing ruthless invaders, brutal training, and the risk of execution if discovered, she must decide who she truly isβ€” and what she’s willing to fight for.

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πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.9animation Β· adventure Β· family

Cozy adventure, and it commits to that

When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.

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Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001 Β· dir. Gary Trousdale
πŸ… 48%β˜… 6.9animation Β· family Β· adventureDisney+

The same preoccupation in both: underwater

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

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Brave
2012 Β· dir. Mark Andrews
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7.1adventure Β· animation Β· familyDisney+

Animation with a pulse of scale, in both cases

In the mystical Scottish Highlands, Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Merida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Merida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish.

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