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Movies that feel likeHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.

If you loved How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, the closest films we have are Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), The Good Dinosaur (2015) and James and the Giant Peach (1996). All three share How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'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 Book of Life (2014).

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: How to Train Your Dragon (2010) · How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

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Kubo and the Two Strings
2016 · dir. Travis Knight
🍅 97%★ 7.7animation · adventure · familyMaxHulu

A young hero's quest to honor a lost parent while saving those he loves

The difference: A stop-motion Japanese folktale, quieter and stranger than a dragon epic

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 · dir. Peter Sohn
🍅 76%★ 6.7adventure · animation · familyDisney+

An unlikely cross-species friendship carrying real emotional weight

The difference: A survival-journey story, without HTTYD's romance or dragon-flight scale

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

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James and the Giant Peach
1996 · dir. Henry Selick
🍅 91%★ 6.7family · animation · adventureDisney+

A melancholy fantasy adventure where an unlikely bond carries someone away from home

The difference: A stop-motion orphan's journey, smaller and stranger than a dragon saga

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

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Mulan
1998 · dir. Tony Bancroft
🍅 92%★ 7.7animation · family · adventureDisney+

An animated coming-of-age tale about proving yourself worthy of leadership

The difference: A human-hero war story, without HTTYD's central dragon-and-rider bond

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 is— and what she’s willing to fight for.

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Tarzan
1999 · dir. Chris Buck
🍅 90%★ 7.3animation · family · adventureDisney+

One thread runs through both: villain

The difference: Lighter on melancholy

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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Brother Bear
2003 · dir. Aaron Blaise
🍅 38%★ 6.9adventure · animation · familyDisney+

Both land whimsy and warmth 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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Mufasa: The Lion King
2024 · dir. Barry Jenkins
🍅 56%★ 6.6adventure · family · animationDisney+

A sweeping animated prequel about the weight of stepping into leadership

The difference: A hand-me-down legacy story, gentler pace than HTTYD's dragon-flight spectacle

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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Return to Never Land
2002 · dir. Robin Budd
🍅 46%★ 5.8adventure · fantasy · animationDisney+

A flight-filled fantasy sequel wrestling with growing up and letting go

The difference: A slighter Disney sequel with none of HTTYD's emotional weight or scale

In 1940, the world is besieged by World War II. Wendy, all grown up, has two children; including Jane, who does not believe Wendy's stories about Peter Pan.

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The Lorax
2012 · dir. Chris Renaud
★ 6.4animation · family

A whimsical animated tale about protecting a fragile natural world

The difference: A message-driven eco-fable, smaller in scope than an epic dragon saga

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

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Epic
2013 · dir. Chris Wedge
🍅 65%★ 6.6animation · adventure · familyMax

Both are built on the same subject: villain

The difference: Less melancholy, more its own thing

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 world—and ours.

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🍅 52%★ 6.9animation · adventure · family

Cozy where it counts, epic underneath

The difference: Played as fantasy first

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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The Book of Life
2014 · dir. Jorge R. Gutierrez
🍅 82%★ 7.2animation · family · fantasyDisney+Peacock

Animation with a pulse of romance, in both cases

The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

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