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Movies that feel likeIsle of Dogs (2018)

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.

If you loved Isle of Dogs, the closest films we have are The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Checkered Ninja (2018). All three share Isle of Dogs' epic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is A Cat in Paris (2010).

🍅 90% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Wes Andersonepicwittyplayfulwhimsical
6 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Disney Plus

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The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021 · dir. Mike Rianda
🍅 97%★ 7.6animation · adventure · comedyNetflix

Both land scale and wit at once

A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.

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Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 · dir. Wes Anderson
🍅 93%★ 7.9adventure · animation · comedyDisney+

Wes Anderson directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Leans harder into family than Isle of Dogs does

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

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Checkered Ninja
2018 · dir. Thorbjørn Christoffersen
★ 7.1animation · comedy · adventurePrime Video

The same mix in both: play, then whimsy

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Isle of Dogs does

A possessed Ninja doll teams up with a teenage boy to avenge the murder of a poor child factory worker.

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The Darjeeling Limited
2007 · dir. Wes Anderson
🍅 69%★ 7.2adventure · drama · comedy

Wes Anderson working the same nerve twice

The difference: Easier on the whimsy than Isle of Dogs

Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).

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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004 · dir. Wes Anderson
🍅 73%★ 7.2adventure · comedy · drama

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

The difference: Trades the whimsy of Isle of Dogs for an angle of its own

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.

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A Cat in Paris
2010 · dir. Jean-Loup Felicioli
🍅 83%★ 6.9animation · comedy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

A thrilling mystery that unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of the French capital, Paris, over the course of one adventurous evening.

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Sausage Party
2016 · dir. Greg Tiernan
🍅 82%★ 6.1adventure · animation · comedyRent or buy

Both lean on play more than on animation

Hot dog Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they're chosen to leave the grocery store.

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Steamboat Willie
1928 · dir. Walt Disney
🍅 100%★ 7.4animation · comedyDisney+

Whimsical comedy in both cases

The difference: 90 years apart, and the 1920s show

Mickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie Mouse, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck.

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Rose Island
2020 · dir. Sydney Sibilia
🍅 75%★ 7comedy · adventureNetflix

Adventure built on scale, twice over

In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people.

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Secret Magic Control Agency
2021 · dir. Alexey Tsitsilin
★ 6.2animation · comedy · fantasyNetflix

Witty animation in both cases

The Secret Magic Control Agency sends its two best agents, Hansel and Gretel, to fight against the witch of the Gingerbread House.

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The Secret Life of Pets 2
2019 · dir. Chris Renaud
🍅 60%★ 6.4animation · comedy · family

One thread runs through both: dog

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Max the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile foxes and a scary turkey. Luckily for Max, he soon catches a break when he meets Rooster, a gruff farm dog who tries to cure the lovable pooch of his neuroses.

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The Triplets of Belleville
2003 · dir. Sylvain Chomet
★ 7.7animation · comedy · drama

The same preoccupation in both: dog

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.

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