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Movies that feel like Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)

If you loved Kirikou and the Sorceress, the closest films we have are Anastasia (1997), Frozen (2013) and How to Train Your Dragon (2010). All three share Kirikou and the Sorceress's dreamlike and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Disney Plus, fuboTV and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

πŸ… 96% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Michel Ocelotdreamlikeepicwhimsicalwarmcozydread

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If Kirikou and the Sorceress hit the spot, these will too

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Anastasia
1997 Β· dir. Gary Goldman
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.2animation Β· family Β· fantasy

The same mix in both: dream logic, then scale

The difference: Lighter on dread

Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.

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Frozen
2013 Β· dir. Jennifer Lee
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.4animation Β· family Β· adventure

Whimsical where it counts, warm underneath

Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.

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How to Train Your Dragon
2010 Β· dir. Chris Sanders
πŸ… 99%β˜… 8.1fantasy Β· adventure Β· animation

Cozy fantasy in both cases

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.

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Brave
2012 Β· dir. Brenda Chapman
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7.1adventure Β· animation Β· family

Adventure built on dream logic, twice over

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. Also figuring into Merida's quest β€” and serving as comic relief β€” are the kingdom's three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.

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The Polar Express
2004 Β· dir. Robert Zemeckis
πŸ… 55%β˜… 6.6adventure Β· animation Β· family

Epic animation, and it commits to that

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

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Howl's Moving Castle
2004 Β· dir. Hayao Miyazaki
πŸ… 88%β˜… 8.2fantasy Β· animation Β· adventure

Both trade on dread more than on being family

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

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James and the Giant Peach
1996 Β· dir. Henry Selick
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.7family Β· animation Β· adventure

Fantasy with a pulse of whimsy, in both cases

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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Alice in Wonderland
1951 Β· dir. Clyde Geronimi
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.3animation Β· family Β· fantasy

Both trade on warmth more than on being adventure

The difference: A 1950s film, from a different era of filmmaking

On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades.

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Peter Pan
1953 Β· dir. Clyde Geronimi
πŸ… 79%β˜… 7.3animation Β· family Β· adventure

Cozy animation, and it commits to that

Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Captain Hook and foil his attempts to get rid of Peter for good.

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The Last Unicorn
1982 Β· dir. Jules Bass
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7.3fantasy Β· animation Β· family

Dreamlike family in both cases

A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

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Aladdin
1992 Β· dir. John Musker
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8animation Β· family Β· adventure

Epic fantasy, and it commits to that

The difference: Played as romance first

In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp that can fulfill their wishes.

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Treasure Planet
2002 Β· dir. Ron Clements
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.2science fiction Β· adventure Β· animation

Adventure built on whimsy, twice over

When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure.

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