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Movies that feel likeKubo and the Two Strings (2016)

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.

If you loved Kubo and the Two Strings, the closest films we have are The Good Dinosaur (2015), Epic (2013) and Brother Bear (2003). All three share Kubo and the Two Strings' whimsical and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998).

🍅 97% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Travis Knightwhimsicalepicwarmcozy
9 of 12 streaming nowHBO Max · Amazon Prime Video · Disney Plus

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The Good Dinosaur
2015 · dir. Peter Sohn
🍅 76%★ 6.7adventure · animation · familyDisney+

Whimsical where it counts, epic underneath

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

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

Both land warmth and comfort at once

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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

Whimsical animation, and it commits to that

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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🍅 52%★ 6.9animation · adventure · family

Adventure built on scale, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Kubo and the Two Strings does

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

Family with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

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

Both lean on comfort more than on animation

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

Whimsical adventure in both cases

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

Both lean on warmth more than on family

The difference: Trades the scale of Kubo and the Two Strings for an angle of its own

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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Arthur and the Invisibles
2006 · dir. Luc Besson
🍅 21%★ 6adventure · fantasy · animation

Both lean on scale more than on animation

Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harmony with nature.

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The Little Prince
2015 · dir. Mark Osborne
🍅 92%★ 7.6adventure · animation · fantasyRent or buy

Both are built on the same subject: stop motion

Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.

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Finding Dory
2016 · dir. Andrew Stanton
🍅 94%★ 7.2adventure · animation · familyDisney+

Adventure built on comfort, twice over

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?

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Kirikou and the Sorceress
1998 · dir. Michel Ocelot
🍅 96%★ 7.5fantasy · adventure · animationPrime Video

Both working the same family territory

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

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