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Movies that feel likeLong Way North (2015)

In 1892 Saint Petersburg, when her explorer grandfather's failure to return from his latest expedition brings dishonour to her aristocratic family, a resilient teenager runs away to follow in his trail in search of his famed ship.

If you loved Long Way North, the closest films we have are Boy & the World (2014), Monica and Friends: Bonds (2019) and The Fox and the Hound (1981). All three share Long Way North's epic and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Incredible Journey (1963).

🍅 98% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Rémi Chayéepiccontemplativewarmcozywistful
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Boy & the World
2014 · dir. Alê Abreu
🍅 93%★ 7.5animation · fantasy · adventure

Both are built on the same subject: growing up

The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Long Way North does

Suffering because of his father's departure to the big city, a boy leaves his village and discovers a fantastic world dominated by bug-engines and strange beings. An unusual animation with various artistic techniques that portrays the issues of the modern world through the eyes of a child.

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Monica and Friends: Bonds
2019 · dir. Daniel Rezende
★ 7.1family · adventure · comedy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: growing up

The difference: Easier on the stillness than Long Way North

Fluffy, Jimmy Five's pet dog, vanished. He develops an infallible plan to rescue the little dog, but, he will need help from his faithful friends: Monica, Maggy and Smudge. Together, they will face challengers and live incredible adventures to get Fluffy back home.

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The Fox and the Hound
1981 · dir. Ted Berman
🍅 75%★ 7.2adventure · animation · dramaDisney+

Both land scale and stillness at once

The difference: 34 years apart, and the 1980s show

When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!

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The Prince of Egypt
1998 · dir. Brenda Chapman
🍅 79%★ 7.3adventure · animation · dramaNetflix

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

The strong bond between two Royal Egyptian brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.

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The White Balloon
1995 · dir. Jafar Panahi
🍅 83%★ 7.6drama · family

Drama built on stillness, twice over

Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with.

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The Boy and the Beast
2015 · dir. Mamoru Hosoda
🍅 90%★ 7.6action · adventure · animationMax

Both lean on wistfulness more than on adventure

The difference: Leans harder into action than Long Way North does

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

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The Red Turtle
2016 · dir. Michael Dudok de Wit
🍅 93%★ 7.5animation · drama · fantasy

Warm animation in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Long Way North does

The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.

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The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · dir. Jeremy Kagan
🍅 91%★ 7adventure · family · dramaDisney+

Family with a pulse of scale, in both cases

America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.

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The Incredible Journey
1963 · dir. Fletcher Markle
🍅 89%★ 7adventure · familyDisney+

Cozy adventure, and it commits to that

The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?

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Kes
1970 · dir. Ken Loach
🍅 100%★ 7.9dramaPrime Video

Wistful drama, and it commits to that

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.

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Labyrinth
1986 · dir. Jim Henson
🍅 63%★ 7.3adventure · family · fantasyHuluPeacock

Epic family in both cases

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King. Guarding his castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted maze of deception, populated with outrageous characters and unknown dangers.

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Mud
2013 · dir. Jeff Nichols
🍅 97%★ 7.3drama

Contemplative animation in both cases

Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

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