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Movies that feel like Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

If you loved Mufasa: The Lion King, the closest films we have are Minions & Monsters (2026), The Lion King 1½ (2004) and The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019). All three share Mufasa: The Lion King's epic and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Hulu and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

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.

🍅 56% Rotten Tomatoes6.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Barry Jenkinsepicwarmcozywhimsical
Stream it:Disney+
Rent or buy:Amazon see price ↗Apple TV$3.99 rent · $19.99 buyApple price as of 2026-09-10
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Minions & Monsters
2026 · dir. Pierre Coffin
🍅 89%6.3adventure · animation · comedy

Epic where it counts, warm underneath

The difference: Reviewed even better

This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.

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The Lion King 1½
2004 · dir. Bradley Raymond
🍅 76%6.5adventure · animation · comedy

The same two preoccupations: lion, and musical

The difference: Leans harder into comedy than Mufasa: The Lion King does

Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before Simba's adventure began. You'll find out all about Timon and Pumbaa and tag along as they search for the perfect home and attempt to raise a rambunctious lion cub.

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

One thread runs through both: friendship

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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Moana 2
2024 · dir. David G. Derrick Jr.
🍅 61%6.3adventure · animation · comedy

Common ground: musical

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.

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Rio 2
2014 · dir. Carlos Saldanha
🍅 50%6.3animation · adventure · comedy

Both are built on the same subject: jungle

It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.

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The Good Dinosaur
2015 · dir. Peter Sohn
🍅 76%6.7adventure · animation · family

The same preoccupation in both: friendship

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

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Mulan II
2004 · dir. Darrell Rooney
5.7animation · comedy · family

The same mix in both: comfort, then whimsy

The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three princesses to Chang'an, China. Mushu is determined to drive a wedge between the couple after he learns that he will lose his guardian job if Mulan marries into the Li family.

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · dir. Eric Darnell
🍅 78%6.8animation · family · comedy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: lion

Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.

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Trolls
2016 · dir. Mike Mitchell
🍅 76%6.4adventure · animation · comedy

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

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🍅 66%5.9adventure · animation · comedy

Both lean on warmth more than on family

When his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled pal.

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

Animation with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

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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🍅 52%6.9animation · adventure · family

Whimsical adventure in both cases

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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