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Movies that feel likePenguins of Madagascar (2014)

Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

If you loved Penguins of Madagascar, the closest films we have are Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), The Lion King 1½ (2004) and Storks (2016). All three share Penguins of Madagascar's warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Horton Hears a Who! (2008).

🍅 74% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Simon J. Smithwarmcozywhimsicalepicwittyplayful
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · dir. Eric Darnell
🍅 78%★ 6.8animation · family · comedyMax

Both are working the same pair: zoo, penguin

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: spin off

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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Storks
2016 · dir. Doug Sweetland
🍅 65%★ 6.8adventure · animation · comedy

Common ground: villain

Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorized baby girl...

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Ferdinand
2017 · dir. Carlos Saldanha
🍅 71%★ 6.7animation · family · adventureMax

Both are built on the same subject: anthropomorphism

Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow. But one day five men come to choose the "biggest, fastest, roughest bull" for the bullfights in Madrid— and Ferdinand is mistakenly chosen.

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

The same preoccupation in both: villain

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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Horton Hears a Who!
2008 · dir. Jimmy Hayward
🍅 79%★ 6.8animation · comedy · familyNetflixMax

One thread runs through both: rescue

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Penguins of Madagascar does

An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, who thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle.

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Bee Movie
2007 · dir. Simon J. Smith
🍅 49%★ 6.1family · animation · adventure

The same hand behind both of them: Simon J. Smith

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides to sue the human race after learning about the exploitation of bees at the hands of mankind. What will happen next?

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Rio 2
2014 · dir. Carlos Saldanha
🍅 50%★ 6.3animation · adventure · comedyDisney+

Both land warmth and comfort at once

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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Cars 2
2011 · dir. John Lasseter
🍅 40%★ 6.2animation · family · adventureDisney+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: spy

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

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The Angry Birds Movie
2016 · dir. Clay Kaytis
🍅 44%★ 6.3animation · adventure · comedyParamount+

The same mix in both: whimsy, then scale

An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.

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

Both are built on the same subject: revenge

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

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

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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