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Movies that feel like Pete's Dragon (1977)

If you loved Pete's Dragon, the closest films we have are Monsters, Inc. (2001), Monster House (2006) and Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007). All three share Pete's Dragon's dreamlike and whimsical feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Disney Plus, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.

πŸ… 56% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.3 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Don Chaffeydreamlikewhimsicalwittyplayfulwarmcozy
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Way of the Dragon (1972) Β· Enter the Dragon (1973) Β· Red Dragon (2002) Β· How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Β· How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Β· How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

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Monsters, Inc.
2001 Β· dir. Pete Docter
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8.1animation Β· comedy Β· family

Both land dream logic and whimsy at once

The difference: Reviewed even better

Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.

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Monster House
2006 Β· dir. Gil Kenan
πŸ… 75%β˜… 6.7animation Β· comedy Β· family

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: 29 years apart, and the 2000s show

Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks
2007 Β· dir. Tim Hill
πŸ… 28%β˜… 5.3comedy Β· family Β· fantasy

The same preoccupation in both: friendship

A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore.

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Monsters University
2013 Β· dir. Dan Scanlon
πŸ… 80%β˜… 7.2animation Β· family Β· comedy

Both keep circling back to friendship

A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University β€” when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

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Ratatouille
2007 Β· dir. Brad Bird
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8.1animation Β· comedy Β· family

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath

In one of Paris's finest restaurants, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Torn between his family's wishes and his true calling, Remy and his pal Linguini set in motion a hilarious chain of events that turns the City of Lights upside down.

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Hotel Transylvania
2012 Β· dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
πŸ… 45%β˜… 7animation Β· comedy Β· family

Both trade on dream logic more than on being fantasy

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!

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Hotel Transylvania 2
2015 Β· dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
πŸ… 57%β˜… 6.6animation Β· comedy Β· family

Whimsical animation in both cases

When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.

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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018 Β· dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
πŸ… 63%β˜… 6.3animation Β· comedy Β· family

Comedy built on wit, twice over

Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship’s captain, Ericka, who’s secretly a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, the notorious monster slayer.

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Turning Red
2022 Β· dir. Domee Shi
πŸ… 95%β˜… 6.9animation Β· family Β· comedy

Family with a pulse of play, in both cases

Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.

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The Grinch
2018 Β· dir. Yarrow Cheney
πŸ… 60%β˜… 6.4animation Β· comedy Β· family

Warm fantasy, and it commits to that

The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration. But a certain little who might change things.

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The Boxtrolls
2014 Β· dir. Graham Annable
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.8animation Β· comedy Β· family

Animation with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

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Encanto
2021 Β· dir. Byron Howard
β˜… 7.2animation Β· comedy Β· family

Dreamlike comedy in both cases

The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the familyβ€”every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

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