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Movies that feel like Return to Never Land (2002)

If you loved Return to Never Land, the closest films we have are Mulan II (2004), Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) and Peter Pan (2003). All three share Return to Never Land'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 Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium and Disney Plus and others, checked against today's data.

In 1940, the world is besieged by World War II. Wendy, all grown up, has two children; including Jane, who does not believe Wendy's stories about Peter Pan.

🍅 46% Rotten Tomatoes5.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Robin Buddepicdreamlikewhimsicalwarmcozy
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Peter Pan (1953)

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

Epic where it counts, whimsical underneath

The difference: Missing the dream logic of Return to Never Land

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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🍅 14%5.3adventure · fantasy · animation

Dreamlike and warm in the same breath

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard.

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Peter Pan
2003 · dir. P.J. Hogan
🍅 77%6.8adventure · fantasy · family

Both are built on the same subject: flying

The difference: Not nearly as whimsical as Return to Never Land

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

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

Cozy adventure, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans harder into comedy than Return to Never Land 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 Rescuers
1977 · dir. Wolfgang Reitherman
🍅 79%6.9fantasy · family · animation

Fantasy built on scale, twice over

The difference: 25 years apart, and the 1970s show

Two agents of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society search for a little orphan girl kidnapped by sinister treasure hunters.

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The Addams Family
2019 · dir. Conrad Vernon
🍅 46%5.8family · animation · comedy

Dreamlike animation in both cases

The Addams family's lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a treacherous, greedy crafty reality-TV host while also preparing for their extended family to arrive for a major celebration.

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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977 · dir. John Lounsbery
🍅 100%7.5animation · family · adventure

Both lean on whimsy more than on family

Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger and Christopher Robin as they enjoy their days together and sing their way through adventures.

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

Adventure with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

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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🍅 52%6.9animation · adventure · family

Cozy fantasy 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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How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · dir. Chris Sanders
🍅 99%8.1fantasy · adventure · animation

The same preoccupation in both: flying

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.

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Asterix Conquers America
1994 · dir. Gerhard Hahn
5.9family · animation · adventure

Epic animation, and it commits to that

When marauding Romans capture - and catapult - their pal Getafix into lands unknown, the shrewd and cunning Asterix and his able sidekick Obelix spring into action! But their journey leads them to a strange and dangerous new world, where they must face a tribe of Indians, a stampeding herd of buffalo and a medicine man with designs on their magic potion!

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Hercules
1997 · dir. John Musker
🍅 83%7.3animation · family · fantasy

Dreamlike family in both cases

Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!

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