
Movies that feel likeRio 2 (2014)
If you loved Rio 2, the closest films we have are Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Ferdinand (2017) and The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019). All three share Rio 2's whimsical and epic 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).
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If Rio 2 hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Rio (2011)

Both are Carlos Saldanha's work, and they rhyme

The same hand behind both of them: Carlos Saldanha

Both are built on the same subject: villain

The same preoccupation in both: villain

One thread runs through both: jungle
The difference: Reviewed even better

Both land whimsy and scale at once
The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Rio 2 does

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort
The difference: Takes it somewhere less epic than Rio 2 does

Animation built on whimsy, twice over

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

Family with a pulse of play, in both cases
In the mood for more whimsical?
all whimsical movies →The best-reviewed films that share Rio 2’s defining feeling.









