
Movies that feel like Surf's Up (2007)
If you loved Surf's Up, the closest films we have are Penguins of Madagascar (2014), Happy Feet (2006) and Chicken Run (2000). All three share Surf's Up's whimsical and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.
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If Surf's Up hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: penguin and anthropomorphism
The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Surf's Up does

One thread runs through both: penguin

Both are built on the same subject: chicken

Both keep coming back to the same thing: animals
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Common ground: sea

The same preoccupation in both: animals

The same preoccupation in both: sea

The same preoccupation in both: anthropomorphism

The same mix in both: whimsy, then wit

Playful and warm in the same breath

Cozy animation, and it commits to that

Both lean on whimsy more than on comedy
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