
Movies that feel likeThe Croods (2013)
If you loved The Croods, the closest films we have are Bolt (2008), Rio (2011) and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009). All three share The Croods' whimsical and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is ParaNorman (2012).
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If The Croods hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Croods: A New Age (2020)

That same warm cross-country journey home, powered by loyalty over logic
The difference: A studio dog movie, not a wild prehistoric family survival story

A hyper-colorful world and a homebody forced out of their comfort zone
The difference: Trades cave survival for a tropical rescue-and-romance plot

Same prehistoric herd bickering their way through fresh danger
The difference: A dinosaur-chase spectacle over the Croods' family-first stakes

An overlooked kid whose strange gift turns out to save everyone
The difference: Stop-motion horror-comedy with zombies, not a survival trek

A mismatched pair forced together on a trip that changes them both
The difference: A candy-colored pop musical, not a survivalist family story

A homebody's world turned upside down by an unwelcome new arrival
The difference: Apartment pets bickering in New York, not a family battling the wild

Same globe-trotting animated escapade dropped into a stranger's world
The difference: Espionage-car caper, not one family finding its footing together

Same anarchic, gag-driven energy of misfits stumbling through the world
The difference: A villain-serving prequel spinoff β no family unit at its core

A family adjusting to unsettling, unfamiliar new territory together
The difference: Set entirely inside one teen's mind β introspective, not a survival trek

Whimsical and epic in the same breath

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Common ground: parents and children
The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than The Croods does
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