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Movies that feel likeThe Good Dinosaur (2015)

An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

If you loved The Good Dinosaur, the closest films we have are Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Epic (2013) and Brother Bear (2003). All three share The Good Dinosaur's epic and whimsical feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Robin Hood (1973).

🍅 76% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Peter Sohnepicwhimsicalwarmcozy
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Kubo and the Two Strings
2016 · dir. Travis Knight
🍅 97%★ 7.7animation · adventure · familyMaxHulu

A young hero's quest through breathtaking, dangerous natural wonder

The difference: Stop-motion myth and vengeance, not a quiet story about facing fear

Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.

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Epic
2013 · dir. Chris Wedge
🍅 65%★ 6.6animation · adventure · familyMax

A teen swept into a lush, miniature wilderness on an urgent quest

The difference: Shrunk-down forest-war fantasy, not a boy-and-friend survival trek

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world—and ours.

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Brother Bear
2003 · dir. Aaron Blaise
🍅 38%★ 6.9adventure · animation · familyDisney+

A journey through wild nature that reshapes who you thought you were

The difference: A transformation-and-guilt story, not a quiet friendship road trip

When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, including the lovable bear cub Koda, hilarious moose Rutt and Tuke, woolly mammoths and rambunctious rams.

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🍅 52%★ 6.9animation · adventure · family

A young creature separated from home, forging bonds on a perilous trek

The difference: Owl-army war epic, not a gentle story about overcoming fear

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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Tarzan
1999 · dir. Chris Buck
🍅 90%★ 7.3animation · family · adventureDisney+

Both land scale and whimsy at once

Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...

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Finding Dory
2016 · dir. Andrew Stanton
🍅 94%★ 7.2adventure · animation · familyDisney+

Warm and cozy in the same breath

Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

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Mufasa: The Lion King
2024 · dir. Barry Jenkins
🍅 56%★ 6.6adventure · family · animationDisney+

A lost young soul finding an unlikely friend on an expansive journey

The difference: Dynastic legacy epic, not an intimate two-character survival story

Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

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Return to Never Land
2002 · dir. Robin Budd
🍅 46%★ 5.8adventure · fantasy · animationDisney+

Gentle old-school Disney animation about a child finding courage far from home

The difference: Flying-fantasy nostalgia, not an earthbound wilderness journey

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.

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The Lorax
2012 · dir. Chris Renaud
★ 6.4animation · family

Animation built on whimsy, twice over

The difference: Takes it somewhere less epic than The Good Dinosaur does

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

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

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

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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Mulan
1998 · dir. Tony Bancroft
🍅 92%★ 7.7animation · family · adventureDisney+

Warm family, and it commits to that

When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing ruthless invaders, brutal training, and the risk of execution if discovered, she must decide who she truly is— and what she’s willing to fight for.

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Robin Hood
1973 · dir. Wolfgang Reitherman
🍅 56%★ 7.5animation · family · adventureDisney+

Both lean on comfort more than on adventure

The difference: Made in the 1970s, in a different era of the craft

With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wily Robin Hood and his band of merry men.

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