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Movies that feel like The Land Before Time (1988)

If you loved The Land Before Time, the closest films we have are The Lion King (2019), The Secret of NIMH (1982) and Cars 3 (2017). All three share The Land Before Time's warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Disney Plus, Wonder Project Amazon Channel and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.

πŸ… 65% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Don Bluthwarmcozywhimsicalepiccontemplativemelancholy
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The Lion King
2019 Β· dir. Jon Favreau
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.8adventure Β· drama Β· family

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath

The difference: 31 years apart, and the 2010s show

Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brotherβ€”and former heir to the throneβ€”has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.

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The Secret of NIMH
1982 Β· dir. Don Bluth
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.5adventure Β· animation Β· drama

Don Bluth directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.

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Cars 3
2017 Β· dir. Brian Fee
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.7animation Β· drama Β· family

The same mix in both: whimsy, then scale

The difference: Not nearly as melancholy as The Land Before Time

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen finds himself pushed to the brinkβ€”and suddenly, the champion who once ruled the track is fighting just to stay in the race. With his career hanging in the balance, McQueen must turn to an ambitious young race technician with a plan of her own, draw strength from the legacy of the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and risk everything on one last shot at glory.

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The Prince of Egypt
1998 Β· dir. Simon Wells
πŸ… 79%β˜… 7.2adventure Β· animation Β· drama

Family built on stillness, twice over

The difference: None of the melancholy that defines The Land Before Time

The strong bond between two Royal Egyptian brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.

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An American Tail
1986 Β· dir. Don Bluth
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.9adventure Β· animation Β· comedy

Both are Don Bluth films, and they rhyme

The difference: Leans comedy where The Land Before Time does not

A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.

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The Lion King
1994 Β· dir. Roger Allers
πŸ… 92%β˜… 8.5animation Β· family Β· drama

Grief sits at the heart of each

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.

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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002 Β· dir. Kelly Asbury
πŸ… 69%β˜… 7.2animation Β· adventure Β· family

Both keep circling back to sentimental

The difference: Plays it as western more than The Land Before Time does

A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.

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Long Way North
2015 Β· dir. RΓ©mi ChayΓ©
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.2adventure Β· animation Β· drama

Both trade on warmth more than on being animation

In 1892 Saint Petersburg, when her explorer grandfather's failure to return from his latest expedition brings dishonour to her aristocratic family, a resilient teenager runs away to follow in his trail in search of his famed ship.

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Fly Away Home
1996 Β· dir. Carroll Ballard
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6.9adventure Β· drama Β· family

The same preoccupation in both: grief

Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, Amy and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.

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The Cat Returns
2002 Β· dir. Hiroyuki Morita
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.1adventure Β· fantasy Β· animation

Cozy adventure in both cases

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

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The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998 Β· dir. Darrell Rooney
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.5adventure Β· animation Β· drama

Whimsical drama, and it commits to that

The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daughter, Kiara who's as rebellious as her father was. But Kiara drives her parents to distraction when she catches the eye of Kovu, the son of the evil lioness, Zira. Will Kovu steal Kiara's heart?

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The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 Β· dir. Jeremy Kagan
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7adventure Β· family Β· drama

Family with a pulse of scale, in both cases

America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.

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