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Movies that feel like The Last Unicorn (1982)

If you loved The Last Unicorn, the closest films we have are Aladdin (1992), Anastasia (1997) and Frozen (2013). All three share The Last Unicorn's dreamlike and whimsical feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Disney Plus, fuboTV and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

πŸ… 75% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.3 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Jules Bassdreamlikewhimsicalwarmcozyepicromantic

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If The Last Unicorn hit the spot, these will too

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Aladdin
1992 Β· dir. John Musker
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8animation Β· family Β· adventure

Both keep circling back to magic

The difference: Leans romance where The Last Unicorn does not

In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp that can fulfill their wishes.

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Anastasia
1997 Β· dir. Gary Goldman
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.2animation Β· family Β· fantasy

Dreamlike and whimsical in the same breath

The difference: None of the romance that defines The Last Unicorn

Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.

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Frozen
2013 Β· dir. Jennifer Lee
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.4animation Β· family Β· adventure

Magic is the engine of both

The difference: A 2010s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.

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Peter Pan
1953 Β· dir. Clyde Geronimi
πŸ… 79%β˜… 7.3animation Β· family Β· adventure

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath

Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Captain Hook and foil his attempts to get rid of Peter for good.

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Brave
2012 Β· dir. Brenda Chapman
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7.1adventure Β· animation Β· family

Fantasy built on scale, twice over

In the mystical Scottish Highlands, Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Merida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Merida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Merida's quest β€” and serving as comic relief β€” are the kingdom's three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.

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The Polar Express
2004 Β· dir. Robert Zemeckis
πŸ… 55%β˜… 6.6adventure Β· animation Β· family

Animation with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

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How to Train Your Dragon
2010 Β· dir. Chris Sanders
πŸ… 99%β˜… 8.1fantasy Β· adventure Β· animation

Both trade on whimsy more than on being family

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.

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Alice in Wonderland
1951 Β· dir. Clyde Geronimi
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.3animation Β· family Β· fantasy

Warm adventure in both cases

On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades.

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James and the Giant Peach
1996 Β· dir. Henry Selick
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.7family Β· animation Β· adventure

Cozy fantasy, and it commits to that

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

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Kirikou and the Sorceress
1998 Β· dir. Michel Ocelot
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.5fantasy Β· adventure Β· animation

Epic animation, and it commits to that

Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

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The NeverEnding Story
1984 Β· dir. Wolfgang Petersen
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· fantasy Β· family

Family with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

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

Both built around prince

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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