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Movies that feel likeThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)

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?

If you loved The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, the closest films we have are Stardust (2007), Dinosaur (2000) and Three Steps Above Heaven (2010). All three share The Lion King II: Simba's Pride's warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Enchanted April (1991).

🍅 67% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Darrell Rooneyepiccontemplativewarmcozyromantictender
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Lion King (1994) · The Lion King 1½ (2004)

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Stardust
2007 · dir. Matthew Vaughn
🍅 77%★ 7.6adventure · fantasy · romanceParamount+

Both land scale and warmth at once

The difference: Goes its own way on the stillness

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

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Dinosaur
2000 · dir. Ralph Zondag
🍅 65%★ 6.4adventure · animation · dramaDisney+

The same mix in both: stillness, then comfort

The difference: Less romantic, more its own thing

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.

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Three Steps Above Heaven
2010 · dir. Fernando González Molina
★ 6.8romance · drama

Common ground: friendship

Babi, a sheltered upper-class girl, and Hache, a reckless rebel obsessed with illegal motorcycle races, fall into a forbidden love that pulls them deeper into passion and risk.

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The Little Mermaid
2023 · dir. Rob Marshall
🍅 67%★ 7.2adventure · family · fantasyDisney+

Romantic where it counts, tender underneath

The difference: Played as fantasy first

The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.

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Bridge to Terabithia
2007 · dir. Gábor Csupó
🍅 85%★ 7.2adventure · drama · familyDisney+

Both are built on the same subject: friendship

Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.

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Enchanted April
1991 · dir. Mike Newell
🍅 85%★ 7.3romance · drama

Contemplative drama in both cases

When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respective spouses, they stay at a castle in Italy for a quiet holiday. Joining the ladies is Caroline Dester, a young socialite, and Mrs. Fisher, an older aristocrat. Liberated from their daily routines, the four women ease into life in rural Italy, and each finds herself transformed by the experience.

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The Last Song
2010 · dir. Julie Anne Robinson
🍅 22%★ 6drama · family · romanceDisney+Paramount+

Family with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.

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Pocahontas
1995 · dir. Mike Gabriel
🍅 58%★ 6.7adventure · animation · familyDisney+

Adventure built on scale, twice over

Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

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The Return of Jafar
1994 · dir. Tad Stones
🍅 33%★ 5.9family · adventure · animationDisney+

Cozy animation, and it commits to that

The evil Jafar escapes from the magic lamp as an all-powerful genie, ready to plot his revenge against Aladdin. From battling elusive villains atop winged horses, to dodging flames inside an exploding lava pit, it's up to Aladdin - with Princess Jasmine and the outrageously funny Genie by his side - to save the kingdom once and for all.

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The Karate Kid Part II
1986 · dir. John G. Avildsen
🍅 49%★ 6.2adventure · drama · actionNetflix

Both lean on romance more than on romance

Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of his youth, and Sato, his former best friend turned vengeful rival. Sato is bent on a fight to the death, even if it means the destruction of their village. Daniel finds his own love in Yukia's niece, Kumiko, and his own enemy in Sato's nephew, the vicious Chozen. Now, far away from the tournaments, cheering crowds and safety of home, Daniel will face his greatest challenge ever when the cost of honor is life itself.

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Australia
2008 · dir. Baz Luhrmann
🍅 53%★ 6.6adventure · romance · drama

Tender adventure, and it commits to that

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.

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Cinderella
2015 · dir. Kenneth Branagh
🍅 83%★ 6.9romance · fantasy · familyDisney+

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.

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