
Movies that feel likeThe Polar Express (2004)
If you loved The Polar Express, the closest films we have are Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010), A Christmas Carol (2009) and Epic (2013). All three share The Polar Express' warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Secret of Kells (2009).
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If The Polar Express hit the spot, these will too

Epic where it counts, whimsical underneath

Robert Zemeckis directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: Takes it somewhere less epic than The Polar Express does

Warm and cozy in the same breath

Adventure with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Epic animation, and it commits to that

Both lean on whimsy more than on family

Warm fantasy in both cases

Adventure built on comfort, twice over

Animation with a pulse of scale, in both cases
The difference: Easier on the dream logic than The Polar Express

Both lean on dream logic more than on family

Both lean on whimsy more than on fantasy
The difference: 27 years apart, and the 1970s show

Both lean on warmth more than on animation
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