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Movies that feel likeThe Prince of Egypt (1998)

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

If you loved The Prince of Egypt, the closest films we have are The Fox and the Hound (1981), Long Way North (2015) and Labyrinth (1986). All three share The Prince of Egypt's epic and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Straight Story (1999).

🍅 79% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Steve Hicknerepiccontemplativewarmcozywistful
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The Fox and the Hound
1981 · dir. Richard Rich
🍅 75%★ 7.2adventure · animation · dramaDisney+

Both land scale and stillness at once

When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!

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Long Way North
2015 · dir. Rémi Chayé
🍅 98%★ 7.2adventure · animation · dramaPrime Video

Warm and cozy in the same breath

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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Labyrinth
1986 · dir. Jim Henson
🍅 63%★ 7.3adventure · family · fantasyHuluPeacock

Both are built on the same subject: musical

The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than The Prince of Egypt does

Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King. Guarding his castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted maze of deception, populated with outrageous characters and unknown dangers.

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Dinosaur
2000 · dir. Eric Leighton
🍅 65%★ 6.4adventure · animation · dramaDisney+

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

The difference: Trades the wistfulness of The Prince of Egypt for an angle of its own

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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Whisper of the Heart
1995 · dir. Yoshifumi Kondo
🍅 96%★ 7.8animation · drama · familyMax

Both keep coming back to the same thing: nostalgic

Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."

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Treasure Planet
2002 · dir. Ron Clements
🍅 68%★ 7.2science fiction · adventure · animationDisney+

Animation built on wistfulness, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into science fiction than The Prince of Egypt does

When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure.

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The Wild Robot
2024 · dir. Chris Sanders
🍅 97%★ 8.2family · animation · science fictionPrime Video

Common ground: nostalgic

The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

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

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

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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The Straight Story
1999 · dir. David Lynch
🍅 95%★ 8drama · adventureDisney+

Both lean on wistfulness more than on family

Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.

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Cars 3
2017 · dir. Brian Fee
🍅 70%★ 6.7animation · drama · familyDisney+

Warm adventure in both cases

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen finds himself pushed to the brink—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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Tangled
2010 · dir. Byron Howard
🍅 89%★ 7.7animation · family · adventureDisney+

The same preoccupation in both: musical

Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by her overprotective mother. She strikes a deal with Flynn Rider, a charming wanted thief, and the duo set off on an action-packed escapade.

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Hugo
2011 · dir. Martin Scorsese
🍅 93%★ 7.5adventure · drama · family

Drama built on comfort, twice over

Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

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