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Movies that feel like The Return of Jafar (1994)

If you loved The Return of Jafar, the closest films we have are Pocahontas (1995), Aladdin (2019) and The Princess and the Frog (2009). All three share The Return of Jafar's warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Disney Plus and others, checked against today's data.

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.

🍅 33% Rotten Tomatoes5.9 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Tad Stoneswarmcozyepicwhimsicalromantictender
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Aladdin (1992)

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Pocahontas
1995 · dir. Mike Gabriel
🍅 59%6.7adventure · animation · family

Common ground: musical

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

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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Aladdin
2019 · dir. Guy Ritchie
🍅 57%6.9adventure · fantasy · romance

Both are working the same pair: princess, sultan

The difference: Missing the whimsy of The Return of Jafar

A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.

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The Princess and the Frog
2009 · dir. Ron Clements
🍅 86%7.2animation · romance · fantasy

Both are built on the same subject: princess

The difference: None of the scale The Return of Jafar is built on

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

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The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998 · dir. Darrell Rooney
🍅 67%6.5adventure · animation · drama

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

The difference: Leans harder into drama than The Return of Jafar does

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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Beauty and the Beast
1991 · dir. Gary Trousdale
🍅 95%8romance · family · animation

The same preoccupation in both: musical

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.

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Asterix Conquers America
1994 · dir. Gerhard Hahn
5.9family · animation · adventure

Both keep coming back to the same thing: magic

When marauding Romans capture - and catapult - their pal Getafix into lands unknown, the shrewd and cunning Asterix and his able sidekick Obelix spring into action! But their journey leads them to a strange and dangerous new world, where they must face a tribe of Indians, a stampeding herd of buffalo and a medicine man with designs on their magic potion!

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Rio
2011 · dir. Carlos Saldanha
🍅 72%6.9animation · adventure · comedy

Common ground in both: parrot and animals

Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a lone female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, Blu and Linda go to meet her. Animal smugglers kidnap Blu and Jewel, but the pair soon escape and begin a perilous adventure back to freedom -- and Linda.

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The Last Unicorn
1982 · dir. Arthur Rankin Jr.
🍅 75%7.3fantasy · animation · family

One thread runs through both: magic

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.

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Mulan
1998 · dir. Tony Bancroft
🍅 91%7.7animation · family · adventure

Epic where it counts, whimsical underneath

When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing ruthless invaders, brutal training, and the risk of execution if discovered, she must decide who she truly is— and what she’s willing to fight for.

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Rio 2
2014 · dir. Carlos Saldanha
🍅 50%6.3animation · adventure · comedy

One thread runs through both: parrot

The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.

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James and the Giant Peach
1996 · dir. Henry Selick
🍅 91%6.7family · animation · adventure

Both lean on warmth more than on family

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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The Lion King 1½
2004 · dir. Bradley Raymond
🍅 76%6.5adventure · animation · comedy

Cozy adventure, and it commits to that

Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before Simba's adventure began. You'll find out all about Timon and Pumbaa and tag along as they search for the perfect home and attempt to raise a rambunctious lion cub.

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