Movies like Pete's Dragon

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Pete's Dragon (1977)
 6.3
 26K
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.
Style: entertaining, intense, feel good, semi serious, sentimental, touching, humorous, romantic, mystical, uplifting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: dragon, children, unlikely friendships, small town, friendship, orphan, presumed dead, lighthouse keeper, family relations, love story, escapades, imaginary, small town life, imaginary character, nobody believes, cave, friends who live together, youth, betrayal, family drama, monster, fashion, myth, wrestling, child ...
Time: 20th century, 1900s, 90s
Place: maine, usa, new england
Keyword: preschoolers, challenge

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Most similar movies to Pete's Dragon

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, feel good and entertaining films with plots about escapades, friendship, friends, danger, heroes, imaginary and family relations mostly in Animation, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like Pete's Dragon: The Pagemaster (1994), The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006), The Rescuers Down Under (1990), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), The Jungle Book (1967). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Pagemaster (1994)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Taiwan, UK, Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Tyler knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he ...
Style: fairy tale, feel good, melancholic, touching, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot: magic, mischievous children, childhood, book, children, dragon, imagination, wizard, child, parallel universe, fantasy world, magic wand ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Maltazard, the Evil M, is now 7 feet tall and evolving among the humans, causing terror wherever he goes. His goal is simple: forming an army of giant henchmen and ruling over the universe. Meanwhile, Arthur is still a Minimoy, and thus in a state ...
Style: humorous, feel good, exciting, semi serious, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot: young heroes, little people, imaginary kingdom, heroic mission, family relations, rescue, friendship, imaginary, good versus evil, danger, disorder, escapades ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 69 min.
Story: Best friends Tod, a fox kit, and Copper, a hound puppy, visit a country fair when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, and twin brothers Waylon and Floyd. It is ...
Style: sentimental, feel good, touching, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: dog, fox, friendship, love and romance, love, insect, circus, hound dog, best friend, pets, rise to the top, music band ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 77 min.
Story: A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the ...
Style: sweet, humorous, entertaining, intense, melancholic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot: mouse, australian outback, friendship, poacher, anthropomorphic animal, talking animal, good versus evil, rescue, furry, adventurer, heroic mission, child ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place: australia, madagascar, new york, oceania, hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon (2020)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story: It's the treasure hunt of a lifetime for the Rescue Riders, who must race to find a precious golden dragon egg and protect it from evil pirates.
Style: exciting, feel good, semi serious, fairy tale, computer animated ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: dragon, animal, talking animal, good versus evil, creature, journey, peril, encounter, unlikely friendships, imaginary, childhood, magic ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The thrilling second chapter of the epic How To Train Your Dragon trilogy brings back the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years later. While Astrid, Snotlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the ...
Style: fairy tale, computer animated, humorous, feel good, exciting ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: dragon, viking, legends and myths, rescue, imaginary kingdom, death of father, friendship, good versus evil, warrior, death of husband, loss of loved one, self sacrifice ...
Time: year 2014, 20th century, 2010s, middle ages, medieval times
Place: fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 7.6
 197K
The Jungle Book (1967)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life ...
Style: fairy tale, funny, touching, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, family friendly, preschool
Plot: jungle, orphan, bear, childhood, human animal relationship, feral child, friendship, animal life, good versus evil, children, mischievous children, conflict ...
Time: 1800s, year 1967, 20th century, 60s, 1890s ...
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (2001)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada, Hong Kong
Duration: 74 min.
Story: When the mysterious Toy Taker grabs all of Santa's toys, it looks like the children will miss out on Christmas. But everyone's favorite reindeer, Rudolph, comes to the rescue with his lovable friends: Hermey the elf, Yukon Cornelius the ...
Style: christmas special, feel good, semi serious, humorous, stylized ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: christmas, reindeer, friends, disorder, misfit, escapades, obnoxious boss, imaginary, imaginary kingdom, partner, contests and competitions, friendship ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Rugrats: All Growed Up (2001)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min.
Story: Will Tommy still be the gang's fearless leader? Will Chuckie survive his first "crush"? Will Angelica still be underhanded? The answers are here as the entire Rugrats gang embarks on one of their most fantastic adventures yet.
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience: kids
Plot: children, child, mischievous children, child protagonist, teenage protagonist, friends, teenage love, lifestyle, group of friends, adolescence, friendship, teenager ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 5.7
 2K
Dragon Rider (2020)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure to find the “Rim of Heaven” - the mythological safe haven for all dragons.
Style: 3d animation, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: dragon, friendship, imaginary, animal, shrewd, escapades, animal life, family relations, daring rescue, quest, fire, nightmare ...
Place: himalaya
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story: Get ready for all of the laughs, adventure and hip-hopping good times in this all-new imaginative and modern retelling of Uncle Remus' best-loved tales. Parents and kids alike will delight in the escapades of the most mischievous and clever ...
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, offbeat, exciting
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers
Plot: family life, imaginary, partner, parallel world, optimism, disorder, young heroes, hopes, pirate, mischievous children, orphan, danger ...
Time: 1900s
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Velveteen Rabbit (2009)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen rabbit whose one wish is to become a real rabbit someday
Style: feel good, entertaining, captivating, light, anime ...
Audience: family outing, kids, preschool
Plot: youth, objects come to life, children, family relations, friendship, imaginary, family life, escapades, love, gift, christmas, mischievous children ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins (2005)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Experience the beginning of the legend with Disney's Tarzan Ⅱ, a hilarious, all-new, animated motion picture loaded with laughs, irresistible new songs by Phil Collins, and the inspired voice talent of Glenn Close, George Carlin, and Emmy ...
Style: humorous, feel good, light, colorful, romantic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: tarzan, jungle, self discovery, young heroes, good versus evil, survival, feral child, explorer, batman, teenager, love, lost world ...
Time: 1890s, 1900s, 20th century, turn of the century, 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Foster's Movie: Destination Imagination (2008)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min.
Story: The gang must venture into a crazy imaginary world to rescue Frankie when she disappears inside a mysterious box.
Style: semi serious, exciting, humorous, captivating
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: imaginary friend, villain, young heroes, daring rescue, friendship, heroes, missing person, confined, escapades, imaginary, isolation, youth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Christmas Is Here Again (2007)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: When the evil Krad steals Santa's toy bag, he crushes the holiday spirit- and over time, the world's children forget all about Christmas. Now, a wide-eyed orphan and her band of friends will embark on the polar adventure of a lifetime, as ...
Style: exciting, feel good, humorous, stylized, christmas special ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: christmas, orphan, reindeer, holiday, best friend, escapades, young heroes, goofy hero, imaginary, animal life, optimism, heroic mission ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: With school out for the summer, the Littles are vacationing in a cabin by the lake, and Stuart is so excited he could burst! But when Snowbell the cat is captured by a mean-spirited creature known simply as the Beast, it's up to Stuart and a ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: partner, best friend, daring rescue, rescue, danger, imaginary, escapades, pirate, misfit, getting home, young heroes, friendship ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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A Cat's Tale (2008)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A young domestic "indoor" cat named Marcello escapes from his home one day into the big outdoors to visit "Jujube", a pretty out-door female kitty. Alone for the first time in his short life, Marcello learns to grow up and finds ...
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: friends, family relations, escapades, getting home, danger, cat, friendship, love, rivalry, society, family life, pets ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Rugrats Go Wild is a 2003 crossover animated film, with two animated Nickelodeon television series Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys. The film was produced by Klasky Csupo and released in theaters on June 13, 2003 by Paramount Pictures and ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, not serious, adult cartoon, anime ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: island, mischievous children, rescue, friendship, save the day, young heroes, youth, escapades, leadership, fish out of water, danger, crossover ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Teacher's Pet (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 73 min.
Story: Spot (Lane) is a dog who can talk and read. Posing as a human, he sneaks into school with his master Leonard (Flemming). Educational adventures ensue
Style: humorous, feel good, witty, entertaining, offbeat ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: mad scientist, dog, pets, transformation, school, fish out of water, wish come true, friendship, mischievous children, secret identity, young heroes, experiment gone awry ...
Time: year 2004
Place: florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 8.0
 463K
Aladdin (1992)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Princess Jasmine grows tired of being forced to remain in the palace, so she sneaks out into the marketplace, in disguise, where she meets street-urchin Aladdin. The couple falls in love, although Jasmine may only marry a prince. After being ...
Style: fairy tale, sweet, feel good, humorous, funny ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers ...
Plot: princess, desert, genie, love, arabian nights, disney princess, friendship, magic, poverty, unlikely couple, rags to riches, aladdin ...
Time: middle ages, year 1992, 90s, 20th century, medieval times ...
Place: middle east, saudi arabia, sahara, arabia, iraq
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 56 min.
Story: They're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz! Tom and Jerry soar over the rainbow and travel down the yellow brick road in this all-animated retelling of the classic tale. You'll see your favorite characters: Dorothy, Toto, ...
Style: sentimental, humorous, touching, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: anthropomorphic animal, wizard of oz, daring rescue, reluctant partners, friendship, friends, danger, imaginary kingdom, save the day, rivalry, imaginary, good versus evil ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Monsters University (2013)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
Style: feel good, light, funny, humorous, computer animated ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: college, monster, friendship, underdog, unlikely friendships, university, competition, foe turned friend, creativity, fraternity, student life, odd couple ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 80s, 90s, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Care Bears: Big Wish Movie (2005)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Feeling sad that her fellow Care Bears don't seem to appreciate her wishes, Wish Bear uses her wish star, Twinkers, to find some bears who love wishing as much as she does. That's when three new bears move to Care-a-lot...with some very ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, computer animated, humorous, captivating
Audience: family outing, kids, preschool
Plot: wish come true, friendship, hopes, imaginary kingdom, youth, escapades, imaginary, friends
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails - The Movie (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 61 min.
Story: The British children's series THOMAS & FRIENDS follows the animated adventures of a helpful locomotive named Thomas the Tank Engine as he and his train buddies work the rail lines and teach kids about the spirit of teamwork. This cartoon ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, computer animated, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers
Plot: thomas the tank engine, young heroes, friendship, disorder, imaginary, escapades, youth, friends, anthropomorphic train, group of friends, toy train, problem solving ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 7.3
 210K
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A lonely Hawaiian girl named Lilo is being raised by her older sister, Nani, after their parents die -- under the watch of social worker Cobra Bubbles. When Lilo adopts a funny-looking dog and names him "Stitch," she doesn't realize ...
Style: humorous, feel good, entertaining, touching, witty ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, date night ...
Plot: alien, adoption, friendship, orphan, benign alien, space and aliens, unlikely friendships, sisters, experiment, heroes, self sacrifice, sister sister relationship ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: hawaii, usa, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Snoopy Come Home (1972)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: When Snoopy receives a letter from his original owner Lila, he goes to visit her in the hospital while Charlie Brown and the gang are on the lookout for him. Suddenly, Snoopy feels that he must go live with Lila, but must say goodbye to all his ...
Style: sweet, touching, adult cartoon, sentimental, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: dog, peanuts, hospital, american football, friendship, bittersweet, chase, destiny, holiday, road trip, animated dog, canine ...
Time: 20th century, year 1972
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A group of dated appliances find themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold decide to, a la The Incredible Journey, seek their young 8 year old "master". Children's film which on the surface is a frivolous ...
Style: entertaining, talky, witty, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, preschool, horror for children
Plot: friendship, on the road, greed, happy ending, rescue, escapades, toys, missing person, danger, radio, technology, secrets ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A blue harvest moon will rise, allowing the fairies to use a precious moonstone to restore the Pixie Dust Tree, the source of all their magic. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the ...
Style: fairy tale, semi serious, feel good, humorous, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: fairy, friendship, imaginary kingdom, tinkerbell, mischievous children, supernatural, imaginary, siblings relations, friends, family relations, disorder, young heroes ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, USA, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Arthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfather has been missing for several years, and who lives with his grandmother in a country house that, in two days, will be repossessed, torn down, and ...
Style: fairy tale, feel good, computer animated, stylized, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot: fantasy world, fairy, young heroes, friendship, good versus evil, destiny, heroes, disappearance, friends, youth, heroic mission, escapades ...
Time: year 2006, 20th century, 60s
Place: africa, connecticut
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 5.6
 29K
Mulan II (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three princesses to Chang'an, ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, colorful, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, preschool
Plot: princess, female warrior, female protagonist, dragon, disney princess, rescue, friends, heroine, emperor, arranged marriage, friendship, wedding ...
Time: 5th century
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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