Movies like A Bug's Life

If you like "A Bug's Life" you are looking for computer animated, humorous and touching movies about / with circus, ant, teamwork, friendship, good versus evil, villain and grasshopper themes of Animation, Adventure and Comedy genre shot in USA or Japan.
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A Bug's Life (1998)
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A Bug's Life (1998)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
Style: computer animated, humorous, touching, 3d animation, feel good, witty, fairy tale, entertaining, anime, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: circus, ant, teamwork, friendship, good versus evil, villain, grasshopper, flea, kids and family, misfit, exile, toys, rescue, ladybug, eaten alive, butterfly, rivalry, fish out of water, rain, insect, anthropomorphic animal, princess, bully, spider, inventor ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1998, 1990s
Place: texas
Keyword: preschoolers, avant-garde, arabic, attack, bill, challenge, change, salute

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Most similar movies to A Bug's Life

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, entertaining, feel good and anime films with plots about friends, escapades, friendship, love, animal, male protagonist and rescue mostly in Animation, Adventure and Family genres. Some movies like A Bug's Life: Monsters, Inc. (2001), Arthur and the Invisibles (2006), The Rescuers (1977), Antz (1998), Valiant (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: James Sullivan and Mike Wazowski are monsters, they earn their living scaring children and are the best in the business... even though they're more afraid of the children than they are of them. When a child accidentally enters their world, ...
Style: feel good, humorous, entertaining, sweet, funny ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot: monster, friendship, imaginary, creature, imagination, children, fantasy world, friends, parallel world, rivalry, little girl, rivals ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: persia, himalaya
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 ⇓
100%
 6.9
 69K
The Rescuers (1977)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: What can two little mice possibly do to save an orphan girl who's fallen into evil hands? With a little cooperation and faith in oneself, anything is possible! As members of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society, Bernard and Miss ...
Style: light, touching, feel good, colorful, semi serious ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, toddlers, preschool ...
Plot: childhood, mouse, good versus evil, orphan, friendship, kidnapping, rescue, chase, little girl, anxiety, happy ending, talking animal ...
Time: 70s, 90s, 20th century
Place: madagascar, new york, usa, louisiana, new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.5
 163K
Antz (1998)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story: In this animated hit, a neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up under the command of a bloodthirsty general. But he's ...
Style: computer animated, feel good, humorous, 3d animation, light ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: fighting the system, ant, worker, stereotypes, culture clash, soldier, misfit, rebellion, childhood, underground, heroism, heroes ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Valiant (2005)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly pigeon ...
Style: light, humorous, not serious, computer animated, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: bird, world war two, friendship, anthropomorphic animal, hopes, heroic mission, human spirit, danger, escapades, against the odds, war, animal ...
Time: 1940s, year 2005, 20th century
Place: london, england, france, europe, big ben london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Toy Story (1995)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from ...
Style: touching, computer animated, exciting, funny, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot: friendship, toys, wilhelm scream, rescue, toy story, toy comes to life, rivalry, friends, childhood, teamwork, anthropomorphism, birthday ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place: usa, ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, France
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Kuzco is a self-centered emperor who summons Pacha from a village and to tell him that his home will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco's new summer home. Kuzco's advisor, Yzma, tries to poison Kuzco and accidentally turns him into a ...
Style: feel good, fairy tale, slapstick comedy, entertaining, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot: good versus evil, transformation, emperor, talking animal, jungle, treason, llama, spoiled brat, breaking the fourth wall, friendship, change of heart, megalomaniac ...
Time: year 2000, 15th century, y2k, 16th century
Place: peru, latin america, south america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.6
 191K
Puss in Boots (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, India
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true ...
Style: fairy tale, humorous, exciting, computer animated, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: cat, talking cat, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, magic, treasure hunt, talking animal, happy ending, escapades, sword fight, save the day, friendship ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s
Place: madagascar, iran
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 6.6
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Epic (2013)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world -- and ours.
Style: feel good, exciting, humorous, computer animated, stylized ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot: imaginary kingdom, imaginary, good versus evil, teenage life, friendship, save the kingdom, young heroes, protector, daughter, danger, father daughter relationship, flying ...
Time: 20th century, year 2013, 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.1
 178K
Bee Movie (2007)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, light, absurd, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: animal life, unlikely friendships, culture clash, beehive, talking animal, bee, honey, fighting the system, meme, friendship, transformation, lawsuit ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, pasadena california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
 6.9
 247K
Rio (2011)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: touching, humorous, entertaining, funny, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: bird, parrot, kids and family, jungle, animal, happy ending, friendship, good versus evil, fantasy world, childhood, talking animal, animal life ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 20th century, 21st century
Place: rio de janeiro, minnesota, brazil, south america, iran ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.6
 138K
Flushed Away (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs, ...
Style: funny, computer animated, claymation, fairy tale, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: boat, talking animal, rat, lifestyle change, fish out of water, disorder, rivalry, partner, lifestyle, mouse, friendship, stop motion ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: europe, england, tower bridge london, buckingham palace, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
 5.8
 42K
The Ant Bully (2006)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the ...
Style: computer animated, humorous, light, exciting, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: friendship, bully, vengeance, children, bullying, adaptation, transformation, rescue, unlikely friendships, self discovery, animal life, siblings relations ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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 ⇓
100%
 6.8
 61K
The Boxtrolls (2014)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
Style: exciting, dark fantasy, feel good, colorful, surreal ...
Audience: kids, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: stop motion, steampunk, good versus evil, friendship, prejudice, children, young heroes, talking animal, greed, adaptation, storytelling, mentor ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, victorian era
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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 ⇓
100%
 7.5
 515K
Ice Age (2002)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, France, Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story: With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and Sid the giant sloth – find an orphaned infant and decide to return it to its human parents. ...
Style: feel good, road movie, touching, humorous, funny ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers ...
Plot: ice age, unlikely friendships, good versus evil, friendship, heroic mission, life risking, odd couple, talking animal, heroes, friends, bonding, animal life ...
Time: prehistoric times, stone age, prehistory, year 2002, 20th century ...
Place: antarctic
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Ryder and the pups are called to Adventure City to stop Mayor Humdinger from turning the bustling metropolis into a state of chaos.
Style: 3d animation, futuristic, light, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: dog, animal, intelligence agency, city, urban setting, team, rescue team, rescue, talking animal, corrupt mayor, mayor, heroes ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story: One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. ...
Style: light, feel good, funny, computer animated, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, toddlers ...
Plot: talking animal, determination, rescue, jungle, friendship, fantasy world, animal, friends, elephant, creativity, goofy hero, save the day ...
Time: 20th century, year 2008
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the Middle Future in order to grant the wishes of children in New York city. They are to meet Dr. ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, entertaining, captivating, sweet ...
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot: dinosaur, friendship, talking animal, disorder, young heroes, escapades, rescue, danger, love, time travel, children, mature ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century, prehistory
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 7.1
 211K
Chicken Run (2000)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the British chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the american rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky ...
Style: claymation, funny, witty, humorous, period piece ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, toddlers, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot: stop motion, bird, freedom, escape, anthropomorphic animal, prison, escape attempt, chicken, talking animal, rescue, chicken farm, anthropomorphism ...
Time: 20th century, year 1959, post world war two, 1950s, year 2000 ...
Place: england, europe, united kingdom, yorkshire, northern england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.4
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WALL·E (2008)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story: WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather interesting human-like qualities. When ...
Style: feel good, touching, futuristic, emotional, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot: loneliness, robot, space travel, ecology, outer space, post apocalypse, love, technology, artificial intelligence, society, happy ending, ecological disaster ...
Time: future, distant future, year 2008, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 7.9
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Shrek (2001)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story: It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a ...
Style: fairy tale, feel good, funny, 3d animation, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: princess, dragon, friendship, magic, stereotypes, talking animal, reluctant partners, love and romance, magical, anthropomorphism, imaginary kingdom, unlikely friendships ...
Time: year 2001, middle ages, medieval times, 16th century, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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 6.5
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Space Jam (1996)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.
Style: light, satirical, entertaining, feel good, funny ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot: basketball, alien, anthropomorphic animal, talking animal, transformation, looney tunes, underdog, childhood, amusement park, coyote, golf, competition ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1973, 70s, year 1993 ...
Place: north carolina, birmingham alabama, new york, madison square garden manhattan new york city, chicago ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster ...
Style: computer animated, humorous, entertaining, funny, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: global warming, creature, dinosaur, iceberg, friendship, talking animal, ice age, animal, mammoth, survival, teamwork, snow ...
Time: prehistory, prehistoric times, year 2006, 20th century, 2000s
Place: antarctic
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 7.2
 231K
The Croods (2013)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the ...
Style: feel good, humorous, computer animated, touching, 3d animation ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot: father daughter relationship, caveman, youth, family life, parents and children, survival, family relations, parenthood, road trip, animal, forces of nature, end of the world ...
Time: stone age, prehistory, year 2013, prehistoric times, 2010s ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
14%
 8.1
 225K
The Iron Giant (1999)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Denmark
Duration: 86 min.
Story: In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
Style: touching, exciting, emotional, sentimental, stylized ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, teens, family friendly ...
Plot: robot, giant robot, friendship, small town, prejudice, self sacrifice, childhood, cold war, boy, benign alien, androids and robots, space and aliens ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, year 1999, 90s, future ...
Place: usa, maine, iceland
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 6.7
 63K
Ferdinand (2017)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow, but one day five ...
Style: touching, stylized, exciting, 3d animation, computer animated ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot: bull, bullfighting, friendship, pacifist, kindness, countryside, animal, farm, girl, matador, child, talking horse ...
Time: 20th century, year 2017, 2010s
Place: spain, europe, madrid
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 77 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: entertaining, funny, humorous, touching, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot: lion, good versus evil, friendship, jungle, breaking the fourth wall, imaginary kingdom, talking animal, animal, kids and family, rescue, anthropomorphism, best friend ...
Time: 2000s
Place: africa
⇓ 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 ⇓
26%
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