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David (2025)
4K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
From the songs of his mother’s heart to the whispers of a faithful God, David’s story begins in quiet devotion. When the giant Goliath rises to terrorize a nation, a young shepherd armed with only a sling, a few stones, and unshakable faith steps forward. Pursued by power and driven by purpose, his journey tests the limits of loyalty, love, and courage—culminating in a battle not just for a crown, but for the soul of a kingdom.
Style:
biblical, spiritual, epic, heroic, pastoral, independent film, period drama
Plot:
faith, religious, bible story, warrior, battles, courage, inspiration, shepherd, ancient, kingdom, destiny, freedom, leadership, loyalty, moral dilemma, coming of age, obedience, hopes, betrayal, poet, prophecy, monarchy, sacrifice, strategy, religious conflict ...
Time:
biblical epic
Place:
israel
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Most similar movies to David
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, epic, biblical and christian film films with plots about friendship, coming of age, faith, heroes, redemption, religious and escapades mostly in Animation, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like David: The Prince of Egypt (1998), Joseph: King of Dreams (2000), Joshua and the Promised Land (2003), The Blue Elephant (2006), Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the ...
Style:
biblical, captivating, christian film, uplifting, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, toddlers, pre-teens ...
Plot:
slavery, religion, ancient egypt, desert, bible, christian, ancient history, hopes, self discovery, freedom, pharaoh, prince ...
Time:
90s, biblical epic, year 1998
Place:
egypt, africa, north africa
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family, History, Musical
Country: USA, Canada, UK, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
In this animated retelling of the story from the Bible's Book of Genesis, Joseph's gift of dream interpretation and his brilliantly colored coat inspires jealousy in his brothers.
Style:
christian film, serious, biblical, sad, epic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
slavery, heroes, bible, ancient egypt, false accusation, rise to the top, betrayal, rescue, christianity, sibling rivalry, prison, bible story ...
Time:
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Place:
egypt, africa, middle east
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
“Joshua and the Promised Land” comes as a heartwarming tale for the whole family in the tradition of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien – about the courage one learns from trusting God – and as a result, finding the ability to overcome many of ...
Style:
biblical, inspirational, religious drama, spiritual, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
christian, moses, bible, guardian angel, good versus evil, faith, divine intervention, faith based, exodus, courage, heartwarming, miraculous event ...
Place:
middle east, israel
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: India, Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In Ayodhya, the royal palace of Kosala Kingdom in Ancient India, four princes were born to three queens, each of whom grew to great stature. Banished for 14 years due to court intrigue, Prince Rama retreated to the forest with his beautiful wife ...
Style:
anime, epic, spiritual, period piece, folk tale ...
Plot:
legend, mythology, good versus evil, religious, heroism, family values, brotherhood, family drama, exile, destiny, kingdom, sacrifice ...
Place:
asia, india
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70%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical
Country: Thailand
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A young elephant goes on an extraordinary adventure and learns important lessons along the way about friendship, love and courage.
Style:
captivating, sincere, touching, heroic, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids
Plot:
elephant, friendship, bravery, search for father, children, courage, journey, teamwork, group of friends, animal that acts human, friends, animal life ...
Place:
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Get ready as Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and the rest of the Veggies set sail on a whale of an adventure in Big Idea's first full-length, 3-D animated feature film. This is the story of Jonah and the Whale as you've never seen it ...
Style:
christian film, semi serious, feel good, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, family outing, preschool
Plot:
pirate, nothing goes right, christian, heroic mission, friendship, goofy hero, obsessive quest, disorder, escapades, religious, whale, mercy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
In a world divided between two cities, the evil stone dragon Satam and his followers in the city of Petra wage war against the peaceful Tree People of Alborea. Beautiful Princess Aida, the daughter of Alborea's king, is taken prisoner by the ...
Style:
intercultural, captivating, touching, scenic, fairy tale ...
Plot:
princess, good versus evil, slave, fantasy world, love and romance, interspecies friendship, culture clash, interspecies romance, greed, beautiful scenery, love affair, battles ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
During the first century A.D., Judah Ben-Hur is a young Hebrew prince who is thrown into slavery by the Romans after a tragic accident. He sets out to win his way back to his home on a heroic journey of discovery. Judah's love for a beautiful ...
Style:
epic, exciting, uplifting, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot:
friendship, human spirit, heroes, betrayal, rivalry, society, captivity, battles, corrupted ruler, redemption, hopes, getting home ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, 1920s
Place:
israel, jerusalem, holy land
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, History
Country: Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Princess of Rome, Mellika, granddaughter of Great Caesar. The story talks about her move from Byzantium in the 9th century, to avoid her marriage with Krytos, and brings her to Baghdad to become the mother of Imam Mahdi, the Savior.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, anime, period drama
Plot:
religious, faith, princess, dream, female protagonist, destiny, prophecy, devotional, spiritual awakening, faith based, miraculous event, justice ...
Time:
9th century
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
55%
1.2M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young lion cub named Simba can't wait to be king. But his uncle craves the title for himself and will stop at nothing to get it.
Style:
touching, sentimental, visually stunning, inspirational, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
friendship, lion, jungle, betrayal, tragedy, pride and honor, good versus evil, uncle, murder, hyena, exile, meerkat ...
Time:
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Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Animation, Family, Musical
Country: Canada
Duration: 23 min.
Story:
A sad little burro who feels that no one wants him and that he doesn't belong anywhere finds out differently when he is bought by Joseph to transport Mary on their travel to Jerusalem for the birth of Jesus.
Style:
biblical, uplifting, sentimental, period piece, educational ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, nativity, donkey, animal protagonist, religious, compassion, faith, acceptance, hopes, journey, children, travel ...
Time:
year 1970
Place:
middle east, egypt, jerusalem
Similarity:
52%
290K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA, UK, Kenya
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Simba idolises his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle ...
Style:
inspirational, motion capture, fairy tale, 3d animation, psychotronic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
jungle, wilderness, animal, lion cub, lion, nature, talking animal, destiny, loss of father, murder of father, kingdom, sunrise ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Upon learning that Judah has been trapped in the clutches of the townspeople and faces the possibility of being the sacrifice at the annual Festival, the stable mates leave their cozy barn and embark on an adventure to find and free their friend.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, computer animated, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
obsessive quest, friendship, rescue, escapades, danger, christian, peplum, faith, ancient rome, religious, ancient, bible ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
holy land, middle east, jerusalem
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Japan, Italy
TV show
Story:
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories is an anime television series based on The Bible's Hebrew Scriptures created by Osamu Tezuka. The series was a coproduction between Nippon TV, Tezuka's Tezuka Productions, and Italy's ...
Style:
anime, spiritual, biblical, epic, educational ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
old testament, bible story, noah's ark, moses, faith based, christianity, religious, faith, adaptation, david and goliath, divine intervention, religious education ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
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Style:
heroic, tense, grim, period drama, 2d animation
Plot:
heroes, revenge, medieval, archery, duel, justice, betrayal, bravery, assassination, rescue, rivalry, vengeance ...
Time:
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Similarity:
42%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Japan, Canada, South Korea
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
When Mowgli was just a baby, or as his adopted parents call him, a "man cub," Shere Khan the tiger went after Mowgli's mother and father. Baby Mowgli wondered off into the den of a wolf family with newly arrived cubs. The mother wolf ...
Style:
suspenseful, fantasy adventure, mockbuster
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
jungle adventure, tiger, jungle, wolf pack, animal, forest, jungle book, identity, courage, man versus nature, wildlife, coming of age ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Animation, Family, History
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
This vibrantly animated feature recounts the biblical epic of the Hebrew prophet Moses and the Ten Commandments. Led by the word of God, Moses challenges the ominous Egyptian pharaoh, performs miracles and guides the chosen people on a 40-year ...
Style:
biblical, semi serious, feel good, captivating, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
miraculous event, destiny, bible, good versus evil, escapades, danger, siblings relations, religions or cults, against the odds, imaginary, family relations, rivalry ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Saudi Arabia, Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
As a ruthless invader threatens to enslave their people and destroy the Kaaba, a sacred sanctuary, the people of Mecca take up arms. Only able to muster a small force against the massive army, defeat seems all but inevitable. Aus, a seemingly simple ...
Style:
anime, historical drama, tense, emotional, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
desert, resistance, epic battle, faith, invasion, community, courage, heroism, sacrifice, loyalty, warrior, secret past ...
Place:
arabia, saudi arabia
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Animation, Biography, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Charles Dickens tells his young son Walter the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey. Through vivid imagination, the boy walks alongside Jesus, witnessing His miracles, facing His trials, and ...
Style:
biblical, period piece, historical drama, spiritual, religious drama ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
father son relationship, imagination, jesus, religion, faith, christianity, redemption, sacrifice, storytelling, gospel, coming of age, parable ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1st century
Place:
israel
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to spreading God's word. An amazing miracle brings to light the true meaning of Christ, and the ...
Style:
biblical, uplifting, epic, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
jesus christ, christianity, bible, destiny, resurrection, betrayal, ambition, supernatural ability, supernatural, leadership, tragic hero, reincarnation ...
Time:
1st century, biblical epic
Place:
jerusalem, middle east, asia
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Young Jim Hawkins, a pirate mouse named Hiccup, Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney hire a ship to find the legendary treasure of notorious late pirate Captain Flint. However, Flint's former crewmates plan to take over the ship.
Style:
nautical, tension, suspense, anime
Plot:
pirate, island, treasure hunt, buried treasure, sea voyage, deception, betrayal, mutiny, sailboat, map, captain, coming of age ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint, in this adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Style:
lighthearted, period piece
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, buried treasure, children, mutiny, map, sea voyage, sailboat, island, treasure map, parrot, betrayal ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
fictional island, caribbean
Similarity:
35%
102
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
Venture back through the mists of time to the glorious lost age of the fabled King Arthur, the sorcerer Merlin and the valiant Knights of the Round Table, as you enter into the magical and timeless realm of Camelot!
Style:
period piece, heroic, epic, romantic
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
arthurian legend, magic, excalibur, camelot, chivalry, medieval, legend, magical, monarchy, quest, mythology, royal court ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
When the armies of Rhubarb go to battle against the Kingdom of Scone, The Great Pie War breaks out and things get really messy. Sweet Petunia, a charming young rhubarb, is forced to flee her homeland and live in a tree stump in a foreign land. When ...
Style:
lighthearted, light, funny, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
friendship, kingdom, children, imaginary kingdom, fictional kingdom, warrior, dream world, love and romance, escapades, romantic relationship, knight, friends ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Australia, Canada, Philippines
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
cute, inspirational, sweet, cult classic, semi serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, toddlers, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
love story, happy ending, childhood, kids and family, father daughter relationship, good versus evil, culture clash, imaginary kingdom, lion, interspecies friendship, friendship, vengeance ...
Time:
90s
Place:
africa, australia
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
Style:
psychedelic, anime, fantasy adventure, epic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, hobbit, lord of the rings, middle earth, wizard, sorcery, epic battle, giant spider, cavalry charge, friends who live together, fortress, last stand ...
Time:
prehistory, prehistoric times
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
In this Veggie-version of a holiday classic, Junior Asparagus stars as The Little Drummer Boy, a lonely child who finds the true meaning of Christmas when he stumbles upon the birth of the baby Jesus. A story of hope, love and forgiveness, this ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, light, psychological ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
christmas, christian, christianity, spirituality, bible, holiday, nativity, orphan, little boy, family values, hopes, love ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An epic journey, faithfully adapted to modern-day. Christian faces distractions, challenges, and perils at every turn of the way. But ends victorious, with helpful guides, as he stays on the narrow path to the distant Celestial City.
Style:
christian film, disturbing, unusual plot structure, light, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
christian, book, warrior, kingdom, danger, magical, fight, war, magic, prophecy, fantasy world, dream world ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Germany, Croatia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Fed up with the harsh treatment his master has given him, a brave little mouse (and later his dog, Brewster) sets off on an adventure.
Style:
heroic, colorful, light hearted, anime, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
journey, children, shoemaker, friendship, loyalty, talking animal, bravery, escape, perseverance, coming of age, rescue, mistreatment ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
In search of some adventure in their safe and peaceful valley, the five dinosaur friends make a hideaway. From there, they spot two thieves in action, stealing an egg from one of their broods. They chase them down and manage to recover the egg ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, feel good, biting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
dinosaur, land before time, tyrannosaurus rex, friendship, talking animal, chase, betrayal, water, love, violence against women, prehistoric animal, youth ...
Time:
prehistory, 90s, 20th century
Similarity:
30%
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