Movies like Hugo the Hippo

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Hugo the Hippo (1975)
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Hugo the Hippo (1975)
Original name: Hugó, a víziló
Genre: Animation, Family, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The Sultan of Zanzibar has a harbor infested with sharks, which makes it impossible for ships to trade with him. In an attempt to fix the problem, he brings twelve hippos into the harbor to keep the sharks away. His idea works well enough, but once the hippos are no longer a novelty and the people no longer feed them, they begin to starve. After the hungry hippos rampage through the city looking for food, Aban-Khan, the king's adviser, slaughters all the hippos except one, a little hippo named Hugo. Source Wikipedia
Style: sweet, independent film, psychedelic, weird, cult film
Plot: shark, hippopotamus, slaughterhouse, magician, storm, wild animal, lion, garden, surrealism, vegetable, human animal relationship, sole survivor, struck by lightning, underwater, slaughter, animal, sultan, singing, massacre, cloud, underwater scene, fruit, animals
Time: 20th century, year 1975
Place: africa

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Most similar movies to Hugo the Hippo

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, humorous, semi serious and 2d animation films with plots about friends, friendship, animal, danger, escapades, rescue and furry mostly in Animation, Family and Drama genres. Some movies like Hugo the Hippo: The Land Before Time (1988), Charlotte's Web (1973), Lion of Oz (2000), Our Friend, Martin (1999), Tarzan (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Land Before Time (1988)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 69 min.
Story: An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, ...
Style: feel good, sweet, touching, colorful, emotional ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, preschool
Plot: dinosaur, tyrannosaurus rex, friendship, earthquake, childhood, talking animal, natural disaster, babies and infants, wilderness, rescue, coming of age, land before time ...
Time: prehistory, prehistoric times, 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Charlotte's Web (1973)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Style: colorful, light, sweet, feel good, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot: friendship, pig, rescue, farm, children, friends who live together, compassion, animal human communication, misunderstanding, love, rat, broom ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 1930s
Place: new england, usa, maine
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92%
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Lion of Oz (2000)
Genre: Family, Animation, Musical
Country: Canada, USA, Philippines
Duration: 74 min.
Story: Before Dorothy landed on the Wicked Witch of the East with her little farm house, the witch had to contend with another resident of middle America. The Lion, who was once part of the Omaha Circus, comes to Oz with the Wizard and starts on an ...
Style: captivating, entertaining, sincere, anime
Plot: human animal relationship, wizard of oz, lion, animal, friends, animal protagonist, wizard, animal life, friendship, evil wizard, sorceress, wizards and magicians ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
Our Friend, Martin (1999)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story: What begins as a routine class project for a diverse group of sixth-graders turns into a magical, time-traveling adventure they'll never forget! Authentic historical footage of Martin Luther King Jr. is blended with colorful animation as the ...
Style: semi serious, stylized, feel good, captivating
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: interracial relations, human spirit, escapades, folk hero, society, teaching the ways of the world, civil rights movement, time travel, martin luther king, teleportation, friends, heroes ...
Time: 20th century, 1900s
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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Tarzan (1999)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the ...
Style: fairy tale, touching, light, captivating, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: jungle, tarzan, happy ending, love and romance, childhood, orphan, ape man, adoption, monkey, friendship, betrayal, baby ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 1800s, 1880s, 20th century ...
Place: africa, nigeria
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
My Little Pony: The Runaway Rainbow (2006)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story: In this My Little Pony adventure, a horned filly named Rarity is busy learning how to create the first rainbow of the season so that she can become a princess of Unicornia. But before she can learn her lesson, her curiosity lands her far from home.
Style: feel good, captivating, humorous, entertaining
Audience: kids, girls' night, family outing
Plot: unicorn, my little pony, pony, rainbow, princess, talking animal, animal, friends, magical, magical power, friendship, magic ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada, Japan
Duration: 47 min.
Story: Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into ...
Style: christmas classics, sweet, touching, claymation, christmas special ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: stop motion, christmas, holiday, reindeer, imaginary kingdom, winter, toys, xmas, christmas season, island, snow, misfit ...
Time: 60s
Place: fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Hokus Pokus Alfons Åberg (2013)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 73 min.
Story: Albert thinks he is old enough to get a dog, as he's now seven. He tries to convince dad that he's not too young, even if he has an imaginary best friend to help him solve his problems. He gets new hope, when he gets to know a magician. ...
Style: anime
Audience: kids
Plot: dog, friendship, imaginary friend, responsibility, honesty, magician
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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The Lion King (1994)
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, inspirational, humorous, emotional ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot: lion, jungle, friendship, betrayal, love, good versus evil, tragedy, pride and honor, exile, hyena, uncle, rivalry ...
Time: 90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place: africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
Story: Set in the African savannah, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion Guard'. Throughout the film, the diverse team of young animals will learn how to utilize each of their unique abilities to solve problems and ...
Style: sentimental, funny, light, emotional, touching ...
Audience: kids
Plot: lion, hyena, friendship, family relations, imaginary kingdom, royal family, danger, friends, animal life, animal, talking animal, parents and children ...
Place: africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Dory's Reef Cam (2020)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Dive into the waters below and watch the aquatic wildlife from the world of Nemo and Dory.
Style: humorous, touching, captivating, sweet, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: animal life, talking animal, animal, animal protagonist, friendship, wild animal, animal that acts human, friends, videotaping, anthropomorphism, shark, beautiful scenery ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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 ⇓
61%
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: touching, emotional, tear jerker, sad, sentimental ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: dog, friendship, reconciliation, hunting, animal life, childhood, fox, chase, rescue, animal, friends, rivalry ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 60s
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story: 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'. Curious as to who he is, Shizuku meets ...
Style: anime, touching, feel good, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, pre-teens, family friendly ...
Plot: imagination, self discovery, school, teenage life, high school life, follow your dream, love, youth, fall in love, teenage love, love and romance, cat ...
Time: 90s, year 1995, 20th century
Place: japan, tokyo, europe, asia, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994)
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, feel good, humorous, biting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot: dinosaur, land before time, friendship, talking animal, chase, betrayal, love, prehistoric animal, violence against women, tyrannosaurus rex, furry, water ...
Time: prehistory, 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild (2011)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: South Korea
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Based on a bestselling preteen novel of the same title that has sold more than 1 million copies in Korea, “Leafie, A Hen into the Wild” is about a laying hen named Leafie who is destined to live the “same old” repetitive life confined on the ...
Style: touching, serious, sincere, anime, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: danger, disorder, wilderness, animal, bird, furry, group of friends, lifestyle, wild animal, family relations, animal life, anthropomorphism ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Balto (1995)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 78 min.
Story: An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.
Style: sentimental, feel good, suspenseful, exciting, inspirational ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, teen drama ...
Plot: dog, wolf, furry, danger, goose, snow, courage, disease, wilderness, daring rescue, dog sled, animal ...
Time: 1920s, 90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place: alaska, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: This fourth sequel in the series finds "leaf gobblers" eating all the vegetation in Great Valley, driving Littlefoot, the young brontosaurus, and the other dinosaur inhabitants out. Arguments break out among the adults during migration, ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, psychotronic, 2d animation
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: dinosaur, land before time, violence against women, prehistoric animal, family relations, disaster, disorder, friends, animal life, family life, survival, heroes ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, prehistory
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Once Upon a Forest (1993)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story: A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
Style: sentimental, sad, cult classic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, preschool
Plot: badger, expedition, environmental, environment, friendship, race against time, furry, mature, love, rescue, contamination, mouse ...
Time: 20th century, year 1993
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Spookley the Square Pumpkin (2005)
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
Story: Dare to be square! In a world where "The only good pumpkins are round pumpkins!" SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN is often teased by the other pumpkins because of his odd shape. Soon, Spookley is befriended by Edgar, Allan and Poe, three ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, light, feel good, computer animated ...
Audience: kids, preschool
Plot: halloween, friendship, social misfits, young heroes, friends, insect, scarecrow, anthropomorphism, surrealism, pumpkin, haunted, misfit ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Little Mermaid (1975)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 68 min.
Story: The story of a beautiful mermaid who gave up a kingdom for her beloved prince.
Style: anime, sweet, fairy tale, 2d animation
Plot: mermaid, little mermaid, female nudity, girl power, true love, underwater, death, witch, princess, prince, injustice, underwater city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Pom Poko (1994)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ...
Style: anime, manga, humorous, stylized, allegory ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot: environment, environmental, ecology, werewolf, furry, social commentary, transformation, forest, supernatural, anarchist, food, lycanthropy ...
Time: year 1994, near future, 60s, 20th century
Place: tokyo, japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: Littlefoot and the gang meet a shy newcomer, Ali, but the pleasantries stop there. There's a dire environmental theme to this third sequel in the series, in which the world's weather changes beyond the Great Valley, and what had been dry ...
Style: independent film, semi serious, humorous, feel good, crying ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot: dinosaur, land before time, violence against women, prehistoric animal, life lesson, childhood love, family relations, friends, animal life, family life, wilderness, save the day ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, prehistory
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story: Beloved dinosaurs Littlefoot, Cera, Spike, Petrie and Ducky return in this story about the wonders of discovery that features new songs, including Donny Osmond's "No One Has to Be Alone."
Style: humorous, semi serious, feel good, touching, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: dinosaur, land before time, friendship, family relations, family life, youth, child in peril, best friend, disorder, heroic mission, mischievous children, young heroes ...
Time: prehistory, year 2002
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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The Lion King (2019)
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: motion capture, fairy tale, inspirational, psychotronic, colorful ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: jungle, wilderness, lion cub, lion, animal, talking animal, kingdom, murder of father, king, hyena, sunrise, loss of father ...
Time: year 2019, 2010s
Place: africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Scooby-Doo! and the Safari Creatures (2012)
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min.
Story: The gang flies off to Africa for a video animal Safari, So Goodi!, only to learn that - zoinks! - the creatures are actually shape-shifting jungle demons! In Homeward Hound, a "fiercely fanged" cat creature petrifies the competing pooches ...
Style: mystical, light, captivating, enigmatic, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: scooby doo, puzzle, riddles and clues, friendship, undercover, animal, wild animal, mysticism, friends, team, teamwork, safari
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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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 ⇓
45%
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story: Littlefoot and his friends are constantly being bullied and browbeaten by three teenage dinosaurs: Hyp, a Hypsilophodon; Nod, a Nodosaurus; and Mutt, a Muttaburrasaurus. However, when a shower of meteorites (flying rocks) impacts near the Great ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, crying, independent film ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot: dinosaur, land before time, friendship, disaster, love, violence against women, friends, disorder, animal life, environmentalism, forces of nature, asteroids and comets ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, prehistory
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A sea turtle who was hatched in 1959 spends the next 50 years traveling the world while it is being changed by global warming. Born on a Baja, California beach in 1959, new hatchling Sammy must do what his fellow newborn sea turtles are doing: race ...
Style: sentimental, feel good, touching, semi serious, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: sea turtle, global warming, survival, underwater, friendship, water, diving, creature, animal, obsessive quest, hippie, friends ...
Time: 2010s, 20th century, 70s, 50s, 80s ...
Place: antarctica, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
The Blue Elephant 2 (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Thailand
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Khan Kluay is an elephant of King Naresuan the Great. Shaba Kaew, his beloved one, keeps a secret that she is pregnant. He must face three properties that belong to him - sacrifice, courage and stable love deep in his heart - to struggle through ...
Style: entertaining, captivating, anime
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: fight, fictional war, twins, elephant, animal life, animal, wild animal, imaginary kingdom, parents and children, love affair, royal family, animal that acts human ...
Place: thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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