Movies like The Lion King
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The Lion King (1994)
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, humorous, epic, sad, cute, retro ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
friendship, lion, jungle, betrayal, tragedy, pride and honor, good versus evil, murder, hyena, uncle, exile, meerkat, rivalry, father son relationship, animal, love, revenge, loss of father, king, loss, hopes, anthropomorphism, talking animal, destiny, prince ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 1990s
Place:
africa, south africa
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Most similar movies to The Lion King
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, touching, sweet and fairy tale films with plots about family, friendship, childhood, runaway, destiny, redemption and love mostly in Animation, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Lion King: Bambi II (2006), The Land Before Time (1988), Madagascar (2005), The AristoCats (1970), The Sword in the Stone (1963). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
87%
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:
91%
13K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Return to the forest and join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn on his own. But in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud parent discovers there is much he can learn from his spirited young son.
Style:
sincere, feel good, touching, sentimental, gloomy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
parents and children, friendship, teaching the ways of the world, self discovery, deer, raccoon, relationship problems, friends, family relations, woods, wilderness, animal ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
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:
funny, entertaining, humorous, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
animal, lion, friendship, jungle, rescue, imaginary, young heroes, danger, goofy hero, coming of age, disorder, heroic mission ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
89%
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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:
touching, feel good, sweet, colorful, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, 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:
prehistoric times, prehistory, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Similarity:
90%
474K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends -- Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo -- have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, feel good, humorous, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
jungle, friendship, unlikely friendships, penguins, zebra, animal life, wilderness, talking animal, escape, island, animal, lion ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
madagascar, africa, new york, manhattan new york city, antarctica ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children -- Bonfamille's prize family of domesticated house cats -- the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the heirs, leaving them out on a country road. All seems ...
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, sweet, cute, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
cat, talking animal, animal life, friendship, butler, getting home, social differences, mischievous children, danger, hopes, animal, animal protagonist ...
Time:
1910s, 70s, year 1970, 20th century, edwardian era
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, entertaining, arthurian, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers, family outing, preschool
Plot:
magic, arthurian legend, wizard, transformation, medieval, king arthur, boy, sword and sorcery, sword, kingdom, tournament, owl ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 6th century, 1930s
Place:
europe, england, britain, london
Similarity:
100%
51K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, History
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.
Style:
sentimental, suspenseful, feel good, inspirational, sincere ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, teen drama ...
Plot:
dog, courage, wolf, danger, goose, cartoon wolf, wilderness, animal, disease, daring rescue, furry, dog sled ...
Time:
1920s, 90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
alaska, usa
Similarity:
78%
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, cute, funny, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot:
jungle, orphan, bear, childhood, human animal relationship, jungle book, feral child, jungle adventure, friendship, animal life, mischievous children, conflict ...
Time:
year 1967, 20th century, 60s, 1890s, 1800s ...
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
70%
135K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, fairy tale, feel good, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
friendship, brotherhood, wilderness, brother brother relationship, turned into an animal, revenge, native american, transformation, bear, talking animal, self sacrifice, animal ...
Time:
year 2003, stone age, 2000s, 1890s, prehistoric times ...
Place:
alaska, north america, canada, antarctica
Similarity:
56%
497K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
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, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
princess, desert, genie, arabian nights, disney princess, magic, love, friendship, prince, poverty, monkey, unlikely couple ...
Time:
middle ages, year 1992, 90s, medieval times, 20th century ...
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, sahara, china, egypt ...
Similarity:
67%
1.2M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Japan, Australia, Kazakhstan, Armenia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting ...
Style:
feel good, touching, humorous, funny, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
friendship, underwater, animal, shark, father son relationship, friends, freedom, memory loss, courage, escape attempt, single father, talking animal ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new south wales, oceania, pacific ocean, sydney australia, australia
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, feel good, touching, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
love and romance, princess, beast, castle, beauty and the beast, power of love, imaginary, transformation, opposites attract, father daughter relationship, prince, disney princess ...
Time:
18th century, 90s, 20th century, year 1991
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, inspirational, touching, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
horse, friendship, native american, animal, wild horse, chase, freedom, animal life, getting home, danger, beautiful scenery, old west ...
Time:
19th century, year 2002, 1850s, 1800s
Place:
usa, north america
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Though Goofy always means well, his amiable cluelessness and klutzy pratfalls regularly embarrass his awkward adolescent son, Max. When Max's lighthearted prank on his high-school principal finally gets his longtime crush, Roxanne, to notice ...
Style:
road movie, cult classic, slapstick, buddy comedy, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
father son relationship, concert, anthropomorphic animal, near death experience, summer vacation, road trip, childhood, on the road, coming of age, eating pizza, vacation, dog ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
ohio, los angeles, usa, arizona, idaho ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When Quasi defies the evil Frollo and ventures out to the Festival of Fools, the cruel crowd jeers him. Rescued by fellow outcast the gypsy Esmeralda, Quasi soon finds himself battling to save the people and the city he loves.
Style:
fairy tale, romantic, sentimental, colorful, retro ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot:
notre dame cathedral, medieval, profanity, unrequited love, gypsy, bell, church, prejudice, clergy, disability, villain, epic battle ...
Time:
15th century, 90s, year 1996, 18th century
Place:
paris france, france, europe, madagascar
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
This animated take on Oliver Twist re-imagines Oliver as an adorable orphaned kitten who struggles to survive in New York City and falls in with a band of canine criminals led by an evil human. First, Oliver meets Dodger, a carefree mutt with street ...
Style:
funny, sentimental, feel good, melancholic, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
friendship, orphan, adoption, cat, dog, kitten, stealing food, criminal, urban setting, alone, happy ending, tragedy ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new york state, america
Similarity:
100%
267K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
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:
touching, fairy tale, light, sweet, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
jungle, happy ending, ape man, orphan, love and romance, childhood, tarzan, adoption, friendship, betrayal, death of mother, wildlife ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 1800s, 1880s, 20th century ...
Place:
africa, nigeria
Similarity:
75%
270K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Romance
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:
humorous, touching, entertaining, 3d animation, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
bird, parrot, kids and family, jungle, friendship, happy ending, good versus evil, fantasy world, childhood, animal life, talking animal, animal ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, minnesota, brazil, south america, iran ...
Similarity:
75%
1.2M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
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, feel good, funny, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
friendship, toys, childhood, rescue, toy comes to life, toy story, rivalry, wilhelm scream, birthday, loyalty, buddy, birthday present ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
usa, north america, ohio
Similarity:
67%
540K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When the kingdom's most wanted-and most charming-bandit Flynn Rider hides out in a mysterious tower, he's taken hostage by Rapunzel, a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn's curious captor, ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, romantic, 3d animation, uplifting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
princess, disney princess, fall in love, couples, love and romance, love, horse, strong female character, power of love, female protagonist, unlikely couple, queen ...
Time:
year 2010, 19th century, 17th century, 2010s, 1810s
Place:
fictional island, europe, germany
Similarity:
100%
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1.2M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives ...
Style:
touching, feel good, inspirational, sweet, tear jerker ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
dog, loneliness, unlikely friendships, friendship, follow your dream, friends, journey, obsessive quest, hopes, giant bird, wilderness, imagination ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
south america, iran, venezuela, latin america, mount everest ...
Similarity:
67%
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:
sweet, colorful, light, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
friendship, pig, rescue, farm, children, friends who live together, misunderstanding, animal human communication, compassion, spider, rat, cat ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
usa, new england, maine
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Simba's son, Kion, assembles a group of animals to protect the Pride Lands, known as the Lion Guard.
Style:
feel good, touching, exciting, sentimental, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
animal life, young heroes, lion, royal family, good versus evil, parents and children, friendship, desert, anthropomorphism, rivalry, family relations, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
57%
560K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
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:
touching, feel good, road movie, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
unlikely friendships, ice age, friendship, odd couple, heroes, heroic mission, good versus evil, friends, escapades, bonding, talking animal, journey ...
Time:
prehistoric times, stone age, prehistory, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
antarctic
Similarity:
100%
695K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Mystery
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead ...
Style:
touching, feel good, sincere, sweet, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
day of the dead, music, afterlife, musician, death, childhood, memory, boy, life after death, betrayal, life & death, dog ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017
Place:
mexico, tibet, north america
Similarity:
64%
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, disorder, animal life, friends, environmentalism, asteroids and comets, wilderness ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, prehistory
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Rafiki relays the legend of Mufasa to lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The ...
Style:
3d animation, computer animated, inspirational
Plot:
lion, talking animal, wolf, anthropomorphic animal, friendship, lost, chance meeting, paradise, gorilla, animal protagonist, cheetah, hyena ...
Place:
africa
Similarity:
100%
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