Movies like Pete's Dragon 1977
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Pete's Dragon (1977)
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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:
children, dragon, small town, friendship, lighthouse keeper, orphan, presumed dead, family relations, love story, unlikely friendships, escapades, imaginary, small town life, invisibility, imaginary character, nobody believes, cave, friends who live together, youth, betrayal, family drama, school, teacher, boy, drunkenness ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s, 90s
Place:
maine, usa, new england
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Most similar movies to Pete's Dragon
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, feel good, humorous and touching films with plots about family, escapades, friends, friendship, heroes, imaginary and danger mostly in Family, Animation and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Pete's Dragon: The Pagemaster (1994), Labyrinth (1986), The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006), The Rescuers Down Under (1990), A Cat's Tale (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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, surprise ending, independent film, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teen drama, horror for children
Plot:
parallel universe, magic, book, imagination, dragon, fantasy world, librarian, rain, magic wand, child, pirate, island ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
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100%
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah - a teenager with an active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book, "Labyrinth", to take the baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, ...
Style:
gothic, fairy tale, offbeat, stylized, surreal ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, girls' night, kids, pre-teens ...
Plot:
surrealism, puppet, friendship, fantasy world, good versus evil, danger, rescue, maze, female protagonist, creature, imaginary kingdom, castle ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
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, exciting, 3d animation, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
little people, young heroes, imaginary kingdom, heroic mission, friendship, imaginary, danger, disorder, escapades, youth, family relations, rescue ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
41%
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, humorous, touching, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
dog, fox, friendship, love and romance, love, hound dog, insect, circus, best friend, rescue, betrayal, pets ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, South Korea
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, entertaining, humorous, cute, intense ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
furry, mouse, anthropomorphic animal, friendship, australian outback, poacher, good versus evil, talking animal, rescue, honest, lone hero, child ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
australia, new york, oceania, madagascar, hawaii
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Pips wants to see more of the outside world. Batty arrives in a panic, announcing that two human poachers are right behind him. Poachers show up with their dogs and promptly capture the three baby animals. Pips and the Beetle Boys volunteer to ...
Style:
mystical, feel good, semi serious, independent film, mythical ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, animal, creature, fairy, rain forest, love, environment, myth, environmental, rescue, friends, animal life ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
39%
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:
feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
cat, danger, friendship, escapades, friends, family relations, getting home, pets, animal protagonist, coming of age, love, rivalry ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
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:
friendship, college, monster, underdog, university, unlikely friendships, competition, foe turned friend, creativity, fraternity, student life, odd couple ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 80s, 2000s ...
Similarity:
39%
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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, fairy tale, semi serious, feel good, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
dragon, talking animal, animal, peril, creature, journey, imaginary, unlikely friendships, encounter, good versus evil, magic, childhood ...
Similarity:
39%
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, humorous, computer animated, 3d animation, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
dragon, viking, legends and myths, rescue, imaginary kingdom, warrior, death, good versus evil, loss of loved one, self sacrifice, friendship, save the day ...
Time:
year 2014, middle ages, 2010s, 20th century, medieval times
Place:
fictional island
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 80 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, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot:
island, mischievous children, rescue, save the day, young heroes, friendship, escapades, youth, leadership, fish out of water, danger, crossover ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s
Similarity:
39%
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, 2d animation
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
imaginary friend, villain, missing person, friendship, heroes, young heroes, daring rescue, youth, isolation, imaginary, escapades, confined ...
Similarity:
39%
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, humorous, stylized, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
christmas, reindeer, friends, disorder, obnoxious boss, misfit, imaginary, escapades, imaginary kingdom, partner, contests and competitions, friendship ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 51 min.
Story:
Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared. ...
Style:
christmas classics, claymation, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
christmas, holiday, stop motion, xmas, christmas season, winter, mischievous children, christmas spirit, sneeze, father son relationship, cat, boy ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada, China, Taiwan
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
It's winter in Woodland and Franklin is excited about spring coming because his new baby sister will be born. Following the lead of a myth his mom told him, he assumes the role of a Knight and sets out to the woods on a quest for spring. ...
Style:
touching, humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschool
Plot:
escapades, parents and children, danger, youth, best friend, heroes, family relations, anthropomorphic animal, winter, adventurer, animal, talking animal ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Belgium, Spain, UK
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, semi serious, captivating, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
dragon, friendship, imaginary, animal, daring rescue, family relations, animal life, shrewd, escapades, quest, raven, dwarf ...
Place:
himalaya
Similarity:
39%
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, entertaining, witty, offbeat ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
mad scientist, dog, pets, transformation, school, friendship, wish come true, fish out of water, secret identity, mischievous children, young heroes, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
florida, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
39%
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, stylized, humorous, christmas special ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
christmas, holiday, orphan, reindeer, best friend, goofy hero, imaginary, young heroes, escapades, optimism, animal life, heroic mission ...
Similarity:
39%
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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, parallel world, disorder, optimism, danger, mischievous children, orphan, young heroes, pirate, hopes, partner ...
Time:
1900s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
A Miser Brothers' Christmas is a sequel to the classic 1974 television special The Year Without a Santa Claus. The stop-motion animated special, produced by Warner Brothers Television Animation (owners of the post-1973 Rankin/Bass animated ...
Style:
humorous, christmas special, entertaining, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
christmas, holiday, santa claus, save the day, family relations, good versus evil, miser, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, rivalry, stop motion, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
39%
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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:
39%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
Everybody loves the Easter Bunny. Everybody, that is, except the evil Irontail, who wanted the job of Easter Bunny for himself- but lost out to Peter Cottontail. A generation later, Irontail is back to take his revenge, teaming up with the ice-cold ...
Style:
touching, exciting, humorous, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
easter, friendship, animal life, escapades, young heroes, save the day, heroes, imaginary kingdom, disorder, heroic mission, mischievous children, rivalry ...
Similarity:
39%
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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:
38%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Long ago the Lady Borealis placed the evil Winterbolt under a magic spell, and put the last of her magic into the nose of a newborn reindeer: Rudolph. But now Winterbolt's awake. He gives Frosty's family magic amulets to keep them from ...
Style:
christmas special, christmas classics, claymation, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
holiday, christmas, stop motion, xmas, christmas season, reindeer, circus, snowman, winter, christmas wish, christmas spirit, evil wizard ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
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:
objects come to life, youth, children, friendship, imaginary, family life, escapades, love, christmas, gift, mischievous children, family drama ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Japan, UK, Hong Kong, Canada
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Being one of 101 takes its toll on Patch, who doesn't feel unique. When he's accidentally left behind on moving day, he meets his idol, Thunderbolt, who enlists him on a publicity campaign.
Style:
touching, feel good, semi serious, humorous, surprise ending ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
dalmatian, pets, puppy, dog, rescue, kidnapping, family relations, heroes, friendship, disorder, odd couple, misfit ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia, Philippines, Switzerland, Denmark, Zambia, Spain
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, light, colorful, feel good, romantic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
tarzan, jungle, gorilla, boy, adoptive mother adopted son relationship, self discovery, young heroes, good versus evil, mischievous children, explorer, batman, lost world ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, 1890s, 20th century, 19th century
Similarity:
38%
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, uplifting, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschool
Plot:
friendship, wish come true, imaginary kingdom, youth, hopes, escapades, imaginary, children, magic, empathy, teamwork, self esteem ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
38%
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:
38%
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
Your little princess will want to follow her dreams as she tags along on an adventure with two of Disney's most popular princesses in this new animated fairy tale. Aurora, star of the beloved classic Sleeping Beauty, and Jasmine, from the ...
Style:
anthology, fairy tale, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
princess, disney princess, follow your dream, heroes, young heroes, wish come true, friendship, danger, self discovery, imaginary, escapades, youth ...
Time:
medieval times
Place:
france
Similarity:
38%
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