Movies like The Lorax
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The Lorax (2012)
142K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, 3d animation, colorful, computer animated, fairy tale, funny, humorous, inspirational, intellectual ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
childhood, friendship, deforestation, environmental, environment, justice, environmentalism, greed, talking animal, chase, heroes, society, small town life, kids and family, obsessive quest, young heroes, ecology, love, walled city, meme, tree, magical, holiday, adventurer, consciousness ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
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Most similar movies to The Lorax
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, computer animated, 3d animation and entertaining films with plots about family, children, friendship, love, mentor, destiny and kids and family mostly in Animation, Family and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Lorax: Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Yogi Bear (2010), Monsters, Inc. (2001), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), Strange Magic (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
feel good, light, funny, humorous, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
friends, talking animal, determination, fantasy world, rescue, jungle, elephant, friendship, animal, creativity, save the day, goofy hero ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
79%
25K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A documentary filmmaker travels to Jellystone Park to shoot a project and soon crosses paths with Yogi Bear, his sidekick Boo-Boo, and Ranger Smith.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, visually appealing, exciting, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot:
yogi bear, bear, justice, greed, save the day, escapades, friendship, talking animal, danger, buddies, disorder, environmental health ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
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:
humorous, feel good, entertaining, sweet, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
monster, friendship, imagination, imaginary, fantasy world, creature, best friend, parallel world, children, friends, rivalry, little girl ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
persia, paris france, himalaya
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, 3d animation, visually stunning, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
food, inventor, nerd, natural disaster, father son relationship, small town, mad scientist, greed, fall in love, parents and children, hot dog, save the world ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
fictional island, new york, paris france, china, egypt ...
Similarity:
85%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Style:
light, entertaining, humorous, funny, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot:
dog, children, kids and family, animal, friendship, cat, anthropomorphism, childhood, chase, terrier, dachshund, pig ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, north america, usa
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.
Style:
humorous, exciting, feel good, 3d animation, fairy tale ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, chick flick, pre-teens
Plot:
fairy, love potion, true love, imaginary, imaginary kingdom, elf, betrayal, save the day, princess, heroes, kidnapping, magic ...
Similarity:
100%
149K
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, entertaining, claymation, 3d animation ...
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, animal, villain, stop motion ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, buckingham palace, tower bridge london, england, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
Style:
sweet, entertaining, humorous, funny, fairy tale ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
chipmunk, friends, youth, animal, animal life, children, siblings relations, goofy hero, talking animal, cruise ship, dancing, music band ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century, year 2011, 80s, 21st century
Place:
africa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Finland, Canada, India
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green ...
Style:
humorous, 3d animation, entertaining, funny, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
bird, creativity, talking animal, egg, computer game, storytelling, video game, anger management, island, pig, good versus evil, race against time ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Similarity:
100%
110K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Iraq, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, scenic, funny, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot:
bird, parrot, jungle, happy ending, travel, animal life, runaway, rivalry, homecoming, music, creativity, parents and children ...
Time:
20th century, year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
latin america, rio de janeiro, brazil, south america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.
Style:
fairy tale, touching, exciting, witty, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
holiday, christmas, childhood, belief, good versus evil, friendship, fairy, protector, heroic mission, heroes, santa claus, imaginary ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012
Place:
new york, st. petersburg russia
Similarity:
61%
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, 3d animation, colorful, computer animated, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
stop motion, steampunk, fantasy world, friendship, prejudice, children, young heroes, talking animal, runaway, greed, adaptation, creativity ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, victorian era
Similarity:
67%
195K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
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:
entertaining, 3d animation, humorous, absurd, light ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
unlikely friendships, animal life, interspecies romance, beehive, culture clash, bee, talking animal, honey, trust, surrealism, lawsuit, fighting the system ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, pasadena california, usa, california
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best ...
Style:
feel good, 3d animation, humorous, colorful, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
friendship, food, inventor, scientist, island, animal, kids and family, creator, chaos and mayhem, danger, save the day, villain ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, fictional island
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
Style:
computer animated, touching, scenic, 3d animation, intense ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, family outing, preschool
Plot:
dinosaur, tyrannosaurus rex, pterodactyl, friendship, waterfall, interspecies friendship, alternate history, coming of age, loneliness, caveman, creativity, family bonds ...
Time:
prehistory, stone age, 2010s
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
930K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated ...
Style:
feel good, inspirational, sweet, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers ...
Plot:
cooking, chef, food, friendship, rat, restaurant, cooking and food, follow your dream, mouse, young man, rise to the top, friends ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, 60s, 1950s, 2000s ...
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
78%
40K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, UK, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In LA, he's taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car.
Style:
humorous, cute, 3d animation, funny, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, preschool
Plot:
easter, easter bunny, anthropomorphic animal, nothing goes right, talking animal, betrayal, audition, greed, hollywood, desire for fame, family relations, leaving home ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, china
Similarity:
100%
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113K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration.
Style:
3d animation, light, touching, entertaining, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens, adult
Plot:
christmas, new year, happy ending, holiday, regret, dog, guard dog, mountain, christmas season, best friend, winter, optimism ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
88%
114K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
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, intense ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, teen fantasy, girls' night ...
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, imaginary, teenage life, protector, save the kingdom, young heroes, daughter, friendship, danger, father daughter relationship, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
20th century, year 2013, 2010s
Similarity:
83%
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:
75%
120K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid ...
Style:
light, entertaining, exciting, 3d animation, emotional ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
friendship, alien, benign alien, imaginary, alien invasion, culture clash, save the world, animal, odd couple, escapades, space and aliens, friends ...
Time:
20th century, 2010s, year 2015, future, 21st century
Place:
usa, massachusetts, france, boston, australia ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A sequel to the animated hit THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS.
Style:
3d animation, feel good, light, funny, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, adult, preschool
Plot:
dog, children, rabbit, guinea pig, circus, talking cat, cat, terrier, human animal relationship, pets, animal, talking animal ...
Place:
new york, turkey
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
903K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, emotional, motivational, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
joy, imaginary friend, memory, creativity, parents and children, dream, childhood, life philosophy, coming of age, friendship, anger, happy ending ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 2000s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, minnesota, california, tibet, usa
Similarity:
78%
224K
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, period piece, satirical, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
stop motion, bird, escape, talking animal, anthropomorphic animal, prison, escape attempt, chicken, chicken farm, anthropomorphism, rat, freedom ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 1959, year 2000, post world war two ...
Place:
united kingdom, england, northern england, europe, yorkshire
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji.
Style:
3d animation, entertaining, feel good, humorous, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
teenager, friendship, internet, disorder, love, meme, hacker, computer game, migration, stupid kid, villain, food ...
Time:
year 2017
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA, Singapore
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Taking place six years following the events of the first film, the story will center on Ralph's adventures in the Internet data space when a Wi-Fi router gets plugged into the arcade as he must find a replacement part to fix Sugar Rush.
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, 3d animation, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
internet, giant, princess, child, alternate world, little girl, pop culture, friendship, computer, raccoon, save the day, deadly virus ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ...
Style:
humorous, stylized, entertaining, touching, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, santa claus, christmas eve, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, race against time, escapades, xmas, magical, resentment, christmas season ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
tanzania, idaho, toronto ontario canada, cuba, mexico ...
Similarity:
33%
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:
75%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA, New Zealand, France, Canada, India
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.
Style:
visually stunning, entertaining, motion capture, scenic, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens
Plot:
jungle, animal, boy, human animal relationship, orphan, talking animal, tiger, wild animal, friendship, courage, greed, wolf ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 2015
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
100%
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