Movies like Onward
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Onward (2020)
185K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.
Style:
feel good, sincere, modern fairy tale, fairy tale, computer animated, 3d animation, visually appealing, anime, captivating, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, family friendly, kids
Plot:
brother brother relationship, elf, magic, teenage protagonist, fantasy world, teenage boy, cyclops, wizard, centaur, coming of age, dead father, creature, van, family relations, widow, race against time, brotherhood, unicorn, fairy, magical, wizards and magicians, supernatural power, single mother, friends, parents and children ...
Time:
2020s, future, 2010s, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, 3d animation, funny and computer animated films with plots about friendship, love, teenager, transformation, good versus evil, fantasy world and family mostly in Family, Animation and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Onward: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Soul (2020), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), Luca (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, exciting, 3d animation, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dragon, friendship, viking, unlikely friendships, creature, friends, medieval, imaginary, love, happy ending, magic, father son relationship ...
Time:
medieval times, year 2010, middle ages, 2000s, 2010s
Place:
scandinavia, fictional island, europe, seattle
Similarity:
92%
442K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful gig at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls ...
Style:
3d animation, philosophical, touching, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
jazz, self discovery, life, meaning of life, afterlife, acceptance, lifestyle change, life after death, following a dream, teaching the ways of the world, life & death, musician ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
hawaii, tibet, manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Plot unknown.
Style:
feel good, 3d animation, entertaining, light, anime ...
Audience:
kids, date night, toddlers, family friendly
Plot:
dragon, tough girl, female warrior, female protagonist, travel, kung fu, disney princess, imaginary kingdom, magical creature, imaginary, strong female lead, magic ...
Time:
2020s, future
Place:
asia, southeast asia, usa
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
220K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, two young boys experience an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another ...
Style:
3d animation, entertaining, funny, sexy, cute ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
friendship, water, coming of age, ocean, disguise, seaside town, friends, sea voyage, male female friendship, sea adventure, friendship between boys, monster ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 1950s, year 1959, 20th century ...
Place:
italy, europe, riviera, mediterranean sea
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and ...
Style:
fairy tale, computer animated, 3d animation, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family friendly, teens, date night ...
Plot:
magic, magical, female warrior, talking animal, shrek, true love, fantasy world, dragon, princess, ogre, animal, alternate timeline ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, medieval times, 2000s, middle ages
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China, USA, Thailand, Czech Republic
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Din, a working-class college student, and Long, a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern day Shanghai in pursuit of Din's long-lost childhood friend, Lina.
Style:
3d animation, entertaining, anime, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
wish fulfillment, dragon, desire, magic, wish come true, childhood, best friend, friendship, magical power, wizards and magicians, escapades, friends ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
china, shanghai, asia
Similarity:
80%
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%
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:
82%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Princes who have been turned into Dwarfs seek the red shoes of a lady in order to break the spell, although it will not be easy.
Style:
captivating, fairy tale, feel good, light, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
snow white, princess, magic, love, female protagonist, gnome, friendship, prince, teamwork, good versus evil, magical, overweight ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of the Trolls across the land in ...
Style:
sweet, fairy tale, 3d animation, colorful, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
singing, friendship, worm, happiness, salvation, dancing, troll, desert, culture clash, happy ending, talking animal, rock music ...
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:
75%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Mavka — a Soul of the Forest and its Warden — faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as guardian to the Heart of the Forest, when she falls in love with a human — the talented young musician Lukas.
Style:
3d animation, sincere, independent film, light, captivating ...
Plot:
magical creature, magic, mythical creature, musician, magical, folklore, true love, fairy, forest, miraculous event, mysterious character, nature ...
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:
100%
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:
100%
475K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, computer animated, 3d animation, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
princess, witch, coming of age, mother daughter relationship, bravery, happy ending, female protagonist, rebellious daughter, archery, feminism, archer, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
middle ages, 10th century, year 2012, 2010s, medieval times
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, europe
Similarity:
75%
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:
100%
803K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, funny, sweet, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
princess, magic, friendship, dragon, stereotypes, love and romance, imaginary kingdom, wedding, satire, talking animal, shrek, ogre ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2001, medieval times, 16th century, 2000s
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Denmark, Australia, Norway
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.
Style:
exciting, not serious, humorous, hilarious, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
lego, creativity, superhero, friendship, crossover, toys, villain, prophecy, save the world, batman, construction worker, pirate ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s
Similarity:
67%
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:
86%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After finding himself in a world known as the Mushroom Kingdom, A Brooklyn plumber Mario must travel through this world with a princess named Peach and a mushroom named Toad to find his brother Luigi and save the world from a ruthless fire-breathing ...
Style:
3d animation, anime, humorous, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
evil king, princess, evil, mushroom, canceled wedding, plumber, villain, fictional kingdom, alternate world, rainbow, magical power, turtle ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 22 min.
Story:
It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings of New Berk were ...
Style:
3d animation, funny, sincere, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dragon, friendship between teens, friendship, parents and children, family relations, christmas, teenager, viking, fire, masquerade, furry, holiday ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, Canada, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After Katie Mitchell is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her family decides to use this opportunity to drive Katie to school as a road trip. When their plans are interrupted by a tech uprising, the Mitchells realize that they must work ...
Style:
funny, feel good, light, 3d animation, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
robot, father daughter relationship, parents and children, road trip, dog, family relations, family life, husband, wife, journey, fish out of water, pug ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
435K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
Style:
fairy tale, entertaining, touching, exciting, polynesian ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, ocean, girl, happy ending, island, disney princess, mythology, destiny, good versus evil, princess, little girl, friendship ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
polynesia, pacific ocean, fictional island, oceania, new zealand
Similarity:
50%
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:
60%
209K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true ...
Style:
fairy tale, computer animated, humorous, sweet, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
cat, talking cat, imaginary kingdom, magic, shrek, happy ending, talking animal, treasure hunt, escapades, sword fight, save the day, friendship ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s
Place:
madagascar, iran, spain, europe, canada
Similarity:
100%
216K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf are going far in the forest to know the truth about an ancient mystery of their kingdom.
Style:
fairy tale, 3d animation, touching, feel good, anime ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot:
disney princess, princess, magic, female protagonist, magical, sister sister relationship, autumn, kingdom, ice, sister, love and romance, castle ...
Time:
year 2019, 1840s, 19th century
Place:
scandinavia
Similarity:
100%
293K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, light, 3d animation, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, date night, teens ...
Plot:
magic, strong female lead, female protagonist, magical power, sister sister relationship, happy ending, girl, magical, friendship, small town, supernatural, friend ...
Time:
20th century, future, 1950s, 60s, 50s
Place:
colombia, latin america, south america
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, humorous, teen, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, kids, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
fall in love, fairy, magic, fairy godmother, love and romance, cinderella story, cinderella, imaginary kingdom, true love, ogre, wizards and magicians, elf ...
Time:
year 2004, middle ages, 2000s
Similarity:
100%
490
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A boastful elf and his prank-happy orc brother must learn to work together to stop a fiendish orc gang from retrieving a magical stone that will give them the power to take over the world.
Style:
mockbuster, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
elf, magic, friends, good versus evil, buddies, friendship, contests and competitions, supernatural power, rescue, transformation, heroes, fantasy world ...
Similarity:
100%
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