Movies like Pinocchio
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Pinocchio (2022)
46K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A live-action adaptation of Disney's 'Pinocchio'.
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, action adventure, crying, surprise ending
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
puppet, child, father son relationship, lie, seagull, desire, father child relationship, children, toy comes to life, pinocchio, con artists, friendship, wish come true, toys, puppeteer, mischievous children, magic, family relations, single father, drifter, fatherhood, wish fulfillment, carnival, carpenter, anthropomorphism ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
italy
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Most similar movies to Pinocchio
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, humorous, fairy tale and entertaining films with plots about friendship, children, family, family relations, friends, transformation and good versus evil mostly in Family, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Pinocchio: The Little Mermaid (2023), The One and Only Ivan (2020), How to Train Your Dragon (2025), The Polar Express (2004), A Christmas Carol (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel ...
Style:
fairy tale, motion capture, feel good, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, teen fantasy
Plot:
magic spell, mermaid, interspecies romance, human, sea, interspecies friendship, marine life, mysterious girl, little mermaid, spell, advisor, shipwreck ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s
Place:
caribbean
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant ...
Style:
sweet, sincere, touching, visually appealing, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
circus, talking animal, human animal relationship, gorilla, animal rights, friendship, animal that acts human, animal life, affection, talent, unlikely friendships, animal ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Italy, Luxembourg, France, Belgium
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Geppetto the carpenter carves the object of his hidden desires out of a log: a puppet that will keep him company and will be like a son to him. He will call him Pinocchio. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that the puppet moves, as if by magic, ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, entertaining, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
pinocchio, parents and children, escapades, temptation, youth, young heroes, transformation, education, carpenter, friendship, magic, wish fulfillment ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
europe, italy
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Mexico, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A darker version of the classic children's fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy.
Style:
fairy tale, 3d animation, visually stunning, period piece, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, date night
Plot:
magic, stop motion, pinocchio, grief, church, whale, father son relationship, puppet, boy, glory, little boy, children ...
Time:
2020s, 1940s, 20th century, 1910s, year 1916 ...
Place:
italy, europe
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Ireland, Iceland, Canada
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature ...
Style:
uplifting, visually stunning, emotional, psychotronic, teen comedy
Audience:
family friendly, teen fantasy
Plot:
dragon, viking, friendship, island, warrior, coming of age, bonding, misfit, inventor, courage, loyalty, self discovery ...
Time:
medieval times
Place:
fictional island, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Style:
computer animated, fairy tale, feel good, motion capture, christmas classics ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, train, magic, winter, railway, dream, santa claus, christmas eve, snow, xmas, christmas time ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place:
michigan
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge ...
Style:
feel good, christmas special, colorful, light, christmas classics ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, preschool ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, ghost, scrooge, redemption, christmas spirit, snow, christmas eve, regret, victorian england, greed, life changing experience ...
Time:
victorian era, future, year 2009, 1800s, 1830s ...
Place:
england, europe, britain, turkey, united kingdom ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada, USA, Taiwan, South Korea
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
The Care Bears have their work cut out for them, because Nicolas, a lonely magician's assistant, is about to fall under the evil influence of a bad spirit who lives in an ancient magic book -- it seems Nicolas will do just about anything for ...
Style:
feel good, stylized, sweet, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, family outing, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
friendship, good versus evil, animal life, talking animal, unlikely friendships, kids and family, orphan, wish come true, siblings relations, imaginary, rescue, family relations ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
canada
Similarity:
28%
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264
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The film was directed by Giuliano Cenci with assistance from his brother Renzo. During production, Carlo Collodis grandchildren Mario and Antonio Lorenzini were consulted. The subtle movements made by fidgeting children whilst speaking or under ...
Style:
anime, crying, fairy tale
Plot:
pinocchio, puppet, fairy, lie, fire, death, donkey, father son relationship, amusement park, death of friend, father son reunion, talking animal ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
27%
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:
26%
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:
26%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, France, Canada, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, not serious, slapstick, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
magical power, children, chase, fantasy world, talking animal, rescue, imaginary, disorder, good versus evil, danger, escapades, chases and races ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, new york, paris france
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
Style:
surreal, visually stunning, feel good, adult animation, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
stop motion, magic, surrealism, orphan, childhood, friendship, youth, giant, food, young heroes, aunt, adventurer ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1948, year 1949, 1940s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, england, empire state building manhattan new york city, atlantic ocean ...
Similarity:
24%
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:
24%
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:
24%
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:
24%
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:
24%
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:
23%
Movie in collections
310K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called "Forky" to her room, a road trip adventure ...
Style:
humorous, 3d animation, road movie, saga, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
friendship, toy story, travel, on the road, sheriff, astronaut, child, cartoon dog, antique shop, carnival, ventriloquist dummy, cowboy ...
Time:
year 2019, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada, Australia, Taiwan
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Set several years after the first film, Ariel and Prince Eric are happily married with a daughter, Melody. In order to protect Melody from the Sea Witch, Morgana, they have not told her about her mermaid heritage. Melody is curious and ventures into ...
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, humorous, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
mermaid, underwater, imaginary kingdom, princess, good versus evil, coming of age, wish come true, disney princess, stupidity, ocean, sea, family relations ...
Time:
1850s, 1830s, 19th century
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 49 min.
Story:
Geppetto prepare for Christmas, Pinocchio joins a puppet show to earn money for a present. There he meets and elopes with the beautiful girl puppet Julietta, leaving Geppetto alone and worried.
Style:
christmas special, christmas classics, semi serious, humorous, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
christmas, stop motion, pinocchio, holiday, christmas wish, xmas, woods, friends, disorder, family relations, youth, imaginary ...
Similarity:
22%
187
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA, Philippines
Duration: 49 min.
Story:
The Little Wooden Toy. The unforgettable story of a little wooden boy who longs with all his heart to become real. When a small spark of magic escapes from the Blue Fairy's home, it travels down toy maker Gepetto's chimney, bringing one ...
Style:
mockbuster, semi serious, touching, feel good, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
puppet, friends, disorder, wizards and magicians, family relations, miraculous event, wish come true, parents and children, fish out of water, teaching the ways of the world, curses spells and rituals, escapades ...
Similarity:
22%
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 ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
childhood, friendship, deforestation, environmental, environment, justice, environmentalism, greed, talking animal, chase, heroes, society ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, Ireland, Denmark, USA, France, Canada, UK, Spain, Estonia, Latvia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Three children accidentally get turned into fish after drinking a potion made by an eccentric scientist. The kids end up in the sea, with one problem. They must find and drink the antidote within 48 hours, or forever remain as fish.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, cult classic, anime ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
ocean, mad scientist, transformation, turned into an animal, antidote, survival, rescue, friendship, heroic mission, disorder, young heroes, mischievous children ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
22%
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:
22%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, USA, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Arthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfather has been missing for several years, and who lives with his grandmother in a country house that, in two days, will be repossessed, torn down, and ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, 3d animation, stylized, computer animated ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, teens, preschool
Plot:
fantasy world, fairy, heroes, young heroes, destiny, friendship, escapades, good versus evil, disappearance, imaginary kingdom, friends, youth ...
Time:
year 2006, 20th century, 60s
Place:
africa, connecticut
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
Story:
During a post-Christmas play date, the gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It's all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang hopes to return to ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, sweet, light, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
escapades, toys, friendship, christmas, imaginary, getting home, danger, toy story, talking animal, halloween, dinosaur, heroes ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, fairy tale, modern fairy tale, anime ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dragon, captive, obsessive quest, fantasy world, saving a life, salvation, magical creature, uncover truth, creature, young boy, water, island ...
Similarity:
21%
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:
21%
961K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home ...
Style:
feel good, funny, touching, emotional, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
toys, escape, objects come to life, friendship, friends, toy story, dinosaur, toy comes to life, anthropomorphism, dog, betrayal, doll ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iran, north america, ohio
Similarity:
20%
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