Best movies like Finding Dory
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Plot Summary:
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 296000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, China
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, humorous, touching, sentimental, sweet, emotional, entertaining, 3d animation, semi serious
Best tv shows and movies like Finding Dory (2016):
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The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002)
Plot Summary:
Beloved dinosaurs Littlefoot, Cera, Spike, Petrie and Ducky return in this story about the wonders of discovery that features new songs, including Donny Osmond's "No One Has to Be Alone.".
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, feel good, semi serious, light, 2d animation
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Go Fish (2019)
Plot Summary:
When a mysterious black goop reaches his idyllic undersea town, a brave and selfless parrot fish must cross the ocean to find its source and fix it before his coral reef is destroyed.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: light, sweet, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, 3d animation
Similar in 85%
Shark Tale (2004)
Plot Summary:
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 196000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Thriller
Country: USA, France, North Korea
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: computer animated, entertaining, 3d animation, feel good, humorous, funny, not serious, colorful, fairy tale, sweet
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A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sammy and Ray, leatherback turtles and friends forever, are enjoying an atoll's water and sand, shepherding new hatchlings Ricky and Ella out to sea. Suddenly, a poacher swoops in and ships them off to be part of a spectacular aquarium show for tourists in Dubai. The kingpin of the place, Big D the seahorse, enlists them in his plans for a great escape. But with their new friends Jimbo the bug-eyed blob fish and Lulu the snippy lobster, Annabel the sweet Octopus, and a whole family of penguins, Sammy and Ray hatch breakout plans of their own. That is when little Ricky and Ella arrive, determined to break in to rescue them. After a series of thrilling adventures and narrow escapes, our heroes head south to meet up with Shelly, Sammy's first and only love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Belgium, USA, France, Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, humorous, 3d animation, light, entertaining, anime, computer animated
Similar in 80%
The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer (2009)
Plot Summary:
The amazing story of Daniel, a dolphin who abandons the safety of his pod to explore the ocean and discover the true purpose of his life.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 706
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Germany, Italy, Peru
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining, sincere, feel good, anime, sentimental, touching, humorous, stylized
Similar in 87%
Animals United (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of animals waiting for the annual flood they rely on for food and water discover that the humans, who have been destroying their habitats have built a dam for a leisure resort. The animals endeavour to save the delta and send a message to the humans not to interfere with nature.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, entertaining, 3d animation, fairy tale, computer animated, touching
Similar in 84%
Piglet's Big Movie (2003)
Plot Summary:
When the gang from the Hundred Acre Wood begin a honey harvest, young Piglet is excluded and told that he is too small to help. Feeling inferior, Piglet disappears and his pals Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger, Roo and Winnie the Pooh must use Piglet's scrapbook as a map to find him. In the process they discover that this very small animal has been a big hero in a lot of ways.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, sweet, touching, anthology, crying, semi serious, fairy tale, inspirational, romantic
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The Wild (2006)
Plot Summary:
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, computer animated, stylized, 3d animation, feel good, exciting, light, captivating, not serious, fairy tale
Similar in 80%
Sheep & Wolves: Pig Deal (2019)
Plot Summary:
The united town of sheep and wolves lives a peaceful and quiet life until two unexpected guests turn up - a polar fox and a tiny ewe. No one ever expected them to bring a deadly danger, which can be overcome only if they work together. Only teamwork can solve big problems and deal with serious challenges - as there is strength in unity.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 785
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Russia
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: touching, sweet, colorful, light, semi serious, anime, colourful
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Sing (2016)
Plot Summary:
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 186000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Japan, USA, France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, inspirational, computer animated, fairy tale, funny, feel good, 3d animation, hilarious, exciting
Similar in 81%
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
Plot Summary:
A sequel to the animated hit THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, 3d animation, computer animated, funny, colorful, anime, captivating, entertaining, inspirational
Similar in 76%
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Plot Summary:
Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes when they meet some new and none-too-friendly neighbors – the mighty dinosaurs.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 260000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, computer animated, funny, exciting, witty, 3d animation, touching, not serious, hilarious, colorful
Similar in 88%
Bee Movie (2007)
Plot Summary:
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 blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 176000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, absurd, 3d animation, feel good, witty, anime, slasher, cult classic
Similar in 88%
Surf's Up (2007)
Plot Summary:
Cody is a surfing penguin from Shiverpool who dreams of making it big and being like his idol Big Z. On his journey he discovers his talents are not all he thinks they are and he must learn to accept that their is more to surfing than fame and fortune. Surf's Up is a 2007 American computer-animated mockumentary film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures and ImageWorks Studios. It stars the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder among others.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, entertaining, humorous, inspirational, 3d animation, stylized, witty, cult classic, computer animated, fairy tale
Similar in 86%
Moana (2016)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 367000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, touching, entertaining, computer animated, colorful, sweet, emotional, 3d animation, anime
Similar in 88%
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Plot Summary:
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 610000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, 3d animation, humorous, funny, fairy tale, emotional, entertaining, saga, uplifting, sad
Similar in 82%
The Boxtrolls (2014)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, dark fantasy, feel good, colorful, surreal, entertaining, 3d animation, humorous, stylized, computer animated
Similar in 75%
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Plot Summary:
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in Hero's Duty, a first-person shooter where he helps the game's hero battle against alien invaders. He later enters Sugar Rush, a kart racing game set on tracks made of candies, cookies and other sweets. There, Ralph meets Vanellope von Schweetz who has learned that her game is faced with a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph may have inadvertently started.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 450000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, sweet, not serious, 3d animation, feel good, computer animated, touching, fairy tale, exciting, light
Similar in 83%
The Good Dinosaur (2015)
Plot Summary:
An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: scenic, computer animated, touching, intense, 3d animation, sentimental, light, emotional, entertaining, melancholic
Similar in 85%
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Plot Summary:
Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster prompts them to reunite and warn all the other beasts about the desperate situation.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 292000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: computer animated, humorous, funny, entertaining, 3d animation, witty, exciting, touching, not serious, hilarious
Similar in 78%
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Plot Summary:
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 day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: sweet, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, intense, exciting, feel good, semi serious, sentimental, cute
Similar in 85%
Coco (2017)
Plot Summary:
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 following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 568000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Mystery
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, sincere, sweet, atmospheric, fairy tale, captivating, funny, 3d animation, sad
Similar in 87%
Rio (2011)
Plot Summary:
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 lone female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, Blu and Linda go to meet her. Animal smugglers kidnap Blu and Jewel, but the pair soon escape and begin a perilous adventure back to freedom -- and Linda.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 244000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, funny, exciting, entertaining, computer animated, colorful, light, witty, 3d animation
Similar in 79%
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Plot Summary:
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 to Andy.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 878000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, touching, emotional, humorous, sad, witty, computer animated, 3d animation, light
Similar in 78%
Finding Nemo (2003)
Plot Summary:
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 vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, funny, sweet, touching, sentimental, entertaining, fairy tale, computer animated, 3d animation
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Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
Plot Summary:
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 Bonnie's room in this Toy Story That Time Forgot.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, sweet, christmas special, entertaining, light, exciting, feel good, semi serious, stylized, fairy tale
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The Boss Baby (2017)
Plot Summary:
A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, touching, feel good, stylized, entertaining, computer animated, 3d animation, light, sweet, humorous
Similar in 76%
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
Plot Summary:
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 214000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Japan, France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, funny, humorous, computer animated, 3d animation, anime, colorful, feel good, captivating
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Up (2009)
Plot Summary:
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 him a new lease on life.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, inspirational, touching, sweet, tear jerker, heartfelt, exciting, sentimental, sad, computer animated
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WALL·E (2008)
Plot Summary:
WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather interesting human-like qualities. When a ship arrives with a sleek new type of robot, WALL·E thinks he's finally found a friend and stows away on the ship when it leaves.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 12000000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, futuristic, emotional, light, sweet, computer animated, exciting, 3d animation, inspirational