Movies like Moana 2

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   Moana

   Same saga

   2016 · 107 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family

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   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.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same saga or cinematic universe
   • strong shared themes: 3d animation and coming of age

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   Tangled

   Similar atmosphere

   2010 · 100 min · Adventure · Animation · Family

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   Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by her overprotective mother. She strikes a deal with Flynn Rider, a charming wanted thief, and the duo set off on an action-packed escapade.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: 3d animation and coming of age
   • shared coming of age movie style
   • similar audience response

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   The Croods: A New Age

   Similar atmosphere

   2020 · 95 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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   Searching for a safer habitat, the prehistoric Crood family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of its needs. Unfortunately, they must also learn to live with the Bettermans -- a family that's a couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. As tensions between the new neighbors start to rise, a new threat soon propels both clans on an epic adventure that forces them to embrace their differences, draw strength from one another, and survive together.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared themes: 3d animation and duringcreditsstinger
   • a closely matched era

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   Big Fish & Begonia

   Similar atmosphere

   2016 · 101 min · Adventure · Animation · Fantasy

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   Beyond the human realm, there is a magical race of beings who control the tides and the changing of the seasons. One of these beings, a young girl named Chun, seeks something more—she wants to experience the human world! At sixteen, she finally gets her chance and transforms into a dolphin in order to explore the world that has her fascinated. But she soon discovers that it's a dangerous place and nearly gets killed in a vortex. Luckily, her life is spared when a young boy sacrifices himself to save her. Moved by his kindness and courage, she uses magic to bring him back to life only to learn that this power comes at a serious price. On a new adventure, she’ll have to make her own sacrifices in order to protect his soul until it is ready to return to the human world.

   Why it connects

   • shared themes: coming of age and ocean
   • shared coming of age movie style

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   The Super Mario Bros. Movie

   Similar atmosphere

   2023 · 93 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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   While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: 3d animation and duringcreditsstinger
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Finding Dory

   Shared themes

   2016 · 97 min · Adventure · Animation · Family

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   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?

   Why it connects

   • shared themes: 3d animation and hopeful
   • substantial genre overlap

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   The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

   Similar atmosphere

   2025 · 88 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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   Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Wish Dragon

   Similar atmosphere

   2021 · 99 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · Other

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   Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era
   • similar audience response

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   Wonka

   Shared themes

   2023 · 117 min · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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   Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

   Why it connects

   • shared themes: duringcreditsstinger and musical
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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    Inside Out 2

    Similar atmosphere

    2024 · 97 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family

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    Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: 3d animation and duringcreditsstinger
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era

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