Movies Like The Adventures of Sam: Search for the Dragon
If you liked The Adventures of Sam: Search for the Dragon (1999), a animation movie directed by Craig Handley, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animationA brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
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PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animationA royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.
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Koati (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also animationThree unlikely heroes - Nachi, a free-spirited coati; Xochi, a fearless monarch butterfly and Pako, a hyperactive glass frog - embark on an adventure to stop wicked coral snake Zaina from destroying their rain forest…
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Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animationAnimals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also animationThe maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
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The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animationWhen the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
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Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also animationExiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.
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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also animationOn the eve of Earth Day, a precocious seven-year-old learns about the wonders of the planet from his parents—and a mysterious exhibit at the aptly named Museum of Everything.
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The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
★ 6.6/10Also animationHumorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be ferocious. Along the way, he is given a tour of Walt Disney Studios…
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My Father's Dragon (2022)
★ 7/10Also animationStruggling 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…
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Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also animationPhineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.
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Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also animationThomas leaves Sodor to fulfil his dream of seeing the world. This heroic quest takes Thomas across deserts, through jungles and over dangerous mountains as he travels across five continents seeing sights he has never…
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Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also animationWhen a musical dragon with a beautiful voice hypnotizes the dragons and people of Huttsgalor, the Rescue Riders have to find a way to break the spell.
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Two by Two: Overboard! (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also animationTwo misfit castaways struggle to reunite an unorthodox family, out-run a volcano, and negotiate a peace deal on a creaking Ark.
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DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also animationWonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Bumblebee, Poison Ivy and Katana band together to navigate the twists and turns of high school in DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year.
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Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also animationAfter a deadly storm, Tom and Jerry find themselves stranded on an unknown island ruled by the evil Wizard of Oz. As they try to find their way back home, they worry for their master Dorothy's safety.
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Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also animationAn evil sorceress transports the gang back to the age of chivalrous knights, spell-casting wizards, and fire-breathing dragons.
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Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animationCharlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.
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The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also animationAs the Great Day of the Flyers nears, the Great Valley's flying youngsters are eager to participate in the annual exhibition to show off their skills. Everyone, that is, except free-spirited pterodactyl Petrie, whose…
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Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also animationThe Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom…