Movies Like Rufus: The Sea Serpent Who Couldn't Swim

If you liked Rufus: The Sea Serpent Who Couldn't Swim (2025), a animation and family movie directed by Endre Skandfer, 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.

1
Seal Team (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and family
After his best friend is killed in a shark attack, Quinn, a lovable yet tenacious seal assembles a SEAL TEAM to fight back against a gang of sharks overtaking the neighborhood. But this merry band of international…
2
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and family
Born on a Baja, California beach in 1959, new hatchling Sammy races across the beach to the ocean while avoiding being caught by seagulls and crabs. Thus begins Sammy's incredible fifty-year ocean journey where he…
3
Barbie: Dolphin Magic (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and family
Barbie and her sisters take off on another exciting, global adventure to visit their friend Ken at his summer internship at a beautiful and exotic coral reef.
4
The Sea Beast (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and family
When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to boot.
5
Luca (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and family
Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
6
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 (2012)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and family
Merliah Summers, a mermaid from Oceana, travels to Australia for a surfing competition. But when she learns that the evil Eris is planning to take over her kingdom, she must stop her at any cost.
7
Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and family
Young Rosella is saved by a few kind animals after a shipwreck. Now called Ro, she learns to talk to animals. One day, she saves the life of a prince and returns to civilisation to discover her past.
8
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and family
The film chronicles George's adventures as he befriends Kayla, a baby elephant, at a magic circus show and helps her travel across the country to be reunited with her family.Accompanied by his friend, the Man with the…
9
Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and family
Corinne is a young country girl who heads to Paris to pursue her big dream – to become a female musketeer! Never could she imagine she would meet three other girls who secretly share the same dream! Using their special…
10
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and family
Evil pirate Burger Beard is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, but the final page happens to be the Krabby Patty secret formula. When Burger Beard…
11
Trouble (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and family
A pampered dog named Trouble must learn to live in the real world while trying to escape from his former owner's greedy children and must learn how to survive on the big-city streets.
12
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and family
The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores to Victorian London, and from a haplessly smitten scientist to a…
13
Barbie: Mermaid Power (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and family
Barbie 'Brooklyn' Roberts, Barbie 'Malibu' Roberts, and sisters Skipper, Stacie, and Chelsea go on an underwater adventure as they transform into mermaids to help save the world of Pacifica.
14
PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and family
A 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.
15
Ella Bella Bingo (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and family
Ella Bella Bingo and Henry are best friends, but one day a new boy moves into the neighbourhood and everything changes.
16
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and family
Meet a tiny girl named Thumbelina who lives in harmony with nature in the magical world of the Twillerbees that's hidden among the wildflowers. At the whim of a spoiled young girl named Makena, Thumbelina and her two…
17
Koati (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Three 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…
18
Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and family
Barbie, Chelsea and their family go on a cruise ship for Chelsea's birthday. But when they cross the international date line skipping her birthday, Chelsea escapes to the jungle island to find a fabled wish and get her…
19
Barbie: Skipper and the Big Babysitting Adventure (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and family
When her babysitting business takes a hit, Skipper takes a summer job at the water park. Here she can quickly put her skills as a nanny to good use.
20
Monster High: Welcome to Monster High (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and family
Monsters once lived in hiding—even from each other—because they were afraid they would be in danger if humans knew they existed. But Draculaura, the daughter of Dracula, along with her best ghoulfriends, dreamt of a…