Movies Like Ellens Ark

If you liked Ellens Ark (2021), a animation and drama movie directed by Lowe Haak, 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
The Death and Return of Superman (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and drama
The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen now presented as an over two-hour unabridged and seamless animated feature. Witness the no-holds-barred battle between the Justice League and an unstoppable alien force…
2
The Congress (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and animation
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
3
Waking Life (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and drama
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like…
4
DC Showcase: Death (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and drama
Vincent, an artist with unresolved inner demons, meets a mysterious girl who helps him come to terms with his creative legacy… and eventual death.
5
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and drama
As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.
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An American Rhapsody (2001)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and family
A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has…
7
Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall (2026)
★ 9.1/10Also animation and drama
Arkham Asylum has been destroyed, and all its inmates have been unleashed upon Gotham City. As Batman races to round up some of his greatest enemies, he is pushed to his physical and mental limits and into a final…
8
Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and drama
Six interlocking stories reveal Bruce Wayne's earliest adventures as Batman and the steps he took to become the grim avenger of Gotham City.
9
Preacher's Kid (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and family
Longing to experience more of life, twentysomething preacher's daughter Angie strikes out on her own for the very first time and joins a traveling gospel show.
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$9.99 (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and drama
Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You'll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will explain, in easy to follow…
11
Sarafina! (1992)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and family
A Soweto schoolgirl named Sarafina is galvanized to protest apartheid after her teacher is arrested for her activism, leading her to join the student resistance movement.
12
Dear Frankie (2004)
★ 7/10Also drama and family
Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run…
13
Weekends (2017)
★ 7/10Also animation and drama
Set in 1980s Toronto, a young boy shuffles between the homes of his recently divorced parents.
14
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and family
Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile, Sinbad meets the Vizier who…
15
Watchmen: Chapter II (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and drama
Suspicious of the events ensnaring their former colleagues, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre are spurred out of retirement to investigate. As they grapple with personal ethics, inner demons and a society turned against them…
16
The Cokeville Miracle (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and family
On May 9, 1986, a small ranching community in Wyoming experiences a divine intervention when a couple detonates a bomb inside a crowded classroom.
17
Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and drama
Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path…
18
Watchmen: Chapter I (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and drama
In 1985, the murder of a government-sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement and into a mystery that threatens to upend their personal lives and the world itself.
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Will (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and family
Brennan is Liverpool's number one fan, able to recite facts ad infinitum about the club and at a public school in the south of England since his father Gareth is emotionally unable to care for him following the death…
20
Touchback (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and family
A former high-school football star loses his shot at a college scholarship due to a devastating gridiron injury, but gets a second chance at living his dream.