Movies Like Niu Lai

If you liked Niu Lai (2026), a family and animation movie directed by Xin Yumeng, 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
Barnyard (2006)
★ 6/10Also animation and family
Otis is a mischievous, carefree Holstein cow who lives on a farm where, unbeknownst to humans, the animals are anthropomorphic. He prefers having fun with his best friends: Pip the mouse, Freddy the ferret, Peck the…
2
Hitpig! (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and adventure
A porcine bounty hunter accepts his next hit: Pickles, a naive, ebullient elephant. Though he initially sets out to capture the perky pachyderm, the unlikely pair find themselves crisscrossing the globe on an adventure…
3
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and adventure
GrandPat travels through alternate dimensions and timelines to get home.
4
Monster Family 2 (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and family
To free Baba Yaga and Renfield from the clutches of Monster Hunter Mila Starr, the Wishbone Family once more transforms into a Vampire, Frankenstein's Monster, a Mummy and a Werewolf but when aided by their three pet…
5
Trouble (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and adventure
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.
6
Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
★ 7/10Also family and animation
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun…
7
Storks (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and animation
Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby…
8
Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2021)
★ 7/10Also animation and family
Shaun's seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the flock inadvertently leads to Timmy going missing. Can Shaun get Timmy back before he becomes someone else’s present?
9
My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and family
Equestria's divided. But a bright-eyed hero believes Earth Ponies, Pegasi and Unicorns should be pals — and, hoof to heart, she’s determined to prove it.
10
Ooops! Noah Is Gone... (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and adventure
It's the end of the world. A flood is coming. Luckily for Dave and his son Finny, a couple of clumsy Nestrians, an Ark has been built to save all animals. But as it turns out, Nestrians aren't allowed. Sneaking on…
11
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and adventure
A 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.
12
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and family
When Curious George is offered a special space mission, Ted (The Man in the Yellow Hat) can't deny his little friend this exciting journey, especially after Curious George completes the training. But when he…
13
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and family
The fearless one-eyed weasel Buck teams up with mischievous possum brothers Crash & Eddie as they head off on a new adventure into Buck's home: The Dinosaur World.
14
Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and adventure
Animals 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.
15
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and animation
When the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.
16
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also family and adventure
Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.
17
Duck Duck Goose (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and family
After he’s grounded by an injury, a high-flying bachelor is saddled with two wide-eyed orphans as they come face-to-face with the dangers and beauty of the outside world.
18
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and family
Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must…
19
Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and family
When an unbearably adorable, eternally optimistic Quokka named Daisy wants to achieve the impossible – to win the annual ‘World’s Scariest Animal’ championship, she enlists the guidance of a washed-up, former champion…
20
Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also family and animation
Shaun bluffs his dimwitted farmer master into bidding for three llamas at a county fair. Once they arrive, however, they cause such chaotic destructive mayhem that Shaun has to carefully remove them – high-speed…