Movies Like The Rootman

If you liked The Rootman (2026), a animation and fantasy movie directed by Yannick Barel and Benjamin Maurer, 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
Tinker Bell (2008)
★ 7/10Also animation and family
Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture "Tinker Bell."
2
Epic (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and family
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their…
3
Room on the Broom (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also family and animation
Animated film based on the wonderful children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The story of a kind witch who invites a surprising collection of animals to join her on her…
4
Spellbound (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and fantasy
When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey into the wild to reverse the curse before it's too late.
5
Nocturna (2007)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and family
An orphan boy named Tim is afraid of the dark. However, when the stars start going out in the sky, he finds himself exploring the world of the night, alongside his new friend, the Cat Shepherd.
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The Gruffalo's Child (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and family
A follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search of the big bad mouse and meets the Snake…
7
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also family and animation
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
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Lou (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also family and fantasy
A lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.
9
Coraline (2009)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and family
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real…
10
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
★ 6.4/10Also family and fantasy
When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home: the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak…
11
The Twits (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and family
When the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.
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How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)
★ 8/10Also animation and fantasy
It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings…
13
In Your Dreams (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and family
Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.
14
The Boxtrolls (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and family
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
15
Shrek the Halls (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and fantasy
The Christmas tree isn't the only thing green in this new holiday classic. Shrek is back and trying to get into the spirit of the season. After promising Fiona and the kids a Christmas they'll remember, he is forced to…
16
The Gruffalo (2009)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and family
The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to…
17
Wildwood (2026)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and fantasy
Prue and her classmate Curtis are drawn into a magical forest filled with enchanted creatures, loyal allies, and formidable adversaries as they embark on a desperate quest to rescue Prue's abducted baby brother from a…
18
Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and family
The 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…
19
Barbie: A Fairy Secret (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and family
Barbie realises that fairies secretly surround everybody. She, along with the help of her friends, Taylor and Carrie, sets out to rescue Ken. He is taken to the secret fairy city, Gloss Angeles.
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Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and family
Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, from a devious new villain, the Jester. New comrades Wiser the Owl…