Movies Like The Shrinking Island

If you liked The Shrinking Island (2026), a animation and fantasy movie directed by Ally Casa, 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
Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores (2012)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and fantasy
It's officially Spring Break at Monster High, and Lagoona takes her gilfriends across the sea to the Great Barrier Reef, but they are ship wrecked and end up on a mysterious skull shaped island. At Skull Shores, they…
2
Under the Boardwalk (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
Two crabs embark on an epic journey to get home after a storm sweeps them away. Their courage soon unites their families, paving the way for great summers to come.
3
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also animation
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…
4
Ciao Alberto (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and fantasy
With his best friend Luca away at school, Alberto is enjoying his new life in Portorosso working alongside Massimo—the imposing, tattooed, one-armed fisherman of few words—who's quite possibly the coolest human in the…
5
Luca (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and fantasy
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
Moana (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also animation
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
7
Monster High: Scaris City of Frights (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and fantasy
The Monstruitas of Monster High are obsessed with going to Scaris, The City of Frights for Fashion international competition where the winner will become the apprentice of the world famous Madame Ghostier designer.
8
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and fantasy
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.
9
My Father's Dragon (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation and fantasy
Struggling 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…
10
Tinker Bell (2008)
★ 7/10Also animation and fantasy
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."
11
Dory's Reef Cam (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also animation
Dive into the waters below and watch the aquatic wildlife from the world of Nemo and Dory.
12
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
★ 8/10Also animation and fantasy
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.
13
Barbie: Dolphin Magic (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and fantasy
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.
14
The Snail and the Whale (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young…
15
The Sea Beast (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and fantasy
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.
16
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and fantasy
Barbie stars as Merliah, a surfer who learns a shocking secret: she's a mermaid! She and her dolphin friend set out for an undersea adventure to rescue her mother, the queen of Oceana.
17
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and animation
It's horror on the high seas when Scooby-Doo and the gang take a creepy cruise into one of the world's most mysterious places, the Bermuda Triangle! If Scooby, Shaggy and the gang can't solve this mystery, they may…
18
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also animation
A harried prehistoric bird mother entrusts her precious, soon-to-hatch egg to Sid. When she recommends him to her neighbours, business booms at his new egg-sitting service. However, dastardly pirate bunny, Squint, who…
19
The Gruffalo's Child (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and fantasy
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…
20
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy
An ancient tribe attempts to sacrifice Sanna as an offering to the Sun god to save their tribe from dinosaurs. Tara, a young man from another tribe, saves Sanna and takes her along with him.