Movies Like Dad, Mom and the Golden Fish

If you liked Dad, Mom and the Golden Fish (1976), a animation movie directed by Valentyna Kostylieva, 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
Far from the Tree (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also animation
On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.
2
Epic (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
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
Cat Napping (1951)
★ 7/10Also animation
Tom has plans to take a nice long nap in a hammock, but Jerry has gotten there first and is snoozing happily, so the two fight it out to see who gets to sleep there.
4
Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also animation
A plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.
5
Ostinato (2024)
★ 6/10Also animation
In this animated short, a composer realizes that incorporating a discordant tone instead of fighting it creates an unexpectedly beautiful harmony. This short was inspired by writer Sunita Balsara's experience with…
6
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.
7
Pecos Pest (1955)
★ 7/10Also animation
Jerry's eccentric uncle, Pecos, a Texan mouse, comes to spend the night with him before his musical performance on television the next day. He decides to rehearse with his guitar for the performance but each time he…
8
Luxo Jr. (1986)
★ 7/10Also animation
A baby lamp finds a ball to play with and it's all fun and games until the ball bursts. Just when the elder Luxo thinks his kid will settle down for a bit, Luxo Jr. finds a ball ten times bigger.
9
Canvas (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also animation
After a heartbreaking loss, a grandfather struggling to reclaim his passion for painting finds the inspiration to create again.
10
The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
11
Groot Takes a Bath (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Everybody needs some alone time to relax and wash up, but things go quite differently when you’re a Flora Colossi toddler.
12
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…
13
Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
Charlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.
14
Dog Trouble (1942)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Tom's chasing Jerry when he runs right into a sleeping dog and the two of them must work together to fend him off.
15
Flirty Birdy (1945)
★ 7/10Also animation
Tom is all set to eat Jerry when a hawk swoops down and grabs Jerry. To get Jerry back, Tom poses as a female hawk and quickly finds his new lover to be more than he bargained for.
16
Finding Nemo (2003)
★ 7.8/10Also animation
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo…
17
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.
18
Hawaiian Vacation (2011)
★ 7/10Also animation
The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.
19
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
As Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.
20
Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also animation
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…