Movies Like Spirit of the Forest

If you liked Spirit of the Forest (2008), a fantasy and animation movie directed by David Rubin, 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: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? (2012)
★ 8/10Also fantasy and animation
Draculaura’s Sweet 1600th birthday is an extra special occasion to party at Monster High! But her high expectations lead to deadly results when she’s faced with the choice between practical boyfriend Clawd, and new…
2
Tad the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and fantasy
Tad accidentally unleashes an ancient spell, endangering the lives of his friends Mummy, Jeff, and Belzoni. With everyone against him and only helped by Sara, he sets off on an adventure to end the Curse of the Mummy.
3
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.
4
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasy
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.
5
The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and fantasy
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.
6
Xico's Journey (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and fantasy
The peace of a small town is endangered when a corporation wants to destroy the mountain that protects them. A girl named Copi and her best friend Xico, a Xoloitzcuintle dog, will go into the mountains to try to save…
7
Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animation
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.
8
Epic (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and fantasy
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…
9
Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and fantasy
When Draculaura is led to believe she's the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for. But they soon discover the hunt for the…
10
An Egg Rescue (2021)
★ 7.9/10Also animation
Toto and his friends must rescue his egg children after they're taken away for a gourmet food event in Africa.
11
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."
12
The House of Magic (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and animation
Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the…
13
In Your Dreams (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and fantasy
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
Dragonkeeper (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and fantasy
Set in Han Imperial China, the plot follows the adventures of enslaved girl Ping with ancient dragon Long Danzi. Dragons had been banished from the kingdom. Ping, an orphan, finds one of the last remaining dragon eggs…
15
Revolting Rhymes (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and fantasy
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
16
Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
When a musical dragon with a beautiful voice hypnotizes the dragons and people of Huttsgalor, the Rescue Riders have to find a way to break the spell.
17
Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
Toto and his family must travel to the South Pole to fulfill a promise: return a polar bear and some Spanish penguins to their home. To achieve this, they will have to overcome obstacles that teach them how important…
18
The Legend of La Llorona (2011)
★ 8/10Also animation and fantasy
Based on a famous Mexican legend, a group of kids must stop the ghost of a woman whose guilt over the drowning of her own children leads her to abduct youngsters who wander the woods at night.
19
Daddy, I'm a Zombie (2012)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasy
The misadventures of a teenager girl in her new life as zombie.
20
SlugTerra: Return of the Elementals (2014)
★ 7/10Also animation
A new member has joined Eli and the Shane Gang! Junjie, once the protector of the Eastern Caverns, is a master of the slugslinging art of Slug Fu! But even with the power of five slingers, the Shane Gang find…