Movies Like He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special

If you liked He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special (1985), a animation and adventure movie directed by Bill Reed and Ernie Schmidt, 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
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
★ 7/10Also animation and adventure
After experiencing traumatic nightmares of a time now past, the Sorceress summons Prince Adam and Cringer to Castle Grayskull to give Adam a precious, jeweled sword and send the pair to the planet Etheria to…
2
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and family
Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the…
3
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movie and adventure
Kim and Ron start a new school year, only to learn that Ron's family is moving to Norway. This puts a strain on their partnership, just as Dr. Drakken, Monkey Fist, and Duff Killigan team up to find and use an ancient…
4
Help for the Holidays (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also family and tv movie
Although she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he…
5
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and adventure
Hiccup and Toothless go on an exciting adventure and discover an island of new dragons.
6
The Challenge (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and family
Estranged twins Lizzie and Shane are chosen for a Survivor-like popular game show with college scholarships as the prize.
7
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and family
Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.
8
Big Hero 6 (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also adventure and family
A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
9
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also family and adventure
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
10
The Ewok Adventure (1984)
★ 5.8/10Also adventure and family
Wicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents.
11
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and family
King Randolph sends for his cousin, Duchess Rowena, to help turn his daughters, Princess Genevieve and her eleven sisters, into royal material. But the Duchess strips the sisters of their fun, including their favorite…
12
Merry Little Batman (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and family
This Christmas, Damian Wayne wants to be a superhero like his dad – the one and only Batman. When Damian is left home alone while Batman takes on Gotham’s worst supervillains on Christmas Eve, he stumbles upon a…
13
Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and family
Lucky and her friends venture into town on Christmas Eve in an attempt to fulfill their holiday plans. But when distractions lead to delays, they must figure out how to get home in time for Christmas in the middle of a…
14
The Suite Life Movie (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and tv movie
Cody and Zack are approached to join the Gemini Project, a high-tech research center studying the dynamics between twins. Shockingly, they find themselves interconnected in a whole new way! When one twin experiences…
15
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and adventure
When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.
16
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also family and adventure
Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside…
17
Descendants 3 (2019)
★ 7.7/10Also family and tv movie
The teenagers of Disney's most infamous villains return to the Isle of the Lost to recruit a new batch of villainous offspring to join them at Auradon Prep.
18
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and family
Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, the music-filled movie follows Sofia, an average girl whose life suddenly changes when her mother marries the king and she is whisked off to live in a castle with her mom, new…
19
Secret of the Wings (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and family
Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.
20
TMNT (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and animation
After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New…