Movies Like Once Upon a Time...
If you liked Once Upon a Time... (1990), a animation and fantasy movie directed by Galina Barinova, 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.
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No Time for Nuts (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and science fictionScrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times all in pursuit of his beloved acorn.
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Blush (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and science fictionWhen a horticulturalist-astronaut crashes onto a desolate planet, he encounters an ethereal visitor and discovers the joy of building a new life—realizing the universe has delivered something astonishing.
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The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and fantasyWhen 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.
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and fantasyAfter a hurricane levels his city, a young man wanders into a mysterious library where books literally come to life. This film won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2012.
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Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasyA 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.
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Chips Ahoy (1956)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasyChip and Dale are starving in their tree home when they notice a plentiful supply of acorns on an island in a lake. To get to the island, they borrow a miniature model ship of Donald's to sail on. The irate Donald…
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Lou (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and animationA lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.
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Thru the Mirror (1936)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasyMickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.
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Dolphin Boy (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and fantasyWhen a plane crashes at sea, dolphins rescue a little boy and raise him as family. He lives a carefree life beneath the waves until an evil monster seizes power over the underwater world. Banished to dry land, the boy…
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How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)
★ 8/10Also animation and fantasyIt'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…
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Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also animation and science fictionAn intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.
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Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and fantasyLong ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same…
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Day & Night (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and fantasyWhen Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they…
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Revolting Rhymes (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and fantasyTwo half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
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Sintel (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and fantasyA wandering warrior finds an unlikely friend in the form of a young dragon. The two develop a close bond, until one day the dragon is snatched away. She then sets out on a relentless quest to reclaim her friend…
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Party Central (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and fantasyMike and Sulley are back at Monsters University for a fun-filled weekend with their Oozma Kappa fraternity brothers. The gang is throwing their first party, but no one’s showing up. Luckily for them, Mike and Sulley…
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Pixie Hollow Bake Off (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasyTink challenges Gelata to see who can bake the best cake for the queen's party. Plus 10 Disney Fairies Mini-Shorts: - Just Desserts - If The Hue Fits - Dust Up - Scents And Sensibility - Just One Of The Girls…
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Fire and Ice (1983)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasyThe villainous Nekron and his mother, Queen Juliana, plot against the human race from their frigid fortress. Creating mass destruction with huge glaciers, mother and son incur the wrath of Larn, a warrior whose entire…
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Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasyA hunt for a lost sheep turns into a competition between Hiccup and friends as they compete to become the first Dragon Racing champion of Berk.
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Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and science fictionPhineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.