Movies Like Mermaids and Rhinos

If you liked Mermaids and Rhinos (2018), a animation movie directed by Viktória Traub, 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
Paperman (2012)
★ 8/10Also animation
An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.
2
Memoir of a Snail (2024)
★ 8.1/10Also animation
Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.
3
The House (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
4
Tin Toy (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also animation
Babies are hardly monster-like, unless you're a toy. After escaping a drooling baby, Tinny realizes that he wants to be played with after all. But in the amount of time it takes him to discover this, the baby's…
5
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
Franklin is new to town and hoping to make friends, but his usual tactics don't work on the Peanuts gang. When the Soap Box Derby arrives, he's sure it's a chance to impress new pals and teams up with the only other…
6
Sing: Thriller (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Buster Moon dreams up a star-studded spectacle set to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in this animated short featuring characters from the hit "Sing" films.
7
In Your Dreams (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
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.
8
Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black (2018); Competition (2015); Cro Minion (2015); Binky Nelson…
9
Lend a Paw (1941)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
Jealous over Mickey's attention to a kitten, Pluto's devil-self argues with his angel-self over whether or not to rescue the kitten when it falls into a well. The angel-self wins, and Pluto is treated like a hero. In…
10
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
★ 8.3/10Also animation
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.
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Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.
12
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
★ 7/10Also animation
A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.
13
Inner Workings (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also animation
This is the story of the internal struggle between a man's Brain—a pragmatic protector who calculates his every move, and his Heart—a free-spirited adventurer who wants to let loose.
14
Lorenzo (2004)
★ 6.4/10Also animation
A cat named Lorenzo is dismayed to discover that his tail has developed a personality of its own.
15
The Little Matchgirl (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and…
16
Tangled Ever After (2012)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
The kingdom is in a festive mood as everyone gathers for the royal wedding of Rapunzel and Flynn. However, when Pascal and Maximus, as flower chameleon and ring bearer, respectively, lose the gold bands, a frenzied…
17
Day & Night (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
When 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…
18
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also animation
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.
19
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.
20
Bird Karma (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
A tale of a long-legged bird's journey of blissful joy, inescapable greed and the accidental discovery of the consequences when too much is not enough.