Movies Like Hampie - A Little Whale Discovers His World
If you liked Hampie - A Little Whale Discovers His World (1994), a animation and family movie directed by Roswitha Haas, 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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Duck Duck Goose (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and familyAfter he’s grounded by an injury, a high-flying bachelor is saddled with two wide-eyed orphans as they come face-to-face with the dangers and beauty of the outside world.
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PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and familyA royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.
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A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and familyBorn on a Baja, California beach in 1959, new hatchling Sammy races across the beach to the ocean while avoiding being caught by seagulls and crabs. Thus begins Sammy's incredible fifty-year ocean journey where he…
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Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also familyWilly the whale is back, this time threatened by illegal whalers making money off sushi. Jesse, now 16, has taken a job on an orca-researching ship, along with old friend Randolph and a sarcastic scientist, Drew. On…
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The Sea Beast (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and familyWhen a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to boot.
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The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
★ 7/10Also animation and familyA 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'.
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Moana 2 (2024)
★ 7/10Also animation and familyAfter receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever…
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Finding Nemo (2003)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and familyNemo, 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…
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Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
★ 5.9/10Also familyJesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.
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Once Upon a Forest (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and familyA young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
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Inside Out (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and familyWhen 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through…
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Chicken Little (2005)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and familyWhen the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion…
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and familyA young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.
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Moana (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also familyTeenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.
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Return to Nim's Island (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also familyFourteen year old Nim, more determined than ever to protect her island and all the wildlife that call it home, faces off against resort developers and animal poachers. Soon she realizes she can’t depend on her animal…
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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and familyThe film chronicles George's adventures as he befriends Kayla, a baby elephant, at a magic circus show and helps her travel across the country to be reunited with her family.Accompanied by his friend, the Man with the…
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and familyThe unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.
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The Wild Robot (2024)
★ 8.3/10Also family and animationAfter a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
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Famous Five (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also familyThe film recounts the adventures of Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog on their first holiday together at the seaside. In an old smugglers' cave, the children happen to overhear a radio message that refers to…
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The Snail and the Whale (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and familyA half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young…